Ann (Gill) Walker (1777 - 1863)

Born 1777 in Middlesex England

Wife of John Joseph Walker — married 22 Mar 1830 in Sackville Reach, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 20 Dec 1863 at about age 86 in Macdonald River, New South Wales, Australia

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Convicts After the Third Fleet

Biography

Ann (Gill) Walker was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to New South Wales

Crime:

Convicted at: Middlesex Gaol Delivery

Sentence term: 7 years

Ship: Speke

Departure date: March, 1808

Arrival date*: 29th October, 1808

Place of arrival New South Wales

Passenger manifest Travelled with 98 other convicts

Ann Gill arrived as a convict with her young son. She was sentenced to transportation for the crime of stealing a curtain from her employer to buy medicine for her sick son. She left a husband (Mr Jones) behind in England. She and John Walker didn't marry until 1830, maybe after her husband in England had died. She arrived on the convict ship “Speke” She left a husband William Gill at home, London, and older children. Ann was to take up with John Walker of the Hawkesbury and have 3 children by him , John 1810, Henry 1815, and Thomas 1818. Ann later married John Walker in 1830.

Certificate of Freedom Ann Gill. Name: Ann Gill [Wm Gill] Birth Year: 1781 Native Place: London, England. Certificate Date: 10 Oct 1832. Arrival Year: 1808 Vessel: Speke Certificate No.32/957. Hair: Hair black to grey. Height: 5ft,3inches. Complexion: Dark. Eyes: Dark Hazel. Offence: Larceny. Sentence: 7 years.

Note: John and Ann were married at Sackville Reach in 1830. The long delay is believed to have arisen because Ann had a husband (William Gill) in England and she was only free to marry after his death in 1830. She also left behind a Son William Gill born 1806 in England.

Ann Walker married John Walker 22 March 1830 at St. Thomas Church, Ebenezer, NSW.

Ann Walker passed away 20 December 1863, aged 86 years, at MacDonald River.

She was buried 22 December 1863 at St. Albans Old General Cemetery NSW Australia.

Sources

• Church Marriage Record.

St. Thomas Church, Ebenezer, NSW Australia V1830 4832 3B & V1830 295 14

• Death Record NSW BDM

Ann Walker MacDonald River, NSW Australia Reg No 4019/1863 86 years

See also:

• Find a Grave memorial #155414083, Ann Jones Walker, b. 21 Jul 1775, d. 20 Dec 1863.