File:Mary Cameron or Davidson.jpg

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English: Mary Cameron or Davidson was sentenced to 5 years Penal Servitude for theft, on 19-Apr-1871.

On release, on 24-Aug-1874, she was 33 years old; her complexion was described as fair, her hair fair, and her eyes bluish. Her height was 5 feet 7 1/2 inches. She was noted as having the following distinguishing marks: Tatooed J on right arm.

Her address on release was 161 1/2 Gallowgate, Aberdeen.

This image has been uploaded as part of the transcription project of the Register of Returned Convicts of Aberdeen (1869-1939), involving the Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives and Code the City.

You can read more about her story in this blog post: https://criminalportraits.blogspot.com/2020/08/mary-cameron-or-davidson-theft-of-86.html

Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives collects, preserves and makes publicly accessible historical records relating to the City of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, and secures significant modern records for future generations.
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Author Aberdeen City and Aberdeen Archives

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