- Born
- 24 November 1816
Exeter, Devonshire, United Kingdom - Died
- 1905
Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Diarist
- Alternative Names
- Baxter, Annie (former married name)
- Hadden, Annie (maiden name)
Summary
The journal of Annie Dawbin opens in September 1834 when its author, then a 17-year-old bride, is voyaging to Australia with her new husband, Lieutenant Andrew Baxter. Over the course of her life - during which she had two marriages; worked on the land; voyaged to and from Australia several times; and raised her brother's children after the death of his wife - Dawbin filled no less than 32 journals. Her complete diaries were edited by Lucy Frost and published in 1997.
Sources used to compile this entry: Else-Mitchell, R., 'Dawbin, Annie Maria (1816-1915)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, Australian National University, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010281b.htm; Radi, Heather (ed.), 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology, Women's Redress Press, Sydney, 1988, 258 pp. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.arc-78644.
