Convict Catherine Murphy - Convict Records

Summary

Born

Jan 1828

Conviction

Larceny from a person (including picking pockets)

Departure

Jun 1849

Arrival

Sep 1849

Death

Unknown

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Personal Information

Name: Catherine Murphy

Gender: Female

Born: 1st Jan 1828

Death: Unknown

Age at death: Unknown

Occupation: Housemaid

Aliases: Catharine Gripps [Married]

Crime

Crime: Larceny from a person (including picking pockets)

Convicted at: Kings County, Ireland

Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 26th Jun 1849

Ship: Australasia

Arrival: 29th Sep 1849

Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Catherine Murphy 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 http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au

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Convict Notes

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on 17th June 2025

Name: Murphy, Catherine Record Type: Convicts Employer: Fraser, Peter: 1852 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Tipperary Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 51613 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1421099 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1421099

State Library of Queensland on 23rd August 2012

Catherine Murphy was convicted at Kings County, Ireland of Larceny - steal a watch. Tried with Jane Smith, who was also convicted and transported. She departed Dublin on the 'Australasia', voyage 314 on 26 June 1849, arriving Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on 29 Sep 1849. Catherine was single, aged 21yrs, a housemaid, Roman Catholic, could read. Hazel eyes, brown hair, fair complexion. Surgeon's report from ship: "Quiet". She took ill of a fever on board and 23 July 1849 in the hospital, at sea. Convict no. 51613. Stationed on Anson's Hulk. 25 Sep 1850: Insolence - 3mths hard labour. 27 Sep 1850: Transferred to Hobart. Cascades Female Factory. 26 Oct 1852: Application for permission to marry John Cripps (convict per 'Frances Charlotte'). 29 Nov 1852: Married John Cripps.(Tas. Pioneer Index ref. 746/1852-37. John aged 33yrs, Catharine aged 23yrs.) 1 Feb 1853: Ticket of Leave. 31 Jan 1854 Recommended for Conditional Pardon. 19 Feb 1854: Conditional Pardon approved. April 1856: Certificate of Freedom. Note of a stillborn Murphy baby. Note of a cousin McGrath, in America. Note: some records name is spelt "Catharine". Ref in book "A Drift of Derwent Ducks" by Trudy Cowley, 2005. Cripps Family: Catherine Cripps b. 25/12/1855, Tasman male child Cripps b. 23/4/1858, Hobart male child Cripps b. 14/7/1861, Hobart