Summary
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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Daniel Brown 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 176 |
| 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
1850, 17 September: He was commended for rendering service unaided at a fire and was granted a second Ticket of Leave. 1850, 6 November: An entry on his Conduct Record says Daniel Brown drowned in the Break O'Day River, near Fingal (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON34-1-4$init=CON34-1-4P415). 1850, 12 November: An inquest found he had drowned, accidentally, on 6 November after being thrown or falling from a horse he was riding in Break O' Day River. His body was found on 10 November (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/SC195-1-28-2415).
1833, 11 February: Daniel Browne [sic], 25, was received aboard the Cumberland hulk. He was sent from there for transportation to VDL on 5 July (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849). --00-- 1833: On arrival in VDL, Daniel Brown was single. He said he had previously been transported per England (1826) to NSW. He had stowed away on a brig for Hobart Town, before stowing away in the Eliza, Captain Waddell, "about 2 years ago and [getting] ashore at St Helena. I then slipped on board an American vessel and went home. A woman named Johnson discovered me." 1842, 31 August: He was granted a Ticket of Leave. 1842: For absconding and stealing, he was sentenced to be sent to Port Arthur for five years. It appears this was commuted to 3 months' probation. 1846, 9 June: He held a 3rd Class Probation Pass (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-5$init=CON31-1-5p104).
1832: PRECOGNITION -- against Daniel Brown for the crime of returning from transportation Accused: Daniel Brown, alias Balfour, David, Age: 24, tailor, Address: No fixed abode, Origin: Born in Edinburgh (see National Records of Scotland, Reference AD14/32/395). --0-- 1833, 10 January: TRIAL -- papers relating to Daniel Brown for the crime of returning from transportation. Tried at High Court, Edinburgh. Accused: Daniel Brown, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty as libelled, Sentence: Transportation - Life. Note: Originally convicted at the High Court in Edinburgh on 23 Jan 1826 for the crime of theft by housebreaking and sentenced to fourteen years transportation (see AD14/26/29, JC8/19, f.124v, JC4/16, f.36v and JC26/1826/*). This diet started on 26 Nov 1832 (see JC8/29, f.32v and JC26/1832/*). --00--