| Name: | Mary Jolly |
| Aliases: | none |
| Gender: | f |
| Date of Birth: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Date of Death: | - |
| Age: | - |
Life Span
Female median life span was 59 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
| Crime: | Stealing |
| Convicted at: | Middlesex |
| Sentence term: | 7 years |
| Ship: | America |
| Departure date: | 30th December, 1830 |
| Arrival date: | 9th May, 1831 |
| Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 181 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online. Tasmanian conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-5$init=CON40-1-5p197 |
| Source description: |
Maureen Withey on 16th April, 2020 wrote:
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (http://www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 16 April 2020), October 1830, trial of MARY JOLLY (t18301028-190).
MARY JOLLY, Theft > simple larceny, 28th October 1830.
2034. MARY JOLLY was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of October , 7 pairs of boot-legs, value 14s., the goods of William Copeman ; and 1 sheet, value 1s., the goods of John Clarke .
MARY CLARKE. I am the wife of John Clarke - he is a boot and shoemaker , and lives in Old Montague-street . The prisoner came to lodge with us on the Wednesday, and took her lodgings by the week - on the Sunday I saw her door ajar, and a pair of boot-legs in the room; I went in and saw two pairs of boot-legs near the pillow - this led me to suspect; I looked, and missed a sheet - when she came back, I said “You have robbed me of a sheet, and theman in the next room of the boot-legs;” she said she had not, she had wrapped the sheet round her to keep her warm - she had gone out at seven o’clock in the morning, and came home between seven and eight in the evening; I found the sheet round her person - she had not an opportunity of putting it on when she came home - seven pairs of boot-legs were lost, and two were found just under the edge of the pillow; she had put down three pairs of boot-legs in the yard; five pairs were found in all; two pairs were quite lost.
WILLIAM COPEMAN . I know these boot-legs; they were all safe on Saturday night, and I missed them on Sunday morning - this witness brought these into my room; I live on the same floor with the prisoner.
WILLIAM DARBY . I am a Police-constable. This witness gave the prisoner into my charge on suspicion, and said she had attempted to go out at the back door; I took the candle and found some of these boot-legs on the pavement - this sheet was taken from the prisoner’s person.
Prisoner. I told her I had the sheet round me; I know nothing about the boot-legs - a boy slept with that man, and he went up and down - I am innocent of taking them.
GUILTY . Aged 32. - Transported for Seven Years .
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Mary Jolly
Tasmanian conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-5$init=CON40-1-5p197
76. Mary Jolly. Per America. Tried at Middlesex 28 Oct 1830, 7 years. Married 2 children, husband Jno. Jolly Coachman to Counsellor Todd.
Several conduct issues on her record.
Free Certificate No161, 1841.
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Appropriation Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON27-1-1$init=CON27-1-1p5
76. Mary Jolly, 32, Cook & Ladies maid, Assigned to Miss Debney.
Maureen Withey on 16th April, 2020 made the following changes:
convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Old Bailey Proceedings Online. Tasmanian conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-5$init=CON40-1-5p197 (prev. ), firstname: Mary, surname: Jolly, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 0
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