Anne (Agnew) Henaghan (abt. 1813)

Born about 1813 in County Louth, Ireland

Wife of John Henaghan — married about Dec 1839 in West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Anne (Agnew) Henaghan was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to New South Wales

Anne Agnew was convicted in Louth on 5 January 1836 of larceny and was sentenced to seven years transportation ^[1]. She had stolen a handkerchief and socks^[2].

Anne arrived in New South Wales on board the Sir Charles Forbes on 4 August 1837^[3]. She was aged about 23, height five feet and one half inches, blue eyes, "mouse" hair, fair complexion with a slight scar on her left cheekbone, small mole on her left cheek and a scar on the forefinger of her left hand. Other descriptions stated Anne had dark hair and ruddy complexion^[2]. Anne was a Roman Catholic, unmarried, and her profession was cheese and butter maker.

In November 1837 Anne was living in West Maitland and under bond. She received permission to marry John Henaghan, a former convict who had achieved his freedom by servitude^[4].

No trace of John and Anne is found after this time, suggesting that HENAGHAN is not the spelling of the surname that was used thereafter.

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives of Ireland, Irish Transportation Database, PDF compilation database of records contained in the National Archive of Ireland; entry for Anne Agnew, page 14, Record reference code: TR 2, P 85(F)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842, State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12189; Item: [X640]; Microfiche: 730 (convict indent record for Anne Agnew).
3. ↑ New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842, State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 1156; Item: [4/7078]. This entry gives the year of trial as 1837 not 1836.
4. ↑ New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851, State Archives NSW; Series: 12212; Item: 4/4513; Page: 126, entry for Anne Agnew and John Henaghan

See also:

• Irish Convicts to NSW, entry for Anne Agnew
• Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950, entry for Anne Agnew and John Henaghan