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Mary Dowling was transported on the Lady Juliana, departing 31st May 1789 and arriving 3rd Jun 1790 with 247 passengers.
Launched 1777, 401 ton barque, built at Whitby, England. Departed Portsmouth, England on 29 July 1789, via Cape of Good Hope for Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia on 3 June 1790. 1790 voyage carried 226 female passengers (convicts)- 5 of whom died on the trip. 6 children also on board. Significant because it was the first ship to bring all female women to the Colony.
Lady JulianaReferences
| Primary Source | Flynn, M. C. (1993). The Second Fleet, Britain's Grim Convict Armada of 1790. North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Library of Australian History. - p250 |
| 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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Old Bailey Online MARY DOWLING. Theft; shoplifting. 10th December 1788 Text type Trial account Defendants MARY DOWLING Offences Theft > Shoplifting Session Date 10th December 1788 Reference Number t17881210-47 Verdicts Guilty > Lesser offence Punishments Transportation 47. MARY DOWLING was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of November , twenty-one yards of printed cotton, value 50 s. the property of John Thwaites , privily in his shop . JOHN THWAITES sworn. I live in Holborn, No. 306 ; I am a linen-draper ; the prisoner came into my shop on the 15th of November, about dusk in the evening, past four o'clock, in company with a young woman that always did accompany her when she came to our shop; my people have known her for some time; I cannot say I had seen her in the shop before; I have been in Norfolk. Was you in the shop? - I was engaged with five or six customers at the time the apprentice came up to me, and said there was a woman in the shop that he suspected had pilfered something; I said, do not let her go out of the shop, but take it from her, if she has any thing; with that the woman was just coming out of the shop, opposite to me, and made me a very low curtsey, and bade me good night; the boy said this is the woman; I stamped with my foot, and said, why do not you take the goods from her; with that the boy went up to her, and followed her out, but still did not take the goods from her; I jumped over the counter, and went out after them; I met the boy in the doorway, she was with him; he had hold of her shoulder; I laid hold of the prisoner, and saw her drop a piece of printed cotton, and I took it up; I felt it drop on my foot. Did you see her drop it? - I saw her drop it from under her left arm; I stooped and picked it up, and delivered it to the constable, who has it; the piece was the same I saw her drop; when she came back into the shop, she kneeled down, and begged forgiveness. What was become of the other young woman that came into the shop with her? - She was gone off. Mr. Garrow, prisoner's council. How many persons were there in the shop at the time this happened? - I think as near as I can guess, half a score customers, and about six young men behind the counter. You, of your own knowledge, had not observed any thing till your boy gave you notice? - Not in the least. The prisoner was taken into another room and searched? - No, she never was searched; she was taken into my warehouse till the constable was sent for; I had found the goods before she was taken there. Mr. Garrow. Let the boy go out for a moment. You did not know the prisoner before? - I did not. Therefore the boy could not direct you to her by any name; what description did he give you of her; did he tell you the woman in red hair? - No, he did not. Was not there, in truth, another woman in the shop at the time in red hair? - I do not know, indeed. Do you know now that another person in the shop had red hair? - There were a great many other persons in the shop. None of whom are here? - Nobody is here but the boy. THOMAS BROWN sworn. I was standing in the shop lighting the lamps, when the prisoner and another person came in; there was a large pile of prints about two yards from her, and she moved on the other side of the pile of prints; I did not see any thing that was done, for the prints hindered me; but when I had done lighting the lamps, I missed a particular piece of print which laid there single by itself, about eight minutes before; I told my master I thought that woman had something with her; he told me to follow her; I rather refused, I was not sure; I did not like to go; he was angry, and I was obliged to go; I followed her, and brought her back to the door, and there she dropped a piece of print by his foot, and he picked it up; that particular print lay by itself under a pile of prints. Did you see her drop it? - No, I did not, distinctly; my master had hold of her. Did you see her take it? - No, I could not see her take it, for the prints prevented me seeing her. How many of your own people were there in the shop? - About five or six who served customers. Who was the person that was serving this young woman? - His name is James; he is not here. THOMAS STEPHENS sworn. I am a constable; I produce the piece of cotton given to me by the prosecutor; the prisoner was in custody; it was delivered in her presence. (Produced and deposed to.) Prosecutor. It is marked on both ends with my own private mark; this is the private mark that was put upon it, a number, when it went to the callenderers; and I absolutely did not know it was on it till I saw it now. Mr. Garrow. Was it you, yourself, that served her? - No, Sir; there was somebody that served her; his name was James. You do not, of your own knowledge, know whether she bought it or not? - No, I do not indeed. PRISONER'S DEFENCE. This piece of cotton I bought and paid for it; and put it under my arm. Prosecutor. I know the pattern, but I do not know that she bought it. Was it one of your patterns? - I know it was one of the patterns that we had at this time. ELIZABETH DAWSON sworn. I have known her twenty years; never heard any thing amiss of her character. Jury. I wish to make one observation: this seems to be a large piece of goods; I wish to know whether it was concealed under her arm without being secreted by a cloak. Prosecutor. She had on a very long cloak. GUILTY, Not Privately . Court to Mr. Thwaites. I may now ask about a particular expression of yours: she was very much known at your shop, and this boy could mention the particulars; was she suspected before? - She was; and this young lad had orders to watch that she did not steal something; and Mr. James had the same orders. Transported for seven years . Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.
Age given at departure from England, 21
Apparently had a child 'Margaret" on Norfolk Island in 1795. Assumed to have been transported back to Sydney and then with John Holmes.
Went to Norfolk Island. Had 4 children with john Holmes.
MARY DOWLING was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of November , twenty-one yards of printed cotton, value 50s. the property of John Thwaites , privily in his shop. Mary lived with John Holmes. 1807: Had a son Christoper.