Mary Reibey - Molly Incognita: A Biography 1777-1855  and Her World by Nancy Irvine

Mary Reibey - Molly Incognita: A Biography 1777-1855 and Her World by Nancy Irvine

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9780908120468
Author: Nancy Irvine
Edition: 2nd Edition 2nd Printing
Publisher: Library of Australian History
Place: Sydney NSW
Year: 2001
Format: Paperback
Pages: 165 pages
Period: 18th and 19th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Some faint marks on foredges. Interior and binding are still excellent.

Molly Haydock, later to become Mrs Mary Reiby, in June 1791 when 14 years old, fled from her hometown Blackburn- Bury in Lancashire. Effectively disguised as a young labourer, she adopted the convenient alias, James Borrow. For five months she maintained that male role.

Arrested as a horse thief, Molly despite interrogation never disclose her identity. Condemned to death but some six weeks later commuted to transportation for seven years, eventually her charade was rumbled and her troubles multiplied.

Molly arrived in New South Wales in 1792 and by 1794 was married to Thomas Reiby, formerly in the service of the East India company. The couple moved to the Hawkesbury settlement where Molly now Mary was widowed between 1811 and 1855 Mary was emancipated and became a very successful and respected merchant in Sydney. (front book flap)


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