Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Catherine Price was transported on the Palambam, departing 23rd Mar 1831 and arriving 31st Jul 1831 with 122 passengers.
394 tons. 1831 voyage from Cork, Ireland to New South Wales, Australia. Capt. Willis. 114 female prisoners. Also 50 girls from the Foundling Hospital, Cork with 2 Matrons and their husbands and children. Also 4 female wives of convicts already in Australia and their children. Register of passengers currently being updated and not yet complete.
Palambam (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 |
Claims
"Catharine Price is my 4 times Step Great Grandmother. She was married to my 4 times GGF"
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Convict Notes
LIST OF FEMALE CONVICTS ASSIGNED IN THE MONTH OF JULY, 1832. 1262. PRICE CATHERINE,Palambam, general servant, to E. Rochester, Gloucester-st. Sydney Gazette, 15 Nov 1832.
Catherine Price was listed as 35 years old on arrival. Native Place: Westmeath. Occupation: Housemaid/nursemaid. Catherine was a widow with 1 female child, illiterate, protestant, 5'0" tall, ruddy freckled complexion, dark brown to grey hair, hazel eyes. Weakly scarcely fit for assignment. 2/4/1833: Permission to marry Jacob Ralph (Lord Eldon 1817) - Jacob was 47 and free - Catherine 37 and on bond. 1833: Married at St. James, Sydney. Listed as Ralph. 23/10/1837: COf - Wife of Jacob Rolfe, per "Lord Eldon" [1817], fbs (as stated on her CF).
Crime: The charge is listed as "stealing pot" - potatoes or a cooking/storage vessel? Convicted at: Cavan, Ireland, on 20 October 1830 (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842).