Born in Moynalvy, County Meath, Ireland
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Patrick Quinn
— married
2 May 1853 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Richard Quinn
Died
at about age 55
in Goulds Country, Tasmania, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Sep 2019
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Biography
Catherine was an orphan (or a deserted child) who spent her early life in a workhouse (aka poorhouse) at Scariff in County Clare, Western Ireland. She came to Hobart as a free settler under a scheme designed to redress the gender imbalance in the colony. She was one of 150 young women who arrived in Hobart on the "Calcutta" on 4th November, 1851, was assigned as a servant to Mrs Richardson of Cottage Green at Battery Point. She was known as Kitty until she arrived in Hobart but thereafter by her proper name. She married John Patrick Quinn at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Hobart on 2 May 1853.
Sources
- Tasmanian Archives,
"From Clare to Van Diemen's Land: Some Forgotten Tasmanian Mothers" by Michael MacMahon
Marriage records of St Joseph's Catholic Church in Hobart, and Family records
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The inscription reads
"In Loving Memory of Catherine Quinn Who died 11th February 1887 Aged 54 years Pale death could scarcely find another So good a wife, so fond a mother In all her actions she was kind She left her loved ones all behind"