List of Employees

Provided here is an incomplete list of persons employed at the various convict institutions which housed female convicts. It is interesting to note how many members of the same family, especially husband and wife, worked at the female factory.

Employee Name	Employee Position	Convict Institution	Dates of Appointment
Martha E ABBOTT (nee HOLDITCH)	Principal Warder	Anson Probaton Station	1843 –
Ringrose A ATKINS	Storekeeper	Cascades Female Factory	May 1851 – 1857
Michael ARTHUR	Van Constable	Cascades Female Factory	Mar 1854 –
Sarah BAKER	Warder	Anson Probation Station	Sep 1848 –
Thomas BASKETT	Night Officer	Cascades Female Factory	29 May 1855 –
Revd William BEDFORD	Chaplain	Cascades Female Factory	1823 -
Dr Edward BEDFORD	Surgeon	Cascades Female Factory	c.1839 –
Isaac BRIGGS	Wool Spinning Instructor	Cascades Female Factory	Aug 1829 – cOct 1829
William BURNS	Gatekeeper	Cascades Female Factory	30 Sep 1848 –
John CATLEY	Gatekeeper	Cascades Female Factory	22 Sep 1841 –
Elizabeth CATO	Assistant Matron	Cascades Female Factory	18 Apr 1831 – Apr 1841
Elizabeth CATO	Midwife	Cascades Female Factory	May 1835 – Apr 1841
William CATO	Overseer	Cascades Female Factory	18 Apr 1831 – Apr 1841
Amelia CONDELL	Needlework Instructress	Cascades Female Factory	10 Feb 1843 –
GS COTTERRELE[?]	Officer in Charge of Vessel	Anson Probation Station	Apr 1842 –
William FAWCETT	Gatekeeper	Cascades Female Factory	1 Jul 1832 – c1842
Mr FORCETT	Gatekeeper	Cascades Female Factory	7 Mar 1829 – 1832
Mrs FORCETT	Matron	Cascades Female Factory	7 Mar 1829 – 1832
Revd D GALOR	Chaplain	Cascades Female Factory	Jun 1846 –
Ellen GALT	Warder	Cascades Female Factory	8 Nov 1855 –
Reverend GILES	Chaplain	Anson Probation Station	1843 –
Reverend GILES	Acting Superintendent	Anson Probation Station	Mar 1848 –
Robert GRAVES	Superintendent	George Town Female Factory	1825 – Dec 1829
Edward C HAWSON	Clerk	Cascades Female Factory	4 Jun 1841 –
Edward C HAWSON	Storekeeper	Cascades Female Factory	22 Apr 1845 –
Eleanor HAWSON	Needlework Instructress	Cascades Female Factory	Apr 1850 –
Jane C HOLDITCH	School Mistress	Anson Probation Station	1843 –
Susannah S HOLDITCH	Assistant Superintendent	Anson Probation Station	1843 –
Charles HOLT	Separate Apartments Overseer	Cascades Female Factory	15 Jan 1850 –
John HUTCHINSON	Superintendent	Cascades Female Factory	1 Jan 1832 –
Mary HUTCHINSON	Matron	Cascades Female Factory	1 Jan 1832 – Jun 1851
Ellen HYNES	Warder	Cascades Female Factory	Apr 1854 –
Mrs Etty IMRIE	Sub-Matron	Ross Female Factory	May 1848 –
Mr John J IMRIE	Assistant Superintendent	Ross Female Factory	Feb 1845 –
Mrs Ann L IRVINE	Matron	Ross Female Factory	Jan 1848 –
Dr William J IRVINE	Superintendent & Medical Officer	Ross Female Factory	Feb 1846 –
John JONES[?]	Boatman	Anson Probation Station	1848 –
Samuel JOHNSTON	Superintendent	Launceston Female Hiring Depot	1845 –
Catherine JOHNSTON	Matron	Launceston Female Hiring Depot	1845
Peter KELSH	Separate Apartments Overseer	Cascades Female Factory	16 Aug 1845 –
John KNOX	Gate Keeper	Cascades Female Factory	1829 – 1830
Sarah LACEY	Warder	Anson Probation Station	Nov 1847 –
Mr LAVENDER	Superintendent	Launceston Female Factory	1844–
Mrs LAVENDER	Matron	Launceston Female Factory	1844–
Isaac LIVERMORE	Overseer	Cascades Female Factory	1 Jul 1841 –
Anne LOVELL	Matron	Cascades Female Factory	Feb 1828 – Dec 1831
Esh LOVELL	Superintendent	Cascades Female Factory	Feb 1828 – Dec 1831
James MARSHALL	Fulling Mill Overseer	Cascades Female Factory	1 Oct 1840 –
J M MAY	Superintendent	Cascades Female Factory	1851 –
Jane McCAUSLAND	Warder	Anson Probation Station	1843 –
Charlotte McCULLAGH	Matron	Cascades Female Factory	20 Jun 1851 – Mar 1856
Elizabeth McCULLAGH	Assistant Matron	Cascades Female Factory	8 Dec 1852 – 1856
Ann MacLAREN	School Mistress	Cascades Female Factory	Feb 1843 –
Susan Kendall McLEOD	Matron	Launceston Female Factory	–1846
Catherine MOORE	Warder	Cascades Female Factory	Nov 1853 –
Edward MORRIS	Clerk	Cascades Female Factory	1853 – 1855
Julia O'FLAHERTY	Roman Catholic Catechist	Cascades Female Factory	1 Nov 1848 –
Sarah PEARCE	Warder	Anson Probation Station	1843 –
Edward PEARCE	Warder	Anson Probation Station	1843 –
Thomas PEARCE	Crime Class Overseer	Cascades Female Factory	28 Nov 1846 –
Mr PEARSON	Superintendent	Launceston Female Factory	–1844
Mrs PEARSON	Matron	Launceston Female Factory	–1844
Catherine PEEL	Warder	Cascades Female Factory	23 Jun 1855 –
John C PEEL	Clerk	Cascades Female Factory	7 Apr 1855 –
Margaret POWER	Warder	Anson Probation Station	1843 –
Jesse PULLEN	Assistant Superintendent	Cascades Female Factory	1828 – 1831
Edward RICHARDSON	Nursery Constable	Cascades Female Factory	Oct 1854 –
Elizabeth RICHARDSON	Housekeeper	Anson Probation Station
Sarah RICHARDSON	Warder	Anson Probation Station	Oct 1848 –
Thomas ROWE	Boatman	Anson Probation Station	Mar 1844 –
William RUSHTON	Searching Constable	Cascades Female Factory	6 Feb 1855 –
Elizabeth SALT	Warder	Cascades Female Factory	Nov 1853 –
Emily SALT	Warder	Cascades Female Factory	4 Dec 1855 –
Julia SALT	Warder	Cascades Female Factory	Sep 1853 –
Caroline SEAL	Warder	Cascades Female Factory	13 Nov 1855 –
Henry SCHOFIELD	Weaver	Cascades Female Factory Blanket Factory
Dr William SECCOMBE	Medical Attendant	Cascades Female Factory	1 Aug 1846 –
Eliza SERVISS	Laundress	Anson Probation Station	1843 –
John SERVISS	Warder	Anson Probation Station	1843 –
John SERVISS	Overseer	Cascades Female Factory	Jul 1850 –
Mary A SIDNEY	Laundress	Cascades Female Factory	8 Nov 1855 –
Harriett SLEE	Superintendence of the nursery	Cascades Female Factory
Francis SMITH	Overseer	Cascades Female Factory	Jul 1854 – 1878
Robert SPEARMAN (convict)	Clerk	Cascades Female Factory	1834
Sarah A TROY	Roman Catholic Catechist	Anson Probaton Station	16 Oct 1846 –
Caroline WATKINS / McGUIRE	Searcher of Female Convicts	Cascades Female Factory	16 Jun 1843 –
William WHITAKER	Fullling Mill Overseer	Cascades Female Factory	1 Oct 1849 –
Charlotte WHITE	Warder	Cascades Female Factory	28 Jul 1852 –
Susan C WIGMORE	Warder	Cascades Female Factory	May 1849 – 1856
Susan C WIGMORE	Matron	Cascades Female Factory	4 Apr 1856 – Dec 1869
Ezra WILLICOMB	Crime Class Overseer	Cascades Female Factory	1 Oct 1841 –
John WINDEATT		Launceston Female Factory	1836 – 1838
John WITHRINGTON	Overseer	Cascades Female Factory	Feb 1852 –
Hannah WORKMAN (nee COX)	Warder	Anson Probation Station	Mar 1849 –
Robert WRIGHT	Warder	Anson Probation Station	1843 –
Sophia WRIGHT	Warder	Anson Probation Station	1843 –

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