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Transportation
Joseph Hefford was transported on the Isabella, departing 3rd Apr 1818 and arriving 14th Sep 1818 with 234 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 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 14 |
| 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
Burglary at Grantham John Marriott, aged 20, William Clark Atkin, aged 20, and Joseph Hifford, aged 22, frame-work knitters, and George Hurst, aged 20, laborer, all late of Grantham, were charged with burglariously entering the house of Sarah Morgan there;——and Wm. Longland, aged 50, also of Grantham, cordwainer, was charged with aiding, counselling, and being accessary to the said burglary ;—to which they severally pleaded Not Guilty. Sarah Morgan stated, that she lives at Grantham; on Monday night the 21st of April, she was alarmed by hearing a noise in small room which looks into her garden ; she immediately rang her bell, upon which her house-maid got up, and opening a front window, called out to a man of the name of Wallender, who was passing by with some horses, to see if the doors and windows were all safe ;—on getting up in the morning about 8 o’clock, she missed bed-quilt, pair of sheets, bolster, and some blankets; the window of the room was open, and the lock of the door was broken off; she herself fastened them that night;—knows Longland very well, he lived near to her. Sarah Cooke, servant to Miss Morgan, corroborated her her mistress’s evidence. Elizabeth Arnold, also servant to Miss Morgan, was alarmed by ... Stamford Mercury, 1 Aug 1817. The following convicts under sentence of transportation have been removed from Lincoln Castle to the following hulks ; viz. on board the Justitia at Woolwich, John Sutton, Thomas Keip, Robert Dixon, Henry Smith, James Dickenson, and George Hurst, for their natural lives; William Hargraves, and James Parker, for fourteen years; Thomas Holland, and Wm. Jackson, for seven years each. And on board the Captivity at Portsmouth, Joseph Hefford, and Wm. Clarke Atkin, for their natural lives; William Chamberlain, for fourteen years ; and Robt. Grant, James Morley, Wm. Tucker. Thomas Holt.John Ollery, Samuel Fielding. Daniel Cooke, William Greenfield, and Moses Hunt, for the term seven years each. Stamford Mercury, 23 Jan 1818.
Joseph Hefford/Hifford was 22 years old when convicted on 19/7/1817, along with William Clarke Atkin, of Burglary. They received a death sentence commuted to life. 22/9/1818: On list of convicts forwarded to Bringelly for distribution. 29/2/1820: On list of prisoners sent to Newcastle per Elizabeth Henrietta. 21/3/1822: On list of prisoners assigned. Listed as Hifford. 7/10/1824: Absconded from Mr Farrall. Joseph was from Grantham, Lincolnshire, 5'4" tall, hazel eyes, dark brown hair, pale and pockpitted complexion.