- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE3662
Baker, Mary Ann
(1834 – 1905)- Born 1834, Berrico New South Wales Australia
- Died 1905, Mudgee New South Wales Australia
- Occupation Bushranger
Summary
Mary Ann Baker was the daughter of Charlotte, an Aboriginal woman, and James Brigg, a convict shepherd. It was Baker who helped the notorious Captain Thunderbolt (Fred Ward) to escape imprisonment on Cockatoo Island, and who accompanied him in his outlaw life in northern New South Wales.
Published resources
- Edited Book
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Resource
- Trove: Baker, Mary Ann (1834-1905), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-739082