Mary Bryant

Mary Bryant (1765 - ?) was a Cornish convict sent to Australia. She became one of the first successful escapees from the fledging Australian penal colony. Born Mary Broad (referred to as Mary Braund at the Exeter Assizes) in Fowey, Cornwall, United Kingdom, to William Broad and Grace Symons Broad, a fishing family. She left home to seek work in Plymouth, England, where she became involved in petty thievery. After being arrested and committed by J... more

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