Name: | Catherine Grant |
Aliases: | Mcgrath, Catherine Mcgraw |
Gender: | f |
Date of Birth: | 1794 |
Occupation: | House servant |
Date of Death: | - |
Age: | - |
Life Span
Female median life span was 59 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
Crime: | Receiving stolen property |
Convicted at: | Nothumberland Assizes |
Sentence term: | 7 years |
Ship: | America |
Departure date: | 30th December, 1830 |
Arrival date: | 9th May, 1831 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 181 other convicts |
Primary source: | Tasmanian Archives |
Source description: |
Nell Murphy on 14th September, 2019 wrote:
Catherine GRANT (married name McGRATH) was convicted at Northumberland, England on 11 Aug 1830 for receiving stolen property. Gaol report: “bad, has been convicted before”. 7 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) per the ship ‘America’ arriving 9 May 1831.
Aged 37 yrs; Married woman - husband John McGRATH. Husband also sentenced with her for same offence, life sentence.
4 children.
Native place of birth: Inverness
Colony of VDL:
Assigned to work services
Nell Murphy on 14th September, 2019 wrote:
APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO REMARRY:
26 May 1836 - Catherine GRANT (per ‘America’) to Joseph McFarlane (free status). Approved.
N.B. remarriages were approved, in the Colonies.
MARRIAGE:
21 Nov 1836 - Catherine GRANT, spinster, per ship ‘America’, Ticket of Leave status to Joseph McFarlane, bachelor, at St. David’s Church, Hobart. (ref. 36/1/3 no. 3204)
Alan Gardner on 24th September, 2019 wrote:
Original conviction was for ““feloniously having in her possession four silver tea spoons, one loaf of bread, pounds of hung beef, eggs, two pig’s tongues, one milk can and two knives”
Iris Dunne on 2nd October, 2019 wrote:
Husband John McGraw on ship Camden 1831
Nell Murphy on 14th September, 2019 made the following changes:
convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Tasmanian Archives (prev. ), firstname: Catherine, surname: Grant, alias1: Mcgrath, alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1794, date of death: 0000, gender: f, occupation, crime
Iris Dunne on 2nd October, 2019 made the following changes:
alias2: Catherine Mcgraw
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