Catherine PHELAN ⁴⁸³

   Another name for Catherine was Kate PHELAN.⁴⁸³

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Baptism: St. Kilian's Church, 17 Jun 1860, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Sponsors Patrick KEYS and Mary O'LEARY. Priest: Fr Barkhaus (copy of certicate held).

2. Arrival: Arrival, on board RESULT via Panama Canal, Nov 1863, London, Greater London, England. ⁶⁰³⁵ Returned to Ireland via Suez Canal 1863.

Returned to England on the "Result" arriving London November 1863 (James age 29, Julia age 23, Catherine age 3, Mary age 4, Thos age 1) recorded as PHALAN.

3. Immigration: aboard the NIMROD from London. via The Downs, Kent leaving 12 Aug 1864, 17 Dec 1864, New Zealand. ⁶⁰³⁵ Arrived in NZ 17 December 1864 on the Nimroud from London, England (departed The Downs, Kent 12 August 1864) accompanied by Julia (wife), Mary, Catherine, Thomas, and Julia.

Catherine married Charles FINLAY, son of John FINLAY and Jessie ROBERTSON, on 28 Oct 1890 in Auckland, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand.⁷²⁶⁹ (Charles FINLAY was born on 15 Feb 1857 in Auckland, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand,⁷²⁷³ died on 2 Sep 1923 in Auckland, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand ⁴⁸³ and was buried on 4 Sep 1923 in Auckland, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand ⁴⁸³.)