Mary Ann Greaves

Mary Ann Greaves (1834–18 February 1897) was a New Zealand prostitute and criminal. She was born in Leicestershire, England.

She emigrated to New Zealand from Tasmania in 1859. In 1864, she was listed as one of 14 known prostitutes in Christchurch, living in its only known brothel, and in 1866, she is described as an infamous criminal. Under a period of years, she became well known for appearing in a number of court cases regarding prostitution, robberies, public drunkenness, refusing for reporting to the health authorities in accordance with the Contagious Diseases Act 1869 and other crimes.

In 1893, she was reported to have retired from criminality.