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Transportation
Catherine Young 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.
Kinnear (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Records. Indents https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p59 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p60 |
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Convict Notes
Catherine's health is well documented in the Surgeon's Jounal on booard ship. Age 31, describes as a small delicat e woman, she gave birth to a baby boy on 15th July, and wall went well. She was discharged back to her mess on 27th July. However, all did not continue well. Wm Young, age 3 weeks, was admitted into the hospital on the 1st Augt. And died the same day. Atrophy (from defective nourishment). This Infant died of defective nourishment, the mother having been taken ill with dysentery, every effort was made to keep the infant alive with farinaceous food, when the mother was taken ill, and had no breast nourishment for it. His mother Cathe. Young, age 31, A Convict, was put on the sick list at sea and admitted into the hospital on 2nd August, and died on the 6th August 1848, Cause, Dysenteria. Her illness is described in detail, and the last entry reads: 6th, Passed a restless night, and is much worse this morning, towards midnight she became suddenly easy and quiet, at midnight she died, a rapidly fatal case of coco-colitis.
Tasmanian Records. Indents https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p59 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p60 Catherine Young. Tried at Galway, 27 Dec 1847, 7 years. Died at sea, 6 Aug 1848.