Catherine Sulivan

Level 221

D Wong on 15th January 2015

Catherine was 14 or 16 when she was transported for ‘pledging’ (which meant she pawned items that were stolen). Her aunt Mrs. Fenwick arrived four years previously. Some of the following information comes from Rootsweb and Grant Fanning: The shipping records state her native place as London and her description a 16 years old, 4’8 ¾” tall brown hair, hazel eyes complexion ruddy and pockpitted, five dots on the back of her left hand, her occupation Nurse girl. She was assigned to M A Brown in Sydney She was granted a Ticket of Leave (No 42/2640) on 7th Nov 1842 to be allowed to remain in the district of Maitland. She was married on the 11th September 1843 at Maitland to Edward Thomas Reynolds Fanning and had 6 children. Charles Frederick FANNING b: 5 Sep 1844 in Maitland,NSW,Australia Unnamed Infant FANNING b: 11 Jun 1847 in Maitland,NSW,Australia Angelina FANNING b: 5 Aug 1848 in Maitland,NSW,Australia Catherine (Mary) FANNING b: 27 Dec 1850 in Maitland,NSW,Australia William FANNING b: 1 Sep 1851 in Maitland,NSW,Australia Edward Henry FANNING b: 16 Jun 1853 in Maitland,NSW,Australia Edward Thomas Reynolds arrived in Australia as a free emigrant per ‘Morley’and is regarded as the father of Music in the Newcastle area....He started band in the late 1840's and was honoured with a huge procession when he died. Catherine and Edward must have separated within the next couple of years and Catherine moved between Maitland and Newcastle while Edward apparently moved to Newcastle. It is assumed that the children remained with Edward. During the next 28 years Catherine accumulated the following criminal record. Mar 3 1859 West Maitland Stealing Sentence 1 month Feb 18 1860 Newcastle Stealing 1 month hard labour Mar 26 1860 Maitland Stealing 1 month Jul 20 1860 Maitland Stealing 1 month Aug 24 1860 Maitland Stealing 2 months Nov 1 1866 Newcastle Idle and Disorderly 14 days hard labour Feb 10 1870 Maitland Vagrancy 1 month Mar 11 1870 Maitland Drunkenness 24hours Oct 22 1870 Newcastle Drunkenness 7 days or 20/- Jun 25 1879 Newcastle Stealing 2 cheques 7 days & 1 mth accum Dec 22 1880 Newcastle Drunkenness 7 days or 20/- Aug 15 1881 Newcastle Vagrancy 3 months hard labour Jan 20 1882 Newcastle Vagrancy 3 months hard labour Mar 7 1883 Maitland Vagrancy 1 month hard labour Apr 25 1883 Newcastle Vagrancy 1 month hard labour Nov 30 1883 Newcastle Vagrancy 1 month hard labour Oct 6 1884 Newcastle Vagrancy 2 months hard labour Oct 19 1885 Newcastle Vagrancy 3 months hard labour Jun 1 1887 Newcastle Vagrancy 3 months hard labour Catherine died in Maitland goal on the 13th July 1887 from pneumonia and was buried at East Maitland. She was aged about 69.