9 8 – 1 9 4 9 ) ▁was ▁as ▁English ▁career ▁criminal , ▁linked ▁to ▁organ ised ▁shop l ifting . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Mary le bone , ▁London , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁not orious ▁gang ster ▁Billy ▁Hill ▁who ▁rose ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁under world ▁during ▁the ▁inter war ▁years . ▁ ▁Fort y ▁Ele ph ants ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁inter war ▁years , ▁however , ▁she ▁received ▁not or iety ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁an ▁all ▁female ▁gang ▁of ▁crim inals ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Fort y ▁Ele ph ants ▁who ▁special ised ▁in ▁shop l ifting . ▁ ▁This ▁gang ▁was ▁notable ▁for ▁its ▁lon ge vity ▁and ▁skill ▁in ▁avoid ing ▁police ▁detection . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Hill ' s ▁parents ▁were ▁Sept im us ▁James ▁Hill ▁and ▁Am elia ▁S par ling , ▁who ▁had ▁ ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁Her ▁mother ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁Ireland . ▁Hill ▁was ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁Edd ie ▁Guer in , ▁famous ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁lo ver ▁of ▁Chicago ▁May . ▁ ▁Her ▁sister ▁was ▁Dor othy ▁' D olly ' ▁M ays , ▁another ▁of ▁the ▁Fort y ▁Ele ph ants . ▁According ▁to ▁Brian ▁Mc Donald , ▁Mag gie ▁Hill ▁married ▁career ▁criminal ▁Alfred ▁Hugh es ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁sometimes ▁conv icted ▁together . ▁Most ▁of ▁her ▁conv ict ions ▁are ▁listed ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Mag gie