| Name: | Mary Cooney |
| Aliases: | none |
| Gender: | f |
| Date of Birth: | 1820 |
| Occupation: | - |
| Date of Death: | - |
| Age: | - |
Life Span
Female median life span was 53 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
| Crime: | Stealing a handkerchief |
| Convicted at: | Central Criminal Court |
| Sentence term: | 7 years |
| Ship: | Gilbert Henderson |
| Departure date: | 10th December, 1839 |
| Arrival date: | 24th April, 1840 |
| Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 183 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 141 (72) |
| 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 Project. |
Tony Beale on 8th September, 2021 wrote:
Old Bailey Online (DoB from here)
2392. MARY FITZGERALD and MARY COONEY were indicted for stealing, on the 6th of August, 1 pair of shoes, value Is.; and 1 handkerchief, value 2d.; the goods of Benjamin Mobbs; to which Fitzgerald pleaded
GUILTY . Aged 16.— Confined Three Months.
LUCY MOBBS . I am the wife of Benjamin Mobbs, and live at Battersea rise. About 11 o’clock on the 6th of August, one of my children had a shoe on, and the other he was playing with—I missed them both, and a pocket handkerchief off the table—I did not see the prisoner, but from what the child said, I sent the policeman in pursuit—he brought back the shoes and handkerchief—these are them—(looking at them)—our door is generally open—the child was in the house.
WILLIAM MURPHY . I am a policeman. I went in pursuit, and found the prisoners about a mile from the prosecutor’s house—I found the shoes and handkerchief on Fitzgerald, but nothing on Cooney—I was present before the Magistrate when the prisoners made a statement, which was taken down and read over to them—I know the Magistrate’s hand-writing—this is it—(reads)—“The prisoner Cooney, being duly cautioned, says, I picked up the shoes lying at the door, and the handkerchief which was lying there, and gave them to Fitzgerald”—the prisoner refused to sign this.
Cooney’s Defence. I picked them up outside the door, and gave them to Fitzgerald.
COONEY— GUILTY . * Aged 19.— Transported for Seven Years.
Tony Beale on 8th September, 2021 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1820 (prev. 0000), gender: f, crime
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