Anne (Smith) Bolton (1782 - 1839)

Born 1782 in Mynynddislywn, Monmouthshire,Wales [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Bolton — married 3 Nov 1804 in St Philips, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Descendants

Died 23 Aug 1839 at about age 57 in Prospect, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Anne (Smith) Bolton was a convict after the Third Fleet.

Anne Evan Smith (married name Bolton) was born in 1782 in Wales. ^[1]

Birthdate derived from 1828 census, in which she is shown as aged 46.

1802 Conviction
She was convicted on 30 March 1802, Brecon Assizes. Breaking and entering, stealing one camlot gown value 10s, one apron value 5s, one silk handerkercheif value 5s and one flannel petticoat value 10s, from Isabella Griffith at the parish of Dwynnock in County of Brecon. Sentenced Brecknock Wales, convicted of theft and sentenced to 7 years transportation. Transported as one of 139 female convicts on the "Experiment I" arrival in Port Jackson, Sydney Cove on 24.6.1804. Three female convicts died on the rough journey. Ann was sent to the Parramatta female factory.^[2]

1804 Arrival into the Colony
Immigration Details Landed: Sydney Ship Experiment Year Arrived: 1804

1804 Marriage ^[3]
Ann Smith married Robert Bolton by Banns in the Parish of St Philip, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on the 3rd of November 1804 by Samuel Marsden. The spelling of Robert's surname was "Boultin". The witness was James Reun. Both Robert and Ann signed with their mark of an X indicating that they could not write.

Children
They had 13 children. ^[2]

BOLTON, Maria 1 BOLTON, Robert 10 BOLTON, Hannah 11 BOLTON, Isaac 2 BOLTON, Mary 3 BOLTON, Thomas 4 BOLTON, William 5 BOLTON, Jane 6 BOLTON, George 7 BOLTON, Ann 8 BOLTON, Sarah 9

1814 General Muster of New South Wales, Australia ^[4]
Ann Smith, convict per Experiment 1 is recorded as Free, Off Stores and as having five children. Remarks state that she is the wife of R Bolton.The General Muster of NSW records that Robert Bolton, convict per Perseus was Free, Off stores and a landholder somewhere in the district of Windsor, Richmond, or Castlereagh. Also recorded in the 1814 Muster is that Robert Bolton had a convict assigned to him. This convict was John Bingham per convict ship "Earl Spencer" who was Off Stores.

1822 General Muster and Land and Stock Muster of New South Wales ^[5]
Ann Smith per convict ship "Experiment" is recorded as "Free by Servitude" from her sentence of 7 years. In the muster records, it states that her husband Robert Boulton had a Ticket of Leave and that he had arrived on the convict ship "Perseus" and that he had been sentenced to life in the colony. His occupation was recorded as "Landholder" in Parramatta. Nine children are also listed under his name but only two children have their Christian names recorded and they were Isaac aged 16 and Mary aged 15.

1823, 1824, 1825 General Muster List of New South Wales ^[6]
Ann Smith is Free by Servitude, a convict per "Experiment 1804, original sentence 7 years. Records that she is the wife of Robert Bolton.In this muster record, Robert Bolton is a Ticket of Leave holder, convict per Perseus 1802, and a landholder of Parramatta. Eight children are listed with ages and names.

• William Bolton - born in the colony age 16 - son of Robert Bolton
• Mary Bolton - born in the colony age 15 - daughter of Robert Bolton
• Jane Bolton - born in the colony age 14 - daughter of Robert Bolton
• George Bolton - born in the colony age 10 - son of Robert Bolton
• Ann Bolton - born in the colony age 8 - daughter of Robert Bolton
• Robert Bolton - born in the colony age 6 - son of Robert Bolton
• Hannah Bolton - born in the colony age 3 - daughter of Robert Bolton
• Isaac Bolton - born in the colony age 1 - son of Robert Bolton

1828 Census of New South Wales, Australia ^[7]
The Bolton family was recorded in the 1828 New South Wales Census.

• Bolton, Robert 62 free by servitude, Perseus, 1802, 7 years, Protestant, labourer, Parramatta
• Bolton, Ann 46, free by servitude, Experiment, 1804, 7 years Protestant
• Bolton, Isaac, 22 born in the colony
• Bolton, William 18, born in the colony
• Bolton, George 14 born in the colony
• Bolton, Ann Jr. 14 born in the colony
• Bolton, Sarah 12, born in the colony
• Bolton, Robert Jr. 9 born in the colony
• Bolton, Hannah 5 born in the colony

1839 Death ^[8]
Anne Bolton died on 23 August 1839. Stated on her burial certificate is that her abode was Prospect, New South Wales, Australia. No age has been recorded. It is noted that she is a Widow.

1839 Burial ^[9]
Ann Bolton was buried in the same cemetery as her husband Robert on the 25th of August 1839. The burial ceremony was performed at the Parish of St. John Parramatta, County of Cumberland by J Troughton, Church of England.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Carrol Bolton, Feb 9, 2013
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Information provided in an email by Leigh Bolter in April 2017 and added to Wikitree by Clare Spring in May 2017.
3. ↑ NSW Marriage Certificate Robert Boultin and Ann Smith 1804/317 Vol 4 held in the collection of C Timmins.
4. ↑ Baxter, C., 1987. General muster of New South Wales, 1814. Sydney: Australian Biographical and Genealogical Record in association with the Society of Australian Genealogists, pp.8, 25, 34,
5. ↑ Baxter, C., 1988. General muster and land and stock muster of New South Wales 1822. Sydney: ABGR in association with the Society of Australian Genealogists, pp.43, 439,.
6. ↑ Baxter, C., 1999. General muster list of New South Wales, 1823, 1824, 1825. Sydney: ABGR, pp.45, 527, 685.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (TNA Copy) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
8. ↑ NSW Burial Certificate 1839/850 Vol 23A Ann Bolton held in the collection of C Timmins.
9. ↑ NSW Burial Certificate 1839/850 Vol 23A Ann Bolton held in the collection of C Timmins.

• Birthdate calculated from 1828 census, aged 46.
• Convict indents show Welsh connection, inc places
• From a Distance, Patrick Coulton Family Tree 1840-2015, Anne Gunning. P11