Catherine Gorman

Catherine Gorman, one of 87 convicts transported on the Lord Wellington, May 1819

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Catherine Gorman
Aliases:	Burton
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1787
Occupation:	Laundress
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Female median life span was 59 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	Uttering forged notes
Convicted at:	Surrey Assises
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	Lord Wellington
Departure date:	May, 1819
Arrival date:	20th January, 1820
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 124 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 164. http://members.iinet.net.au/
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Anonymous on 14th June, 2011 wrote:

Catherine GORMAN got her Certificate of Freedom in April, 1833 (Sydney NSW)

Carol Axton-Thompson on 9th November, 2014 wrote:

Catherine Gorman was convicted at Surrey and given a 14 yr transportation sentence. Transported to New South Wales, Australia on the ‘Lord Wellington’ 1819.

02/08/1845: Application to marry Thomas Burton (transported on the ‘Eden’). Woolombi district, NSW.

Rod A on 31st July, 2019 wrote:

23/04/1833 - Certificate of Freedom granted. (Sydney Gazette & NSW Advertiser 25/04/1833).

Penny-Lyn Beale on 5th October, 2020 wrote:

1833 - New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 33/247. 29 March 1833

Name: Catherine Gorman
Age: 46. Birth Year: 1787
Native Place: County Limerick, Ireland
Certificate Date: 29 Mar 1833
Native Place; County Limerick
Calling; Laundress
Offence; Uttering forged notes
Date of Trial: 29 March 1819
Sentence; 14 years
Height; 5 ft. 5 inches
Complexion; Ruddy & freckled
Hair; Brown mixed with grey
Eyes; Brown
Remarks; WIFE of John Owen. Ship Hadlow 1. Free by servitude.

Convict Changes History

Carol Axton-Thompson on 9th November, 2014 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 164. http://members.iinet.net.au/ (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 164), alias1:

Penny-Lyn Beale on 5th October, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, date of birth: 1787 (prev. 0000), occupation, crime