Phoebe Flartey

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Penny-Lyn Beale on 23rd February 2025

Australia, Convict Index, 1788-1868 Name Phobe Flarty Age 16 Birth Year Abt 1772 Arrival Year 1788 Arrival State New South Wales Trial Place Old Bailey Ship Prince of Wales Comments d1817

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Maureen Withey on 28th January 2023

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 28 January 2023), February 1787, trial of ANN PARSLEY PHEBE FLARTY (t17870221-32). ANN PARSLEY, PHEBE FLARTY, Theft > shoplifting, 21st February 1787. 268. ANN PARSLEY and PHEBE FLARTY were indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 19th of January last, three muslin shawls, value 30 s. the property of Robert Hincksman , privily in his shop . RICHARD TWYDALE sworn. I am shopman to Mr. Robert Hincksman , in Holborn ; I lost some shawls, on Friday, the 19th of January, between one and two; the prisoners came in under a pretence of buying some cotton for a child's frock; I shewed her some, whilst I was shewing her some, one of the girls, the prisoner Ann Parsley , asked the price of some shawls that lay on the counter; I told her half a guinea a-piece; then the other went to the counter, I followed them directly; the shawls were laying on the counter; while I was talking to the prisoner Flarty, I saw the prisoner Parsley steal three shawls, and I saw her put them under her apron; then they went out; when she came to the door, I saw part of the shawl stick out from under her apron; I went out, and took the shawls from under Parsley's apron; the prisoner Flarty went away, I did not take her; I called my master out of the back shop, and told him that she had stolen three shawls; then we sent for a constable, and took her be- before the Magistrate. When was the other taken? - On Saturday or Monday, I do not know which, the runner took her. Are you sure the other girl Phebe Flarty was the one that was in the shop? - Yes, I am quite sure of that. Did they both come together; - Yes, and went out together. JACOB FREEMAN sworn. When Parsley was taken, I had information from Twydale of the other person, and I went after her, and she was brought before the Magistrate, and Twydale came and swore to her person. What is become of the shawls? Twydale. I went up to the gallery with them, and when I came out again, I gave them to the woman at the door to take care of till I came back; and this morning I asked her for them, and she said that two men last night about ten, came and asked for them in my name, and she gave them to them; I think her name is Mrs. Storey, the door-keeper. Were they marked? - Yes, Y X; I am sure they were my master's shawls; I took them from the prisoner; they were kept separate; I am sure they were my master's goods; they were worth a guinea and a half. Prisoners. We have nothing to say. BOTH GUILTY Of stealing, but not privately . Each transported for seven years . Tried by the third Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER. ---------------------------------------------------- She was also mentioned as a witness in another case, tried on the same date, involving two boys , William Welch, aged 12, and Henry Conway , age d9, for stealing a bundle of clothes from a little girl.

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C Green on 28th January 2023

First Fleet Pioneer! Born in Ireland. Married to Richard Podmore on the 30 July 1810 at St. Phillip's Church in Sydney NSW, Australia. Reg.Cert. Number: v1810.10883A v1810162 Died on the 27th Jan 1817 in Botany Bay (Sydney) NSW Australia. Reg. Cert. Number: v3692 2B, v5467 Buried at Sydney Burial grounds (Church of England) age 44 years old. Parents are John and Mary