Catherine Rafter

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Summary

Born
Jan 1827
Conviction
Sacrilege
Departure
Jun 1848
Arrival
Oct 1848
Death
Dec 1897
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Personal Information

Name: Catherine Rafter
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1827
Death: 25th Dec 1897
Age at death: 70
Occupation: Country servant

Crime

Crime: Sacrilege
Convicted at: Ireland, Limerick
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 16th Jun 1848
Ship: Kinnear
Arrival: 7th Oct 1848
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Catherine Rafter was transported on the Kinnear, departing 16th Jun 1848 and arriving 7th Oct 1848 with 141 passengers.

Built 1834 at Yarmouth. Wood barque of 369 Tons. (Register of persons transported is not yet completed - currently being listed.) 1842 Voyage. OCT. 23. - Arrived the barque Kinnear, Lidderdale master, from Dublin 10th July, with 180 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent - G. J. Fox, Esq. The guard consists of Captain Bull (with Mrs. Bull, 4 children, and 1 female servant), and 30 rank and file of the 99th Regt., - 4 women, and 6 children. Colonial Times (Hobart) 25 Oct 1842.

KinnearKinnear (generic)

References

Primary SourceTasmanian Indents for Kinnear. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p51 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p52

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Convict Notes

Pete@Clyde avatar
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on 30th November 2023

Ireland Prison Registers: ------------------------- Name: Cathe Rafter Admission Age: 20 Role: Prisoner Birth Date: 1828 Admission Date: 11 Jan 1848 Admission Place: Limerick City, Dublin, Ireland Charge: Larceny of Books Jail: Grangegorman Female Prison Identification Number: 1037 How & When Disposed: 7 Jun 1848, Kinnear

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 6th December 2021

Tasmanian Indents for Kinnear. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p51 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p52 Catherine Rafter, tried at Limerick City, 11 Jan 1848,7 years, age 21, height, 5 ft ¼. Catholic, can neither read nor write, Single. Offence: Sacrilege, pro, Limerick. Surgeon’s Report: Good. Trade, Country Servant. Native place, Co Carlow. Remarks: M, Mary; B, John, James at N.P.