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Voyage
Transportation
Michael Mccabe 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 176 |
| 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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"3 x Great Grandfather"
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Convict Notes
1835: Muster - listed as assigned to Mr Short (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849). 1841: Muster - assigned to the Jericho Road Party. 1842: Granted a Ticket of Leave (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-7$init=CON31-1-7p238). 1846, 12 June: He was granted a Conditional Pardon (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-7$init=CON31-1-7p238). 1846: Muster - holds a Conditional Pardon (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849).
1833: On arrival in VDL, Michael McCabe was single. His Conduct Record states that he was transported for assault and robbery but does not refer to his guilt or innocence, or to the petition that saved his life (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-7$init=CON31-1-7p238). Nor does it mention Edward Cochrane's statement on his Conduct Record, that he (Cochrane) was guilty of, and had been transported for, robbery and assault, but that Michael McCabe - who had also been convicted for the offence - was innocent. Cochrane said he had told the “Governor of Edinburgh Gaol and 2 clergymen Mr Gordon and Mr Hislop that McCabe was innocent” (see Cochrane's Conduct Record at https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-7$init=CON31-1-7p239).
1833, 1 April: Michael McCabe, 19, and convicted for assault and robbery, was received aboard the Justitia prison hulk at Woolwich. He was sent from there for transportation for life on 20 May 1833 (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849). NOTE: Edward Cochrane, who was originally charged with him, but was tried separately and convicted for robbery, was also received aboard the Justitia on 1 April.
1833: PRECOGNITION against Edward Cochrane and Michael McCabe for the crime of robbery. Accused: Edward Cochrane, Age: 16, hawker, Address: Middle Meal Market Stairs, Cowgate, Edinburgh, Origin: Born in Edinburgh. Accused: Michael McCabe, Age: 18, printer, Address: Riddle's Court, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, Origin: Born in Dumfries. --0-- 1833, 21 January: TRIAL -- Trial papers relating to Michael McCabe for the crime of robbery. Tried at High Court, Edinburgh. Accused: Michael McCabe, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Death - hanging by public executioner, Petition: Remission of sentence granted at Edinburgh, 25 Mar 1833 (see JC8/30, f.56v). Note: Diet continued on JC8/29, f.106r. Execution set for Edinburgh Lawnmarket, 11 Feb 1833. --00-- 1833, 25 March: Reprieve from execution granted following petitions, as below: PETITIONS: "3 individual petitions (John Learmouth, Lord Provost; Alexander Bain, victim; Robert Wallace, previous employer) and 3 collective petitions (convict and counsel; 11 people, members of a committee associated for obtaining a restriction of capital punishment; 7 people, jurors) on behalf of Michael McCabe [Michael MacCabe], employed at Wallace and Co printers, convicted at Edinburgh High Court on 21 January 1833 for assault and robbery on Alexander Bain, Fish Curer, and robbery (in Blair St, Edinburgh) on 4 December 1832. There are two letters from the Lord Provost for respite of execution, and further letters from J A Stewart MacKenzie forwarding a memorial, from John Jameson enclosing a petition and from Wallace, a letter from William Young, Provost, transmitting Bain's petition, a letter from Robert Gunn enclosing a certificate dated 6 January 1825 by George Smail, a letter from John Jameson transmitting the juror's petition, a report of the case from D Boyle to Lord Justice Clerk, notes of evidence on 21 January 1833, a declaration of Michael McCabe on 5 December 1832, an indictment listing 9 witnesses. Grounds for clemency: prisoner is only 19, of previous good character, jury not unanimous, no serious violence, was not alone in assault. Initial sentence: execution 11 February. Annotated: previous case attracted a sentence of transportation for life; conditional pardon prepared 8 February 1833. BB3 [Scot] Date: 1833 Jan" (see National Archives, HO 17/20/23).