Mary Wade is 'pardoned' to transportation
Title
Mary Wade is 'pardoned' to transportation
Old Bailey Proceedings supplementary material, Lidia Jones, Elizabeth Shakespeare, Esther Thornton, Catherine Heyland, Ann Steel, Elizabeth Smith, Mary Wade, Jane Whiting, Margaret Wood, Sarah M'Cormick, Mary Kimes, Mary Chafey, Sarah Young, Mary Hook, Elizabeth Goldsmith, Mary Hounsom, 22nd April 1789.
Subject
Mary Wade
Description
Ninety-eight days after being sentenced to death, Mary Wade and Jane Whiting were granted his Majesty's pardon from their death sentences, on the condition that they be transported to Australia for the term of their lives.
Source
The Proceedings of the Old Bailey http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=o17890422-2-defend1057&div=o17890422-2. Accessed 2010-08-07.
Publisher
Old Bailey Online
Date
1789-04-22
Language
en-GB
Type
Text
Text
The following Prisoners accepted the conditions mentioned in his Majesty's pardon, viz.
To be transported during the term of their lives.
Lidia Jones ; Elizabeth Shakespeare ; Esther Thornton ; Catherine Heyland ; Ann Steel ; Elizabeth Smith ; Mary Wade ; Jane Whiting .
The following Prisoners accepted the conditions, viz.
To be transported for the term of seven years .
Margaret Wood ; Sarah M'Cormick ; Mary Kimes , alias Potten ; Mary Chafey ; Sarah Young ; Mary Hook ; Elizabeth Goldsmith ; Mary Hounsom .
To be transported during the term of their lives.
Lidia Jones ; Elizabeth Shakespeare ; Esther Thornton ; Catherine Heyland ; Ann Steel ; Elizabeth Smith ; Mary Wade ; Jane Whiting .
The following Prisoners accepted the conditions, viz.
To be transported for the term of seven years .
Margaret Wood ; Sarah M'Cormick ; Mary Kimes , alias Potten ; Mary Chafey ; Sarah Young ; Mary Hook ; Elizabeth Goldsmith ; Mary Hounsom .
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Citation
“Mary Wade is 'pardoned' to transportation,” Mary Wade Family History Association Inc., accessed April 19, 2024, https://www.marywadefamily.org/items/show/15.