Mary Poulter

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Penny-Lyn Beale on 4th January 2022

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Ship; Lucy Davison Indent No; 90 Name; Mary Poulter Age; 33 years, Reads, Married - 2 Children ON BOARD Native Place; Galway Trade or calling; Laundry Maid & House Maid Offence; Robbing Person Trial; London - 11 June 1829 - 7 years Height; 5 ft 1 1/2 in Noted against name; 1833 - Ticket of Leave 33/272. Allowed to remain in the District of Sydney 1836 - Certificate of Freedom. Date; 18 Jun 1836. Age; 40 [1796]

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Roger Churm on 1st May 2019

Old Bailey Proceedings MARY POULTER,Violent Theft,robbery 11th June 1829 1000.Mary Poulter was indicted for feloniously assaulting Emma Herbert,spinster,on a 11th of May,putting his in fear,and taking from her person,and against her will,1 shawl,value 12s.,her property. Emma Herbert.I am single,and live in Wardour-street.On the 11th of May,between five and six o'clock in the afternoon I had been out for a long we,and was taken very ill;I sat down on a stone in Compton street;I had been walking all day,seeking a situation as a servant -I sat down and put my hand to my forehead;the prisoner came up,and said"You have been drinking" I said"I had not,but I was unwell;I never saw her in my life before -she asked me to go with her and have a cup of tea;I refused,but she pressed me-I got up and followed her to No 29 Rupert-street,but do not believe I exchanged a word with her-I followed her up stairs;she took a key out of his pocket,and tried to open the room door-the street door was open;the moment she tried the key to the room door,a man caught hold of my shoulder,and helped him-the man tore me down stairs foremost;as he took hold of me,she took hold of the shawl,and pulled it off me -the man pulled me down stairs;I was senseless with the blow;I recovered a little,and went up stairs again,but the woman,the man,and shawl were gone;I went home.I found my shawl in pawn at the top of Compton-street,early next morning;I informed a constable,who went with me to the house in Rupert-street,and took the prisoner-I am quite sure she is the person.I am a native of Wales,but have been in London thirteen or fourteen years. Prisoner.Q. Did we have a drink together ?.A. I did number drink with her at all nor go to any public-house with her. Peter Tate.I am a pawnbroker,and live in Princess-street,Soho.This shawl was pawned with me for 5s in the name of Jones,on the 12th of May,about half past eight o'clock in the morning,by the prisoner;I did not ask where she got it,as she had pawned things before-she mentioned no name but Jones. William Green.I am an officer of St.James'.On the 12th of May the prosecutrix made a complaint to me;I went with her to Rupert-street,between twelve and one o'clock,to a house;I saw the prisoner on the stairs,and asked if her name was Mary Poulter-she said No;I was going up stairs-the prosecutrix called me back,and said"That is the party;" I took her to the pawnbroker,who said she had pawned the shawl;she denied both the robbery and pawning it. (Property produced and sworn to) Prisoner's Defence.I was rather in liquor,and met this woman who was drunk,and a mob was round her;she complained to me of being ill,having knocked her head against a post-she said she dare not go home in that state,and if I took her home and give her a cup of tea,she would pawn her shawl to pay for it,but I said"Let us put the kettle on first"as we went up stairs my husband came home,and found us drunk-he threw us both down stairs -she told me she would come and breakfast with me after my husband was gone in the morning,instead of which she brought an officer. GUILTY of stealing only.Aged 33 Transported for Seven Years