| Name: | Henry Catlin |
| Aliases: | none |
| Gender: | m |
| Date of Birth: | 25th December, 1827 |
| Occupation: | Shoemaker |
| Date of Death: | 1918 |
| Age: | 90 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 57 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 14 years
| Crime: | Stealing money |
| Convicted at: | Bedford General Quarter Sessions |
| Sentence term: | 14 years |
| Ship: | Asiatic |
| Departure date: | 26th May, 1843 |
| Arrival date: | 23rd September, 1843 |
| Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 187 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 303 (153). Tasmanian Archives - convict conduct record; permission to marry. |
| 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. |
scott young on 11th May, 2016 wrote:
Quite an incredible and inspirational story of Henry Catlin . At age 9 he was charged with theft of a pair of shoes and received a 4mths jail term with hard labour , solitary confinement for alternating fortnights at a time and for good measure a private whipping. The transport was cancelled and he returned to his fathers care who was an extremely violent drunk
Age : 9 years old !!!
Gender: Male
Height: 3 feet 10 inches
Hair Colour: Light
Eye Colour: Hazel
Complexion: Fair
Identifying Features: Marked with small pox, H on left arm
Education: Neither
Birth Town: Bedford
Birth County: Bedfordshire
Residence(town/village): Bedford
Residence(county): Bedfordshire
Offence: Stealing Shoes
Committed By: C.Short Esquire Mayor
When Committed: 11/09/1837
Type of Gaol: Bedford, New House of Correction
Sentence: 7 Years Transportation commuted sentence 4 Months Hard Labour ............subsequently he tried to survive in a worsening situation but could not escape what life’s cards had dealt him in pursuit of survival… Age: 14
Gender: Male
Height: 4 feet 7 inches
Education: Read
Birth Town: Bedford
Birth County: Bedfordshire
Residence(town/village): Bedford
Residence(county): Bedfordshire
Offence: Stealing 3 shillings and sixpence
Committed By: W.R.Mersham Esquire Mayor
When Committed: 27/05/1842
Trial Session: Midsummer 1842
Type of Gaol: Bedford County Gaol
Sentence: 14 Years Transportation
To read his story is a true situation of hardship and injustice compared to his father efforts…he went on to bear a fruitful life which is recorded quite well here : http://vcp.e2bn.org/case_studies/case11208-henry-catlin-age-14-deported.html
Nell Murphy on 8th July, 2016 wrote:
16 Sept 1852: Application for Permission to Marry - to Harriett COFFEE (listed as free). Approved.
18 Oct 1852: Married to Harriett COFFEE (ref. 37/1/11 no. 562) at Holy Trinity Church, Hobart. Henry a shoemaker, bachelor. Harriett a spinster.
scott young on 11th May, 2016 made the following changes:
gender: m
scott young on 11th May, 2016 made the following changes:
date of birth: 25th December, 1827 (prev. 0000), date of death: 1918 (prev. 0000)
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source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 303 (153). Tasmanian Archives - convict conduct record; permission to marry. (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Pie
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