Mary Wade (17 December 1775 – 17 December 1859) was a British teenager and convict who was transported to Australia when she was 13 years old. She was the youngest convict aboard Lady Juliana, part of the Second Fleet. Her family grew to include five generations and over 300 descendants in her own lifetime.

Mary was reported by another child to an Officer of the Law who later found the tippet in Mary's room whereupon she was arrested and placed in Bridewell Prison. Her trial was held on 14 January 1789 at the Old Bailey, where she was found …

Dec 26, 2017 · At Christmastime in 1789, Mary was the youngest convict aboard a ship bound for Australia: one of two hundred and fifty or so women, half way to a strange land. Their female convict ship The Lady Juliana, part of the Second Fleet, had set sail from Portsmouth in July.

Apr 1, 2022 · At 10 years old, Mary took voyage, the youngest ever convict, aboard the Lady Juliana. Forming part of the Second Fleet, the Lady Julianna carried only women and girls.

Tens of thousands of Australians, including the former Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, trace their lineage back to that little convict girl, Mary Wade. Early descendants seemed to congregate in the Wollongong, Campbelltown and Riverina regions, but today they are scattered all over the world.

Read the stories of the descendants of Mary Wade, the young convict girl transported to Australia, who survived against all odds and lived to see her extensive family flourish in the new settlement.

Mary Wade’s descendants have tirelessly documented her life for the benefit of future generations. This article aims to condense Mary Wade’s life-story into just a few paragraphs. According to updated research, Mary Wade was born on December 17, 1775, in Westminster, London. She was the eldest child of Lawrence Wade and Mary Smith.

Two years later, Mary Wade had her first child here, a boy called Edward, named after his father, Edward Teague Harrigan, also a convict. Their daughter Sarah was born eleven months later, not long after her baby brother had died.

Mary Wade (c.1760-1818), alias Mary Cocklane, was found guilty on 19 July 1786 at London of stealing 63 yards of calico from two calico printers. Sentenced to 14 years transportation she arrived in Sydney aboard the Lady Penrhyn as part of the First Fleet.

Read the stories of the descendants of Mary Wade, the young convict girl transported to Australia, who survived against all odds and lived to see her extensive family flourish in the new settlement.