Catherine Farrell

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Summary

Born
Jan 1823
Conviction
Theft - larceny
Departure
May 1843
Arrival
Sep 1843
Death
Dec 1886
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Personal Information

Name: Catherine Farrell
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1823
Death: 26th Dec 1886
Age at death: 63
Occupation: House servant
Aliases: Catherine Field [Married]

Crime

Convicted at: Queens County Ireland
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 10th May 1843
Arrival: 21st Sep 1843
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Catherine Farrell was transported on the East London, departing 10th May 1843 and arriving 21st Sep 1843 with 132 passengers.

East London, from Dublin. 116 female prisoners on board, 18 male, 23 female children, Edward Caldwell, Esq., Surgeon Sup. Deaths, 19 adult women & 12 children having died on the passage. 6 cases of scurvy and diarrhoea in the hospital, 8 cases of diarrhoea and debility in their own berths.

East LondonEast London (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttps://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON40-1-4/CON40-1-4P155 Conduct Record: CON40/1/4 Description List: CON19/1/2 Indent: CON15/1/2 Pages 190-191

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Convict Notes

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on 1st October 2025

Offence; Stealing Potatoes 1846 - Delivered of an illegitimate child. 24 May 1846 1848 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS; Permission date; 31 May 1848 Farrell, Catherine. Ship/free: East London. Marriage to: Field, Daniel. Ship/free: Free 1848 - MARRIAGE; Date of marriage: 04 Jul 1848 Daniel aged 47 years old, Labourer & Catherine aged 24 years old, servant. Registered: Oatlands. Parish Church. 1849 - Death of child; Daniel Field aged 6 months, farmer's child from pneumonia. Informant; Catherine Field 1850 - Free Certificate. 12 July 1850 1852 - Birth of Thomas Field. Date of birth: 06 Dec 1852 Father: Field, David & Mother: Farrell, Catherine Registered: Oatlands 1855 - Birth of William Field. Date of birth: 02 Jan 1855 Father: Field, David, farmer & Mother: Farrell, Catherine Registered: Oatlands 1864 - Death of son; William Field aged 10. Child of farmer. Cause of death; Diphtheria Informant; Catherine Field. Mother 1875 - Death of Daniel Field aged 76 years old. Date of death: 11 Dec 1875. Cause of death; Dropsy. Informant; Son; Thomas Field Registered: Richmond 1886 - Death of Catherine Field aged 75 years old. Date of death: 26 Dec 1886 Registered: Richmond

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on 21st June 2025

Name: Farrell, Catherine Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 10 May 1843 Departure port: Dublin Ship: East London Place of origin: Queens Voyage number: 218 Index number: 22666 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1391322 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1391322

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on 21st June 2025

Freedom Certificate 12 July 1850