Summary
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Voyage
Transportation
Polly Mcnamara was transported on the Britannia Iii, departing 10th Dec 1796 and arriving 27th May 1797 with 48 passengers.
Third voyage to Australia. Arrived in Sydney Cove on 18 July 1798 1814 voyage departed from Bengal with 10 male convicts. All tried in India.
Britannia Iii (generic)References
| Primary Source | https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110920028 |
Claims
No one has claimed Polly Mcnamara yet.
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Convict Notes
Although no evidence has been found to back up the claims that this convict actually existed, it has been claimed that she was a real person with real descendants and was the inspiration for the character Polly McNamara (played by Kerry McGuire) in the Australian miniseries “Against the Wind”. Polly was from Cork Ireland and married Will Price who had arrived as a convict on the First Fleet. Like Polly no evidence has been found to prove that Will Price was a real person, however there was a John and James Price who arrived with the First Fleet