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Transportation
William Amos was transported on the Isabella, departing 22nd Nov 1831 and arriving 15th Mar 1832 with 226 passengers.
The Isabella was built in London in 1818. She was owned by William Wiseman, Patrick Chalmers and James Wallace. The Isabella transported convicts to Australia in 1818 (NSW), 1822 (NSW), 1823 (NSW), 1832 (NSW), 1833 (VDL) and 1842 (VDL).
Isabella (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 234 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Death certificate states William died 14th June 1895 at Ulmarra NSW. He died of senile decay and was buried at Grafton.
William was convicted of Larceny on the 17 Mar 1830 of a person at the county of Devon and sentenced to 14 years transportation, he was 21 years old and was uneducated. Protestant by religon and by trade was a travelling groom (Mobile equestrian / livery services). William was 5ft 6 tall with a ruddy complexion and freckles, sandy hair and grey eyes. Had a mark "JA" on lower right arm, a blue ring on middle finger and his arms were freckled. He was transported on the "Isabella" which left Plymouth on the 22 Nov 1831 and arrived in Sydney on the 15 March 1832, where he was assigned to Walter Scott to work on his property on the Williams River there he remained for several years. The 1837 Convict Muster lists him as still working for Scott along with one Henry Clayton who was also to marry one of the Blanch daughters. Eight years after being convicted William was granted a ticket of leave for the District of Paterson it was altered to the District of Seaham in August 1838. This allowed him to leave his assigned service and to work for himself provided he did not leave to district for which it was issued. Permission to marry Miss Elizabeth Blanch was granted on the 16 September 1840 and they were married on the 13 October 1840. For the first few years of their marriage they remained in the parish of Butterwick where William was a farmer and grew vines. In 1844 William became a free man. The growing family continued to farm in the Nelsons Plains area until 1857. William was gradually establishing himself and in 1857 was able, along with many other member's of his wife's family, to donate money to a special appeal set up to assist one William Sketchley, whose property had been destroyed by fire, William gave the large sum of 1 pound. Along with many others William moved his family north where he was to become one of the first settlers on the Clarence River. He purchased 80 acres of scrub land at Ulmarra and grew corn and sold his first crop for 1 pound a bushel. Having established his farm "Rosebank" at Ulmarra he was settled for life. Upon his death his estate was valued at 1,808 pounds. After his death it was said of him "He furnished a good illustration of the truth that "illiteracy is no bar to success in life". He could never do more than write his signature to a cheque, but was an excellent farmer and a good clear headed man of business".
William Amos was born 6 August 1812 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom to John Amos (1775) and Rachel Bennett (1773) and died 13 June 1895 in Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia of unspecified causes. He married Elizabeth Blanch (1821-1910) 13 October 1840 in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia.