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Mary Banks was transported on the Mellish, departing 27th May 1830 and arriving 22nd Sep 1830 with 118 passengers.
1830 - From the Surgeons Notes. General Remarks of the Medical Journal. Number of Women and Children on Board. Total Women including Free women; 132 with a total of 61 Children
Mellish (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 367 (186) |
| 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 Online MARY BANKS. Theft; pocketpicking. 15th April 1830. Text type Trial account Defendants MARY BANKS Offences Theft > Pocketpicking Session Date 15th April 1830 Reference Number t18300415-238 Verdicts Guilty Punishments Transportation 904. MARY BANKS was indicted for stealing, on the 21st of March , 1 watch, value 3l.; 1 watch-chain, value 1s.; 2 seals, value 1l., and 1 watch-key, value 6d., the goods of John Agness Johnson , from his person . JOHN AGNESS JOHNSON . I am a baker , and live at Stepney. I was at the end of Redman's-row, leading to Mile-end, on the 21st of March, between one and two o'clock in the morning; I had been at my brother's on the Saturday evening - he had just lost a child - I met the prisoner just by Mile-end-gate; she asked for some gin - I said the shops were all shut, we could get none, and I was going home - she followed me to the end of Mutton-lane , and solicited me to go down there with her; we then stood talking together, and she put her arm round my neck; I saw the watch in her hand - I did not feel it go from my fob, but I saw it the moment she was drawing it away - I seized her, and called the watchman - she endeavoured to get away, and slipped into a ditch with one foot; the watch was found in the ditch next morning, just where she slipped in. JOHN CHAMBERLAIN . I am a Police-officer. I was on duty, and came up when the prosecutor called - he accused the prisoner of robbing him of his watch; she said she had no watch - I searched her, but found nothing; I could not find any thing that night - it was dark. THOMAS DREW . The watch was brought to the section-house on the end of a garden rake. GEORGE FAIRBRASS . I took it out of the ditch and carried it there.(Property produced and sworn to.) Prisoner's Defence. The first thing he said was that, he was not certain whether he had left it at home, or where he had been drinking - he was quite intoxicated. GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Life .