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Brawl at the Female Factory, Parramatta

GSQ Blog Posted on October 2, 2017 by guestbloggerOctober 2, 2017

I find one of the most intriguing things about family history is when you discover records containing words spoken by people living at the time. In the research I have been doing on my great-great-grandfather and grandmother, Thomas and Sarah Bell, who were keeper and matron at the Female Factory at Parramatta during the 1830s and 1840s, I have not only found letters written by them and about them but also, in rare cases, the words of convict women who … Continue reading

Posted in family histories, research | Tagged Anne Edgeley, convicts, Mary Corcoran, original records, Parramatta Female Factory, Thomas & Sarah Bell

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