Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Mcnamara was transported on the Grenada, departing 25th Sep 1824 and arriving 23rd Jan 1825 with 82 passengers.
Grenada (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 181 (92) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
Claims
"Mary married my 3 x great uncle and I have researched both of them extensively"
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Convict Notes
Born in Ballenagh, County Mayo, Ireland, Mary was a widow with three children, all girls, who would travel with her. She was described as having a pale complexion with grey eyes, brown hair, a short nose and has lost teeth in her upper jaw. Mary had a tattoo on her right arm with 'T McNamara' (her soldier husband?) and had a few smallpox marks. She had taken in six pairs of stolen shoes at Manchester from a John Brown and James Paul that belonged to a Daniel Hall. In New South Wales, Mary appealed that she might be assigned to her daughter, Ellen who had travelled with her. Eleanor (Ellen) was 14 and travelled as a free passenger. This appeal was denied but it was noted that Mary's behaviour had been excellent onboard ship. Mary and Ellen were assigned and worked as servants to Major Druitt, Melville. Her two younger girls, Bridget and Mary were placed in the Parramatta Female Orphan School. Mary applied for permission to marry Timothy Connelly (ship- Lord Sidmouth) who was also a servant to Major Druitt, in June 1826 though I have not found a marriage record and they went on to have two further children together. In 1834, Mary, a laundress, was sent to the female factory 3rd class for two months. Two months turned into two years and Mary died in the female factory 29 August 1836, she was incorrectly recorded as aged 55, she would have been about 45. She was buried in an unmarked grave in St John's Cemetery, Parramatta.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Mary McNamara, age on arrival, 36, Grenada (3) 1825, Tried 1824 at Manchester England, 14 years. DOB, 1789, native of Ballynnarth?, soldiers widow. Widow 3 children, Ellen 14 years, Mary 6 years, & Bridget 5 months. --------------------------------------------------- Convicts Application to Marry. Edward Connelly, and Mary McNamara, per Grenada (3), age 36, 14 years; Bond. Date of Permission, 7 Jun 1826, Parramatta, Revd. Samuel Marsden. --------------------------------------------------- This must be Mary's daughter, Mary: 1828 Census Index. Mary McNamara, age 14, C.F Grenada, 1824, protestant, Servant to James Chisholm, George Street, Sydney.