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Isabella Chapman was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 150 Barbara Hall 'Of Infamous Character-Convicts Of The Boddington-Ireland To Botany Bay 1793' Portia Robinson 'Women of Botany Bay 1788-1827' R J Ryan 'Third Fleet Convicts-Alphabetical Listing of Names' Betty L Meckel & Mollie Gillen 'Founders of Australia Biographical Dictionary of First Fleet' Barbara Hall 'Death or Liberty-Convicts of the Britannia-Ireland To Botany Bay-1797' Barbara Hall 'Of Inf |
| 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
At the assizes at York. The following prisoners received sentence of death, viz. …  Isabella Chapman, for burglary ; ....—His Lordship was to reprieve … Lydia Williams ... Isabella Chapman, and ... Sheffield Register, 9 April 1790. -------------------------------------------------------------- Digitised Indent of ship Mary Anne. Lydia Williams and Isabella Chapman, tried at Ass. for Co. - York, 23 Mar 1790, Transported for fourteen years.
Isabella Chapman, for stealing three guineas and a silk handkerchief. ... were severally found guilty and received sentence of death, Leeds Intelligencer, 6 April 1790. His Lordship was to reprieve John Booth, Lydia Williams, ... Isabella Chapman, .... Sheffield Register, 9 April 1790.
Isabella was born about 1776 in Ireland. She is referred to also as Mary. She was transported on the MARY ANN to Sydney at age15 in 1791 and moved to Bulananing. She married William (Jenkins) at St Phillips Sydney in this year & maybe produced 4children (no mention of children found). However, in 1802, they are recorded as having 1child on stores at Bulanaming. William (Jenkins) was born about 1762 and came to Australia as a convict in 1788 on CHARLOTTE. In 1801 Isabella is recorded as off stores living with William (Jenkins) and with William (Flynn). In 1806 she is Free by Servitude & employed as housekeeper & still living with William (Flynn) & also recorded as a concubine. She died in Sydney in 1810 age34, buried St Phillips Sydney. William (Jenkins) has an entry on this Website William (Flynn) may have an entry on this Website. He was partner of Isabella (Chapman) from 1801.