Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Rose Reilly 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 | Mayberry, Peter; Comp. Irish Convicts to NSW 1788-1849. (online database) Baxter, Carol; Muster of New South Wales 1802. Sainty, Malcolm & Johnson, Keith; 1828 Census of New South Wales. |
Claims
"Rose Reilly is my great-great-great-grandmother via her son John Vardy, grand-daughter Marcella Vardy who married my great-grandfather Patrick Lacey. Their son Matthew Lacey was my mother Anne O'Donnell nee Lacey's father. Christopher O'Donnell SC, Sydney"
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Convict Notes
Around 1820, Rose started living with James Betts (Convict, Albermarle, 1791). I have been unable to ascertain if there were any children to this union. They are recorded together in the 1828 Census: Page 318... Riley, Rose, 60, FS, Britannia, 1797, 7 years, Catholic, Servant to Jas Bell (Betts?) of Airds. Page 49... Betts, James, 63, CP, Albermarle, 1791, Life, Labourer at Airds.
In the colony, Rose lived with John Vardy (Convict, Queen, 1791) from around 1798. They had two sons; John, 1801 and Thomas 1803. Rose is mentioned in the 1806 Muster [Ref AD210] Britannia, Rose Reilly at Seven Hills with W Ward, Settler. and also [AC087] Rose Reilly, Britannia, at Parramatta with J Ward. ### Vary was often written as Ward!! In 1811, John Vardy died and Rose was by herself for some time. In the 1814 Muster she is recorded [1709] Rose Riley, Britannia, Off Stores, 1 child On Stores, 1 child Off Stores, Widow.