Individual 2178: Hannah Catt

Individual Record 2178

Name} Catt, Hannah

Family History} Hancock

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Sex} Female

Birth: Date} Fam 11 Oct 1818

Place} Northiam, Sussex, England

Marr.: Date} Fam 24 Feb 1838

Place} Rye, Kent Sussex, England (Link)

Death: Date} Exa 30 Apr 1838

Place} at sea on the ship Amelia Thomson*

Burial: Date} Cir 1 May 1838

Place} at sea

Grave Marker} No

Source 1}	1168=IGI/AncstFile
Source 2}	1169=Marriage rec
Source 3}	1156=Passenger ls
Source 4}	1154=Family history
Source 5}	1170=Family history
Source 6}	1171=Family history
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Parents: } Stephen Catt (#1) & Elizabeth Blackman
Relationship No.} 651

1st Household No.}

Occupation 1} Servant
Occupation 2}

Religion/Church} Protestant

Spouses: First} Packham, Henry
Total Number of} 1

Notes: *I found that primary evidence (i.e., images of Hannah's original marriage index) and the ship's passenger list) clearly indicates Hannah died childless at age 19½ on 30 Apr 1838 during a voyage, with her new husband, from England to Sydney, Australia, on the sailing ship Amelia Thomson.

However, many family histories submitted to Ancestry.com report her death date as 13 Apr 1838, some report her death place as Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, USA, and two report her death place as Sea, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia. I believe these family histories are erroneous because:

Hannah's death date is clearly 30 April on two different pages of Amelia Thomson's passenger list.
Sources have been neither given nor found to support the alledged death place of Connecticut, USA.
It is possible than the ship Amelia Thomson did stop at Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia, during its voyage to New South Wales; however, sources have been neither given nor found to support that possibility.

Two problems do exist with Hannah's entries in Amelia Thomson's passenger list: Hannah and her husband's surname was recorded as Peckham — rather than Packham, and Hannah's age was recorded as 21 — rather than 19. I consider these two discrepancies to be minor. Family lore does report that Hannah's husband, Henry Packham, did arrive in New South Wales, Australia, in July 1838 following his wife's death during the voyage, and did live there until his death.

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Photo} None

Immigr'n Date} N/A

Port} N/A

Education: Grade} or Top 2 Degrees}

Military: Service} for the State of}

Health Condition}
Cause of Death} Typhus

Last Updated
by} Dan Hancock

Date Updated} 4 Oct 2009
Date Created} 1 Oct 2009

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