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Mary Reiby

By Sophie & Caitlin T

+Where was she born:

Mary Reiby was born in Bury, Lancashire, England on the 12th May 1777 and died on the 30th May 1855.

At 17 years she married Thomas Raby.

+Original Occupation

Mary’s original occupation was a convict. Mary opened a new warehouse in 1812, enlarging her fleet with the purchase of two more ships by 1817.

+Family Backround

During there marriage Thomas and Mary lived on a farm with seven children.

Life was difficult when Thomas Reiby died on the 5 April 1811, Mary assumed sole responsibility for the care of seven children and control of numerous business enterprises.

+Crime:

She commited stealing a horse at Staffored on the 21 July 1790. When arrested she was dressed as a boy and went under the name of James Burrow, but at her trial her identity was discovered.

+Sentence

On the 21 July 1790 and sentenced to be transported for seven years to New South Wales as a convict to serve out her sentence in 1791.

+Famous For:

Thanks to hard work, Mary Reibey became one of the most successful businesswomen in the Colony. With her new affluence came the hard-earned reward of respectability: Mary was now part of Governor Macquarie's social set.

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