Mary Allen

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iain Frazier on 27th May 2025

Family connections for Mary (Allen) are: This contribution replaces earlier contribution made in 2020. ALLEN Mary (Allen/Allain) was born about 1759/65 & became a servant. She was tried for highway robbery, on 14 9 1786, stealing a watch from Hugh (Harding) at Old Bailey on 25 10 1786, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 22 1 1788 after a voyage of 12months on First Fleet ship LADY PENRHYN. She had a first relationship (1of6) with Frederick (Meredith his first relationship (1of4)).>>> [Some details taken from this Website; where 2entries for the name are found] Frederick (Meredith) was born in 1763. He became a seaman on First Fleet ships in 1788 & returned to UK. He arrived again in NSW as a seaman on 27 1 1788 after a voyage of 12months on First Fleet ship SCARBOROUGH.>>> Frederick (Meredith) & Mary (Allen) produced 1child: 1.Charlotte (Meredith) was born in 1790 & baptised on 9 5 1790 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She died on 15 5 1792 age about2 & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. .. >>>Frederick (Meredith) had a second relationship (2of4) with Ann (Case her first relationship).>>> [Ann (Case) was born about 1774. She was tried for stealing goods at Lancaster Quarter Sessions, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 16 1 1793 after a voyage of 6months on BELLONA. She had a second relationship (2of3) with John (Carr). She had a third relationship with Joseph (Smith) & produced 1child. She produced 3known children in her lifetime.] [Some details taken from this Website] .. [Frederick (Meredith) & Ann (Case) produced 1child:] [1.Amelia (Meredith/Case) was born on 10 5 1793 & baptised on 27 5 1793 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She died on 27 2 1794 age9m & was buried at St Johns CofE Parramatta.] .. [>>>Frederick (Meredith) had a third relationship (3of4) with Mary (Kirk her first relationship).>>>] [Mary (Kirk) was tried for grand larceny at York city Quarter Sessions on 18 7 1791, sentenced to 7years, held at Ousebridge Gaol & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 10 1792 after a voyage 4months on ROYAL ADMIRAL. She worked on boats from Port Jackson including BARWELL for 3months. She married secondly Robert (Inch) on 21 12 1800 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She is recorded in 1801 as Free by Servitude. She died about 29 3 1809 drowned in sinking of ARGUMENT; her estate of house at The Rocks was administered by Frederick (Meredith).] [Some details taken from this Website] [Robert (Inch) arrived in Australia as a seaman on 14 5 1798 on NAUTILUS. He worked as a boatman & is recorded as self employed in 1806. He died on 25 9 1808 drowned in wreck of his sloop CHARLOTTE.] .. [Frederick (Meredith) & Mary (Kirk) produced 1child:] [1.Charlotte (Meredith) was born on 20 4 1794 at Sydney Cove & baptised on 11 6 1794 at St Phillips Cofe Sydney. She was orphaned at age13. She had a first relationship with William (Stewart/d).>>>] [..William (Staret/Stawerd) arrived in Australia as an officer in 1809 on PEGASUS.] [..Charlotte (Meredith) & William (Staret/Stawerd) produced 3children:] [..1.Jane Rebecca (Staret/Stawerd) was born on 13 12 1812 & baptised on 7 11 1813 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died in 1888 age about75.] [..2.Robert (Staret) was born on 7 7 1816 & baptised on 14 10 1816 at St Phillips CofE Sydney.] [..3.John (Staret) was born on 13 11 1818 & died on 28 11 1819 age1 at St Phillips CofE Sydney.] .. ]>>>Charlotte (Meredith) married secondly Charles (Farrell) of Sydney on 24 11 1825 at St Marys RC Sydney. She produced at least 5children in her lifetime.] ]..Charles (Farrell) was born about 1788. He arrived in Australia free in 1824 on ARDENT. He was recorded in 1825 as living in Sydney & in 1826 as an excise officer.] ]..Charlotte (Meredith) & Charles (Farrell) produced at least 2children:] ]..1.James Lawrence (Farrell) was born on 10 5 1826 in Sydney & baptised on 10 8 1826 at St Marys RC Sydney.] ]..2.Mary Elizabeth (Farrell) was born on 13 5 1828 in Sydney & baptised on 5 5 1828 at St Marys RC Sydney.] .. [>>>Frederick (Meredith) had a fourth relationship with Sarah (Mason her second relationship) & was a baker when he married her on 26 7 1811 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was the first Chief Constable in Liverpool district in 1830s. He died in 1836 age73 father of 9children.] [Sarah (Mason) was born about 1769/76. She was tried for receiving goods (clothing), on about 13 6 1792, of William (Thomas) at Old Bailey on 4 7 1792, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 16 1 1793 after a voyage of 6months on BELLONA; she was sent to Parramatta on 17 1 1793. She had a first relationship with John (Peake) & produced a child. She was issued her Certificate of Freedom on 5 3 1810. She died on 30 7 1832 age56 mother of perhaps 7children.] [Some details taken from this Website] .. [Frederick (Meredith) & Sarah (Mason) produced perhaps 6children: [1.Frederick (Meredith) was born on 17 3 1801 & baptised on 25 3 1801 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He married Sarah (Morgan) on 30 9 1822 at St Lukes CofE Liverpool. He died on 10 2 1861 age59.] [..Sarah (Morgan) was born on 16 2 1804 & baptised on 4 11 1804 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died on 12 11 1884 age80.] [..Details of Sarah (Morgan)s family are given BELOW.] [..Frederick (Meredith) & Sarah (Morgan) produced at least 3children:] [..1.Ann (Meredith) was born on 7 11 1823 & baptised on 8 12 1823 age13m at St Lukes CofE Liverpool. She died on 20 5 1858 age34.] [..1a.Noted a Harriett Elizabeth (Meredith) was born in 1824. She died on 12 11 1824 age<1 at Windsor & was buried at St Matthews CofE Windsor.] [..2.Frederick William (Meredith) was born on 19 3 1826 & baptised on 21 5 1826 at St Lukes CofE Liverpool.] [..3.Lucy Sophia (Meredith) was born on 29 10 1828 & baptised on 21 12 1828 at St Lukes CofE Liverpool.] .. [2.Sophia (Meredith) was born on 8 6 1803 & baptised on 25 12 1803 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She married James (Lloyd/Loyd) on 6 3 1820 at St Davids CofE Hobart.] [..James (Lloyd) was born about 1798. He was tried at Worcester Assizes, sentenced to 14years & arrived in Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) as a convict on 17 12 1818 after a voyage of 5months on LORD MELVILLE.] [..Some details taken from this Website] .. [3.Elizabeth (Meredith) was born on 8 7 1805 & baptised on 21 7 1805 at St Phillips CofE Sydney.] [..Noted an Elizabeth (Meredith) was born in 1806. She died on 19 5 1806 age<1 & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney.] .. [4.William (Meredith) was born on 1 3 1807 & baptised on 29 3 1807 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was living at Liverpool when he married Sarah (Ryan age16) on 25 8 1828 at St Marys RC Sydney. He died on 4 4 1878 age71.] [..Sarah (Ryan) was born on 30 3 1812 at Bunbury Curran & baptised on 3 5 1812 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She is also recorded as baptised on 2 7 1820 age8 at St Marys RC Sydney. She died on 9 6 1853 age41.] [..Details of Sarah (Ryan)s family are given in entry for Michael (Ryan ATLAS 1802) on this Website.] .. [5.Ann (Mere/idith) was born on 21 6 1811 & baptised on 12 2 1813 age19m at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She had a first relationship with Robert (McGuire).>>> a Robert (McGuire HMS DROMEDARY 1802) has an entry on this Website with intriguing details. also a Robert (McGuire) was born in 1795 in England. He arrived in NSW with his parents on 11 3 1803 after a voyage of 6months on HMS GLATTON. He married Julia (Hopley age16) on 28 8 1817 at St Davids CofE Hobart & produced 2children. Details of Robert McGuire)s family are given in entry for Peter (McGuire GLATTON 1803) on this Website. .. >>>Ann (Mere/idith) married secondly Thomas (Fisher) on 26 10 1848. She died on 16 8 1880 age69. ..Thomas (Fisher) was born on 8 3 1798/9 on Norfolk Island & was baptised on 26 7 1801 age2/1. He is recorded as off stores on Norfolk Island in February 1805. He left Norfolk Island with his parents as part of the first evacuation on 25 12 1807 on HMS PORPOISE to Derwent Tasmania, arriving on 17 1 1808: to Sandy Bay. In 1824 he was granted 100acres at Oatlands. In 1842 he received land at Sandy Bay from Will of his father. He married Ann (McGuire her second marriage) on 26 10 1848. He died on 2/7 1 1888 age89. ..Details of Thomas (Fisher)s family are given in entry for Edward (Fisher MATILDA 1791) on this Website. .. [6.Eleanor (Meredith) was born on 17 11 1813 & baptised on 5 12 1813 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She married at age about16 John (Burrows) tinman & brazier on 7 7 1828 at St Phillips CofE Sydney & produced a child. She died on 20 2 1895 age81.] [..John (Burroughs/Burrows) was born about 1794 & became a labourer. He was tried for a felony at Lancaster Liverpool Borough Quarter Sessions on 19 7 1815, sentenced to 7years, held on hulk JUSTITIA at Woolwich from 28 8 1815 & arrived in NSW as a convict on 11 10 1816 after a voyage of 5months on MARINER. In 1828 he was a tinman & brazier & is recorded as Free by Servitude & a constable on Mr C (Throsby)s farm Lower Minto. From 1830 he was a farmer. He died on 9 5 1859 age65.] [..Some details taken from this Website] .. .. >>>Mary (Allen/Allain) arrived on Norfolk Island on 13 3 1790. She married secondly ??? (Connors) recorded as at St Davids CofE church (Hobart?).>>> Mary (Allen) & ??? (Connors) produced perhaps 2children: 1.Charlotte (Connors) may be daughter of Frederick (Meredith) now living with (Connors) who left Norfolk Island probably with her mother & William (Atkins) & family on 15 5 1808 as part of the first evacuation on ESTRAMINA to Derwent Tasmania, arriving on 5 6 1808. ..Noted a Charlotte (Allen) daughter of Frederick (Meredith) & Mary (Allen) is recorded as dying on 15 5 1792 age2m & buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney (or recorded there). .. 2.??? (Connors) left Norfolk Island probably with her mother & William (Atkins) & family on 15 5 1808 as part of the first evacuation on ESTRAMINA to Derwent Tasmania, arriving on 5 6 1808. ..Noted an Elizabeth (Connors) is recorded as born-no parents or date given. .. >>>Mary (Allen/Allain) married thirdly (3of6) James (Proctor) on 5 11 1791 in group ceremony on Norfolk Island.>>> James (Proctor) was born about 1761. He arrived in Australia as a seaman in 1788 on First Fleet ship HMS SIRIUS; he went on to Norfolk Island arriving on 6 3 1788. He became a settler, owning 60acres in 1796, & died on 21 10 1801 age about40 on Norfolk Island. Mary (Allen) & James (Proctor) produced 1child: 1.John (Proctor) was born about 1791 on Norfolk Island. He is mentioned, as John (Allen), in the 1796 Victualling Book for Norfolk Island. He may have died before his mother & William (Atkins) & family took part in the first evacuation on ESTRAMINA on 15 5 1808 to Derwent Tasmania, arriving on 5 6 1808. .. >>>Mary (Allen/Proctor/Port) started a fourth (4of6) relationship at age51 with William (Atkins his second relationship) before 1794 & produced 3children. She owned 50acres when she left Norfolk Island as part of the first evacuation (for which volunteers apparantly had been called with appropriate compensation offerred & for which he may have tried to decline as some successful farmers were asked to stay) with William (Atkins) & 3children on 15 5 1808 on ESTRAMINA to Derwent Tasmania, arriving on 5 6 1808. She married William (Atkins his second marriage) emancipist (during her relationship with John (Martin)) on 16 7 1810 at St Davids CofE Hobart. She is recorded in 1814 as a widow with 4children at Windsor (there is a Windsor in Tasmania). She is recorded as off stores at Hobart Town on 2 10 1818.>>> William (Atkins) was born about 1756. He was tried at Northampton Liberty of Peterborough Assizes, sentenced to 14years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 6 1790 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship NEPTUNE; a voyage noted for extreme brutality of prisoners with a high death rate. He arrived on Norfolk Island, perhaps on SALAMANDER, on 11 11 1791. He had a first marriage with Mary (Flannagan her second) on 4 1 1792 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He is recorded as a constable settler Free by Servitude on stores on Norfolk Island in February 1805. He was noted as a masonic brethren in 1807. He was still a constable when he left Norfolk Island as part of the first evacuation (for which volunteers apparantly had been called with appropriate compensation offerred & for which he may have tried to decline as some successful farmers were asked to stay) with 3children on 15 5 1808 on ESTRAMINA to Derwent Tasmania, arriving on 5 6 1808; he had the Governors recommendation for a land grant. [Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Mary (Allen) had a fifth relationship (5of6) with Edward (Pailes) & produced 4children. She was Free by Servitude by 1798.>>> Edward (Paild/es) was tried at London Gaol Delivery, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 6 1790 after a voyage of 6months on SURPRISE; a voyage noted for extreme brutality of prisoners with a high death rate. He was Free by Servitude by 1798. [Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Mary (Allen) is recorded as sentence expired on stores on Norfolk Island in February 1805. She had a sixth relationship with John (Martin) & produced 4more children. She is recorded in 1828 as a widow with son Thomas (Martin). She lived her last years with daughter Ann (Richards perhaps nee (Pailes)) at Riverside Inn Goulbourn until she died on 9 6 1843 age98 mother of perhaps 11children & was buried at St Saviours Anglican family plot Goulbourn. John (Martin) was born about 1770. He was tried for theft at Old Bailey, sentenced to 7years, probably held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 6 1790 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship NEPTUNE; a voyage noted for extreme brutality of prisoners with a high death rate. He was free by Servitude by 1805. He died on 28 4 1812 age42 at Windsor & was buried at St Matthews CofE Windsor. [Some details taken from this Website & noted another John (Martin) in this Fleet also has an entry on this Website-perhaps he is the same person? References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'

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Heather Stevens on 4th January 2022

On 6 January 1787 she was embarked on the Lady Penrhyn, and her age 22 and occupation "service" (servant) were recorded by Surgeon Bowes Smyth in his journal. Her de facto husband John Martin died, aged 40, in April 1812 and was buried at St Matthew’s Windsor. In the 1814 muster, Mary was listed as a widow with four children living at Windsor. Mary and her son Thomas Martin remained at Windsor until at least 1828, when she was recorded as age 62 and he 23, both with the surname Martin. Mary Martin spent the last years of her life with her daughter Ann Richards at Riversdale Inn, Goulburn. Death: Mary Martin died, age given as 78, on 9 June 1843 and was buried in the Richards family plot at St Saviours Anglican Cemetery, Goulburn.

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iain Frazier on 16th February 2021

Actually further details are in the entry for Ellen (Redchester/Fraser/Frazer) from CHARLOTTE on this Website

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Maureen Withey on 12th July 2020

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 12 July 2020), October 1786, trial of MARY ALLEN (t17861025-55). MARY ALLEN, Violent Theft > highway robbery, 25th October 1786. 812. MARY ALLEN was indicted for feloniously assaulting Hugh Harding on the King's highway, on the 14th day of September last, and putting him in corporal fear and danger of his life, and feloniously taking from his person and against his will, a watch with a tortoise-shell case, value 30 s. a chain, value 2 s. four gold seals, value 40 s. a base metal watch key, value 2 d. his property . HUGH HARDING sworn. I live No. 63, Leather-lane, Holborn; on the 14th of September, between five and six, I had been at my gold seal maker's, who has worked for me in gold seals seven or eight years, and coming home I came across Chick lane , and the prisoner laid hold of my hand, says she, how do you do? she had not said so, before she laid fast hold of my chain, and my watch was out in one minute; I saw her as plain as I do now; she run away, I run after her, she had a cloak and bonnet on, that came off, she got among five or six bad people, and I saw her put her hand behind her and give it to one of them, who I understand has been cast this session for something else; the woman got away, and one Humphry Moore came up to me, and said, do not make a noise Mr. Harding, I will get you your watch again; he got me into the Marquis of Granby's Head, and there I was robbed of sixteen pounds worth of diamonds, and a pocket-book with a ten pounds bank-note, which is the subject of another indictment; this woman was taken that night, I knew her again; I was not drunk, I had been drinking. Prisoner. He said I was not the woman. - I did not. ANN WALLING sworn. I saw the prisoner take the prosecutor's watch and run away, he brought her back by the arm, but a parcel of bad people jostled him and he lost her; I am a header of pins. PHILIP BRISTOW sworn. I took up the prisoner by order of the prosecutor. Court. He seems drunk, does not he? - He always is, my Lord, I never saw him sober; I found a guinea and a half on her. Prisoner. I never saw the man. Court to Bristow. Was he in liquor when he gave charge of her? - He was not really quite sober; he was a little fresh, a little mellow, but not so as not to know a person. Court. What is the prisoner? - She is a poor unhappy woman of the town. GUILTY of stealing, but not violently . Transported for seven years . Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. Baron EYRE .