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Transportation
Mary Browning was transported on the Friends , departing 9th Mar 1811 and arriving 10th Oct 1811 with 19 passengers.
In 1811, the Friends sailed from England to New South Wales with a cargo of 101 female convicts who had been sentenced to transportation to the colony. Ships master James Ralph,
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 35 (19) |
| 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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"Mary is my 4xggrandmother"
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Convict Notes
NSW 1828 census at Parramatta at the Government Factory. Mary Goodwin, age 50, free, per Friends, 1811, 7 years, catholic.
Mary Browning Convicted: Middlesex Gaol Delivery, Old Bailey, London, 11 April 1810 Crime: Violent theft Age: 31 Sentence: 7 Native place: Tralee, Ireland Mary Browning was convicted of accosting Michael Myers late at night in Long Acre, SoHo, and stealing his watch. Myers was a glass cutter who worked in Leather Lane and he was on his way home from a public house in the same street when he encountered Browning. He admitted he was rather worse for liquor. When he realised she had taken his watch, Myers said Browning ran off with him in pursuit. She dropped the watch but was caught by a night watchman and the watch was subsequently recovered. Browning told a different story: Myers was drunk and insisted she go with him but she told him she was not fit. She said he dropped his watch and she had picked it up and then he attacked her with a knife. The watchman backed Myers’ story. A woman named Mary Browning, aged 32, who may or may not have been the same person, was found not guilty of shoplifting at the Old Bailey a few months earlier on 10 January 1810. Mary Browning travelled on the Friends with at least her daughter Elizabeth who was five or six years old. It is possible she also travelled with her son Edward though conflicting information is provided in the musters as to whether he “came free” or was born in the colony. It is possible she also travelled with another son William. http://friendsconvictship.com/convict-women/
When Mary was transported, she brought her daughter Elizabeth (father unknown) with her. In the colony she did have a varied life, several relationships and also numerous further crimes. She was married to Edward Goodwin (Convict, 1810, "Indian") on 31st August 1812 at St Matthews, Windsor. In the 1822 census she is recorded... Browning, Mary, free by servitude, Friends, wife of E. Goodwin, Windsor 3 un-named children of M. Browning Goodwin, Edward, ticket of leave, Indian, life, landholder, Windsor. Again in the 1825 census... Browning, Mary, free by servitude, Friends, 1811, 7 years, lives with Michael Connor, Richmond Browning Edward 11, born in the colony, son of Mary Browning, Richmond Browning, Mary, 9, born in the colony, daughter of above Browning, David, 7, son of above [Connor, Michael, conditional pardon, Scarborough, 1788, life, constable, Richmond] ## Note she has now formed a relationship with Michael Connor (Second Fleet Convict, 1790, "Scarborough"). Soon thereafter however... In October 1826 - Mary Goodwin, Michael Connor, William Browning and James Yew were severally charged with a robbery. Committed for trial at sessions. Discharged. April 1827... Mary Goodwin was charged with being drunk and a little disorderly. Mary is an elderly woman; her son was ordered for transportation two days ago; she had travelled twelve miles to say "farewell;" acquaintances more frequently invite to "the bottle" than "the board;" she had drunk too freely, the effects are common. Mary, you are this time to be pitied. Fined five shillings to the poor, but being unable to pay, was allowed a few days to make up the fine - "god bless you, gentlemen, Micky Conner will pay you!" Then in August 1827. oseph Spiturniy, commonly called "Maltese Joe", had caused Mary Goodwin to be brought before their Worships by a warrant, to answer the complaint of having disabled his arm, and other parts of his body, and other wrongs to the said "Joseph" that she had done, contrary to the peace of our Lord the King. Instead of bringing Mary to Court, an Englishman would have courted her, but "Maltese Joe" cannot hear that "Little Micky Connor" should be his rival. Old people are foolish as well as young ones, in their way. Mary ordered to find securities to keep the peace - Micky Connor, at her elbow, performed the kind office of surety, and sure he could do no more for her; but Tim Connor with a friendly air came forward, and paid the fees. There is true friendship in these little matters among poor people, and Mary knows how to express her gratitude. And then in April 1828... Mary Goodwin was indicted for assaulting Richard Keefe. This notorious old vagabond has made her appearance before the Police Court ___ and often, and been frequently forgiven, fined and confined. The complainant had detected her in the open road in criminal connection, and disturbed her, but left her to herself for the night, there not being any watch house within four miles, but as soon as she had found herself sufficiently at leisure, she followed complainant to a neighbour's house, and there assaulted him with sticks and stones, so that his life was greatly despaired of ; and true it is he was near unto death, for it was in the house of Ambrose Death the charge of brickbats took place. This vagabond woman appeared in court in a beastly state of drunkenness, her grey hairs exposed by the cap falling off her head; she used horrid expressions as she stood in the dock, and displayed the most shocking depravity of heart and mind. Gulity. Sentence: to be confined in the Factory and there ne kept to hard labour in Class no 3, for the term of nine calendar months. Truly a life which showed little repentance.
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org) (t18100411-49). MARY BROWNING, Violent Theft > highway robbery, 11th April 1810. MARY BROWNING was indicted for feloniously assaulting Michael Myers, in the kings highway, on the 10th of March, putting him in fear, and taking from his person and against his will, a watch, value 5 l. his property. MICHAEL MYERS. I live at No. 9, James-street, in the Haymarket; I am a glass cutter; I work for Mr. Wheeler, No. 8, Leather-lane. On Friday night, the 16th of March, I had spent my evening at a public house in Leather-lane, I was rather the worse for liquor: and at twelve o'clock I was returning home through Long Acre, I was met by the prisoner and another, she was very different in habit then; I did not speak to them; I was walking along as fast as I could, the prisoner came before me and asked me where I was going, I told her, home; she laid hold of my arm and walked three or four paces with me, the other woman staid behind. The prisoner got me on the opposite side of the way in Long Acre, she asked me to go with her, I refused; she there pulled me on a step of a door. Q. I suppose half lovingly and half violently - A. I suppose that was the case on her side. She sat herself by the side of me; I walked on to the former side of the street to perform my former course, I did not perceive her following me till I reached the pathway; we came near to the corner of James-street, leading to Covent Garden, she till trying to persuade me to go with her, she caught hold of my arm by the side of her and drew me half towards her, near to an area railing, then I instantly missed something; I clapped my hand upon my side and missed my watch; the prisoner immediately ran away across Long Acre, and the first house she came to she put the watch down the area. I was close to her, pursuing her, I caught hold of her by her upper garment, she tore away and left her handkerchief in my hand; I pursued her, she was taken in custody by a watchman that came up; by that time the other woman came up, I gave charge of her. My watch is in charge of the watchhouse keeper, the watchman and watchhouse-keeper got it out of the area. JONATHAN M'DOWELL. I am a watchman. About the hour of twelve I heard a scuffle, when I got up to it I saw the prosecutor and the prisoner, the prosecutor charged the prisoner with robbing him of his watch, he said, she had put it down an area. I afterwards found the watch by his directions. I took charge of the women. Mr. Roberts has the watch. - ROBERTS. Q. Was this woman brought to in charge by the prosecutor - A. Yes; and by his directions I found the watch; I have had it ever since. The property produced and identified. Prisoner's Defence. I was coming up Long Acre, this man took me by the arm, he said he should wish to go home with me, I told him I was not fit; he was quite intoxicated; he asked me to have something to drink; I told him I could not drink any thing, and as we were coming up Belton-street he staggered and let the watch fall, I picked it up; he got hold of me and tore me all to pieces; he drew his knife out and cut me after he knocked me down; I got up and ran away. When the watchman catched hold of me, I said, do not hold me, he pulled out the watch, and I will tell you where it is. M'Dowell. The prisoner was not cut; she had cut her hand by a fall on the stones. GUILTY, aged 31. Of stealing, but not violently from the person. Transported for Seven Years. Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Serjeant.