WXDA Record #387
No title.
9 April 1785
Summary
Mary Piles "committed to Newgate" by magistrate R. Smith for burglary "in man's apparel, which she has worn several years"; steals from Abraham Abbot at house of William Webb at Mile End Old Town.
Full Title
9 Apr 1785. No title. Times p. 2 c. D.
Publication
Times of London(Times)
Full Record
- Date
- 9 April 1785
- Provisional Category
- Criminal
- Cross-dressing activity
- Crime; Gender transition
- Locations
- LondonView on map
- Primary source topic
- Dressed as a man
- Item format
- News report
- Motive
- Crime
- Discovery of cross-dressing
- Legal proceeding
- Attire
- Male garb
- Sex Perceived by Recorder
- Female
- Venue
- Newgate; William Webb, Mile End Old Town
- Report Scope
- Central
- Notable Statement
- "committed to Newgate (in man's apparel, which she has worn several years)"
People Mentioned in This Record
- Mary Piles(Subject of study)Mentions