Catherine Mortimer (c. 1799–1836)
Catherine Hamilton (née Porter) was sentenced to seven years transportation for feloniously stealing from her lodgings a rug, value 14 shillings; a table-cloth, value 4 shillings; two napkins, value 2 shillings; a petticoat, value 3 shillings; four handkerchiefs, value 4 shillings; a shift, value 4 shillings and a flat-iron, value 6 pence. She arrived in Sydney in 1806 aboard the William Pitt and by the end of the year had been granted a ticket of leave and was living with Richard Mortimer. They were married on 12 June 1809.
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Mortimer, Richard (husband)
- Blakefield, Catherine (daughter)
- Mortimer, George (stepson)
- Mortimer, Thomas (stepson)
- Blakefield, Charles (son-in-law)
- Dargin, Sarah (granddaughter)
- Ormsby, Louise Harriett (granddaughter)
Citation details
'Mortimer, Catherine (c. 1799–1836)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/mortimer-catherine-29962/text37141, accessed 28 April 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Mortimere, Catherine
- Hamilon, Catherine
- Hambleton, Catherine
- Porter, Catherine
- Hembleton, Catherine
Birth
c. 1799
Death
26 July,
1836
(aged ~ 37)
Parramatta, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
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