| Name: | Mary Catterns |
| Aliases: | Catherus, Mary Ann Catterns |
| Gender: | f |
| Date of Birth: | 1816 |
| Occupation: | Servant of all work |
| Date of Death: | - |
| Age: | - |
Life Span
Female median life span was 53 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 10 years
| Crime: | Larceny |
| Convicted at: | Central Criminal Court |
| Sentence term: | 10 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 |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 266 |
| 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. |
Dianne Jones on 28th March, 2021 wrote:
CRIME:
Convicted on 27 November 1837 for larceny in a dwelling house. She had a previous conviction for pledging (6 months’ jail).
VDL:
On arrival, Mary Ann Catterns was listed as 23 and single and her native place was Paddington, London.
Dianne Jones on 28th March, 2021 wrote:
TRANSCRIPT OF HER TRIAL AT THE OLD BAILEY, 27 NOV 1837:
“No.58. MARY CATTERNS was indicted for stealing, on the 2nd of November, at Paddington, 2 shifts, value 3s.; 1 bed-gown, value 1s. 6d.; 1 pair of stockings, value 1s.; 1 shawl, value 1l.; 1 gown, value 8s.; 1 petticoat, value 2s.; 1 apron, value 4s.; 1 collar, value 1s.; 3 yards of net, value 1s., the goods of Martin Taylor: 1 coat, value 4l.; 2 shawls, value 4l.; 1 shirt, I value 10s.; 1 gown, value 10s.; and 1 pair of gloves, value 1l.; the goods of George Edward Maddeley, in his dwelling-house; and that she had been before convicted of felony.
MARTHA TAYLOR: I am servant to Mr. George Edward Maddeley, of Bayswater-terrace, in the parish of Paddington. On the 2nd of November I went up stairs to a room in the house, at half-past ten o’clock in the morning, and in consequence of what mistress said I looked under the bed, and found the prisoner lying under the bed — I went down stairs, and mistress called in a policeman — I then missed the prisoner from under the bed, and found her in the coal-cellar — she had several things in her possession, in a bundle — there was a gown and petticoat of mine, and a pair of stays of mistress’s, among other articles.
HERBERT PRIDDON (police-constable T 70.): I was called into the house, and went up to the bed-room, and under the bed I found a bundle containing various articles — I also found a petticoat, a pocket, a pair of scissors, a pin-cushion, and 2d. in money — the prisoner said it was her pocket.
MARTHA TAYLOR re-examined: I have looked over these articles, part are mine, and part my master’s —mine are worth 2l. 10s., and my mistress’s 8l. — some of them were in my mistress’s wardrobe, and the rest in my box.
PETER GLYNN (police-constable D 151.): I was present when the prisoner was convicted here in August, 1836 — she is the person mentioned in his certificate, which I got from Mr. Clark’s office — (read.)
GUILTY. * Aged 19.— Transported for Ten Years.
(There was another indictment against the prisoner.)” Source: oldbaileyonline.org
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MARRIAGE:
1841, 31 May: James Poulton, per KS Forbes (1832), and Mary Catherus / Mary Ann Catterns, per Nautilus, were granted permission to marry (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON52-1-2p076).
1841, 26 July: The couple was married at St John’s Church, Launceston. He was 30 and a Ticket of Leave holder. She was 24 and a convict (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-2p193j2k).
OTHER:
1843, 11 August: Granted a Ticket of Leave.
1846, 22 May: Conditional Pardon approved (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-2$init=CON40-1-2p171).
Dianne Jones on 28th March, 2021 made the following changes:
gender: f
Dianne Jones on 28th March, 2021 made the following changes:
alias1: Catherus, alias2: Mary Ann Catterns, occupation, crime
Dianne Jones on 28th March, 2021 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1816 (prev. 0000)
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