Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Brailsford 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 171 (87) |
| 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
William entered crime at an early age and along with another thirteen-year-old child, Samuel Greensmith, in the week before Christmas 1831, William was sentenced to four months hard labour in the House of Correction for stealing 26 yards of ribbon, value £1, the property of George Brewster. The birthplace on his court record is Nottingham, St Mary. His repeat offence was six months later, for picking the pocket of Samuel Grundy and stealing a silk handkerchief. This offence resulted in a trial on the 4th July 1832 at the Nottingham Quarter sessions. William Brailsford was sent to Point Puer, Port Arthur, this transfer recorded in the convict muster of 1835. William Brailsford and Margaret Leonard permission to marry was published in the Hobart Town Gazette on Tuesday 17th December 1844, a short time after Margaret was granted her Ticket of Leave. From birth records of their children they lived at 55 Brisbane Street, Hobart, and while Margaret was able to sign her name William only used an X. Five children resulted from the marriage of William Brailsford and Margaret Leonard. Three children were born in Hobart, with the first Mary Jane dying at only four months of age. Amelia Brailsford was born in Hobart in 1851 and has left a long line of Australian descendants.