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Voyage
Transportation
Ellen Thornton was transported on the Catherine, departing 8th Dec 1813 and arriving 4th May 1814 with 98 passengers.
325 ton ship. Built in New Bedford 1811. Sailed from Falmouth, England to Cove, Ireland. Departed Dec 1813 and arrived Sydney, Australia 4 May 1814. 98 female passengers (4 children), 1 death en route. Register of passengers on this web site is currently being updated - not yet complete (researchers please note) R
Catherine (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Records |
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Convict Notes
Possible death record. Burials in the Parish of St John, Launceston in the County of Cornwall, Port Dalrymple in the Year 1828 No; 156 Name; Ellen Thornton Abode; Launceston Hospital When buried; 19 July 1828 Age; 64 Ship’s Name; Unknown Quality or profession. No details By Whom Ceremony was preformed; James Norman, Chaplin. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Ellen Thornton. Ship; Catherine. May 1814 - New South Wales Age; 31 [1781] Native Place; Trade or calling; Country Work Trial where & Date; Trial; Galway - March 1812. Sentence; 7 years. Single.
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p36 List of sixty female convicts embarked on board Kangaroo to land at the Derwent in Van Diemen’s Land, and their indents from the Catherine Convict ship. Sydney 24 May 1814. No 54. Ellen Thornton, age 23, tried County Galway, March 1812, 7 years.