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Voyage
Transportation
Catherine Rowe was transported on the Australasia, departing 26th Jun 1849 and arriving 29th Sep 1849 with 203 passengers.
Built 1847 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 500 Tons. Passenger/transportee's are currently being listed (incomplete at this date)
Australasia (generic)References
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Convict Notes


Name: Rowe, Catherine Record Type: Convicts Employer: Flegg, Charles: 1851 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Monaghan Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 61255 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1431015 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1431015




Catherine ROWE was convicted at Co. Monoghan, Ireland on 5 March 1849, together with her father John, for stealing 10 fowls. No prior convictions. 7 yr transportation sentence each. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Australasia' arriving 29 Sept 1849. Noted as "quiet, good". Single woman; housemaid; aged 17yrs; fresh complexion, slightly freckled; dk brown hair; light Hazel eyes; 5'0 3/4" height; Roman Catholic. Native place: Co. Monaghan, Ireland (ref. Convict record) Father: John Mother: Catherine Brothers: John & Hugh Sisters: Ann & Mary Colony of VDL: Station - 'Anson' Hulk. Sent out to work services in Bothwell, Green Ponds, Brighton and Hobart. No records of any misconduct. 30 Nov 1852: Ticket of Leave granted. Application for permission to marry and marriage as above. Noted on her Conduct page that she married Wm Farrer. March 1857: Certificate of Freedom issued, at Westbury, Tasmania.




26 Nov 1853: Application for permission to marry - to William FARRER/FARRAR (transported per Maria Somes). ref. 52/1/6. 28 Dec 1853: Marriage. William FARRER, aged 29yrs, bachelor, a sawyer to Catherine ROWE, aged 21yrs, spinster at St. Matthias Church of England & Ireland at Windermere, nr Launceston. (ref. 37/1/12 no. 1071) Children: 22 April 1855 - Benjamin FARRER. Father - William FARRER, labourer. Mother - Catherine FARRER, formerly Clarke. (Note: the informant for this information was a friend, so must have recorded the mother’s maiden name incorrectly.) 14 June 1857: male child. Father - William FARRAR, a sawyer. Mother - Catherine FARRAR formerly ROWE. District of Launceston. (n.b. this surname is commonly spelt ‘FARRAR’ and there are several other convicts by that name.)