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Catherine Armstrong was transported on the Francis And Eliza, departing 15th Dec 1814 and arriving 8th Aug 1815 with 125 passengers.
The Francis & Eliza was built on the Thames in 1782 (345 tons). The Francis & Eliza and the Canada departed Cork in convoy on 5 December 1814.The Francis and Eliza was taken on 4th January by the American Warrior privateer. She was plundered before being given up and allowed to continue on the journey. Captain Harrison was removed on board the privateer, and detained many hours but was afterwards liberated and restored to his own ship. Captain Harrison later reported that while the ship lay at Sierra Leone, in the month of March, a terrible fever raged at that settlement, occasioning a mortality most dreadful.The Francis & Eliza and Canada sailed from Sierra Leone together for the Cape of Good Hope, where they arrived the 12th May and remained three weeks to refresh. Fifty-two male prisoners and sixty-five female prisoners arrived in Port Jackson on the Francis and Eliza on 8 August 1815. (Ref. Sydney Gazette 12/08/1815)
Francis And Eliza (generic)References
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Family connections fpr Catherine (Armstrong) are: ARMSTRONG Catha/erine (Armstrong) was born about 1793 possibly in Sligo & became a servant. She was tried in Armagh co. Ireland in 1814, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 8 8 1815 after a voyage of 7months on FRANCIS & ELIZA; she was sent to Government Factory Parramatta: she was Catholic. She married firstly (1of3) Thomas J (Whitaker) of Parramatta on 17 1 1821 at St Marys RC Sydney.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Thomas (Whitaker) was born about 1768. He was recorded as living at Parramatta in 1821. He died on 7 3 1823 age55 & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. .. >>>Catha/erine (Armstrong) married secondly (2of3) Edward (Stanton gardener his first marriage).>>> Edward (Sta/unton) was born about 1777. He was tried at Dublin city Ireland in 1814, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 8 8 1815 after a voyage of 7months on FRANCIS & ELIZA also; he was Catholic. He married secondly as an emancipist Mary (???/Williams) on 14 12 1824 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He is recorded in 1828 as Free by Servitude labourer for R (Donahoe) at Castle Hill. [Some details taken from this Website] ++ Noted that his marriage to Mary (???/Williams) may be incorrect as Smees records show him arriving in 1812 on GUILDFORD: but he is also shown as a gardener. Because he does not have an entry on GUILDFORD as yet (now added by me) the suspicion of the marriage being correct remains. ++ >>>Catha/erine (Armstrong) was Free by Servitude by 1825. She had a third relationship with James (Donahoe his second relationship). She is recorded in 1828 as housekeeper for Terry (Donahoe) at Castle Hill. She produced 2known children in her lifetime. James (Donahoe) arrived in NSW as a convict on 18 1 1816 after a voyage of 5months on FANNY. He was a rope maker Free by Servitude when he married Elizabeth (Lee her third (3of4) marriage) on 1 10 1821 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was recorded as a rope maker in 1824 & in 1826 as a constable. He wss recorded as a coachman in 1827. He produced more than 6children in his lifetime. [Some details taken from this Website] Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
Colonial Secretary Index Colonial Secretary Index. ARMSTRONG, Catharine. Per "Francis and Eliza", 1815. 1815 Aug 14 On list of convicts disembarked from the "Francis and Eliza" and sent to the Government Factory at Parramatta (Reel 6004; 4/3494 p.139)
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Catherine Armstrong, age on arrival, 22, per Francis and Eliza, (1815), Tried at Armagh Co, 1814, 7 years, DOB, 1793, native place, Sligo, Servant. Spouse: m. Edward Stanton. ---------------------------------------------------- Both are listed separately in the alphabetical index. 1828 Census Index. Catherine Armstrong, age 35, F.S. Frs & Eliza, 1815, 7 years, catholic, Housekeeper to Terry Donohoe, Castle Hill district. Edward Stanton, age 50, F.S. Francis & Eliza, 1798, 7 years, catholic, Labourer, R. Donohoes, Castle Hill district.