Catherine Burns

Catherine Burns, one of 133 convicts transported on the Nautilus, 25 April 1838

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Catherine Burns
Aliases:	none
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1816
Occupation:	House servant
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Female median life span was 58 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Larceny
Convicted at:	Edinburgh Court of Justiciary
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Nautilus
Departure date:	25th April, 1838
Arrival date:	29th August, 1838
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 131 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 269 (136). Tasmanian Archives - Convicts
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Carol Axton-Thompson on 23rd October, 2012 wrote:

Catherine Burns was charged with stealing gowns at Edinburgh on 22/01/1838 - 7 yr sentence. Transported on the ‘Nautilus’, arriving Van Diemens Land 01/09/1839.

Gaol Report: very bad previous connections.
Noisy, smokes and swears.

Native Place: Edinburugh, Scotland.
Aged 23yrs; 4’11”; brown hair; grey eyes.

Assigned to Mr. Priaux, Launceston 1838.
Jan 1844: Application for permission to marry John Mason (convict per Wm. Miles)

Convict Changes History

Carol Axton-Thompson on 23rd October, 2012 made the following changes:

source, date of birth 1816, gender, occupation, crime