Mary Marjory MacDonald (1884 – October 1926) was a ladies' companion from UIlapool who became known as 'the Scottish Queen of Thieves'.

[5][6] On April 11, 1914, the Manchester Guardian reported a young woman of "refined appearance" was brought before the Marylebone Magistrates Court:"Mrs. Hope, who stayed at the Grosvenor Hotel, stated that she missed from her dressing table in her bedroom, a small pearl necklace, two rings and a brooch, the value of which was £212... a police officer said he had arrested the prisoner [MacDonald] on Wednesday night on another charge and at that time she was wearing the pearl necklace and had the two rings in her possession.

This resulted in her first arrest at Strathpeffer train station where Mary stole a charity box from a hotel which had only 16 shillings inside, leading to a 60 day jail sentence.

[1] In total, she was convicted for stealing over £4,000 in jewels and keepsakes from London and Brighton hotels, clubs and private residences and charged on 50 separate accounts for larceny.

Interestingly, instead of being labelled as a villain, she was regarded as a highly intelligent woman, hence her nickname as 'the Scottish Queen of Thieves'.