Susannah Wiggins - Pennington, Free Settler "Calcutta" 1803

Susannah WELCH was born 5 April 1776 Bridport, England (daughter of Henry WELCH and Anne ROSSITOR)

Susannah married Samuel WIGGINS in Bridport, England on 29/11/1799 and they had the following children

• Ann born in England 2/3/1801

Samuel was a marine and travelling as part of the guard on "Calcutta." Susannah and Ann accompanied him. Son Thomas was born 11/6/1803 in the Atlantic,

Susannah, daughter Ann, son Thomas and Marine, Samuel, arrived in Sorrento, Port Philip District, 9/10/1803 on "Calcutta." Thomas was carried ashore in Sorrento and later Hobart, Anne was buried at Sorrento January 23 1804,

Susannah and Samuel had the following children in Tasmania

• James 1804
• Ann (the second) 23/6/1805
• John 26/12/1807
• Sarah Elizabeth 29/8/1808
• Elizabeth 28/11/1811 (born after father died)

After Samuel died 16/7/1811, Susannah married Thomas PENNINGTON on 27/1/1812 and they had the following children

• Mary 1814 died 1817
• Jane 1815 died young
• James 8/8/1818
• Mary (the second) 12/9/1819

Susannah raised her grandson Charles (born 20/3/1822)

Susannah died 3/6/1852 Sorrell

LINKS

• http://www.stors.tas.gov.au/store/exlibris1/storage/STORS/2012/06/2...

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Some information can be found at:

- http://users.ncable.net.au/~jburrell/gen/newport/wig_wel.html

- http://www.southcom.com.au/~charlesh/i1010.htm#i163

- http://www.southcom.com.au/~charlesh/i982.htm#i164

There is conflicting information on where and when Susannah and Samuel Wiggins were married. One source indicates that they were married at Bridport, Dorset, England in 1801 (http://www.southcom.com.au/~charlesh/i1010.htm#i163), and another at St James Church in Taunton, Somerset, England in 1800 (http://users.ncable.net.au/~jburrell/gen/newport/wig_wel.html)