Janine, There were 2 Catherine Byrne's to arrive *Catherine* *Byrne* *Details* *Alias:* Burn *Irish Rebel: * *Religion: *Catholic *Age on arrival: *19 *Marital status: *Single *Calling/trade: *Kitchen maid *Born: *1820 *Native place: *Kildare Co *Tried: *1839 Dublin City *Sentence: *7 *Former convictions: * *Ship: *Minerva II (2) [1839] *Crime: *Robbery house *Description: * *Remarks: *CF 46/1029 *Spouse: * *Died: * *References* (See Primary Sources)<http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm> *Convict indents:* Various *Researchers* *Name: * *Email Address: * *Web Page: * ** *Catherine* *Byrne* *Details* *Alias:* Burn *Irish Rebel: * *Religion: *Catholic *Age on arrival: *22 *Marital status: *Single *Calling/trade: *Kitchen maid *Born: *1817 *Native place: *Queens Town Dublin Co *Tried: *1839 Dublin City *Sentence: *7 *Former convictions: *6 months 3 months 6 weeks *Ship: *Minerva II (2) [1839] *Crime: *Shoplifting *Description: * *Remarks: *CF 46/361 *Spouse: * *Died: * *References* (See Primary Sources)<http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm> *Convict indents:* Various *Researchers* *Name: * *Email Address: * *Web Page: * *Cheers* *Ray* On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Patricia Dempsey < patriciadempsey0269@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi Janine > > >From Peter Mayberry's Irish Convict site: > > A Catherine Byrne, aged 19 arrived in Australia in 1839 on Minerva (2). > Catherine was a kitchen maid from Kildare County, tried at Dublin, > convicted for the crime of 'robbery house' , and sentenced to 7 years > transportation. CF 46/1029 > > Good luck with your research! > Tricia > > > > ---------------------- > To send a message to the Port Jackson Convicts List, send an email to > AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello, Where does the detail come from re *Irish Rebel: * please? The early Burns or Byrne's first to Australia were often Irish "rebels" (a very British term), or patriots in the Irish failed War of Independence (of 1798) as they'd be called if this were America. However to the best of my knowledge and just offhand I don't know accounts of many of the Irish women taking up arms ... although I think they did sew the green flags (?). That act alone could have been regarded as treasonable. But all this was way after 1798 anyway so a bit curious why 'Irish Rebel' would get into the record ... and at any rate it is curious two that there'd be two There were two Catherine Byrne's arrive on the same ship. However it's also quite easy to make errors in who was who this far back in time, I think. I've been working through some other early Burn/Byrne/s but generally once considerably earlier than these ?two Catherines. I'm especially interested in the one who is said to have been the guide for the explorers over the Blue Mountains. Cheers, John ----- Original Message ----- From: aus-pt-jackson-convicts@rootsweb.com To: Cc: Sent:Sun, 14 Jul 2013 09:54:25 +1000 Subject:Re: [PJ] Catherine Byrne Dublin 7 years Janine, There were 2 Catherine Byrne's to arrive *Catherine* *Byrne* *Details* *Alias:* Burn *Irish Rebel: * *Religion: *Catholic *Age on arrival: *19 *Marital status: *Single *Calling/trade: *Kitchen maid *Born: *1820 *Native place: *Kildare Co *Tried: *1839 Dublin City *Sentence: *7 *Former convictions: * *Ship: *Minerva II (2) [1839] *Crime: *Robbery house *Description: * *Remarks: *CF 46/1029 *Spouse: * *Died: * *References* (See Primary Sources) *Convict indents:* Various *Researchers* *Name: * *Email Address: * *Web Page: * ** *Catherine* *Byrne* *Details* *Alias:* Burn *Irish Rebel: * *Religion: *Catholic *Age on arrival: *22 *Marital status: *Single *Calling/trade: *Kitchen maid *Born: *1817 *Native place: *Queens Town Dublin Co *Tried: *1839 Dublin City *Sentence: *7 *Former convictions: *6 months 3 months 6 weeks *Ship: *Minerva II (2) [1839] *Crime: *Shoplifting *Description: * *Remarks: *CF 46/361 *Spouse: * *Died: * *References* (See Primary Sources) *Convict indents:* Various *Researchers* *Name: * *Email Address: * *Web Page: * *Cheers* *Ray* On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Patricia Dempsey < patriciadempsey0269@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi Janine > > >From Peter Mayberry's Irish Convict site: > > A Catherine Byrne, aged 19 arrived in Australia in 1839 on Minerva (2). > Catherine was a kitchen maid from Kildare County, tried at Dublin, > convicted for the crime of 'robbery house' , and sentenced to 7 years > transportation. CF 46/1029 > > Good luck with your research! > Tricia