Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Catherine Kearns was transported on the Australasia, departing 26th Jun 1849 and arriving 29th Sep 1849 with 203 passengers.
Built 1847 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 500 Tons. Passenger/transportee's are currently being listed (incomplete at this date)
Australasia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Archives - convict records; LINC - names index. |
Claims
"Catherine Kearns/Deakin is my 3x great grandmother. Her daughter Matilda is my 2x grandmother."
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Convict Notes
Name: Kearns, Catherine Record Type: Convicts Employer: Freeman, Joseph: 1850 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Cavan Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 38844 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1407965 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1407965
UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, Placed on Sick List; 10 July 1849 Age; 21 years old Disease; Syphilis Discharged; 19 Aug 1849 1854 - Marriage Permissions. 26 Sep 1854. Name; Catherine Cairnes *** 1855 - 9 Sep. Birth of Margaret Deakin, Registered by mother; Catherine Deakin. Campbell Town. No; 727 1856 - 27 Jun. Birth of Margaret Deakin, Registered by mother; Catherine Deakin. Campbell Town. No; 801 Margaret died 12 July 1856. Convulsions aged 15 days old 1856 - 27 Jun. Birth of Sarah Deakin, Registered by mother; Catherine Deakin. Campbell Town, No; 802 1858 - 22 May. Birth of Mary Anne Deakin, Registered by mother; Catherine Deakin. Campbell Town. No; 965 / 167 1861 - 1 Apr. Birth of Matilda Deakin, Registered by mother; Catherine Deakin. Campbell Town. No; 1219 / 627 1862 - 18 Sep. Birth of John Deakin, Registered by mother; Catherine Deakin. Campbell Town. No; 1363 / 175 John Died; 9 April 1832. Cause of death; Diarrhea 1868 - 10 Dec. Birth of William Henry Deakin, Registered by Sarah Deakin. Campbell Town. No; 164
Catherine KEARNS was convicted at Monaghan, Ireland on 5 Jan 1849 for larceny - stealing clothing. Previous offence. 7yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Australasia' arriving 29 Sept 1849. (n.b. there is another Catherine Kearns who came to VDL around the same time, per the 'Kinnear'.) Aged 21yrs; single; country servant; 4'10 3/4"; fresh complexion; brown hair; brown eyes; Roman Catholic. Native Place: Co. Cavan, Ireland. Brother: James (ref. Convict Indent record) Sister: Eliza (ref. Convict Indent record) Assigned to work services. 'Anson' hulk; Hobart district; Campbell Town. Some records of misconduct and punishment in the Female Factory. 17 Oct 1854: Ticket of Leave Application for Permission to marry: 16 Mar 1852 - to John Smith (per 'London'). Does not appear to have proceeded. Application for Permission to marry: 28 June 1854 - to James Deakin (listed as free, or may be free by servitude). Approved. Marriage: to James Deakin 30 Oct 1854: St. Lukes Church of England & Ireland, Campbell Town, Tasmania. Catherine KEARNS, full age, labourer to James Deakin, full age, labourer. (Ref. 37/1/13 no. 84 & noted in Convict Record book her marriage to James Deakin)