Mary Read She accepted the King's pardon c. 1718–1719, then took a commission to privateer, but joined the crew in mutiny. In 1720 she joined pirate John "Calico Jack" Rackham and his companion, Anne Bonny, who both believed her to be a man. On 22 August 1720, the three stole an armed sloop named "William" from port in Nassau. Scholars are uncertain how female pirates like Read and Bonny concealed their sex in a male-dominated environment. Some scholars, however, have theorized that the wearing of breeches by female pirates may have been either a method of hiding their identity or simply as
Mary Anne Keeley Cemetery, London. Mary Anne and Robert Keeley had two daughters, Mary Lucy (circa 1830-1870) and Louise (1835-1877), both of whom followed their parents on to the stage. Mary Lucy married the writer Albert Richard Smith, while Louise married the criminal advocate Montagu Williams, later Queen's Counsel. See Walter Goodman, "The Keeleys On Stage and At Home", London: Bentley and Son 1895. Mary Anne Keeley Mary Anne Keeley, "née" Goward (22 November 1805 – 12 March 1899) was an English actress and actor-manager. Mary Ann Goward was born at Ipswich, her father was a brazier and tinman. Her sister Sarah Judith