Mary Kelly

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Maureen Withey on 12th July 2022

NOTE. There were two women named Mary Kelly on Pyramus, both convicted at the Old Bailey. Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Mary or Hannah Kelly, age on arrival, 35, per Pyramus, (1) 1832, Tried Newgate, London, 1831, Life, for Base coin, Married, 1 child on board, aged 3 years, catholic, DOB, 1797, Native place, Cork. Trade, All work. ------------------------------------------------- Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 12 July 2022), May 1831, trial of MARY KELLY, now called HANNAH (t18310512-10). MARY KELLY, Royal Offences > coining offences, 12th May 1831. First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Littledale. 996. MARY KELLY, now called HANNAH , the wife of MAURICE (KELLY), was indicted for that she, by the name of Mary Kelly, at the General Quarter Session of the Peace, holden by adjournment at the Session-house, Clerkenwell-green, in and for the county of Middlesex, on the 22nd of October, in the 8th of year of George the 4th, was tried and convicted as a common utterer of counterfeit coin, and was thereupon ordered to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction, at Clerkenwell, for one year, and to find sureties for her good behaviour for two years more; and that she, having been so convicted as a common utterer of false money afterwards, on the 16th of April , at St. George, one piece of false and counterfeit money, made and counterfeited to the likeness and similitude of a piece of good, lawful, and current money and silver coin of this realm, called a sixpence, as and for a piece of good, lawful, and current money and silver coin of this realm, called a sixpence, unlawfully, unjustly, deceitfully, and feloniously did utter to one Sarah, the wife of William Ward, she well knowing the said sixpence to he false and counterfeit. ...

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Tony Beale on 20th April 2022

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Bound Indentures 1830-1832 Married Catholic who has 4 children 3 on board. 47/741. From Cork Ireland. One previous of 12 months. 5' 1" fair ruddy and pock pitted complexion, brown hair and hazel eyes

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Tony Beale on 20th April 2022

Old Bailey Online (DoB from here) First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Littledale. 996. MARY KELLY, now called HANNAH , the wife of MAURICE (KELLY), was indicted for that she, by the name of Mary Kelly, at the General Quarter Session of the Peace, holden by adjournment at the Session-house, Clerkenwell-green, in and for the county of Middlesex, on the 22nd of October, in the 8th of year of George the 4th, was tried and convicted as a common utterer of counterfeit coin, and was thereupon ordered to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House of Correc See originalClick to see original tion, at Clerkenwell, for one year, and to find sureties for her good behaviour for two years more; and that she, having been so convicted as a common utterer of false money afterwards, on the 16th of April , at St. George, one piece of false and counterfeit money, made and counterfeited to the likeness and similitude of a piece of good, lawful, and current money and silver coin of this realm, called a sixpence, as and for a piece of good, lawful, and current money and silver coin of this realm, called a sixpence, unlawfully, unjustly, deceitfully, and feloniously did utter to one Sarah, the wife of William Ward, she well knowing the said sixpence to he false and counterfeit . SECOND COUNT, the same as the first, only omitting the words printed in italics. MESSRS. SCARLETT and ELLIS conducted the prosecution. SARAH WARD . I am the wife of William Ward , who keeps a pastry cook's-shop , in Cannon-street , in the parish of St. George, Middlesex. On the 16th of April, between nine and ten o'clock in the evening, the prisoner came to my husband's shop and purchased 2d. worth of plum-cakes - she took the cakes off the plate, and gave me a sixpence into my hand - I immediately saw it was a very bad one, and gave it her back; I saw Wakeling, and I suppose he was at the door, for as she was going out with the sixpence in her hand he apprehended her - it was between nine and ten o'clock, to the best of my recollection. COURT. Q. What makes you say it was a bad sixpence? A. I knew it to be bad, and gave it her back -I had not given any information to the officer; he knew her before. FRANCES WILDBORN. I am a widow, and live at the Seven Stars, Rosemary-lane - my father keeps the house. I know the prisoner - I saw her at my father's house on the 16th of April, between nine and ten o'clock at night, to the best of my knowledge - she came with a man and woman, at least I saw her at the counter with them - they were decidedly in company; they called for a pint of porter - I cannot say which it was; a sixpence was offered me in payment - I have every reason to believe it was the prisoner gave it me, as I directed my conversation immediately to her, and she stood immediately before me. Q.What was the conversation? A. On looking at the sixpence I observed it to be bad, and told the prisoner so- she was the person immediately before me; I said,"This is a bad sixpence: this is the second bad coin offered me within these ten minutes;" she immediately snatched up the sixpence, and ran away with it - I am sure it was her who santched it up; she ran to the door, and called to some woman inside to follow her - she called her by a Christian name; the other two persons went out in about two minutes - they seemed to wish to engage my attention to them; I gave information of this - the porter was not paid for, nor drank. ELEANOR PARKER. I am a widow, and keep the Blue Anchor public-house, Rosemary-lane. On Saturday, the 16th of April. between nine and ten o'clock, the prisoner came to my house for a pint of porter - she had a child in her arms; nobody else was with her - I served her; she put a bad sixpence on the counter - I took it up, tried it, found it bad, and returned it to her - the Policeman came in at the time, and took it out of her hand. PIERCE DRISCOLL. I am a Police-officer. On the 16th of April, about ten o'clock at night, I saw the prisoner go into the Blue Anchor public-house, Rosemary-lane, kept by Parker - I had my eyes on her before, in consequence of information; I stood at the door, and saw her offer the sixpence - I saw Parker try it on the counter, and return it to her; she had put it into Mrs. Parker's hand, and she put it on the counter, bent it, and returned it to her - I took it out of the prisoner's hand, as the landlady returned it to her - I have it now, and have had it ever since eleven o'clock the next day; I took her to the station-house, searched her myself, and found 2s. 3d. in copper, and a good sixpence in her pocket - she was discharged by serjeant Norman; I gave him the counterfeit sixpence - he returned it to me next day about eleven o'clock; I had marked it before I had parted with it, and knew it to be the same, as far as I could judge - I produce it; here is the mark which I put on it - it is a triangle, and it is bent at the edge. Prisoner. He told the landlady I had given her a bad sixpence - they searched the till, and took it out of a cup in the till. Witness. I did not go near the till; I took it out of the prisoner's hand. JOHN NORMAN . I am a Police-serjeant. I was at the station-house, in Denmark-street, on the 16th of April, at half-past ten o'clock, when the prisoner was brought in by Driscoll - I saw him find a good sixpence and 1s. 5d. in copper on her; she had no counterfeit money but the sixpence he produced - I cautioned her, and discharged her; I instructed a Policeman to follow and watch her - Driscoll gave me the counterfeit sixpence: I returned it to him next morning - I put a mark on the reverse side of it, and know this to be the same: she was brought in again at eleven o'clock the same night by Wakeling, for uttering a counterfeit sixpence to Mrs. Ward - Wakeling gave me the counterfeit sixpence; I returned it to him next morning - he charged her, in her presence, with uttering it. JAMES COOK. I am a Policeman. I was at the station-house, and the prisoner was discharged on the 16th of April, about a quarter or ten minutes after ten o'clock- I then followed her up Denmark-street into the New-road, where I saw her meet another woman; she was in conversation with her; I was about a stone's throw from them - I cannot say what the other woman was doing: I merely saw them, and saw something pass between the two: the prisoner put her hand out to the other woman- they both put their hands out together; the prisoner saw me after this took place, and they directly parted, one went one way, and the other another; I followed the prisoner to the corner of Cannon-street, where I met Wakeling - I told him to watch her, and I went back to look for the woman who had parted from her, but could not find her; I saw the prisoner brought to the station-house, in Denmark-street, in about two minutes - I searched her, and found one counterfeit sixpence, and 1s. 5d. in copper on her - I gave Wakeling the counterfeit sixpence. SAMUEL WAKELING. I am a Policeman. On the 16th of April, about half-past ten o'clock, I met Cook, and in consequence of a communication from him, I followed the prisoner at the corner of Cannon-street, to the pastry See originalClick to see original cook's shop, kept by Ward - I saw her go into the shop, the door was open; I could see what was going forward - she asked for two penny worth of plum-cake; I heard that - I was close to the door - she took the two cakes up, and offered Ward sixpence; Ward took the sixpence into her hand, and told her it was bad - the prisoner said she had no had money about her, and she believed it was good - she put it into her right-hand pocket, and came out; I took her into custody, and told her she had just come from the station-house for the same thing, and she must go back again - I laid hold of each of her arms; she had a child in her arms, which prevented her getting her hands into her pocket on the road - I saw Cook search her, and take 1s. 5d. in copper, and this bad sixpence from her right-hand pocket, which was the pocket she had put the sixpence into - only one sixpence was found on her; I marked it, and then gave it to Norman, who returned it to me next morning - I have had it ever since, and now produce it; it has my mark on it. JOHN FIELD. I am an inspector of counterfeit coin to the Mint. This sixpence (produced by Driscoll) is counterfeit - it is made of white metal, known by the name of Britannia metal; it is not washed, but white all through - it was not made at the Mint; this sixpence (produced by Wakeling) is also counterfeit, and is made of white metal. CALEB ENWARD POWELL. I am assistant solicilor to the Mint. I produce a copy of the record of the convic - of Mary Kelly, together with Ann Fox, at the Middlesex October Session, 1827: the original record was read over to me while I examined the copy, and then the copy while I examined the original - (Read, see indictment) GEORGE BRAND . In 1827 I was chief turnkey of the House of Correction, in Cold Bath-fields: the prisoner was in my custody there - she was convicted as a common utterer of base coin, at the October Middlesex Session, 1827; she was imprisoned for one year, by the name of Mary Kelly ; I am certain of her person - a woman named Ann Fox was convicted with her; I have not a doubt of the prisoner's person. Prisoner. You know very well it was my sister, and not me - I was put to bed with a child there, seven years ago. Witness. I was present, and saw her tried - she is the person. Prisoner. If Colton, the officer, was here, he could swear it was my sister, and not me; he is the man who took my sister - I had six months, and she had twelve. Witness. I have not a doubt of her being the person; I had her in custody for one year. Prisoner's Defence. I was never there for twelve months - I leave it to the mercy of the Court; I have six children and a sick husband - if you will send for Mrs. Atkins, of the House of Correction, and Mrs. Kelly, she will prove it was not me - my sister went in the name of Mary Kelly , and had twelve months, and I had but six, at the same time; I am sure the head turnkey woman will tell you the truth - she knows my sister very well, my sister used to wash for Mr. Brand at the time, and I was the woman who afterwards bailed my sister out - Mr. Atkins died two months before I went there. GEORGE BRAND. Mr. Atkins died in November, 1822- she must be speaking of some former time. MATTHEW HENRY LANGLE. I am assistant overseer of the parish of St. Giles. I was present at the prisoner's trial at the Middlesex Session, 1827 - I believe it was in October; it was the close of the year - I repeatedly went to her in prison about her children - I cannot say how long she was in prison. Prisoner. Do not you believe a word that he says - he would swear my life away for 1s. - that is the way in St. Giles'. [May 16.] GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 40.

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Margaret Weston on 18th January 2022

Bell's Weekly Messenger 22 May 1831 - Mary alias Hannah Kelly, for uttering counterfeit coin, having already been convicted of a similar offence.