Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Mulvane 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 |
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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 Mary Mulvane (played by Mary Larkin) in the Australian miniseries “Against the Wind”. Mary Mulvane is thought to have been born in either County Wicklow or County Cork Ireland in 1778. The daughter of a rebel teacher, she was convicted of stealing her family’s cow (which provided income and food) which was unjustly seized by the British in order to cover missed taxes in 1796 and sentenced to seven years transportation. Mary married Jonathan Garret