Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Isaac Harris was transported on the Bussorah Merchant, departing 1st Oct 1829 and arriving 18th Jan 1830 with 200 passengers.
The Bussorah Merchant was built at Calcutta in 1818, 531 tons. The ship transported convicts from England in 1828 to New South Wales, from Ireland in 1829/30 to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land and in 1831 another voyage to Sydney, New South Wales. (The ship also made voyages to Australia, in 1837, 1839 & 1845 with free immigrants.)
Bussorah Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 211 (108) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Isaac was my 2nd great grandfather married to Sarah Bailey"
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Convict Notes
He was with my 3rd great grandfather Samuel Clarke alias Keen. Convict ship Prince Regent landing 27 September 1827 and eventually settling in the Illawarra District
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 9.0) December 1826. Trial of . THOMAS WILKINSON , HENRY WRIGHT , SAMUEL CLARKE , ISAAC HARRIS (t18261207-45). Available at: https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18261207-45?text=Isaac%20Harris (Accessed: 31st December 2025). Newgate Gaol awaiting Death Sentence. 15 March 1827 from the 45 to be executed all were spared with the exception of 5 prisoners
Criminal Petitions. HO 17/25/1751827 Jan 1 Prisoner name(s): Isaac Harris. Prisoner details: Aged 13 years. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey Sessions, December 1826. Crime: Stealing in a dwelling house together with three others. Initial sentence: [Death]. Annotated (Outcome): Considered at Report in Council, 14 March 1827. Petitioner(s): Jacob Harris of 2 Union Place, Fashion Street, Spitalfields, the prisoner's father, undersigned by E T Moore, the prosecutor, and 18 inhabitants of Spitalfields, Doctors Commons and elsewhere. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner was a 'dupe of other evil dispos'd boys'; he had no character witnesses at his trial. ----------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Conduct record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-19$init=CON31-1-19P179 No 1028, Isaac Harris, Bussorah Merchant, 18 Jan 1830. Tried Middx 7 Dec 1826, Life. See Record for details.