Jean was born 1829. The daughter of Jane Park (Hunter) and father unknown. In 1851 while employed as a Ladies Maid and living with her mother along with sisters Mary, Elizabeth and Margaret. She was convicted for stealing sheets at Scotland, Edinburgh Court of Justiciary, and sentence for a term of 10 years transportation. She received a conditional pardon and married John Cameron in 1854 in Hobart.
She had 5 children while in Hobart and shortly after the death of youngest son James the family left Tasmania for Maitland in NSW in 1860. She had another six children while living in NSW. In an effort to possibly leave her past behind, along with creating a better life for her family she departed for New Zealand with her husband in 1873 and changed her surname to Hay.
She remained in New Zealand after the death of her husband John in 1890 for another 21 years. She returned to Sydney with daughter Catherine to live with youngest daughter Mary Maitland in 1911. She passed away 12 months later in 1912, under the name Jane Hay.
She had 5 children while in Hobart and shortly after the death of youngest son James the family left Tasmania for Maitland in NSW in 1860. She had another six children while living in NSW. In an effort to possibly leave her past behind, along with creating a better life for her family she departed for New Zealand with her husband in 1873 and changed her surname to Hay.
She remained in New Zealand after the death of her husband John in 1890 for another 21 years. She returned to Sydney with daughter Catherine to live with youngest daughter Mary Maitland in 1911. She passed away 12 months later in 1912, under the name Jane Hay.
Jean was born 1829. The daughter of Jane Park (Hunter) and father unknown. In 1851 while employed as a Ladies Maid and living with her mother along with sisters Mary, Elizabeth and Margaret. She was convicted for stealing sheets at Scotland, Edinburgh Court of Justiciary, and sentence for a term of 10 years transportation. She received a conditional pardon and married John Cameron in 1854 in Hobart.
She had 5 children while in Hobart and shortly after the death of youngest son James the family left Tasmania for Maitland in NSW in 1860. She had another six children while living in NSW. In an effort to possibly leave her past behind, along with creating a better life for her family she departed for New Zealand with her husband in 1873 and changed her surname to Hay.
She remained in New Zealand after the death of her husband John in 1890 for another 21 years. She returned to Sydney with daughter Catherine to live with youngest daughter Mary Maitland in 1911. She passed away 12 months later in 1912, under the name Jane Hay.
She had 5 children while in Hobart and shortly after the death of youngest son James the family left Tasmania for Maitland in NSW in 1860. She had another six children while living in NSW. In an effort to possibly leave her past behind, along with creating a better life for her family she departed for New Zealand with her husband in 1873 and changed her surname to Hay.
She remained in New Zealand after the death of her husband John in 1890 for another 21 years. She returned to Sydney with daughter Catherine to live with youngest daughter Mary Maitland in 1911. She passed away 12 months later in 1912, under the name Jane Hay.
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