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Voyage
Transportation
Catharine Curry was transported on the Blackfriar, departing 24th Jan 1851 and arriving 29th May 1851 with 199 passengers.
Ship built at Sunderland 1848. 621 tons. 1851: 261 female prisoners - 1 death (register of passengers currently being listed on this site - not yet complete). It is understood there were also 3 free female passengers. Master: T Greeves Surgeon: Jn Moody
Blackfriar (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Archives - convicts http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON41-1-30,269,60,L,80. Permission to marry. |
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Convict Notes
Aged 31yrs; widow, 1 child; Protestant; can read; dressmaker; 5'2"; native place -Co. Londonderry; dark complexion; dk brown hair; blue eyes. (No details on given on record as to whether child accompanied her. Not admitted to Queens Orphanage, Hobart.) Assignments of service in the Colony. 22/03/1853: Delivered of a child at the Female House of Correction, but it lived only a very short time. 18/07/1854: Application for permission to marry William Lewis (transported on the Pestongee Bomongee). 07/08/1854: Married William Lewis, at Launceston. (ref. 1111/1854-37) 26/12/1854: Ticket of Leave 09/06/1857: Conditional Pardon Listed as a Colonial Family (Catharine is however recorded as "Catharine Carry")
Catharine Curry was convicted at Londonderry on 18/03/1850 for stealing money. 2 previous convictions. 10yr sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on the 'Blackfriar', arriving 29/05/1851. Gaol Report: very good Ship Surgeon's Report: Good