Dictionary of Sydney

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Mash, Ann

Convict sentenced to seven years transportation for theft of a bushel of wheat. On the journey she partnered with Richard Alley and had a daughter with him once she reached Sydney, but the child died a few days later. Ann formed a relationship with John Irving, whose land in Parramatta went to her when he died. She married Robert Flannagan, sold her land in 1798 and then married William Chapman. She managed her large family of nine children and from the late 1790s, she operated a small goods business and a passenger boat service between Parramatta and Sydney. She also assisted Chapman in various other businesses including a bakery, butchery and general store, and after his death she held a liquor licence for the King's Head Tavern until about 1813.

Milestone
Born
Buckland Brewer, Devon, England
16 Jul 1767
Arrived Sydney
Lady Juliana
06 Jun 1790
Died
Sydney
07 Mar 1823
Buried
08 Mar 1823
Name
Alternate
Marsh, Ann
Alternate
Flannagan, Ann
27 Nov 1796 - 1798
Alternate
Chapman, Ann
1799 - 07 Mar 1823
Occupation
Position
1789 - 1790
1810 - 1813
Relationship
Spouse
1789 - Mar 1791
Spouse
1795 - 03 Sep 1795
Spouse
27 Nov 1796 - 1798
Spouse
1799 - 15 Jun 1810