Brooker, Mary Ann (1775–1859)
Mary Wade and Jane Whiting were sentenced to life transportation for assaulting an eight-year-old girl and taking her cotton frock, linen tippet, and linen cap. She arrived in Sydney in 1790 aboard the Lady Juliana.
She was sent to Norfolk Island aboard the Surprize in August. She bore two surviving children there, Sarah (1793) to Teague Harrigan and William (1796) who is thought to be the son of Jonathan Brooker. By 1800 Wade, Harrigan and Brooker and their children were all living in New South Wales. Mary continued to live with Harrigan. Their relationship had ended by 1806 and she again took up with Brooker. They married in 1817.
Additional Resources
- death notice, Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW) 22 December 1859, p 2
- funeral notice, Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW), 19 December 1859, p 3, column 3
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Brooker, Mary Ann
- Brooker, Jonathan (husband)
- Harrigan, Teague (partner)
- Boon, Sarah Mary (daughter)
- Brooker, Elizabeth (daughter)
- Lowe, Elizabeth (daughter)
- Angel, Mary (daughter)
- Wade, Edward (son)
- Brooker, William (son)
- Brooker, James (son)
- Harrigan, Edward (son)
- Harrigan, Edward (son)
- Brooker, John (son)
- Brooker, James (son)
- Brooker, Sophia Mary (daughter-in-law)
- Brooker, Janet (daughter-in-law)
- Harrigan, Jane Willison (daughter-in-law)
- Brooker, Elizabeth Willison (daughter-in-law)
- Ray, William (son-in-law)
- Boon, Nathaniel (son-in-law)
- Hart, John (son-in-law)
- Ledwidge, Christopher (son-in-law)
- Lowe, Daniel (son-in-law)
- Ray, Mary (granddaughter)
- Rudd, Sophia (granddaughter)
- Byrnes, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Jenkins, Maria (granddaughter)
- Rudd, Sarah Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Franklin, Margaret (granddaughter)
- Griffin, Sophia (granddaughter)
- Hannam, Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Harrigan, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Spinks, Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Larkin, Sophia Jane (granddaughter)
- Hurst, Keturah (granddaughter)
- Lenon, Eliza (granddaughter)
- Harris, Mary (granddaughter)
- Brooker, Mary (granddaughter)
- Brooker, Louisa Willison (granddaughter)
- Thorn, Sarah Jane (granddaughter)
- King, Mary Louisa (granddaughter)
- Mayne, Louisa Emily (granddaughter)
- Caldwell, Alice Clara (granddaughter)
- Spinks, Rosina (granddaughter)
- Ray, William (grandson)
- Ray, John (grandson)
- Brooker, William (grandson)
- Boon, Nathaniel (grandson)
- Brooker, Jonathan (grandson)
- Boon, Thomas (grandson)
- Boon, Jonathan (grandson)
- Boon, James (grandson)
- Brooker, Jonathan (grandson)
- Ledwidge, John C. (grandson)
- Ledwidge, Christopher (grandson)
- Brooker, James (grandson)
- Angel, Henry (grandson)
- Boon, Daniel Joseph (grandson)
- Angel, William (grandson)
- Harrigan, James Edward (grandson)
- Brooker, Joseph Henry (grandson)
- Angel, Robert (grandson)
- Angel, Richard (grandson)
- Brooker, Joseph Henry (grandson)
- Brooker, Edward Charles (grandson)
- Angel, James (grandson)
- Brooker, James Albert (grandson)
- Brooker, Jonathan (grandson)
- Brooker, William (grandson)
- Angel, Edward Jonathan (grandson)
- Brooker, Murdo (grandson)
- Angel, Samuel (grandson)
- Harrigan, William (grandson)
- Kidner, Jane (criminal associate)
Citation details
'Brooker, Mary Ann (1775–1859)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/brooker-mary-ann-25817/text33995, accessed 5 March 2021.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Wade, Mary Ann
Birth
17 December 1775
London, Middlesex, England
Death
17 December 1859
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death
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Convict Record
Crime: assault and robbery
Sentence: life