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Catherine Keane,Castlebar,Mayo
« on: Thursday 18 January 18 05:18 GMT (UK) »
Looking for any information on Catherine Keane born 19 April 1832, Castlebar, Mayoand her brother Michael 1831.
Convicted together at Mayo on 3 January 1849, for stealing 3 sheep, both sentenced to 7 years in Tasmania.
Michael died in Richmond (Bridewell) prison,Dublin aged 18 years.
Catherine lived in Longford, Tasmania and died aged 93 in 1925, possibly the last convict woman to die there.
She married John Smith and had 9 children.
Her life in Ireland is a mystery,one theory is that she was from a travellor/gypsy family, as she had very long black hair ,wore large hoop earings,and was partial to smoking a clay pipe. 
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Re: Catherine Keane,Castlebar,Mayo
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 18 January 18 07:34 GMT (UK) »
https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/1039  doesn't cover dates you need
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Re: Catherine Keane,Castlebar,Mayo
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 20 January 18 23:00 GMT (UK) »
Thankyou, not sure where to look next, any clues?
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Re: Catherine Keane,Castlebar,Mayo
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 20 January 18 23:21 GMT (UK) »
Thankyou, not sure where to look next, any clues?

http://www.ballyd.com/history/irishconvicts.htm
The document reference in each entry below is the National Archives of Ireland reference to the original document in the archives. The microfilm reference number refers to the set of microfilms presented to Australia in 1988.

Not sure what they would contain
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Re: Catherine Keane,Castlebar,Mayo
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 21 January 18 01:51 GMT (UK) »
Would they have been in Castlebar jail before being sent elsewhere?
Their crime may have been mentioned in a newspaper.
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Re: Catherine Keane,Castlebar,Mayo
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 21 January 18 11:32 GMT (UK) »
Would they have been in Castlebar jail before being sent elsewhere?
Their crime may have been mentioned in a newspaper.

Try surname variation Cain, if you do manage to find newspaper archive.

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Re: Catherine Keane,Castlebar,Mayo
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 21 January 18 12:03 GMT (UK) »
Looking for any information on Catherine Keane born 19 April 1832, Castlebar, Mayo
Catherine lived in Longford, Tasmania and died aged 93 in 1925, possibly the last convict woman to die there.
She married John Smith and had 9 children.
   

No details on her Marriage?
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Re: Catherine Keane,Castlebar,Mayo
« Reply #8 on: Monday 22 January 18 22:56 GMT (UK) »
From her Convict records  ......    Catherine was tried Co.Mayo 3 January 1849, the prosecutor was   Mr Kate.
She was tried and convicted with her brother Michael and has no previous convictions.
Station of Gang....Anson. SHe sailed to Tasmania on board  AUSTRALASIA
Her trade is ,housemaid, she is Roman Catholic.
She was received at Grangegorman Depot, Dublin 24 May 1849 at 10.30.
She was 16 and single.
That is all the information we have about her in Ireland
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