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Catharine Grant

Summary

Born
Jan 1820
Conviction
Burglary (house breaking)
Departure
Sep 1837
Arrival
Jan 1838
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Catharine Grant
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1820
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: House servant
Aliases: Catherine Grant, Catherine Arbery [Married]

Crime

Crime: Burglary (house breaking)
Convicted at: Dumfries Court of Justiciary
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 28th Sep 1837
Ship: Atwick
Arrival: 23rd Jan 1838
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Catharine Grant was transported on the Atwick, departing 28th Sep 1837 and arriving 23rd Jan 1838 with 152 passengers.

AtwickAtwick (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 141 (72). Tasmanian Archives.
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Nell Murphy avatar
Level 108
on 14th September 2019

Catherine GRANT was convicted at Dumfries, Scotland on 1 May 1837 for housebreaking. Gaol Report: "bad character, has been in gaol before". 7 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Atwick' arriving 24 January 1838. Single woman; aged 18yrs; house servant; 4'11 1/2" height; fair complexion; lt brown hair; lt blue eyes. Native place of birth: Dumfries, Scotland (ref. Convict Indent record) Colony of VDL: Assigned out to work services. Several notes of misconduct. 1834: Absconding. Sentence extended by 6 mths. 1842: Sent to the Female House of Correction. 29 Sept 1842: Ticket of Leave granted. 28 Jan 1844: Application for Permission to Marry - Catherine GRANT (per 'Atwick') to Henry ARBERY (free by servitude, per 'Elizabeth' 1831). Approved. 22 April 1844: Marriage to Henry ARBERY at Hobart. (ref. 37/1/3 no. 1184) link to record of husband https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/arberry/henry/121336 CHILD: 21 Jan 1845 - birth of child Henry ARBERY at Hobart. Father - Henry ARBERY. Mother - Catherine GRANT. (ref. TA 33/1/2 no. 770) N.B. There are several other persons by same name in the Colony at the same time. Henry Arbery remarried in 1856