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Catherine Connolly

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Summary

Born
Jan 1821
Conviction
Stealing money
Departure
Nov 1837
Arrival
Mar 1838
Death
Sep 1855
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Personal Information

Name: Catherine Connolly
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1821
Death: 4th Sep 1855
Age at death: 34
Occupation: House servant

Crime

Crime: Stealing money
Convicted at: Ireland, Roscommon
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 29th Nov 1837
Ship: Diamond
Arrival: 29th Mar 1838
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Catherine Connolly was transported on the Diamond, departing 29th Nov 1837 and arriving 29th Mar 1838 with 160 passengers.

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Primary Sourcehttp://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm

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on 14th November 2013

Catherine Connolly was about 16 years old when transported. Catherine was single, RC, could read, native place Roscommon, 5'2" tall, ruddy freckled and slightly pockpitted complexion, brown hair, grey eyes. Assigned to Bathurst. 21/11/1841: COF Catherine married John Wedge (Andromeda 1830). He died in 1841. 20/8/1844: Married James Whiteside (Mellish 1828) they had 6 children. They then moved to Adelaide. 4/9/1855: Catherine died aged 34 in Adelaide. James Whiteside went on to marry Ellen Graham 14/12/1857 and they had 7 children and moved to Victoria.