Margaret Kelly

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Maureen Withey on 30th January 2021

Margaret Kelly indicted with having feloniously and maliciously enticed Patrick Biscott, a child 3 years old, from his home, with intent to steal his clothes. It appeared from the evidence that this inhuman wretch had not only decoyed this child from its own residence, but a little girl, its sister, another child, for similar purpose. She was detected by Mr. Sacheverel and some other persons behind a wall at some fields, near Harcourt street, with three little creatures stripped nearly naked, shivering and crying with cold, and was immediately selzed. She was fully convicted, and sentenced to seven years’ transportation Dublin Morning Register, 24 March 1830 -------------------------------------------------- Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Margaret Kelly, age on arrival, 20, per Forth II (1830), Tried at Dublin, 1830, 7 years, Stripping children, DOB 1810. Native of Dublin. Single. House maid laundress. Catholic. --------------------------------------------------- Convict Index, 1791-1873. Margaret Kelly, Forth 1830, Ticket of Leave, 33/523. District, Windsor; Tried, Dublin City. -------------------------------------------------- Convict Application to Marry. William Davis, per Princess Royal, age 30, 7 years, Free; and Margaret Kelly, per Forth 2, age 24, 7 years, T of L. Date of Application, 19 July 1834, Windsor, Revd. Henry Stiles.