Deported as a convict

WHILE researching my family tree I have just discovered an Irish ancestor. Her name was Catharine Barry, my great-great-great-great grandmother.

Catherine was deported as a convict to Australia in 1830 on a ship called Asia.

The convict record states she was born in 1800 in Tipperary. She was tried in Cork in 1829 and sentenced to seven years for ‘robbery of lodgings.’

She had two previous convictions. The records state she was Catholic. She was 4’ 11’’ tall with hazel eyes and five blue marks on the back of her left hand. Catharine was unmarried at that time. She was unable to read or write.

I hope some of your readers might be able to help me.

Diane Vernon

54 Pendley Crescent

Quakers Hill 2763

Sydney