Catherine (Armstrong) Stewart (abt. 1797 - 1877)

Born about 1797 in County Fermanagh, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of James Martin — married 1819 (to 1841) in Ireland

Wife of Andrew Stewart — married 1847 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 12 Jan 1877 at about age 80 in Shell Harbour, Colony of New South Wales

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Biography

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Catherine Armstrong was born about 1797 in County Fermanagh, Ireland, ^[1] daughter of Robert Barton Armstrong (~1750–~1840) and Isabella Sarah Nethery (~1750–~1826).

Catherine married James Martin (born about April, 1799 in County Fermanagh). Their children were:

• Joseph Martin (~1819–1870)
• Elizabeth Martin (~1822– )
• Isabella Martin (~1825– )
• James Martin (~1827–1913)
• Robert Martin (1830–1902)
• Christopher Martin (~1832–1908)
• Irvine Morris Martin (1833–1913)
• Andrew Martin (~1839–~1841)

James passed away about 1841 en route to Australia onboard the immigrant ship ‘Manlius’. This ship had many cases of ‘plague’ or typhoid and James succumbed to his illness and was buried at sea. The Manlius arrived in Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne Victoria on 16th February 1842 and was subsequently put under quarantine, with the surviving members of his family onboard. Catherine and five sons - Joseph, James, Robert, Christopher, and Morris Irvine Martin. There is another baby son Andrew who is not listed in the log but is thought to have also died on the voyage. Catherine arrived on the ship Manlius on 16 February 1842 in Port Phillip Bay, Australia having departed from Greenock^[2][3]

Catherine was a passenger with four children, arriving in Port Jackson on Mar 2, 1843 from Port Phillip aboard the Perserverance^[4]

Catherine remarried in 1847 in New South Wales. She married Andrew Stewart. ^{[5] [6]}

Catherine died on January 12, 1877 in Shell Harbour, Colony of New South Wales, aged about 79. ^[7] She was known as "Granny Martin" and was one of the oldest residents of Shellharbour. She was the sister of Mr. Armstrong of Gerringong, and Mrs. McClelland of the Foxground, and mother of Mr. R. Martin, Mr. J. Martin and Mr. E. Martin. ^[8]

Catherine was buried at Shellharbour Old Cemetery. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Estimate based on age 79 at death 1877.
2. ↑ Passenger List: "Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923"
   Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1635 #3662671 (accessed 26 August 2023)
   Name: Catherine Martin; Nationality: Irish; Arrival Age: 38; Birth Date: abt 1804; Departure Place: Greenock; Arrival Date: 16 Feb 1842; Arrival Place: Port Phillip Bay, Australia; Ship: Manlius.
3. ↑ Passenger List: "New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896"
   State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships arriving at Port Phillip (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5318; Reel: 2144; Item: [4/4814]
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1204 #268930 (accessed 26 August 2023)
   Name: Catherine Martin; Birth Year: abt 1804; Age: 38; Arrival Date: 16 Feb 1842; Vessel Name: Manlius.
4. ↑ Passenger List: "New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1210 #4279627 (accessed 26 August 2023)
   Name: Catherine Martin; Port of Departure: Port Phillip; Port of Arrival: Port Jackson, New South Wales; Voyage Arrival Date: 2 Mar 1843; Vessel Name: Perseverance.
5. ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 26 Aug 2023), Index entry for ANDREW STEWART and CATHERINE MARTIN; District: JC; Registration Number: 566/1847
6. ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 26 Aug 2023), Index entry for ANDREW STEWART and CATHERINE MARTIN; District: JC; Registration Number: 4454/1847 ( JC= Presbyterian Wollongong)
7. ↑ Death Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 26 Aug 2023), index entry for CATHERINE STEWART; Father's Given Names: JAMES, Mother's Given Names: DIED SHELLHARBOUR; District: KIAMA; Registration Number: 6011/1877
8. ↑ 1877 Newspaper: "Trove, National Library of Australia"
   The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser (NSW : 1863 - 1947), Fri 19 Jan 1877, Page 2 : LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
   Trove Article (accessed 6 February 2024)
9. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #215309215 (accessed 26 August 2023)
   Memorial page for Catherine Armstrong Stewart (1797-12 Jan 1877), citing Shellharbour Old Cemetery, Shellharbour Village, Shellharbour City, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Glenda G (contributor 49939024).

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