John JONES and Mary (JONES) maiden name unknown but may have been EVERALL
My 4th Great Grandparents
John JONES was born in the 1700's in England and was a soldier who was serving abroad in 1810.
Mary (c.1789-1866) was born about 1789. Her maiden name is unknown but it may have been EVERALL. Mary EVERALL married John JONES at St. Andrew, Holborn, London, Middlesex, England on 9 December 1807. She would have been about 18 years old at the time. She gave birth to their first son, John on 15 September 1808 and their second son, Charles was born on 11 January 1810 but Mary left alone while her husband John was serving abroad soon fell foul of the law and was tried at the Old Bailey, London on 3 November 1810. She and another woman, Elizabeth Payne, were indicted for feloniously stealing, on 30th of October, twelve pairs of silk stockings, valued at £4 10s, from the shop of Robert Kenyon, a hosier of 54 Holborn Hill, in the parish of St Andrew's, Holborn.
Evidence was given that on the evening when the prisoners entered the shop, Mr Kenyon had gone upstairs for tea. His young assistant was serving another woman when Elizabeth Payne said to him that she wanted some flannels, so he rang the bell for his master to come down. Before going up for tea, Mr Kenyon had placed on a chair a parcel of twelve pairs of silk stockings with an invoice tucked in the parcel. He had planned on delivering them to a lady after he had taken tea. He heard one of the prisoners offering threepence less for the flannel than the price asked. He said he was not in the habit of doing that but could show them articles of a lower description. Mary and Elizabeth then looked at some mitts, went to the door and said they would call again to look at the flannel.
Mr Kenyon noticed the stockings were missing and jumped over the counter to find the invoice covered in dirt. He went after the prisoners and overtook them about 10 or 12 doors away from his house. One of them was in a mercer's shop, which was well lighted, and he could see her tearing up the writing on the paper. He said to Elizabeth Payne, you have a dozen pairs of my stockings and you must come back. But Payne denied having them and said they would not come back. A passerby touched Mr Kenyon, then stooped down and picked up the parcel which Payne had dropped. With difficulty Mr Kenyon pushed them back to his shop. Payne said to Mary, how come you do such a thing, I suppose you must have taken the parcel up with your child. "Oh! said Mary, I don't care, they can't hurt us for they have not found the parcel upon us."
Mary gave as her defence "I know nothing about it no more than the baby in my arms".
She called two witnesses who gave her a good character. One of these witnesses said that Jones had lodged in his house, and was he believed, a soldier's wife, who had gone abroad. He believed her to be very honest and had often trusted her.
Mary, aged 21, was found guilty of stealing and sentenced to transportation for 7 years. On the sentence being passed, Mary with an infant in her arms, and described as being an interesting young woman, dropped down in a swoon.
See the Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London
The trial was reported in two London newspapers, The London Courier & Evening Gazette and The Evening Mail, under the heading "Old Bailey" on 7 November 1810.
John JONES was born in the 1700's in England and was a soldier who was serving abroad in 1810.
Mary (c.1789-1866) was born about 1789. Her maiden name is unknown but it may have been EVERALL. Mary EVERALL married John JONES at St. Andrew, Holborn, London, Middlesex, England on 9 December 1807. She would have been about 18 years old at the time. She gave birth to their first son, John on 15 September 1808 and their second son, Charles was born on 11 January 1810 but Mary left alone while her husband John was serving abroad soon fell foul of the law and was tried at the Old Bailey, London on 3 November 1810. She and another woman, Elizabeth Payne, were indicted for feloniously stealing, on 30th of October, twelve pairs of silk stockings, valued at £4 10s, from the shop of Robert Kenyon, a hosier of 54 Holborn Hill, in the parish of St Andrew's, Holborn.
Evidence was given that on the evening when the prisoners entered the shop, Mr Kenyon had gone upstairs for tea. His young assistant was serving another woman when Elizabeth Payne said to him that she wanted some flannels, so he rang the bell for his master to come down. Before going up for tea, Mr Kenyon had placed on a chair a parcel of twelve pairs of silk stockings with an invoice tucked in the parcel. He had planned on delivering them to a lady after he had taken tea. He heard one of the prisoners offering threepence less for the flannel than the price asked. He said he was not in the habit of doing that but could show them articles of a lower description. Mary and Elizabeth then looked at some mitts, went to the door and said they would call again to look at the flannel.
Mr Kenyon noticed the stockings were missing and jumped over the counter to find the invoice covered in dirt. He went after the prisoners and overtook them about 10 or 12 doors away from his house. One of them was in a mercer's shop, which was well lighted, and he could see her tearing up the writing on the paper. He said to Elizabeth Payne, you have a dozen pairs of my stockings and you must come back. But Payne denied having them and said they would not come back. A passerby touched Mr Kenyon, then stooped down and picked up the parcel which Payne had dropped. With difficulty Mr Kenyon pushed them back to his shop. Payne said to Mary, how come you do such a thing, I suppose you must have taken the parcel up with your child. "Oh! said Mary, I don't care, they can't hurt us for they have not found the parcel upon us."
Mary gave as her defence "I know nothing about it no more than the baby in my arms".
She called two witnesses who gave her a good character. One of these witnesses said that Jones had lodged in his house, and was he believed, a soldier's wife, who had gone abroad. He believed her to be very honest and had often trusted her.
Mary, aged 21, was found guilty of stealing and sentenced to transportation for 7 years. On the sentence being passed, Mary with an infant in her arms, and described as being an interesting young woman, dropped down in a swoon.
See the Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London
The trial was reported in two London newspapers, The London Courier & Evening Gazette and The Evening Mail, under the heading "Old Bailey" on 7 November 1810.
The trial of Mary and her accomplice Elizabeth Paine(Payne) was also featured in a book written around that time entitled "The New Newgate Calendar : Being Interesting Memoirs of Notorious Characters who have been convicted of Outrages on the Laws of England" by Andrew Knapp and William Baldwin, Attornies at Law. This book includes both a commentary and an account of the trial.
Mary departed England in April 1811 on board the convict ship 'Friends'. Her two children, John age 3 and Charles age 1 travelled on the ship with her. They arrived in Sydney, NSW on 10 October 1811.
In the 1814 Muster, Mary was living at the Female Factory, Parramatta with her 2 children on stores. This meant that her sons, John and Charles were being supported by the government.
In the 1818 Muster she was said to be married.
On 1 Jan 1819 her sons were admitted into the Male Orphan School and she was working as a seamstress in Parramatta.
Mary and John JONES had the following children:
1. John Jones (1808-).
John was born on 15 September 1808 in England. He was enrolled at the Male Orphan School on 1 Jan 1819 and on 2 May 1822 he was apprenticed to E.G. Hazard, Pump & Block Maker. A pump and block maker was a precision woodcarver, making two machines that ships needed to sail. The block and tackles could lift heavy cargo or raise sails and the pumps kept water from building up below decks.
On 24 Dec 1827, John applied to marry convict, Mary Walton, but the application was refused, reason being "consent of Master required". Mary's master was Joseph Day who was also John's step-father. She later married another convict.
In the 1828 Census, John, whose name was recorded as John Day, was living at Windsor with his mother, Mary Day and step-father, Joseph Day. Mary Walton was listed as the servant of Joseph Day.
2. Charles JONES (1810-1874). My 3rd Great Grandfather
Mary (JONES) & Joseph Day (her second husband)
Divorce was not available to the common person until the late 1800's and was expensive and scandalous. Previously married convicts were permitted to remarry after 7 years separation as long as their spouse was abroad, even if they were still living.
Mary (JONES), a spinster, married ex-convict Joseph Day (c.1790 -1837), bachelor and labourer, on 4 September 1820 at St Phillips Church of England, Sydney, NSW. Mary's age was recorded as 35 and Joseph 40. Joseph made his mark and Mary signed her name.
See Parish record of Marriage.
Joseph was born about 1790 in London, England. In June 1813, aged 23, he was tried at the Old Bailey, London, charged with feloniously stealing on the 4th of June 1813, three shirts, value 15s, fifteen pair of stockings, value 4s and a tablecloth, value 2s, the property of Thomas Bass; twenty-three towels, value 5s, a handkerchief, value 6d, seven pair of stockings, value 5s and a tub, value 5s the property of Ann Bradley, a widow. He was found guilty and sentenced to transportation for 7 years.
Joseph departed England aboard the convict ship "Marquis of Wellington" on 1 Sep 1814. There were 200 male convicts on board. He arrived in Sydney on 27 Jan 1815. The Shipping Indent described him as being a native of London, a labourer, aged 23, height 5' 8¼", fair pale complexion, black hair and hazel eyes.
In the 1822 Muster, Mary was free by servitude and the wife of J. Day of Sydney.
Joseph Day was the Toll Collector at the Parramatta Turnpike and on 5 October 1824, he wrote a letter to the Governor of the Colony, complaining that people were using a back road to avoid paying the toll and could the Governor erect a fence. Below is a transcript of this letter.
To His Excellency, Sir Thomas Brisbane, K.C.B.
Praying that a space of ground from the Parramatta Bridge may be fenced in
The humble Memorial of Joseph Day of Parramatta
5 October 1824
Most respectively presumes to state,
That your most humble Memorialist rents the Turnpike on the Windsor Road in Parramatta, which has been let to your Memorialist at the high yearly rent of Two Hundred and Sixteen Pounds per Annum.
Your Excellency's most humble Memorialist presumes to state that there is a road called the Factory Road, which runs at the back of Parramatta Gaol, and which communicates with the Turnpike Road near Birken Back Bridge on the Hindson Road.
Your Excellency's most humble Memorialist requests to observe that carts avail themselves of this means of evading the payment of the Toll, and frequently arrive at their destination, passing through Parramatta, without the expense of the Turnpike.
Your Excellency's most humble Memorialist doth therefore request, that the space of ground from the Parramatta Bridge to the Turnpike Gate may be fenced in, in order that this innovation on the priveleges of your most humble Memorialist may be discontinued, and which memorialist indulges the hope your Excellency will think just, when the high price paid for the Gate is taken into your Excellency's humane consideration.
And for which your Excellency's most humble Memorialist will ever pray."
Parramatta the 5th October 1824
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On 13 December 1826, Mary wrote the following letter to the authorities at the Male Orphan School requesting that her son Charles be apprenticed to his employer.
In the 1828 Census, Mary and Joseph were living in Windsor, NSW. Joseph was a shopkeeper with 2 horses and 3 horned cattle. Mary's son John Jones was living with them, but his name was recorded as John Day.
Joseph died, aged 46, on 9 August 1837 in Parramatta.(6) His death was reported in "The Sydney Gazette & NSW Advertiser on Saturday 12 August, 1837, page 2 "On Tuesday a shopkeeper, residing at Parramatta, named Joseph Day, having eaten several dozen of oysters, laid himself upon his bed and immediately expired." He was buried at St John's Church of England, Parramatta.
In the 1828 Census, Mary and Joseph were living in Windsor, NSW. Joseph was a shopkeeper with 2 horses and 3 horned cattle. Mary's son John Jones was living with them, but his name was recorded as John Day.
Joseph died, aged 46, on 9 August 1837 in Parramatta.(6) His death was reported in "The Sydney Gazette & NSW Advertiser on Saturday 12 August, 1837, page 2 "On Tuesday a shopkeeper, residing at Parramatta, named Joseph Day, having eaten several dozen of oysters, laid himself upon his bed and immediately expired." He was buried at St John's Church of England, Parramatta.
Mary JONES & Joseph Suter (her third husband)
Mary DAY, aged 50, a widow, married Joseph Suter (c.1804-1860), aged 36, an ex-convict and bachelor on 6 July 1840 in the Chapel of St. Lawrence, Church of England, Sydney. The witnesses were John Davis (his X mark) of Parramatta Street and William Jones of George Street Sth. (William Jones was no relation but probably an employee of the church, as he appears to have been a witness to many marriages).
Joseph Suter was born about 1804 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. On 6 Apr 1826 he was convicted in York of being a Pick Pocket and sentenced to transportation of 7 years. He had 26 previous convictions. He was aged 22, single, a Protestant and was 5' 2-3/4" tall with a dark ruddy complexion with brown eyes and hazel eyes. His trade or calling was Whitesmith.
He arrived in Sydney Cove on 26 Nov 1826 aboard the convict ship "Speke 3".
Joseph Suter (who also went under the name of Joseph Brown) died of 5 Nov 1860 of "injuries received by falling over steps at the side of the Pyrmont Bridge when in liquor". The Sydney Morning Herald published a story of his fall on 5 Nov 1860, page 4 "Accidents from Drink". It was again mentioned in The Sydney Morning Herald on 10 Nov 1860, page 5 under "Notes of the Week".
Mary died, aged about 75, of Asthenia on 4 Sep 1866 at the Hyde Park Asylum, Sydney. The informant was an employee at the Asylum and no other personal details were recorded. She was buried in the Camperdown Cemetery, Camperdown, NSW.
Mary JONES & Joseph Suter (her third husband)
Mary DAY, aged 50, a widow, married Joseph Suter (c.1804-1860), aged 36, an ex-convict and bachelor on 6 July 1840 in the Chapel of St. Lawrence, Church of England, Sydney. The witnesses were John Davis (his X mark) of Parramatta Street and William Jones of George Street Sth. (William Jones was no relation but probably an employee of the church, as he appears to have been a witness to many marriages).
Joseph Suter was born about 1804 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. On 6 Apr 1826 he was convicted in York of being a Pick Pocket and sentenced to transportation of 7 years. He had 26 previous convictions. He was aged 22, single, a Protestant and was 5' 2-3/4" tall with a dark ruddy complexion with brown eyes and hazel eyes. His trade or calling was Whitesmith.
He arrived in Sydney Cove on 26 Nov 1826 aboard the convict ship "Speke 3".
Joseph Suter (who also went under the name of Joseph Brown) died of 5 Nov 1860 of "injuries received by falling over steps at the side of the Pyrmont Bridge when in liquor". The Sydney Morning Herald published a story of his fall on 5 Nov 1860, page 4 "Accidents from Drink". It was again mentioned in The Sydney Morning Herald on 10 Nov 1860, page 5 under "Notes of the Week".
Mary died, aged about 75, of Asthenia on 4 Sep 1866 at the Hyde Park Asylum, Sydney. The informant was an employee at the Asylum and no other personal details were recorded. She was buried in the Camperdown Cemetery, Camperdown, NSW.
Sources
1. "Marriage Record St Andrew Holborn, London 1807 : John Jones & Mary Everall".
2. "NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842".
3. "Male Orphan School Admission Records". NSW State Archives.
4. "NSW Register of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851".
5. "Marriage Certificate : Mary Jones & Joseph Day", NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages
6. "Census 1828 New South Wales, Australia".
7. "Male Orphan School Records Quitting School". NSW State Archives.
8. "Death Certificate : Joseph Day". NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages.
9. "Burial : Joseph Day". Parramatta & District Historical Society
10. "Marriage Certificate : Mary Day & Joseph Suter". NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages.
11. "Death Certificate : Joseph Suter (or Brown)", NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages.
12. "Death Certificate : Mary Suter", NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages.
Last updated 7 September 2017