Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Catherine Larkins was transported on the Brothers, departing 3rd Oct 1826 and arriving 4th Feb 1827 with 159 passengers.
Brothers (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Sydney Herald, 8 Apr 1833. |
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Convict Notes
Cavan Assizes. … Catherine Larkin, for stealing money.— Guilty—To be transported for seven years. . ... Roscommon and Leitrim Gazette, 25 March 1826.
Convicts Index 1791- 1873. Catherine Larkin, per Brothers 1827, Certificate of Freedom, Date: 11 Mar 1833. Wife of Thomas Stephens, per Pilot, 1817, fbs, (as stated on her C.F.)
NSW 1828 Census Index. Thomas Stevens, age 38, T.L. Pilot, 1817, 7 years, protestant, Labourer, Kent St. Sydney. Has 1 horse, 10 cattle. Catherine Stevens, age 30, G.S. Brothers, 1826, 7 years, catholic, Patrick Stevens, age 1 year, born in the colony, ----------------------------------------------------- Marriage: Catherine Larkins married Thomas Stevens, 1 Nov 1827, NSW. Source: Familysearch. --------------------------------------------------- D.Wong added the following to Thomas Stevens' profile: On the 1st November 1827, Thomas married Catherine Larkins, a female convict from Drohegda, Ireland, by Banns Contract in Sydney (Marriage Cert No: V182739 73A JA). On the 1st April 1830, Thomas was granted a Certificate Of Freedom (Cert No. 30/174). Thomas and Catherine had six children: Archibald (Patrick) b. 1827; Elizabeth b. 1832; Ann b. 1834; Richard b. 1835; Thomas b. 1839 and John b. 1842. Thomas and Catherine later owned and operated the Hit Or Miss Hotel at 69 Windmill Street, Sydney. The Hotel continued to be operated by the Stevens family until approx. 1923. The descendants of Thomas and his first wife Margaret, bear the surname, Stephens. The descendants of Thomas and Catherine bear the surname Stevens. Thomas’s son Thomas (from his first marriage to Margaret) and his new wife Catherine, immigrated to Australia (Assistance Scheme) and arrived in Port Phillip on the 27th June 1840, aboard the “Andromache”. Thomas’s mother Margaret later moved to Australia and lived with Thomas and Catherine until her death at the age of 90 in 1873. -------------------------------------------------- Catherine Larkins had a child with her on board Brothers 2. There is in 1828 NSW Census Index, an entry for: Martin Larkins, age 12, catholic, Came free, per Brothers 1827. No further information.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Catherine Larkins, age 28, per Brothers (2) 1827, Tried at Cavan, 1826, 7 years sentence, for breach of trust, Native of Drogheda Louth Co, catholic. Cook Servant. single 1 child. DOB 1799. ---------------------------------------------------- CERTIFICATES OF FREEDOM. THE undermentioned persons have obtained Certificates of Freedom during the last week, viz. : - Brothers 2, Catherine Larkin Sydney Herald, 8 Apr 1833.