Mary Russell (c.1762-1790) and Ann Stokes were found guilty on 25 March 1788 at the Warwick Assizes, Warwickshire, of stealing two shawls — probably from a shop. Sentenced to 7 years transportation, the women arrived at Sydney aboard the Lady Juliana in June 1790 as part of the Second Fleet.
Russell was buried on 29 August 1790 at Sydney Cove.
* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 514
'Russell, Mary (c. 1762–1790)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/russell-mary-31421/text38874, accessed 20 September 2024.
c. 1762
28 August,
1790
(aged ~ 28)
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Crime: theft (shop)
Sentence: 7 years
Court: Warwickshire
Trial Date: 25 March 1788
(1788)