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Voyage
Transportation
Catherine Nally was transported on the Midlothian, departing 17th Nov 1852 and arriving 24th Feb 1853 with 61 passengers.
Built 1835 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 414 Tons. (Register of female convicts currently being listed - incomplete at this date)
Midlothian (generic)References
| Primary Source | NAA TR 12, p 272 http://www.nationalarchives.ie/search/index.php?simpleSearchSbm=true&searchDescTxt=TR+12,+P+272&simpleSearchSbm=Search Match 6 from 'Ireland-Australia transportation database' |
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Convict Notes
her twin sister Alice (Ellen) Dalton was also on this ship. Her age is listed incorrectly on the ship indents. Her baptism was 21 May 1828
(From Female Convists in VDL Database - from Midlothian Con records) Convict ID 9415, Police Number 231 Catherine was listed as married with 4 children (1 on board the ship, aged 1 month - unknown if she had the child on the ship as there is no information in the surgeons report so I suspect she had a 1 month old infant when she first boarded the ship) she had a prior record for stealing a hen (in Ireland) and was given 1 mth imprisonment Age was 32 years on arrival 3 March 1853 went to Cascade Female Factory (employer listed as HC?) 15 August 1853 went to work for George Perriman, Argyle Street Hobart 4 May? 1854 went to Police Magistrate (unknown reason) 15 December 1854? went to Police Magistrate (unknown reason) 21 December 1854 went back to Cascades Female Factory 22 December 1854 went to Police Office Hobart (No colonial offences listed so unknown why went to police magistrate as state in her CON 41 records) She received no punishments at the Cascades Female Factory 4 Sept 1854 Conditional Pardon 5 Sept 1854 Ticket of Leave granted 16 February 1856 Conditional pardon recommended 19 February 1856 Conditional pardon recommended 10 February 1857 Conditional pardon approved 30 December 1858 Free by Servitude
On 30 December 1851 Catherine Dalton was tried (under the name of Catherine Nally) with her sister Alice Dalton in Westmeath for stealing 3 sheep and sent to 7 years transportation to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on the ship 'Midlothian'. The Midlothian's register listed Catherine as married, 5ft 2inches tall, pale complexion, dark brown hair and grey eyes. Her occupation was listed as a housemaid. Further records state her conduct was listed as very good. Catherine was assigned services in 1853 to George Persimmon Argyle (to work at his home or work location) Catherine was given a conditional pardon on 20 February 1857. Records from Tasmanian archives state that Catherine later married a George Mason in Hobart Tasmania in 1856 and had a child to him with the first initial of M? (full name unknown)