Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Catherine Nairn was transported on the Hindostan, departing 6th May 1839 and arriving 12th Sep 1839 with 179 passengers.
Hindostan (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 33 (18) |
| 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
"3 x great grandmother"
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Convict Notes
National Records of Scotland: Precognition against Margaret MacKintosh, Catherine Nairn, Mary Nairn for the crime of sheep-stealing 1838. Margaret MacKintosh, daughter of Mary Nairn, Kirktown of Barivan, Cawdor, Nairnshire, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty in terms of own confession, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years. Note: Pannel cannot write. Catherine Nairn, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty in terms of own confession, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years. Note: Pannel cannot write. Mary Nairn, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty in terms of own confession - reset of theft, Sentence: Imprisonment - 9 months. Note: Pannel cannot write. Pannel to serve sentence in the jail of Nairn. Catherine was the daughter of Hugh Nairn and Christina Nairn (born McIntosh). 5/10/1840: Married John Wayman (Stakesby 1833) – they had 3/4 children. C1852 Moved to Victoria and they were in the Bendigo area – 1873 at Shephers’s Flat near Daylesford, Victoria. C1893: Catherine died aged about 82 in Victoria.
Sentence on 24/9/1838 was 7 years transportation. (ref. Tasmanian Archives, Conduct Record). Ticket of Leave 25/1/1844 Free Certificate 14/3/1853
Catherine arrived in Hobart, 11th Sept. 1839. 29 years old, House servant, 4'11, Brown hair, Sallow complexion, Light hazel eyes. A pock mark. Convicted of stealing 5 sheep, not 7. Tried with Margaret McIntosh. Catherine had 2 daughters; Elizabeth and Jane Cook.