

Ann FORBES was born 1/9/1771 Spitalfields (daughter of John FORBES and Hannah DAVIES)
Ann was baptised 15/9/1771
Ann was convicted of grand larceny (with Lydia MUNRO) and sentenced to 7 years transportation. She arrived in Sydney Cove on 26/1/1788 on "Prince of Wales"
Ann had a relationship with George BANNISTER and they had the following children
Ann married William DRING on 5/11/1791 on Norfolk Island and they had the following children
Ann married/had a relationship with Thomas HUXLEY and they had the following children
Ann died either 29/12/1851
NOTE: Ann was the last person on the first fleet to die
1794 Australian Baptism Record - Elizabeth DRING born 30/8/1794 Norfolk Island, baptised 7/12/1794 Sydney to William DRING and Ann ?
LINKS
Ann Forbes was a convict on First Fleet. She had large family. Her complete genealogy is in 'Transported to Paradise: a genealogy of Ann Forbes ' by Douglas R. Huxley
Ann Forbes was tried at the Surrey Lent assizes which began at Kingston upon Thames on Monday, 2nd April, 1787, before Sir Henry Gould Knt and Sir Alexander Thomson Knt. She was tried on Thursday morning, 5th April, 1787. Ann Forbes together with Lydia Munro had been committed on 30th October, 1786. The charges read as follows:
"That Ann Forbes late of the parish of Saint Olave within the borrough of Southward in the county of Surrey, ..spinster and Lydia Munro, late of the same.. spinster on the 28th October.. ten yards of printed cotton of the value of 20 shillings of the goods and chattels of James Rollinson in the shop of said James Rollinson .. feloniously did steal.."
She was found "Guilty, no chattels, to be hanged, reprieved. To be transported for 7 years. Sent 30th April 1787."
Transport Ship: "Prince of Wales".
alt b. Christchurch Spitalfields Stepney, London, UK and d. Colo, New South Wales, Australia