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Transportation
Thomas Auchinclose was transported on the Isabella, departing 11th Jul 1833 and arriving 14th Nov 1833 with 299 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 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 175 (89) |
| 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
1846, 14 July: Thomas Auchinclose was a crew member (seaman) aboard the Grecian, a whaler, out of Hobart (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CUS36-1-245). The brig Grecian, 212 tons, under Captain Watson, sailed on 21 July for "the South Seas on a whaling voyage". She was back in her home port almost 8 months later with a cargo of 56 tons of sperm and 10 tons of black oil (see Colonial Times, 12 March 1847, p3). 1852, 29 April: Thomas Auchinclose, a steerage passenger aboard the City of Melbourne, left Launceston bound for Melbourne. He was listed as free by servitude (per Isabella) (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/POL220-1-2). FOOTNOTE: Thomas's brother, David Auchinclose (called Achinclose), was transported to VDL in 1828 per Manlius. A sawyer, he had been convicted at Edinburgh for housebreaking and sentenced to 14 years. He died on 19 November 1834, aged 25 (see his profile page at https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/auchinclose/david/104895).
1833: On arrival in VDL, Thomas Auchinclose was single. He said he had been transported for theft and had a similar conviction for it as well as for fighting (both with jail terms). James Brown, who was also on board the Isabella, said they were convicted for stealing two saddles. Thomas said his brother David had been transported "about 7 years ago for a term of 14 years" (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-2$init=CON31-1-2p100). 1840, 2 July: Thomas received his Ticket of Leave. 1840: He was granted a Free Certificate No.759.
OCCUPATION: Court documents list him as a flesher. The Dictionary of Old Occupations defines a flesher as "a butcher, or a person who prepared animal hide by scraping off flesh with a knife" (see https://www.familyresearcher.co.uk).
1832: Precognition against Thomas Auchinclose, Henry Duff, James Brown, Stewart Smillie and Ann Logan for the crime of theft, or reset, habit and repute at Edinburgh, various locations Accused: Thomas Auchinclose, son of Ann Mair or Auchinclose, Age: 18, flesher, Address: Wrights Houses, Edinburgh, with mother, Origin: Born near Edinburgh. Accused: Henry Duff, son of John Duff, letter carrier, Age: 18, labourer, Address: Chapel Street, Edinburgh, with father, Origin: Born in Edinburgh. Accused: James Brown, junior, Age: c.17, shoemaker, Address: Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, with father, Origin: Born in Greenock. Accused: Stewart Smillie, gardener, Address: Wrights House, Edinburgh. Accused: Ann Logan, daughter of John Reid, labourer, Address: Blackfriars Wynd, High Street, Edinburgh, with father. Victims: William Glanville, Crichton Street, Edinburgh; John Bradfute, George Square, Edinburgh; Robert Marshall, Archibald Place, Edinburgh; and John Duff, Chapel Street, Edinburgh (see National Records of Scotland; Reference AD14/32/410). --0-- TRIAL: Of the above accused, the High Court records show only James Brown as having being tried and convicted for this offence. Clearly, this is an error. Thomas Auchinclose was sentenced to 7 years. --00-- 1832, 18 December: He was taken aboard the Cumberland prison hulk at Chatham - along with James Brown. Listed as Thomas Auchinson alias Auchinclose, 17, and convicted for theft, he was sent from there for transportation (along with James Brown) on 5 July. His hulk report described him as having "very bad" connections and having "been in prison before" (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849; Cumberland Index 1814-1833).