Mary Swain

Life archive ID obpt18170219-58-defend501
Born 1791. Place of birth north shield, north shields. Gender female. Height 4' 11.25". Occupation Servant. HISCO 9. Religion Protestant (unspecified). Hair brown (dk brown, dark brown). Eyes grey. Distinguishing marks pitted pockmarked, scar (large scar from burn on left cheek, ppitted scar inside left wrist). Has tattoo no. First recorded 1817.
Born
1791
Tried
19th February 1817
Age 26.
Tried at Old Bailey, London. Accused of forgery (she, on the 27th of october, in the 56th year of his majesty's reign, feloniously did falsely make, forge, and counterfeit, and procure to be falsely made, forged, and counterfeited, and willingly aided in the false making, forging, and counterfeiting a certain transfer of a certain interest, and part of, in certain annuities, established and made transferable at the bank of England by acts of parliament, to wit, 28l. of the said annuity, belonging to mary maguire , in the book of the governor and company of the bank of England, there named, mary maguire, and of, and belonging to owen mulhern , in right of bridget mulhern, his wife, in the said book described, bridget mulhern , widow, with intent to defraud the governor and company of the bank of England). Found guilty. Sentenced to death. Sentence outcome was freed.
Sentence respited
26th April 1817
Age 26.
Freed
14th November 1820
Age 29.
Tried
10th January 1828
Age 37. Occupation Servant. HISCO 9.
Tried at Old Bailey, London. Accused of simple larceny (stealing, on the 22d of december, 1 shirt, value 5s.). Found guilty. Sentenced to imprisonment. Sentence outcome was transported.
Sentenced to seven years. Sent to New South Wales.
Tried
9th December 1830
Age 39. Occupation Servant. HISCO 9.
Tried at Old Bailey, London (Middlesex g. delivery). Accused of simple larceny (stealing, on the 3rd of august, 1 bolster, value 5s.; 4 pillows, value 10s.; 4 shirts, value 6s.; 4 blankets, value 16s.; 1 counterpane, value 8s.; 1 pair of pockets, value 1s.; 2 aprons, value 2s.; 3 yards of calico, value 9d.; 4 basins, value 1s., and 1 flat-iron, value 6d., the goods of esther lala ; 1 pair of shoes, value 4s.; 1 shirt, value 2s., and 1 frock, value 1s., the goods of augustin ballands). Found guilty. Sentenced to transportation. Sentence outcome was transported.
Arrived in Australia
9th May 1831
Age 40. Religion Protestant (Protestant (unspecified)). Place of birth north shield.
Sent to Van Diemens Land.
Prior offences
9th May 1831
Age 40.