Researchers who have claimed this convict
There is currently one researcher who has claimed Hamlett Pollitt
- Researcher (Terri Miller)
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Biographies
Hamlet Pollitt (also known as Samuel Pollard) was born on 12 October 1806 in Carrington, Cheshire, England.
In 1834, Hamlett was sentenced to death for house burglary but given to option of a 'Life' sentence and transported to Botany Bay for the term of his natural life.
He arrived in the colony on 9 April 1835 aboard the 'Lady Nugent'. And he eventually received his Ticket of Leave in 1843.
He married Catherine Maguire (also known as Catherine Britton or McGarry)
on 16 April 1844 in Campbelltown, New South Wales and they had eight children. Catherine (a dairy maid from Ireland) had herself been transported to the colony as a convict at the age of 20 years in 1839.
Hamlett died on 28 September 1888 in Burraga, New South Wales, having lived a long life of almost 82 years.
Submitted by Researcher (Terri Miller) on 4 March 2020
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- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/9, p.476
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