Sydney Biddle Barrows

1952 -

• Name	Sydney Biddle Barrows
  Nickname	Mayflower Madam
  Birth	14 Jan 1952
  Gender	Female
  Biographical Information	1984
  	She started an escort service named Cachet, which existed in New York City from 1979 to 1984. In October 1984 her escort service was shut down, and she was charged with promoting prostitution. The name 'Mayflower Madam' was coined by a New York Post reporter, Peter Fearon, who wrote of her families connection to Mayflower passengers. She pleaded guilty to promoting prostitution in return for a $5,000 fine, no prison sentence and the right to keep her profits and to keep her client list secret.
  		Mayflower Madam. The Lawrence Daily Journal-World, Lawrence Kansas, July 20, 1985. Page 9.
  		Sydney Biddle Barrows (AKA the "Mayflower Madam") appears in court on charges of promoting prostitution. CC BY Image courtesy of The Courtroom Sketches of Ida Libby Dengrove, University of Virginia Law Library.
  Person ID	I24129	Nagel
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Donald Byers Barrows, Jr,   b. 6 Dec 1926, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. 1 May 1927 (Age 0 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Jeannette Ballantine,   b. 3 Sep 1930, New York d. 12 Oct 2011 (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F7809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Darnay Hoffman,   b. Abt 1948   d. 2 May 2011, New York, New York, New York (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1994
  Divorce	Yes
  Family ID	F7810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2015

  
  

• Photos		Sydney Biddle Barrows. Sydney Biddle Barrows.
  		Mayflower Madam Trial. Sydney Biddle Barrows stands trial for promoting prostitution.