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MCDERMOTT, James, Capt

1787 – August 1834

Origin Ireland
First settled in Fremantle
Original Occupation Sea Captain
Occupation in Australia Sea Captain

EMILY TAYLOR

Arrival Year 1830

Fremantle

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Captain James McDermott was in the British East India Company trading around WA coast. Married Ann Turner of Augusta. James McDermott was also Captain of the ill-fated "Cumberland" which sank in Cockburn Sound with Captain McDermott drowning.

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