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Mary Bryan (1782–1850)

Mary Bryan was sentenced to seven years transportation for stealing a dollar, worth 4 shillings 9 pence from a storekeper. She arrived in Sydney in 1798 aboard the Britannia. She had two sons with Richard Mortimer and was recorded in the 1825 Muster as the 'wife of John Bennett'.

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'Bryan, Mary (1782–1850)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/bryan-mary-29742/text36822, accessed 29 March 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Brien, Mary
  • Briant, Mary
Birth

1782
England

Death

11 June, 1850 (aged ~ 68)
Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Convict Record

Crime: theft
Sentence: 7 years