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Catherine Connors was transported on the Elizabeth, departing 27th Aug 1827 and arriving 12th Jan 1828 with 195 passengers.
1828 - Elizabeth arrived from Ireland with Female Irish Convicts. Total No Embarked; 194. Drowned on voyage; 1 Died on Board; 1. Total mustered 192 on arrival at Sydney Cove 12 January 1828. 16 Children on Board Walter Cock - Commander Joseph H Hughes - Surgeon Superintendent.
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| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Elizabeth - 1827. |
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Convict Notes
Convict Permission to Marry. John Seldon, per Albion (2), age 39; Life; T of L; and Catherine Connors, Per Elizabeth (4), age 42; 7 years; Free. Date of application: 9 Dec 1845, Bathurst.
Possible Death? Death Reg: 5132/1862 Catherine Seldon, age 50 years, Died Orange, Orange district.
Buried at the Byng Wesleyan Cemetery at Byng, NSW. Second marriage to John Seldon, convict arrived on Albion in 1828. Convict Permission to Marry - 1845.
NSW Convict Index. Catherine Connors, per Elizabeth 1828, Ticket of Leave, No 30/432. District, Sydney; Born, Tip Co; Trade, Housem/needlew; Tried, Tipperary. Catherine Connors, per Elizabeth 1828, Certificate of Freedom, No 34/0435. 25 April 1834. TL 30/432; wife of John Connor, 57th Regiment (as stated on her CF)
The following letter was published in the Sydney Morning Herald, on 4 Nov 1939. "WATERLOOÂ KIT." The fact that there was a woman powder monkey at Trafalgar, cited by "S.M." on this page last week, was common knowledge to the pioneer colonists, many of whom had assisted in the scotching of the Napoleonic menace. It is of interest that, in addition, to this female powder monkey on the Victory, another woman rammed cannon on the field of Waterloo. The writer's grandmother, herself the daughter of a Waterloo campaigner, was born at Parramatta in 1822. She actually knew this militant, known by the sobriquet of Waterloo Kit,who had been sent to the colony in the early twenties. WaterlooKit, servant in the family of an English officer quartered near Brussels, took a day on to do her bit towards the downing of the little Corsican. She boasted proudly of blistered hands acquired in the process of loading heavy artillery, and even more proudly of the fact that she and the Trafalgar heroine had played men's parts in decisive battles. It is improbable that Waterloo Kithad personal acquaintance with the Trafalgar lady, but she certainly knew of her. Later Waterloo Kit and her husband crossed the mountains and settled at Orange, where they not only acquired a fine property but an honourable place in the community. JANE IMRIE.
The following fifty-five to 7 years transportation— Catherine Connors, alias Waterloo Kitt, for stealing money and clothes; … Limerick Chronicle, 18 April 1827.
1830 - 15 Jul. Ticket of Leave 30/432. General Remarks; Granted in pursuance of the Govt order of the 17 March 1829 for good conduct while in Service. Allowed to remain in the district of Sydney. Altered for Bathurst vide Col Se letter No; 30/810. Dated 2 Oct 1830. Cancelled for intoxication at Church muster vide Col Sec Letter No; 33/739. Dated 30 Oct 1833. Torn up 24 Sept having been received from Bathurst in letter dated 17 March 1834.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Elizabeth - 1827. Indent No; 152 Name; Catherine Connors Age; 25 [1803] Catholic, Married Native Place; Tipperary Trade or calling; Housemaid, needlewoman Trial where & Date; Robbing person - Tipperary Sentence; 7 years Height; 5 ft. 4 3/4 in Eyes; Hazel Hair; Brown Completion; Fresh fair Assigned; William Campbell Additional remarks noted against name; HUSBAND; here as John Connor 57 Regt.