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Return of Convict Women in the Services of Officers or other Households 1798

Introduction

A Government Order was issued on 7 November 1798 requesting that "every Officer or other Housekeeper in the Colony who may have women servants in their Family" immediately forward the names of such as they employ in their respective Families. There was no response from any Hawkesbury residents, which indicates that the resulting report is incomplete. The results of the Government order became known as Governor Hunter's Assignment List. This being the Return of convict women in the services of Officers or other Households 1798 (Archives Office of NSW pp.155 - 157, COD 197 ref:SZ767).

Some convict women, for example, Martha Eaton (arr 1788), would have already served their time by 1798 but are still noted on the report, thus they were still consider convicts. Fourteen of the eighty seven women were recorded as "wife of", whilst research shows that twenty five were actually married to their employer and nine were in a defacto relationship at the time of the report.

Sarah Greggs is listed as Nurse to Lieutenant Lucas at Norfolk Island, when she was actually the mother of his three children. Was 'Nurse' used to disguise their true relationship. Only one women seems to be recorded by her married name - Margaret Joiner nee Metcalfe who arrived on the Royal Admiral 1792.

Details of Publication

Now out of print. The book features variations to the spelling of names found in numerous records also added corrections when research has proved the information incorrect, for example Mary Parker, wife of George Small, has been corrected to John Small. There are also notes on the individual women convicts, trial details, arrivals, marriage and children birth dates and locations, along with deaths and details on husbands.

In some instances it has proven impossible to came to a final decision particularly in the case of common names: there were five Sarah Smith's in the colony in 1798 and after researching all five it was still unable to prove which one was the servant to Captain John Macarthur as memtioned in 1798 report.

Women were not held in high regard in 1798 and convict women even less status. However they were pioneers who made the colony survive and expand thorough their own efforts and those of their children.

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ALLEN, Elizabeth.	In service Charles Grimes.
ANDERSON, Margaret.	William Skinner.
ATKINSON, Elizabeth.	Capt Thomas Rowley. NSW Corps.
BISHOP, Mary.	Harry Carson NSW Corps.
BOND, Sarah.	William Brodie
BRIGGS, Elizabeth.	Wife Corporal George Pitt NSW Corps.
BROWN, Anne	Thomas Martin.
BRYAN, Judith.	Henry Neale.
BRYAN, Mary.	Bryan Egan. Top of Page
BRYAN, Mary.	Wife to George Patfield
BURDOCK, Ann.	Temporary in Service to Serg Flemming NSW Corps.
BURLEIGH, Eliza.	Thomas Arndel.
CHAMBERLAIN, Martha.	George Best.
COCKS, Mary.	Thomas Jones.
CRESWELL, Mary.	Serg Major Jamieson
DAWSON, Margaret.	William Balmain.
DEANE, Elizabeth.	Wife to Anthony Bryan.
DILLON, Anne.	In service of Richard Dore.
EATON, Martha.	Edward Jones Top of Page
EVANS, Catherine.	Patrick Morrison or Marimion.
EVANS, Sarah.	Wife to James Stewart.
FARLEY, Anne.	Mathews Kearens.
FARRELL, Catherine.	Lieut Shortland Royal Navy
FLYNN, Mary.	John Sheaffisheiman. [sic]??
FORD, Eliza.	James Williamson.
FORD, Mary.	In service Captain George Johnston.
FOX, Frances.	Phillip Parry - Clerk to Comissionary.
GRANT, Susan.	Darcy Wentworth. Top of Page
GREGGS, Sarah.	Nurse to Lieut Lucas.
GRIFFITH, Elizabeth.	Wife to James Wood.
HALL, Ann.	Rev. Richard Johnson.
HARRIMAN, Elizabeth.	Serg Maven. NSW Corps.
HARRISON, Elizabeth.	John Cullund.
HAYDON, Mary.	William Yardley. Top of Page
HENSLEY, Maria.	Rev. Samuel Marsden.
HILL, Elizabeth.	In service Charles Grimes.
HILL, Mariane.	Dennis Connor.
HUTCHINSON, Ann.	Wife to Richard Porter
HUTCHINSON, Mary.	James Weaver.
JACKSON, Catherine.	John Tarlington.
JACKSON, Sarah.	William Joyce.
JOINER, Margaret.	Wife to Henry Joiner.
JONES, Elizabeth.	William Marshman.
JONES, Eliza.	Thomas Arndel.
KENDRICK, Susan	William Balmain Esq Surgeon.
KEYES, Margaret.	Wife to Richard Shrimpton.
LEATHER, Sarah.	In service of Captain J T Prentice.
LEWIS, Mary.	Christopher Palmer Farm Cove.
LINTON, Mary.	James Sommerville.
LLOYD, Elizabeth.	Daniel Mosel(e)y. Top of Page
McARTHUR, Margaret.	William Furbur.
McCARTNEY, Ann.	In service of Thomas Jones.
McDONALD, Flora.	Servant to Joseph Gregory.
MAN, Jane.	Thurlis Smith.
MASON, Elizabeth.	In service of James Squire.
MASON, Susannah.	Wife to John Archer Constable.
METCAFLE, Margaret.	See Joiner. Top Page
MORRISON, Judith.	Archibald Morrison.
MULLINS, Johanna.	Wife to Charles Peat.
NEWMAN, Maria.	Wife to Abraham Paine.
PARKER, Mary.	Wife to George Small. [Should read John Small].
PHILLIPS, Mary.	John Pye.
POWELL, No first name on Assignment Report.	Lieut William Kent.
POWELL, Hanna.	Thomas Smith Prov Marshall.
PRICE, Elizabeth.	Henry Kable. Top of Page
RILEY, Rose.	John Vard? (Varder)
ROBERTS, Elizabeth.	James Thomson Afvidant Surgeon.
RYAN, Mary.	Samuel Allen.
SCOTTS, Eleanor.	William Dawson.
SHEPHARD, Catherine.	Thomas Needham.
SIMPSON, Eleanor.	Quarter Master Thomas Laycock NSW Corps.
SIMS, Catherine.	Robert Jones. Top of Page
SMITH, Sarah.	In service of Cpt John McArthur.
SPRIGGS, Bella.	Wife to Joseph Francis.
STROUD, Esther.	John Leadbeater
SULLIVAN, Johanna.	Bryan Riley.
THOMAS, Anne.	Edward Goodwyn.
THORNE, Anne.	Wife to James Shepperd
TOON, Jane.	John Myers.
VALLANCE, Agnes.	Thomas Smith Prov Marshall.
WALLER, Frances.	Daniel Kelly. Top of Page
WALPOLE, Elizabeth.	Serg Griffiths.
WANE, Mary.	Thomas Harris.
WHARBURTON, Rosetta.	Isaac Nicholls.
WHARTON, Sarah.	Owen Martin.
WHITE, Mary.	William Browning.
WILSON, Ann.	James Williamson
WOOD, Jane.	A widow with 3 children.
WOOLLEY, Elizabeth.	William Kentwell.