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Catherine Ogle was transported on the Alexander, departing 4th Nov 1815 and arriving 4th Apr 1816 with 88 passengers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Fleet http://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_alexander_1788 The Alexander was built at Hull in 1784 by Walton & Co. She was taken up by the East India Company in 1786. Convict Transport-Barque built Ship. 452 tons, 114ft long, 31ft wide. Arrived with 177 male Convicts (14 dv) Carried 30 Crew + 41 Marines Master: Duncan Sinclair She was the largest of the eleven vessels of the historic First Fleet to Australia. The First Fleet consisted of two Royal Navy escort ships, HMS Sirius and HMS Supply accompanied by six convict transports, the Alexander, Charlotte, Friendship, Lady Penrhyn, Prince of Wales and the Scarborough, and three store ships, the Borrowdale, Fishburn and Golden Grove. Convicts on the 1st Fleet Alexander are listed under Lady Penrhyn, Scarborough & Alexander.
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| Primary Source | http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/twconvic/Alexander+1816 Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Tasmanian Convict Records. |
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Catherine Oakes, wife of George Brown, was sentenced to hard labour in gaol, for being repeatedly drunk and disorderly in the streets, to the ruin and neglect of four little children, looking up to her for support and example. Hobart Town Gazette, 20 Jan 1827.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Catherine Ogle, alias Oaks, Oakes, age 22, per Alexander II (1816), Tried at Dublin City, 1814, 7 years. DOB, 1794. Servant country. --------------------------------------------------- https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p54 (all per Alexander) Nos 1 – 28. 60 female convicts embarked on the Brig Kangaroo for the Derwent, 10 April 1816. Catharine Oakes, per Alexander, Tried at Dublin City, Dec 1814, 7 years. --------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Convict Conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-7$init=CON40-1-7p149 1. Catherine Oaks, Alexander 1816, Kangaroo 1816. Tried at Dublin 1814, 7 years. Many instances of drunkenness, and consequent punishments, recorded on this record. She is referred to as ux Chs. Brown. -------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Marriage Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD36-1-1p60j2k Marriages in District of Hobart Town 1818: Charles Brown, age 33, free, and Catherine Oaks, age 23, convict per Alexander, were married by Banns, 16 June 1818. Charles signed his name, Catherine her X. -------------------------------------------------- Baptism Records in Parish of Hobart Town 1819: https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD32-1-1-p040j2k Catherine Brown, daughter of Charles and Catherine Brown, was born 5 August 1819, baptised 21 August 1819. Her parents were married and resident in Hobart.
Catherine OGLE was convicted at Dublin City, Ireland in 1814 for stealing bank notes. 7 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Australia, New South Wales per the ship 'Alexander' 1815/16.