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Catherine Fazakerley was transported on the Anna Maria, departing 4th Oct 1851 and arriving 26th Jan 1852 with 200 passengers.
Built 1836 in Calcutta. Wood barque of 421 Tons. Master Edward Smith. Sailed from England 1848 with 190 men from Pentonville prison under the care of surgeon Dr Robert Stevenson, . Twenty seven prisoners deemed to fall into "second class" were disembarked in Hobart and granted tickets of leave on landing and the remainder were disembarked at Geelong with conditional pardons. Sailed from Woolwich on 6 October 1851 under surgeon W. McCrae with 196 female convicts, landing on 26 January 1852.
Anna Maria (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 235 (120) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Tasmanian Records. Indent: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON15-1-7/CON15-1-7P158 and https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON15-1-7/CON15-1-7P159 Catharine Fazakerley, age 30 Laundress, Tried Liverpool Q.S. 7 April 1851, Native place, Co down, married, 2 children Catholic. Can read. Relations: Edwd, Liverpool. F, James Murphy, M, Ellen, L’pool. Bro. Arthur, John; S, Margt & Ellen. Offence: Stg a bale of goods. Pros, unknown. 3 times in prison for Vagrancy.
Catherine was 30 years old on arrival and her native place was Down County, Ireland. Catherine was 5’3 1/4” tall, could read, fair complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, nearly blind in the left eye, scar on right eyebrow, married with 2 children. No date of death for James Harris, but C 1865’s Catherine became a ‘Driscoll’. Many reports in the newspapers for drunk and disorderly & Idleness for Catherine:- 27/12/1876 Cornwall Chronicle, Launceston: POLICE COURT, LAUNCESTON Idle and Disorderly. — Catherine Driscoll, aged 56 years, was charged by Constable Denis McAuliffe with being idle and disorderly, in lodging in the open air, and not giving a good account of herself on Saturday night last. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to seven days’ imprisonment. 16/12/1877: Catherine Fazackerley or Driscoll died aged 57 at the Newtown Pauper Establishment of paralysis – Born Ireland. Catherine was buried at the Cornelian Bay Cemetery – Paupers section.
26 October 1854-Married James Harris, Bothwell Tasmania. Children: 1855 - Ellen Harris 1859 - Amelia Harris 1862 - John Harris