Summary
Born
Jan 1830
Conviction
Arson
Departure
Unknown
Arrival
Unknown
Death
Unknown
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References
| Primary Source | http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/ Tasmanian Archives - Convicts |
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Convict Notes
State Library of Queensland on 27th June 2012
Catherine was one of a group of people charged with arson of a house, at Kings County, Ireland. She was convicted 1 Jul 1850 and given a 15 yr transportation sentence. She was aged 20 or 21yrs, a housemaid, 4' 11 3/4". R.C. single. Note on record as quiet and very good. Assigned to a farm at Jerusalem, Tasmania. No relatives given on Indent record. Ticket of Leave 7 Oct 1856. Conditional Pardon 29 Sep 1857. Applied for permission to marry John Armstrong, convict from 'Marion'17 June 1852.