Man Robbery—A Gender Signifier in Convict Australia 1827–1836
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Views of Convict Women
4. Convict Records in NSW and VDL
5. Man Robbery
5.1. Comparison of Numbers Recorded for ‘Pick Pocketing’, ‘Robbery from Person’ and ‘Man Robbery’ among Select NSW Female Ships
5.2. Trial Records for Women Accused of ‘Man Robbery’
5.3. The ship Diana and the Crimes of the Female Convicts
5.4. Language Descriptors on Arrival Indents for the 1836 Elizabeth
5.5. Administrative Shorthand or Clerical Inconsistency?
“Transported for Larceny from the Person. Gaol Report Not known. Married 5 children. Stated this offence, stealing from the person a watch, prosecutor a soldier, once for assault, discharged. Husband John transported for the same offence, he at the Fortitude Chatham. I expect him here.”[61]
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Ship | Number of Women Landed NSW | Man Robbery | Pocket Picking | Robbing or Stealing from Person or Larceny from Person |
---|---|---|---|---|
1826 Grenada | 88 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
1827 Princess Charlotte | 90 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
1827 Harmony | 80 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
1827 Louisa | 90 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
1828 Competitor | 99 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
1828 Princess Royal | 100 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
1829 Lucy Davidson | 99 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
1829 Sovereign | 120 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
1829 Roslyn Castle | 128 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
1830 Kains | 120 | 2 | 19 | 12 |
1830 Earl of Liverpool | 87 | 12 | 2 | 9 |
1832 Pyramus | 147 | 23 | 3 | 3 |
1832 Burrell | 99 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
1833 Diana | 100 | 6 | 31 | 0 |
1833 Fanny | 98 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
1833 Buffalo | 179 | 32 | 2 | 0 |
1833 Numa | 140 | 41 | 2 | 0 |
1834 George Hibbert | 144 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
1835 Mary | 180 | 58 | 2 | 0 |
1835 Henry Wellesley | 118 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
1836 Elizabeth | 161 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
Name | Age | Date of Conviction | Place | UK Conviction | Character of Crime |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ann Mathews | 23 | 15.4.1830 | MGD | Assault and robbery | Prostitute |
Francis Mathews | 26 | 15.4.1830 | MGD | Assault and robbery | Violence, prostitute |
Ann Rowland | 21 | 15.4.1830 | MGD | Assault and robbery | Violence |
Mary Collins | 21 | 15.4.1830 | MGD | Assault and robbery | Violence |
Maria Payne | 19 | 27.5.1830 | MGD | Theft—simple larceny | Prostitute |
Mary Ann Sheen | 28 | 8.7.1830 | MGD | Theft—pocket picking (theft of money from person) | No sex, No violence |
Lucy Jenkins | 35 | 8.7.1830 | MGD | Theft—pocket picking (theft of money from person) | Prostitute |
Sarah Berry | 35 | 8.7.1830 | MGD | Theft—simple larceny (theft of money from person) | Prostitute |
Matilda Smith | 20 | 16.9.1830 | MQS | Theft—pocket picking | No sex, no violence |
Ann Smith | 20 | 16.9.1830 | MQS | Theft—pocket picking | Theft |
Norah Garver | 20 | 16.9.1830 | MQS | Theft—pocket picking | Theft |
Catharine McFarlane | 28 | 7.9.1830 | Glasgow Court Justiciary | Theft of a watch and habit and repute a thief | Theft |
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Liston, C.; Reynolds, K.M. Man Robbery—A Gender Signifier in Convict Australia 1827–1836. Societies 2020, 10, 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc10030048
Liston C, Reynolds KM. Man Robbery—A Gender Signifier in Convict Australia 1827–1836. Societies. 2020; 10(3):48. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc10030048
Chicago/Turabian StyleListon, Carol, and Kathrine M. Reynolds. 2020. "Man Robbery—A Gender Signifier in Convict Australia 1827–1836" Societies 10, no. 3: 48. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc10030048