Mary Bannon

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D Wong on 19th September 2017

Mary Bannon was 18 years old on arrival - native place: Liverpool, Eng. Mary was transported for 'Stealing a Gown Piece'. Previous convictions: 1 month for a of Boots 7 days for Breaking a Window 1 Week on the Town. Mary was 5'2" tall, black hair, hazel eyes, M and 7 dots on left hand, reads, single. 9/12/1844: Married Richard Baker, 27 and a TOL, she was 20 - at Campbell Town. 1845: Female Baker. 1846: Richard Baker. 4/11/1845: TOL 17/1/1847: Richard Baker died at Campbell Town, aged 29, TOL, Shepherd. 10/1/1848: Married John Poulter, aged 30, a labourer, bachelor, Mary was 22, a widow - at St. Luke's Campbell Town. 1851: Emmanuel Poulter 1853: Male Poulter 1855: James Poulter 1857: Female Pouter -- (All listed as Polter) Mary Jane Poulter had a daughter, Rose Poulter - father not listed - on 8/5/1885. Mary Jane Poulter, aged 28 a spinster married James Belcher, aged 60, a storekeeper 5/11/1885 at New Norfolk. 20/11/1856: John Poulter died at Campbell Town, Accident, aged 35, a labourer. 11/3/1857: The Courier, Hobart: Quarter Sessions, Oatlands. Mary Poulter, f.s., and Jane Waring, f.s.(**Free by Servitude**) charged with stealing in the dwelling house of William Pals, Not Guilty. 26/9/1860: Tried again at Oatlands Supreme Court as Mary Poulter - Uttering - Not Guilty. 29/9/1860: Launceston Examiner: George Nathaniel Silwood stood charged with forging on the 3rd August last a promissory note for £1 with intent to defraud, and Mary Poulter was charged with uttering it well knowing the same to be a forgery. The prisoners lived at Campbell Town ; on the day laid the female sent a young man named '"Allard" to M'Neale's public house for two bottles of rum, giving the note in question to pay for it. He got the rum and 10s change which he gave to the female prisoner, who offered him 2s. Od. for his trouble, but he declined. Thomas Rodney Purdon-Knows the prisoner Silwood ; has had many opportunities of seeing his handwriting ; this date (1st September, 1858) I fully believe is also in Silwood's handwriting ' the words "one pound" resembles the words in this book. Cross examined by Silwood-I reside in Hobart Town I was summoned up to give evidence against you at Campbell Town ; I saw Mr. Propsting at the Police Office for the first time in my life ; had some converssation with him about handwriting before I was examined at the Police Office ; it did touch upon the writing in the book which I saw at the time ; I examined through every leaf ; the prisoner's name appears in the title page which purports to be compiled by him ; if the book had been put into my hands without any name appearing in it I should have said it was in your handwriting. By the Court--Have had frequent opportunities of seeing the handwriting when I was clerk in the Commandant's Office at Port Arthur when prisoner was undergoing a sentence, and his writing was constantly passing under my eye. Other witnesses were called to prove the forged note and Mr. Moriarty having addressed the jury on behalf of Poulter, the Judge charged the jury with his usual minuteness, and the jury acquitted both prisoners. 17/5/1862: William Smith charged with Burglary, was living in the house of Mary Poulter and her daughter Ellen Poulter. Mary Poulter stated she kept a farm near Campbell Town and that she also had a little boy. 25/27/1/1865: Ellen and Mary fined for using indecent language. 9/9/1865: The Cornwall Chronicle, Launceston: CAMPBELL TOWN. (From our own Correspondent.) Thursday, Sept 7. BRUTAL ASSAULT. A most brutal assault was committed here on Wednesday night about twelve o'clock, on a woman named Mary Poulter. She was stabbed in the left shoulder, and kicked in a most frightful manner about the body. Her right leg was also broken from a kick. The ruffian, whose name is John Williams, was apprehended this morning by Mr C D.C. Scott. 1/10/1868: Launceston Examiner: Samuel Harrison, a laborer, aged about 50, and residing in Epping Forest, about three miles from Cleveland, was charged with having at such place, on Sunday, the 13th instant, carnally known and abused Mary Jane Poulter, aged 11 years. Dr. Valentine; Registrar of Births, &c. produced register showing the girl's age. He then proceeded to state that he had examined the girl, and that she had been abused, but at what time he could not say. The girl, the daughter of John and Mary Poulter, formerly of Campbell Town, said she knew the nature of an oath, she could not read or write, knew some of the alphabet; resides with Joseph Danks, charcoal burner in Epping Forest and his wife. Prisoner committed for trial. 5/6/1871: Mary Jane Baker also know as Mary Jane Poulter - application for admission to the Queen's Orphan School - father John Davis, Mother Ellen Poulter. Stated that she was illegitimate - father John Davis sentenced to 8 years on the 5/10/1865, now at Port Arthur - Mother Ellen Poulter at Launceston. Mary Jane Polter born 4/3/1863 at Campbell Town, father not recorded, mother Ellen Polter. Have not found a date of death for Mary Poulter - but no further mention of her after 1868.