Family Treeof Trudy Mae COWLEY
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This page last updated: 15 April 2006 Abodes Aliases Baptism Birth Burial Children Death Education Events Marriage 1 Marriage 2 Occupations Provision Religion Siblings Transportation
NOTE: Sibling in italics is a half-sister or half-brother. AbodesIn 1800, according to the Settlers' Muster Book (List 3), Catharine was living in Sydney, off the stores, with John LEE whom she would later marry. On 4 April 1805 , Catharine arrived with her two eldest children—Elizabeth and Sophia—at Port Dalrymple (Launceston), Van Diemen's Land on board the Buffalo. Three more children were born at Port Dalrymple. It is likely that Catharine and her children travelled back to Sydney with John on the Trial in March 1810. Catharine is listed in the 1814 General Muster for New South Wales as Catherine LEE, free, living at Sydney, off the stores, with five children, the wife of John LEE. In 1822, according the New South Wales general muster, Catharine was living with Thomas HARBOUR in Sydney. However, in the 1823-1825 general muster, Catharine was listed as single, but still living in Sydney. In the same muster, her daughter Sophia and mother Elizabeth, were listed as living with Catharine at Pitt St, Sydney. BirthCatharine was born circa 1784, possibly in Deptford, Kent, England. This date has been calculated from the age given of 47 year upon her death in 1832. Her year of birth, however, is debatable - as Flynn (1993) points out, Catharine's age is given as 7 years when her mother is transported in 1789 in one document, and another says she is 3 years old. Flynn (1993) gives her year of birth as c1786. EventsIn March 1794 Catharine was stated to be aged 7 years when James ROBBS, a private in the New South Wales Corps stationed at Norfolk Island, was arrested and charged with having sexually assaulted her. ROBBS was sent to Sydney to stand trial. Catharine and her mother were sent to Sydney at the same time to give evidence against him. The charge was a capital one and could not be tried on Norfolk Island. David COLLINS, the Judge Advocate at Sydney, found that there was insufficient evidence for a conviction. TransportationOn 4 April 1789, Catharine’s mother, Elizabeth was sent to the Lady Juliana transport. She was allowed to take with her a daughter, Catharine, who was between 3 and 7 years old at the time. Catharine and her mother arrived at Sydney Cove, NSW per Lady Juliana on 3 June 1790. The Lady Juliana came out from England with 226 women convicts, of which 5 died on the voyage. They were aboard for about 15 months. Two months after landing at Sydney Cove, Elizabeth and Catharine were among 194 convicts sent to Norfolk Island on board the Surprise. Another ancestor, Esther THORNTON, was also transported per Lady Juliana and then sent to Norfolk Island per Surprise. Elizabeth and Catharine returned to Sydney in March 1794. MarriagesCatharine married John LEE by Banns at St Phillip's Church, Sydney Cove on Christmas Day 1803. Some time between 1814 and 1822, Catharine formed an attachment to Thomas HARBOUR since she was described in the 1822 Muster of New South Wales as the wife of J HORBER (though they never actually married), living at Sydney. Thomas HARBOUR was a ticket of leave convict transported per Indian in 1810. He had been tried in Buckinghamshire, England in 1808 and sentenced to transportation for life. However, in the 1823-1825 general muster, Catharine is listed as being single, so perhaps her attachment to Thomas HARBOUR was short-lived. OccupationsIn the 1828 NSW census, Catharine is listed as being the housekeeper for Joseph TILSON (variously FILTON and FELTON), living at Pitt St, Sydney. Joseph at this time was free by servitude, having arrived in the colony per William & Ann in 1791 for a 7 year sentence. He was Protestant, a labourer and he was aged 67 years. |
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