Mary Martin

Mary Martin – St. Saviours

• Born Ann Allen in 1788

• Died aged 78 in 1843

• Life Events

  • Sentenced, at the age of 22, to 7 years transportation for stealing a watch and money.

  • Was on Lady Penhryn with 107 female convicts

  • Was in a long-term relationship (not married) with Edward Pales and had 3 daughters

  • Married John Martin and had 2 children

  • Daughter, Ann, married John Richards, who built Riversdale; where Mary lived the rest of her life

  • Only known First Fleeter buried in St Saviours Cemetery