Jenny Diver, née Mary Young (1700 – 18 March 1741) was a notorious British pickpocket, one of the most famous of her day.Born in Ireland in 1700, Diver was the illegitimate daughter of an unknown father and the lady's maid Harriet Jones, who deserted her, and grew up in various foster homes. She was a skilled seamstress, and eventually emigrated to London, where she became an apprentice of Anne Murphy, who was the leader of a gang of pickpockets.
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