Life Summary - Margaret Catchpole - Australian Dictionary of Biography

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Catchpole, Margaret (1762–1819)

	Catchpole, Margaret (1762–1819)
Born	14 March, 1762 Nacton , Suffolk , England
Died	13 May, 1819 (aged 57) Richmond , New South Wales , Australia
Cultural Heritage	English
Related Entries [View as tree]	Barton, George Burnett (author) Palmer, John (master) Rouse, Richard (master)
Passenger Ship*	Nile (1801) (convict)
Occupation*	convict (1801-1814) New South Wales, Australia diarist/letter writer (1801-1819) New South Wales, Australia domestic servant (1801-1814) New South Wales, Australia emancipist (1814-1819) New South Wales, Australia midwife (1814-1819) New South Wales, Australia nurse (general) (1814-1819) New South Wales, Australia shop/store owner (1814-1819) New South Wales, Australia
Legacies*	Catchpole St (Macquarie, Canberra) (eponym)
Social Issues*	criminal punishment (assigned servant, 1801-1814)
Convict Record	Crime: jail escapee Sentence: life

* Dates are approximate