Tags: Criminal.
Margaret Catchpole (14 March 1762 – 13 May 1819) a British adventuress chronicler and criminal born in Suffolk she worked as a servant in various houses before being convicted of stealing a horse and later escaping from Ipswich Gaol. Following her capture she was transported to Australia. Her entry in the Australian Dictionary of Biography describes her as one of the few true convict chroniclers with an excellent memory and a gift for recording events.