Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Catherine Lahey was transported on the Speedy, departing 30th Sep 1799 and arriving 15th Apr 1800 with 54 passengers.
Speedy (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 258 |
| 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 |
Claims
"Catherine- John- John- George Samuel- George Samuel- Monica Rebecca- Craig Paul (husband)"
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Convict Notes
Family connections for Catherine (Lahey) are: LAHEY Catherine (Lahey) was born about 1780. She was tried w/1other on 4charges of counterfeiting money in King Street near Drury Lane, on 14 8 1798, at Old Bailey on 12 9 1798, sentenced to death commuted to Life, held at London Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 15 4 1800 afyer a voyage of 6.5months on SPEEDY; she was Protestant. She had a relationship with John (Mitton) & produced 9children. She was Free by Servitude by 1813. She was recorded in 1828 with her family at Airds. She died in 1868 age about88. [Some details taken from this Website] John (Mitton) was born on 12 8 1772. He was tried w/2others for assault of Henry (Meason age13), on 19 12 1790, & theft of watch parts at Old Bailey on 13 1 1790, sentenced to death commuted 12months later to Life, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 7months on Fleet ship ALBERMARLE; he was Protestant. He was Free by Servitude by 1801. He was recorded in 1826 as a farmer. He was recorded in 1828 with Absolute Pardon as a settler with his family at Airds. He died in 1853 age about70. [Some details taken from this Website] REFERENCE Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: [Ref M2531] Mitten, John, 56, absolute pardon, Albermarle, 1791, life, Protestant, settler, Airds [Ref M2532] Mitten, Catherine, 48, free by servitude, Speedy, 1799, 7 years, Protestant [Ref M2533] Mitten, Sarah, 22, born in the colony. [Ref M2534] Mitten, Kesiah, 18, born in the colony. [Ref M2535] Mitten, John (Jun), 15, born in the colony. [Ref M2536] Mitten, Joseph, 11, born in the colony. [Ref M2537] Mitten, William, 8, born in the colony. [Ref M2538] Mitten, Elizabeth, 4, born in the colony. (The other 2 daughters, Sophia Mary 1801 and Mary Matilda 1804 are already married and elsewhere.)
In the colony, Catherine commenced a relationship with John Mitton (Convict, Albermarle, 1791). They don't appear to have married. They were still using their separate surnames in the St John's baptism register when christening their estimated 4th child Keziah in 1810. No likely birth registrations either before or after that year can be found. However, the couple had a long term relationship and had 8 children (% girls and 3 boys) between 1801 and 1825.
Old Bailey transcript 12 Sep 1798 (t17890912-19): CATHERINE LAHEY and ANN WARNER were indicted for that they, on the 14th of August , a piece of base coin resembling a shilling, falsely, deceitfully and traiterously, did colour, with materials producing the colour of silver. Second Count. For that they a round blank of base metal, of a fit size and figure to be coined to the resemblance of a shilling, did colour, with materials producing the colour of silver. And in two other Counts, for colouring with materials producing the colour of silver, a piece of base metal resembling a sixpence.(The indictment was stated by Mr. Knowlys, and the case opened by Mr. Fielding). They were tried by the First Middlesex Jury, before the Lord Chief Baron. Lahey, GUILTY Death. (Aged 18.) Warner, GUILTY Death. (Aged 56.) The death sentence was commuted to one of transportation for life.