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Isaac Higginbottom was transported on the Runnymede , departing 11th Nov 1839 and arriving 28th Mar 1840 with 201 passengers.
The original 'Runnymede' was built in London 1825, 389 tons. Sailing of this ship to Australia with convict transportees, including boy convicts 1839/1840 to Van Diemen's Land. (It appears this ship made other sailings to Australia, as a barque with immigrant passengers.) This Runnymede was wrecked near the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal in 1844. n.b. There is another 'Runnymede' ship. Built in Sunderland in 1854, the 720 ton ship Runnymede II - embarked 248 male convicts at Plymouth on 15 June 1856, landing all in Western Australia on 7 September, after a passage of 84 days - the sailing also had soldier families for settlement there. A 284 ton barque Runneymede of Hobart was wrecked at Frenchman's Bay, on 24 December 1878.
Runnymede (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 120 |
| 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
13/4/1839 Leeds Times Yorkshire, England: WEST RIDING SESSIONS Isaac Higginbottom (16), stealing a paper of copper at Sheffield, from the shop of Messrs. G. and W. Sampson. Isaac was listed as born in 1826 at Chesterfield. Also listed as being 15 years old on arrival, 4'9" tall, dark complexion, black hair, dark hazel eyes, JJH on left forearm. 8/12/1844: TOL 23/4/1845: Tried at Hobarton SC - Burglary - To be transported for 7 years, his TOL to be withdrawn and to be sent to Port Arthur for 2 years. 20/8/1852: Steerage passenger, Launceston to Melbourne per Yarra Yarra - Free by servitude. 2/4/1853 Hobarton Guardian, Tasmania: Three men, named respectively John Murphy, James Little John Johnson, William Burns and Isaac Higginbottom have been fully committed for trial, for the late bushranging outrage, on the St. Kilda road. (St. Kilda road is in Melbourne, Victoria). 22/4/1858 Victorian Police Gazette: Sentenced to 10 years for firing with intent to grievous bodily harm. 18/2/1868: Discharged Prisoner Ballarat. Sentenced to 12 months gaol for stealin shirts on 5/6/1867. 23/3/1878 The Argus, Melbourne, Victoria: Two old culprits, named William Jackson and Isaac Higginbottom, were found guilty of having stolen seven pairs of trousers from the shop door of Mr. E. Cornell, draper, Madeline-street, and were each sentenced to six months' imprisonment for the offence. They were met in Carlton immediately after committing the theft by Detective Kidney, who, on seeing the trousers in their possession, arrested them on suspicion. 19/1/1886 The Mercury, Hobart: Alfred Hall and Martin Kane, two youths, charged with assault and robbery by Isaac Higginbottom, were discharged, as the prosecutor seemed an unwilling witness. The superintendent of police intends charging the whole three with gambling in Portsmouth square, that having been the origin of the reported assault and robbery. 9/9/1895: Listed as Isaac Higginbotham - died of Chronic Asthenia at the Depot, Launceston, aged 71. Listed as a shoemaker.