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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Catharine Mitchell was transported on the George Hibbert, departing 22nd Jul 1834 and arriving 1st Dec 1834 with 145 passengers.
George Hibbert (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 407 (205) |
| 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 |
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Convict Notes
Catharine Mitchell was a servant in Scotland when she was convicted of ‘household robbery’. She was 16. Her sentence was transportation for seven years and she arrived in New South Wales in 1834 aboard he ‘George Hibbert’. There she was assigned to work as a housemaid. In 1836 she was assigned to work for Mrs Sarah Speers at Brisbane Water. In 1837 she married William Ward, a man 18 years her senior who was an emancipated Convict (see William Ward, Almorah). William had settled in the Brisbane Water area in 1824. The couple prospered on what is now the Central Coast of New South Wales, raising a family of nine children. William became a mariner and ship owner, while carrying on the timber business, while Catherine ran a general store. William died in 1876 but Catharine lived for another 20 years. Many of their children became involved in ship-building, either directly or through marriage. Their son Manasseh became a prominent citizen in the district, and is widely recognised as the first mayor of Gosford. William and Catherine were hard working pioneers who prospered despite their Convict experience. There are many hundreds of descendents of this enterprising couple in Australia today.