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Catherine Geran was transported on the Catherine, departing 8th Dec 1813 and arriving 4th May 1814 with 98 passengers.
325 ton ship. Built in New Bedford 1811. Sailed from Falmouth, England to Cove, Ireland. Departed Dec 1813 and arrived Sydney, Australia 4 May 1814. 98 female passengers (4 children), 1 death en route. Register of passengers on this web site is currently being updated - not yet complete (researchers please note) R
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https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p36 List of sixty female convicts embarked on board Kangaroo to land at the Derwent in Van Diemen’s Land, and their indents from the Catherine Convict ship. Sydney 24 May 1814. No 51. Catherine Geran, age 30, tried County Limerick, March 1813, Life. ---------------------------------------------------- Baptisms Record Hobart Town parish: children of William and Catherine Newman. https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD32-1-1-p044j2k https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD32-1-1-p037j2k Margaret Newman, born 6 July 1815, baptised 13 April 1816. Jane Newman, born 11 Sept 1817, baptised 4 March 1819. Mary Newman, born 6 June 1820, baptised 10 August 1820. Tasmanian Convict Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-3$init=CON40-1-3p222 24. Catharine Garen. Catharine 1814, Kangaroo 1816. Tried at Limerick, 1813, Life. No further information on this record. -------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Marriage Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD36-1-1p39j2k William Newman, age 40, free, and Catherine Goran, age 27, convict per Catherine, were married by Banns, 12 June 1815, in Hobart Town district. Both signed with their mark X.