A Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess RoyalThe story of 100 women convicts transported together in 1829 from England to Australia--to become the unwitting and unwilling pioneers of a new land. Portrays the personalities and circumstances of the women, the conditions under which they served their sentences, and the course of their life after prison. Acidic paper. Available in North America from ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Page 60
... Marriage . By the end of 1832 , when Susannah left the Factory , 40 women from the Princess Royal had already married . In the next six years at least another 22 married for the first time in the colony and some had been widowed and married ...
... Marriage . By the end of 1832 , when Susannah left the Factory , 40 women from the Princess Royal had already married . In the next six years at least another 22 married for the first time in the colony and some had been widowed and married ...
Page 62
... marriage . It had not affected their lives there , but they quickly discovered the importance of legal marriage to their future in the colony where , as prisoners , the legalities were essential and the authorities would act swiftly ...
... marriage . It had not affected their lives there , but they quickly discovered the importance of legal marriage to their future in the colony where , as prisoners , the legalities were essential and the authorities would act swiftly ...
Page 118
... marry Sarah Quittenton , but the timing indicates that his relationship with Sarah affected his ambitions and plans . John Hoskins set up as a butcher in Maitland after he married Ann Kinsman , while William Mason changed during his ...
... marry Sarah Quittenton , but the timing indicates that his relationship with Sarah affected his ambitions and plans . John Hoskins set up as a butcher in Maitland after he married Ann Kinsman , while William Mason changed during his ...
Contents
Pity Our Distress | 6 |
The Full Penalty of the Law | 15 |
Transported Beyond the Seas | 24 |
Copyright | |
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A Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson and the convicts of the Princess Royal Babette Smith Limited preview - 2008 |
A Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess Royal Babette Smith No preview available - 2005 |
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