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Voyage
Transportation
David Dalrymple 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
1833: Muster - prisoner #904, listed as assigned to Mr John Clark (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849). 1835: Muster - assigned to Thomas McKay (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849). 1839, 15 February: Granted a Ticket of Leave No.9/586 (see Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899). 1841: Muster - David Dalrymple was listed as free by servitude (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849; Tasmania; List of convicts (incomplete); 1841).
1833: On arrival in VDL, David Dalrymple was listed as single. He said he had been transported for housebreaking and had previously been arrested on suspicion of housebreaking. His jail report described him as "temper and behaviour bad before and after trial", while the hulk report said he was "very bad". The Isabella's surgeon said he was "orderly" on the voyage (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-10$init=CON31-1-10p134).
1832, 20 September: "Mrs Helen Nielson" [sic], listed as the prisoner's "mother" - presumably this means David Dalrymple because John Neilson is not mentioned in the summary document from the National Archives - petitioned for clemency. She was not successful, as per the details on record below: "HO 17/20/3... 1 individual petition (Mrs Helen Nielson [sic], mother of prisoner) on behalf of David Dalrymple, 20, convicted at Stirling Circuit Court, tried by Lord Moncrieff, in September 1832 for theft by housebreaking, stealing the property of Robert Horn. She requests that her only son be allowed to be transported out of the county of Stirling only, rather than overseas. Includes a farewell letter to Margaret Murray from Dalrymple dated 10 September 1832 in which he states that Fineralson and Finlay wrongly accused him of the crime. James Brown is mentioned and it is implied that he is the actual thief. Grounds for clemency: perjury by Fineralson and Finlay. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation. Gaoler's comment: has been in prison before, and has been troublesome in gaol. Annotated: [already] abroad. BA3 [Scot] (see https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10340431). --00--
1832: Precognition against David Dalrymple and John Neilson for the crime of theft by housebreaking, habit and repute at Falkirk, Stirling. Accused: David Dalrymple, Age: 19, flesher, Address: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, with Christian Penman, widow. Accused: John Neilson, son of James Neilson, Age: 17, banker, Address: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, with father. Victim: Robert Horn, Mooers Street, Falkirk (see National Records of Scotland; Reference AD14/32/227). --0-- 1832, 8 September: Trial papers relating to David Dalrymple, John Neilson for the crime of theft by housebreaking, habit and repute at Falkirk, Stirling. Tried at High Court, Stirling. Accused: David Dalrymple, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty - theft by housebreaking, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years. Note: Aggravation of habit and repute not proven. Accused: John Neilson, son of James Neilson, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty - theft by housebreaking, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years. Note: Aggravation of habit and repute not proven (see National Records of Scotland; Reference JC26/1832/280). --00-- 1832, 4 December: David Dalrymple, 20, and John Neilson, 17, were received aboard the Cumberland hulk at Chatham. Both were sent from there for transportation to VDL on 5 July 1833 (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849).