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Transportation
Catherine Buckley was transported on the Bellona, departing 30th Jun 1792 and arriving 16th Jan 1793 with 18 passengers.
Bellona (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 191 (96). Embarkation list of HMS Glatton CO201/26, 59 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Family connections for Catherine (Buckley) are: BUCKLEY/BULKLEY Cathe/arine (Bulkley/Buckley) was born about 1764. She was tried for stealing thread lace, on 13 4 1792, of Christopher (Tennant) at Old Bailey in May 1792, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 16 1 1793 after a voyage of 6.5months on BELLONA. She married firstly Thomas (Webb) on 23 1 1793 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. In 1794 she stole shoes & was sent to Norfolk Island, arriving on 4 10 1794 on DAEDALUS & returning to Port Jackson in July 1798 on HMS RELIANCE. She returned to UK in 1803 on HMS GLATTON with a returning soldier. [Some details taken from this Website] Thomas (Webb) arrived in Australia as a seaman in 1788 on HMS SIRIUS. He was still a seaman when he married secondly Rebecca (Lewin/s/Plummer perhaps her second (2of3) marriage) on 12 5 1796 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He died on 19/21 5 1795 slain by natives at Hawkesbury River & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. Rebecca (Lewin/s/Plummer) was born about 1770/3. She was tried at Lancaster Quarter Sessions, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 4 1796 after a voyage of 6months on INDISPENSABLE. She is recorded in 1822 as a widow Free by Servitude at Windsor.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] References: 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. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 14 July 2020), May 1792, trial of CATHARINE BULKLEY (t17920523-60). CATHARINE BULKLEY, Theft > grand larceny, 23rd May 1792. 279. CATHARINE BULKLEY was indicted for stealing, on the 13th day of April , sixteen yards of thread lace value 6 s. the goods of Christopher Tennant . ELIZABETH LEWIS sworn. Mr. Tennant is a linen-draper and haberdasher ; I am shopwoman; this happened on Friday the 13th of April about 4 o'clock; the prisoner came into the shop and requested to look at some lace; I shewed her some thread lace; I suspected her, and gave information to a servant of my suspicions, and refused to shew her any more: the servant followed her out, and in bringing her back she dropped a piece of lace from under her cloak, and I saw her drop it; the value of it is 6 s. I know it is Mr. Tennant's; I marked it myself; I had sold some of it; I missed it at the time; I have not the least doubt of the lace. HENRY THOMAS sworn. I followed the prisoner out; I did not see her drop any thing; I picked it up, it was between the woman and myself; I shewed it to Miss Lewis, and Miss Lewis said that was it. Elizabeth Lewis . It is marked G I. CHARLES PENNY sworn. (Produces the lace) I received it from Henry Thomas , I have kept it ever since. PRISONER's DEFENCE. I was driving a barrowful of fruit that cost me 25 s. in a new barrow that cost me 11 s. 1 d. I met with another market woman, and she said she wanted a yard of lace; she had bought some before, and the child had put a candle behind her back and burnt it: I know and she knows I did not want lace; I wanted more a pair of shoes and smock to my back. GUILTY. Tried by the second Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER. [Transportation. See summary.] Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 14 July 2020), May 1792 (s17920523-1). Old Bailey Proceedings punishment summary, Robert Price, 23rd May 1792. The Trials being ended, the Court proceeded to pass Sentence, as follows: Bulkley Catharine - 279 Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 14 July 2020), May 1792 (s17920523-1).
One week after arrival Catherine married free settler, Thomas Webb(who had also just arrived on Bellona) in St Phillip's Church of England, Sydney. It is not known if the marriage was a genuine one as Thomas was slain on the banks of the Hawkesbury River by natives on 19 May 1795, whilst Catherine was discovered having bought a pair of stolen shoes in 1794, and was sent to Norfolk Island, arriving on Daedalus 4 Oct 1794, where she remained till returning to Port Jackson in July 1798 by Reliance. During this time or perhaps shortly afterward, Catherine formed a relationship with a soldier of the NSW Corps and was allowed to return with him to England by HMS Glatton in May 1803
Catherine Buckley was one of 8 women without children having the Governor’s Permission to embark on board HMS Glatton in April 1803 as the partner of one of the reduced soldiers of the NSW Corps returning to England. It has not been determined which soldier was her partner.