Date of Conviction: 20/01/1802

Age at Conviction: 18

Crime Convicted of: Theft

Court Convicted at: Lancaster Quarter Sessions (held at the New Bailey, Salford)

Sentence Length: 7 Years

Ship Transported on: Experiment

Where Arrived: Port Jackson, New South Wales

Departure Date: 02/01/1804

Arrival Date: 12/06/1804

Biography: Mary was a single woman of Manchester who had stolen a cotton frock. She already had a previous conviction for stealing paper.

Mary married time served convict Matthew Elkin (ship- Perseus) in February 1805 at St Johns, Parramatta and shortly after had a baby, Ann, in August the same year. Sadly, in February 1807, Mary died at Parramatta but was buried in the Old Sydney Burial Ground.