Maria Toomey

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Maureen Withey on 1st April 2021

National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/2/1771829 Prisoner name: Maria Toomey. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey April Sessions 1829. Crime: Stealing wearing apparel. Initial sentence: Seven years transportation. Gaoler's report: 'Not known here - married one child.' Annotated: Nil. Petitioner(s): John Toomey, the convict's husband, from Tipperary [Ireland]. Mary Toomey, the convict's sister-in-law [petition addressed to Mrs Peel]. Grounds for clemency: Husband incapable of earning; he was a seaman in HM service but has no pension; distressed family; convict went to a pawn shop with a neighbour and gave her own name and address instead of the neighbour's.

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Penny-Lyn Beale on 25th June 2020

Maria Toomey. Date of Death: October 1834. Sydney. Supposed to have been murdered by her husband. Patrick Cormack New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891 Name: Maria Toomy. Date: Oct 1834 Place: New South Wales, Australia Category: Convicts Deaths. Title: Death Register, 1828-1879 Volume Number: 4/4549 ------------------------------------ The Sydney Times (NSW : 1834-1838) Tue 11 Nov 1834 Page 3 Domestic Intelligence. Execution. - John Jenkins, Thos. Tattersdale, and Patrick M'Cormack, the two former for the murder of Dr. Wardell, and the latter for the murder of his wife, under-went the awful sentence of the law, at the usual place of execution. At nine o'clock yesterday morning, the unfortunate victims to the offended laws of their country appeared upon the platform, Tattersdale at- tended by the Rev. Wm. Cowper and Jenkins and M'Cormack by the Rev. Mr. McEncroe. ---------------------------------------- The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842) Mon 13 Oct 1834 Page 2 DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. CORONER'S INQUEST. A Coroner's Inquest was convened on Monday, evening last, at the Bell Public house, on the body of Maria M'Connack, who was found dead in her house at about 2 o'clock of that day , under circumstances which induced a strong suspicion that she had been murdered ; and in consequence, her husband Patrick M'Cormack was taken into custody. Of the details at the proceedings of this inquest, we report we a re not enabled to furnish our readers which any information not having been present, but we are in- formed by one of the Jury , that the body was examined, and a post mortem examination taken by Mr. Surgeon Neilson, who certified that the death of the deceased was occasioned by sanguineous apoplexy, accelerated by the use of ardent spirts from the appearance of the body, which exhibited various marks of violence.......

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Roger Churm on 29th April 2019

Old Bailey Proceedings ANN ALLGOOD,MARIA TOOMEY,Theft,Simple larceny 898. Ann Allgood and Maria Toomey were indicted for stealing,on the 7th of April,1 pair off trousers,value 2s 5d;1 waistcoat,value 1s 6d., and 1 pair of stockings,value 1s.,the goods of Edward Randall. EDWARD RANDALL.I am a painter.I lost this property on the 7th of April,from the Bag of Nails public-house at Pimlico -I did not get drunk nor go to sleep;the articles were tied in a bundle;Toomey took them while the other was sitting alongside of me;they were away in different roads. James King.I am a labourer.Two prisoners came up to the prosecutor in the Park,and went on to the first public-house;they staid there about half an hour,and went on to the Bag of Nails-I did not go in either of the houses. Charles Banks.I was at the Bag of Nails,between three and four o'clock on the 7th of April;the two prisoners and the prosecutor came in.;they called for half a pint of rum-Toomey passed as his wife,and the other as his sister;a man there wanted to shake hands with the prosecutor,and the prisoners fell aboard of him;Toomey took the bundle and went out;All good put her hand into his pocket,and they both ran off in different directions-the prosecutor was sitting still;he was intoxicated. John Williams. I am a pawnbroker.The two prisoners pawned all this property at our house,on the 7th of April,between seven and eight o'clock in the evening;they were not tipsy. Charles Augustus Dorrington.The prisoner Allgood was given into my charge at near twelve o'clock at night-there was nothing found on her;she was intoxicated. (Property produced and sworn to) Allgood's Defence.I met this man in St James-park-we were both very much intoxicated;he caught us both,and took us to a public- house;he brought us all kinds of liquor;I do not know how I got home- but as to the property,I had none. Toomey's Defence. I do not know how came by the bundle;I think he must have given it to me-I.had no notion of robbing him;we had been drinking the whole of the day,and Bankes was like the rest;we were all intoxicated. ALLGOOD-GUILTY.Aged 27 Confined Three Months TOOMEY-GUILTY.Aged 36 Transported for Seven Years.