Mary Thomas

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iain Frazier on 10th December 2023

Family connections for Mary (Thomas) are: THOMAS SO WE MIGHT HAVE SISTERS HERE John (Thomas) married Susannah (Rowden) & produced perhaps 2children: 1?.Mary (Thomas). A Mary (Thomas) is said to have been tried, w/Elizabeth/Betty (Thomas), for stealing/receiving goods of Mary (O'Brian) & Roland (Rowland) at Exeter Devon Assizes on 27 8 1791, sentenced to 14years, held on hulk DUNKIRK at Plymouth Harbour & Newgate Prison & arrived in NSW as a convict on 11 1 1793 after a voyage of of 6months on BELLONA. ...Mary (Thomas) does not have an entry on this Website as yet. 2?.Elizabeth/Betty (Thomas) was born in 1770 & baptised on 7 1 1771 at Stoke Damerel Devon. She was tried, w/a Mary (Thomas), for stealing/receiving goods of Mary (O'Brian) & Roland (Rowland) at Exeter Devon Assizes on 27 8 1791, sentenced to 14years, held on hulk DUNKIRK at Plymouth Harbour & Newgate Prison & arrived in NSW as a convict on 11 1 1793 after a voyage of of 6months on BELLONA. She had a first relationship (1of3), seemingly on board the female-only hulk DUNKIRK, & produced a child. She had a second relationship (2of3) with Richard (Minifie). She married thirdly (or merely had an enduring relationship with) John (Baylis) about 1796. She is recorded in 1828 as Free by Servitude w/her husband at Richmond, but incorrectly as from BATAVIA 1793 with sentence 7years. She died on 30 8 1832 age 62 mother of 4known children, all boys. ..[Some details taken from this Website] REFERENCE Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.