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Catherine Campbell was transported on the Sydney Cove, departing 31st Dec 1806 and arriving 18th Jun 1807 with 115 passengers.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 384 |
| 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 (Campbell) are: CAMPBELL Cathe/arine/Mary (Campbell) was born about 1785/95. She was tried, as Mary (Campbell), w/1other for theft from her employer at Lancaster Liverpool Quarter Sessions Lancashire on 15 1 1805, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 18 6 1807 after a voyage of 5.5months on SYDNEY COVE; she was Protestant. She had a first (1of3) relationship with Thomas (Kelly). She was an emancipist living at Liverpool in 1815. She was recorded in 1825 as Free by Servitude at Liverpool with her family.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] CCONVICTnot foundLOOKED [Thomas (Kelly) is one of many convicts with the name.] Catherine (Campbell) & Thomas (Kelly) produced 1child: 1.Thomas Herbert (Kelly) was born in 1809 in Van Diemens Land (Tasmania). It seems he was recorded, with name Thomas (Herbert), in 1825 with his mothers family at Liverpool. It also seems he was recorded, with name Thomas (Herbert), in 1828 at Upper Minto with his mother. [Noted a Thomas (Herbert) & Bridget (Marcens) are recorded as producing 1child:] ........1.Mary Ann (Herbert) was born on 21 4 1830 & baptised on 21 5 1830 at St Marys CofE Sydney. .. >>>Catherine (Campbell) had a second (2of3) relationship with Thomas (Herbert) produced 7children & maybe later married him, both being emancipists, while living at Liverpool on 22 5 1815 at St Johns CofE Parramatta-the same day as baptism of 2children-marriage not shown in Smees records.>>> Thomas (Herbert) was born on 8 1 1770 & became a postillion (rider of horse pulling a carriage) for the Duke of Chandos in London. He was tried for shopbreaking & stealing candlesticks from John (Macgauran) and Dennis (Doland) ironmongers in Oxford St (on 17 9 1790 immediately? after? his employers death) at Old Bailey on 12 1 1791, sentenced to death commuted to Life, held probably at London or Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 14 2 1792 afyer a voyage of 8.5months on PITT; much fever & attempts to escape from the ship resulted in deaths of convicts-of the 450convicts on board only 29 were alive at muster in May 1792 (or perhaps only this many could be mustered); he was Protestant. He was employed as overseer for John (MacArthur) at Camden in 1806. He provided assistance at Stock Farm Seven Hills to John (Macarthur)s wife Elizabeth during her husbands absence from 1801 to 1805 & was granted land in 1811 as reward by insistence of Elizabeth & perhaps was granted status of 'Free by Servitude' by the same action. He was recorded as Free by Servitude in 1811. He was recorded in 1825 with Absolute Pardon as landholder at Liverpool with his family. He was recorded in 1828 as overseer for John (Macarthur) at Camden with his family. He was still a servant to the (Macarthur)s when he died on 17 10 1846 age74/6 at Narellan Southern Tablelands & was buried at St Johns Anglican Camden. [Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Cathe/arine/Mary (Campbell) had a third relationship with William/John (Scott) & produced 2children (whose names are given as (Herbert) in 1828 census). She was recorded in 1828 as landholder 100acres at Upper Minto with her children. She died on 21 2 1871 at Upper Picton Southern Tablelands age76/86 mother of 7children. William (Scut/t/Scott) was born about 1799 & became a servant. He was tried for theft at Sussex Assizes, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 9 1817 after a voyage of 6months on LORD ELDON. He was recorded as a settler in 1827. He was recorded in 1828 as a servant at Minto. He died in 1866 age about87 at Albury. [Some details taken from this Website] Catherine (Herbert) & William/John (Scott) produced 2children: 1.Emma/Emaline (Scott) was born on 24 9 1824 & baptised on 5 6 1825 at St Peters CofE Campbelltown-not shown in Smees baptism records. She was recorded, as Emaline (Herbert), in 1828 at Upper Minto with her mother. [Noted here that age doesn't quite fit for the census] 2.William (Scott) was born on 16 1 1827 at Upper Minto & baptised on 13 5 1827 at St Pauls CofE Cobbity. He was recorded, as William (Herbert), in 1828 at Upper Minto with his mother. 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.
2/2/1805 Lancaster Gazette: Mary Campbell (a servant) and her accomplice, Bridget Wallace, for stealing several articles belonging to the former's master, were sentenced to seven years transportation.
My 3x great grandmother
Tried and convicted at the Lancaster Quarter Sessions in Liverpool on 15th January 1805, sentenced to transportation fopr 7 years. Left Engloand on 11th January 1807. Ship:- the 'Sydney Cove' sailed with 4 male and 113 female convicts on board of which 3 females died during the voyage. Arrived on 18th June 1807. Catherine married convict Thomas Herbert ('Pitt' 1792) at Parramatta on 22nd May 1815 they had 7 children between 1809 and 1826. From 1806 Thomas worked for the Macarthur's on their estate at Camden becomming the overseer there. John Macarthur was absent from New South Wales from 1801 1805. Macarthur was always an argumentative character and had a disagreement with Colonel Paterson his commanding officer, fought a duel, and Paterson was wounded. Governor King had Macarthur arrested and sent for trial in England in 1801. In John's absence the family's pastoral interests were managed by his wife, Elizabeth, from her home at Elizabeth Farm at Parramatta. She called Stock Farm her Seven Hills Farm and was ably assisted by her farm manager, or overseer, initially with Richard Fitzgerald, followed by William Joyce, John Hindle and Thomas Herbert, Thomas was valued so much that Elizabeth Macarthur successfully requested the Governor grant land to him in 1811. Thomas died on 17th October 1846 at Narellan, Southern Tablelands, NSW age 74 and was buried in St.Johns Anglican Church at Camden. Catherine died on 21st February 1871 at Upper Picton, Southern Tablelands, NSW age 86.
1828 Census of New South Wales: [Ref H1505] Herbert, Catherine 37, free by servitude, Sydney Cove, 1807, 7 years. Protestant, landholder, Upper Minto, 100 acres, 60 acres cleared and cultivated, 1 horse, 13 horned cattle. [Ref H1506] Herbert, Thomas 19 born in the colony. [Ref H1507] Herbert, Sarah 17 born in the colony. [Ref H1508] Herbert, Elizabeth 12 born in the colony. [Ref H1509] Herbert, Catherine 9 born in the colony. [Ref H1510] Herbert. Emaline, 11 born in the colony [Ref H1511] Herbert, William 2 born in the colony. And Also.... [Ref H1515] Herbert, Thomas 57, absolute pardon, Wm Pitt, 1792 life, Protestant, overseer to John Macarthur, Camden.
1825 Muster of New South Wales:- Herbert, Thomas, absolute pardon, Pitt, landholder, Liverpool. Herbert, Mrs, free by servitude, Sidney Cove, wife of T. Herbert. Herbert, Thomas, 13 born in the colony, child of above. Herbert, Sarah 11 born in the colony, child of above. Herbert, Elizabeth 6 born in the colony, child of above. Herbert, Catherine 3 born in the colony, child of above.
In the colony, Catherine married Thomas Herbert (Convict, Pitt, 1792). They married at Parramatta May 22 1815. Thomas Herbert, free, age 43 of the parish of Liverpool and Catharine Campbell of ditto, free, age 30 were married in this church by banns this 22 day of May 1815 by me Samuel Marsden. Thomas signed the register and Catherine made her X mark. in the presence of William Scott and Elizabeth Scott who both made their X marks in the register. Catherine and Thomas had 7 children between 1809 and 1826.