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Transportation
Peter Lang 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
Footnotes: MARRIAGE - on 19 March 1853, Peter Stewart (Lang), a fisherman aged 36, married Elizabeth Langing, 30, a servant and a widow, at St Joseph's Catholic Church, Hobart (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-12p267j2k). The couple had one child, a daughter born in 1855. DEATH - Peter Stewart, born in Glasgow and a fisherman from Hunter Street, Hobart, died on 3 August, 1864. He was 49. He died from paralysis and his death was registered at Hobart (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-7p049j2k).
1851, 28 January: Peter Lang was granted a Ticket of Leave. 1851, 30 December: He was recommended for a Conditional Pardon. This was approved on 31 May 1853 (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON34-1-4$init=CON34-1-4P444). 1853, 2 June: Peter Lang alias Peter Stewart, per Isabella and Alexander, is on a register of Conditional Pardons issued (see Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Pardons, Leave, Discharge; Registers of conditional pardons issued, 1850-1853).
1843, 17 November: Granted a Ticket of Leave (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON34-1-4$init=CON34-1-4P444). 1846: Muster - listed as holding a Ticket of Leave. [No mention of his absconding, as below.] 1847, 10 February and 10 May: Peter Lang per Isabella, alias Peter Stewart per Alexander, was convicted at King George's Sound, Swan River, for stealing a whale boat and sentenced to 7 years. This was respited to 2 years' probation (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON34-1-4$init=CON34-1-4P444). 1847, 17 May: He was at the Prisoner Barracks, Launceston, following his arrest and conviction for "absconding from the Colony in March 1845 and remaining at large until apprehended at Swan's River and returned to the Colony by the 'Alexander', 10 May 1847". He was to "be kept to hard labor unchained for 18 months" and to be sent to Port Arthur. 1849: Muster - listed as at Port Arthur (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849).
1836, 7 July: Assigned to W Williams - admonished for gambling on the Sabbath. 1836, 29 September: Charged with assaulting John Grundy and stealing £1/5/- from him. Committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions at Launceston. Convicted and sentenced to 14 years, to serve 3 years on the Westbury Road Party (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON34-1-4$init=CON34-1-4P444). 1837, 24 June: Absconding and stealing shirts - sentenced to 3 years and "strongly recommended to be sent to Port Arthur" (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON34-1-4$init=CON34-1-4P444). 1840: He was at Port Arthur until some time in 1840/41. 1841: Muster - assigned to W Hudson, Tamar (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849). 1842, 3 May: Assigned to W Hudson - not required any more and returned to government (see Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Register; Alphabetical convict conduct registers - Northern Tasmania H to P, 1822-1844).
1833: Muster - Peter Lang (prisoner #788), per Isabella, assigned to William Barnes (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849). 1833-35: Peter Lang is on a list of "appropriated" convicts. He is 18, 5'4" tall with brown hair and dark grey eyes, and a labourer from Glasgow (see Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Register; Alphabetical register of the appropriation of convicts in the North, 1833-1835). 1835: Muster - assigned to W Barnes Esq (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849).
1832, 4 December: Peter LANG, 17, was sent from Edinburgh (having been convicted for theft at Glasgow) and received aboard the Cumberland hulk at Chatham. He was sent from there for transportation on 5 July 1833 (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849). His accomplice, Bernard Logan, was also sent to VDL per Isabella.
1832: Precognition against Peter Lang and Bernard Logan for the crime of theft, habit and repute at Kent Street, Glasgow. Accused: Peter Lang, Age: 16, carter, Address: Calton, Glasgow. Accused: Bernard Logan, Age: 16, rope spinner, Address: near Market Lane, Glasgow, with father. Victim: Jean Baird, wife of Gavin Baird, Gallowgate Street, Glasgow (see National Records of Scotland, Reference AD14/32/215). —0— 1832: Trial papers relating to Bernard Logan, Peter Lang for the crime of theft, habit and repute at Kent Street, Glasgow. Tried at High Court, Glasgow, 20 Oct 1832. Accused: Bernard Logan, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty in terms of own confession, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years Previous convictions: theft. Note: Pannel cannot write. Accused: Peter Lang, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty, art and part, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years Previous convictions: theft (see National Records of Scotland, Reference JC26/1832/366). —00—