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Transportation
Mary Bryant was transported on the Admiral Gambier And Friends, departing 31st Mar 1811 and arriving 29th Sep 1811 with 300 passengers.
Admiral Gambier And Friends (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 36 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 21 March 2020), September 1810, trial of MARY BRYANT (t18100919-40). MARY BRYANT, Theft > embezzlement, 19th September 1810. 667. MARY BRYANT was indicted, for that she on the 2d of May , was servant to James Farquhar and Joseph Riley , and was employed and entrusted by them to receive money for and on their account, and that she, being such servant, and so employed, did receive and take into her possession, the sum of four pounds fourteen shillings for her said masters, and that she feloniously did secrete and steal the same . JAMES FARQUHAR . My partner's name is Joseph Riley , we are straw plat manufacturers , we serve the trade. On the second of May I sent her out to sell straw plat, she was to receive the money for it. She told me that she sold straw plat to John Wiltshire to the amount of four pounds fourteen shillings, and that Mr. Wiltshire stood indebted to us for the four pounds fourteen shillings. She afterwards gave me this note: "To Messrs. Riley and Farquhar. I am sorry as I cannot pay you, as the trade is slack, therefore I shall not be able to settle with Mary Bryant till the 24th of this month. I am your humble servant, " John Wiltshire ." JOHN WILTSHIRE . I live at number 4, Hay's-court, Soho-square. Q. Do you know the prisoner - A. Yes; I frequently bought plat of her; I always paid her for the straw plat, I do not owe her a farthing. On the second of May I bought straw of her to the amount of four pounds fourteen shillings; I paid her for it. I never wrote that note. Prisoner's Defence. They accused me wrongfully. My prosecutor's wife went out with me frequently, and my master frequently also. On that day I lost the money that I received. I would have made the money good, if they had given me my liberty. GUILTY , aged 37. Transported for Fourteen Years . First Middlesex jury, before Mr. Justice Heath. https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/print.jsp?div=t18100919-40
Mary escaped with her husband and two children along with other convicts by boat.If you look up her famous story there is quite a bit about her.
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Mary Bryant was 37 years old when convicted at the Old Bailey on the 19/9/1810. Mary was a servant to James Farquhar and Joseph Riley, straw plat manufacturers. Mary sold some straw plat to Mr John Wiltshire, but kept the money, £4.14s. She said she was going to make good for the money but was arrested before she could do so. Mary's spouse was Daniel Bryant. There were 2 Mary Bryant's on this ship, both were convicted at the Old Bailey, this Mary on 19/9/1810 and the other one on the 5/12/1810 for Grand Larceny. Nothing found about either of them after they landed.
what is her full name Age where was she rom Details of her sentence Were was she sent to what ship was she sent to travelled on to Australia
she was on the Charlotte