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Transportation
Andrew Balfour 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 177 (90) |
| 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
1834, 28 July: While assigned to Lascelles, he was jailed and sentenced to 6 months' hard labour on the Constitution Hill Road Party for "pilfering cabbages from his master's garden of which he had charge" (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-5$init=CON31-1-5p98). 1835: Muster - assigned to Mr Murdock (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849; Tasmania; List of convicts (incomplete) 1835). 1841: Muster - listed as holding a Ticket of Leave (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849; Tasmania; List of convicts (incomplete) 1841).
1833: On arrival in VDL, Andrew Balfour (prisoner #2002) was single. He said he had been transported for housebreaking and had a previous conviction for it, resulting in jail for 3 months (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-5$init=CON31-1-5p98). 1833: Muster - assigned to Mr Lascelles (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849; Tasmania; List of convicts (incomplete) 1833).
1832, 4 December: Andrew Balfour, 19, was sent from Edinburgh (having been convicted for theft by housebreaking at Glasgow) and received aboard the Cumberland hulk at Chatham. He was sent from there for transportation on 5 July 1833 (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849).
1832: Precognition against Agnes Lauder, William McMillan, Mary Ann Kelso, Andrew Balfour for the crime of theft by housebreaking, habit and repute at Barony, Glasgow. Accused: Agnes Lauder, Age: 19, veiner [of muslin?], Address: Old Wynd, Glasgow, with Widow Niven. Accused: William McMillan, Age: 19, cotton spinner, Address: Dalmarnock Road, Bridgeton, Glasgow, with Thomas Manning, labourer. Accused: Mary Ann Kelso, Age: 16, unemployed, Address: Gallowgate, Glasgow, with James Fife. Accused: Andrew Balfour, Age: 18, gardener, Address: Marlborough Street, Calton, Glasgow, with Mrs Thomson. Victim: James Reid, Barony, Glasgow (see National Records of Scotland; Reference AD14/32/222). --0-- 1832, 20 October: Trial papers relating to Agnes Lauder, William McMillan, Mary Ann Kelso, Andrew Balfour for the crime of theft by housebreaking, habit and repute at Barony, Glasgow. Tried at High Court, Glasgow, 19 Oct 1832. Accused: Agnes Lauder, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 14 years Previous convictions: theft. Accused: William McMillan, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years Previous convictions: theft. Accused: Mary Ann Kelso, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years Previous convictions: theft. Accused: Andrew Balfour, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years Previous convictions: theft (see National Records of Scotland, Reference JC26/1832/349). --00--