Convict records

Name:: Cannon Catherine [Catherine Cannon]

Date:: 6 August 1848

Religion:: R. C.

No.:: 906

Per:: Tory 2nd

Tried:: York 19 October 1847 7 years

Transported for:: Stealing money from the person

2nd conviction married one child - Stated this offence Stealing £7 from the person 1 month for Theft married one child Husband Anthony Chorley left him a month. -

June 23/49 (Gardiner) Absent without leave 3 months hard labor and recommended to be sent to the Interior (A.E.W.) appd 29/6/49 not allowed to enter Service in Hobart Town

October 16/49 (Brickfields) Allowing the prisoners to sing in the Dormitory one month hard labor (A.B.J.) appd 21/12/49

December 26/49 (Swaine) not proceeding to the Depot according to her Pass three months hard labor (A.E.W.) appd 28/12/49 (30/6/51)

T of L 8/7/51 not to reside in Hobart Town

Octr Augt 11/51 Disturbing the peace fined 5/-

Sepr 4/51 Out after hours admonished.

Sepr 24/51 Larceny under the value of £5 18 mths hard labor TL revoked

Trade:: House maid

Height:: 4 feet 10¼ inches

Age:: 19 years

Complexion:: Dark

Head:: Large

Hair:: Brown

Whiskers:: [crossed through]

Visage:: Oval

Forehead:: High

Eyebrows:: Brown

Eyes:: Grey

Nose:: Pugged

Mouth:: Medium

Chin:: Medium

Native/Place:: Wigan

Remarks: Long scar on left eye brow A.N.T.N.E.Y.N.N.N.A.N and heart on left arm H.W.M. x S.J.S. x [A?] and heart on right arm.

Name:: Jane Harkley [real name Jane Morrison]

Date:: 9 May 1850

Religion:: Protestant Read Write

No.:: 839

Per:: Earl Grey

Tried:: Leitrim 2 Janry 1849 7 years

Transported for:: Larceny [of] clothes

Gaol Report: once convicted before very good Single stated this offence Stealing clothes 9 months a Shawl, Single.

Surgeons report: very good and useful

Augt 4/51 ([Hearll?]) Absent without leave 1 mth hard labor

Novr 13/51 Absconded

Decr 12/51 (Thomson) Absent &c 7 mths hard labor and not allowed to enter service in the District of Hobarton

Febry 25/52 ([HC?]) Being asleep on her post 14 days cells

Trade:: [House] Maid / Laundress

Height:: 4/11½

Age:: 22

Complexion:: fresh

Head:: Long

Hair:: Brown

Whiskers:: [struck through]

Visage:: narrow

Forehead:: Low

Eyebrows:: Brown

Eyes:: [blank]

Nose:: thin

Mouth:: medium

Chin:: Large

Native/Place:: Leitrim

Remarks: High cheek bones, cheeks sunken

Name:: Margaret Woods [aka Margaret Jones]

Date:: 18 May 1848

Religion:: -

No.:: 730

Per:: John Calvin

Tried:: at Tyrone 8 March 1847 7 Years

Transported for:: Vagrancy

Gaol Report: three times in Gaol Single Good Stated this offence Vagrancy 3 mths for an Assault Single

Sur Rept. [Surgeons Report]: good

Janry 11/49 (Buckland) Not proceeding to the Depot &c 3 mths hard labor

May 18/49 (Gibson) Out after hours & not proceeding to the Depot 6 mths, hard labor

Decr 28/49 (Degraves) Out after hours 2 mths, hard labor

July 1/50 Welling) Absent &c 7 mths, hard labor and not allowed to enter service in Hobarton

Febry 7/51 Delivered of an Illegitimate Child

May 15/52 Absconder

Certificate of freedom 27 March 1855 / to Herself

Tried SC. Hobart (as Margaret Jones) [indecipherable] 25 July 1855 Stealing 75 yards of Calico seven years transportation -

7 Nov 56 Absconding - [6 mos?] [indecipherable] L -

T of Leave 7 July 57 -

28 July/57 Absconding 6 mos H.L.

T of Leave revoked 25/5/57 restored 9 Feby 18 [1858? 1865?]

Trade:: House Maid

Height:: 5/2

Age:: 26

Complexion:: Fresh

Head:: Medium

Hair:: Brown

Whiskers:: -

Visage:: Medium

Forehead:: do [Medium]

Eyebrows:: Brown

Eyes:: Hazel

Nose:: Cocked

Mouth:: Wide

Chin:: Medium

Native/Place:: Tyrone

Remarks: None

Name:: Sarah Ann Holland

Date:: 21 July 1847

Religion:: [blank]

No.:: 665

Per:: Asia

Tried:: Manchester 4 January 1847 7 yrs

Transported for:: Larceny

Gaol Report: before convicted Single Stated this offence Stealing Clothes once for clothes 12 months 2 months for Running away from the workhouse single 2 years on the Town

Surgeons Report: indifft

Novr 26/47 Factory Misconduct 7 days Solitary Conft

June 19/48 Milton/ Misappropriating Calico her Husband's property 3 mos hard labor

Sepr 26/48 Depot/ Not proceeding according to her pass 2 months hard labor

Decr 29/48 Smith/ Absents all night admonished

Feby 12/49 [indecipherable]/ Larceny under £5 original term of Transpn. Extended 12 months appd & 6 months probn at Launceston (27/8/51).

Trade:: House maid

Height:: 5/-

Age:: 21

Complexion:: freckled

Head:: long

Hair:: reddish

Whiskers:: [crossed through]

Visage:: long

Forehead:: low

Eyebrows:: lt brown

Eyes:: Do [light brown]

Nose:: long

Mouth:: large

Chin:: round

Native/Place:: Manchester

Remarks: Much freckled

Name:: Susan Hamilton or Kaine

Date:: 21 July 1847

Religion:: [blank]

No.:: 663

Per:: "Asia"

Tried:: Ayre [Ayr] 14 October 1846 7 yrs

Transported for:: Culpable Homocide

Gaol Report: unknown Stated this offence Homocide my own Child it was 8 days old The Child was picked up on the Shore next day real name helen Kean Married

Surgeons Report: very Good

May 21/48 Williams/ absence 2 months hard labor

March 8/49 Depot/ Overstaying her pass 7 days Cells

July 3/49 (Brickfields) Drunk on arriving at the Depot 2 mths hard labor -

Augt 23/49 Delivered of an Illegitimate Child (12/9/50)

T. of L. 17/9/50

Decr 27/50 (TL) Out after hours 6 mths hard labor (19/6/51)

Oct/1/51 (TL) Out after hours Admonished

Trade:: Laundress

Height:: 5/

Age:: 24

Complexion:: Freckled

Head:: Round

Hair:: brown

Whiskers:: [crossed through]

Visage:: oval

Forehead:: high

Eyebrows:: brown

Eyes:: Grey

Nose:: Small

Mouth:: Small

Chin:: round

Native/Place:: Ayr

Remarks: Scar left arm