Hannah Amilia O’Maley was bringing up her seven children alone, after her husband deserted the family. August 1846 in London she was sentenced to seven years’ transportation for receiving stolen goods. Accompanied by her five youngest children, she arrived in Hobart in 1847. The children were sent to the Queen’s Orphan Schools and Hannah underwent six months’ training in domestic duties on the Anson. She was then assigned to work for private individuals. However for being absent without leave, drunk and assaulting a constable, she served three sentences of hard labour at the Cascades Female Factory, totalling 15 months. In 1850 she obtained a ticket of leave, but in 1852 served another six months’ hard labour at the Cascades for being drunk and using indecent language. She had numerous other convictions over the years.
In 1853 Hannah married again and gradually the children were released to her care. However, the marriage was not to last and several tragic family deaths occurred. In her sixties Hannah was admitted to the New Town Pauper Establishment; in 1883 she was released to the care of a daughter. Hannah Amilia O’Maley died 24 July 1884 of Senilis at the Newtown pauper establishment aged 72.
Life had certainly tested her over the years.
Parents
• Father unknown O’Malley
• Mother unknown
Sibling
• Margaret O’Malley
Spouse 1 & Children
• Samuel Cummins 1806–?
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• Samuel Cummins 1828–?
• Mary Ann CUMMINS 1831–1865
• Emily Cummins 1834–1902
• Hannah, Ann or Anna Cummins 1837–1914
• Amelia Louisa Cummins 1840–1893
• Joseph John Cummins 1841–1905
• John Cummins 1843–
Spouse 2 & Child
• Thomas Livesly 1818–?
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• Unknown Livesley 1853–? Possibly stillborn
