Susannah HOLMES was born c1764 Thurlton, Norfolk, England (daughter of Joshua HOLMES and Eunice BROOKS). She was baptised 6/3/1764 Surlingham, Norfolk, England.

Susannah was convicted (on 13/11/1783) of theft and sentenced to 14 years transportation.

Susannah had a relationship with and Henry KABLE (they had requested for permission to marry but this was denied 3 times) and they had the following children in England

• Henry 1786

Susannah and son Henry arrived in Sydney Cove on "Charlotte" on 26/1/1788. Her partner Henry arrived on "Friendship".

Susannah and Henry were allowed to marry on 10/2/1788 in Sydney Cove (one of the five couples married in the 1st marriage ceremony in Australia)

Once in Australia, Susannah and Henry had the following children

• Diana 1788
• Enoch 1791
• James 1793
• Susannah 1795
• George Esto 1797
• Eunice 1799
• William Nathaniel 1801
• John "Jack" 1802
• Charles Dickenson 1804
• Edgar James 1808

Susannah died 6/11/1825 and was buried at Windsor

• http://www.easystreetretreat.com.au/australianroyalty/individual.ph...
• https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/holmes/susannah/129238
• http://www.fellowshipfirstfleeters.org.au/henry_kable.htm
• http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kable-henry-2285
• https://surlingham.org/susannah-holmes/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kable
• http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/w/h/i/Arlene-White/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-11...

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Married in Sydney Cove in 1788.

Birthdates conflicted in merge: either 1 Mar 1763 or 5 May 1764

GEDCOM Note

Charged with burglary 13/11/1783, at Thetford; sent to NorwichCastle to await transportation (14yrs).
Here met Henry Keable; bore a son (Henry) in spring of 1786;Nov 1786, sent to Plymouth where ordered to give up the childbecause he had no papers; A kindly turnkey, John Simpson, took the child to London bycoach where he demanded and received an audience with Lord Sydney.After deliberation, the child was ordered to sail with bothparents to Botany Bay. "Charlotte", 1788