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Mary Ann Gosper (1765–1837)

Mary Ann Hipwell was found guilty at the Old Bailey, London, of stealing a pair of gloves and was sentenced to seven years' transportation to New South Wales. She arrived in Sydney aboard the Mary Ann in 1791.

She had a son, Edward Reynolds, with fellow convict, Richard Reynolds, in 1794, but was living with Thomas Gosper by 1797. The couple married in 1810, seven weeks after Thomas Gosper had finished serving his prison sentence.

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'Gosper, Mary Ann (1765–1837)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/gosper-mary-ann-17296/text32161, accessed 22 November 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Hipwell, Mary Ann
  • Reynolds, Mary Ann
Birth

1765
London, Middlesex, England

Death

23 August, 1837 (aged ~ 72)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Convict Record

Crime: theft
Sentence: 7 years