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Transportation
Catherine Dowd was transported on the Hooghley, departing 24th Jun 1831 and arriving 27th Sep 1831 with 186 passengers.
The Hooghley was built in London in 1819. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Hooghley in 1825, 1828, 1831 and 1834. 1831 Voyage - Hooghley. Shipping; Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Cork, on Tuesday last, whence she sailed the 24th June last, the ship, Hooghley,309 tons, Captain Reeves, with- 184 female prisoners. Surgeon superintendent, James Ellis, Esq. this vessel brings out ten free settlers and 20 children, as steerage passengers. Source; The Sydney Herald. Mon 3 Oct 1831. Page 4. Shipping Intelligence.
Hooghley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
NSW Death Reg. 1841. George Fry, Ref No: 828/1841. Age 35, LD district. (Roman Catholic, Sydney, St Mary’s)
NSW Convicts Application to Marry. Patrick Fehan, per Norfolk (3), age 30; Life; T of L; and Catherine Dowd, per Hooghley (3), age 33; 7 years, Free. Date of permission, 13 Jun 1842, Sydney.
NSW Birth Regs. Possible Birth of child? 1836. Ref 101/1836, and 1284/1836: George Fry, son of George Fry and Catherine, Registered CK district. (CK district: Church of England, Port Macquarie, St Thomas (Co Ayr))
Absconded. Dowd Catherine, Hooghley, 31-375, 26, Leitrim, all work, 5 feet 1¼, dark ruddy comp. dark brown hair, brown eyes, from Mrs. Kennedy, Cumberland-street, since June 8. NSW Govt Gazette, 11 Jun 1834. NSW Convict Index. Catherine Dowd, per Hooghley 1831, Certificate of Freedom, 20 Jan 1841, No 41/0089. Wife of George Fry, per Morley 1829, fbs; (as stated on her CF)
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Catherine Dowd, age on arrival, 23 per Hooghly (3) 1831, Tried at Leitrim, 1830, 7 years, for Stealing clothes. 1 former conviction. DOB, 1808, Native place, Leitrim. Single. Catholic. Trade: All work.