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Transportation
Isaac Pear was transported on the Tortoise, departing 28th Sep 1841 and arriving 19th Feb 1842 with 401 passengers.
Rig: HMS 1000 tons Voyage 1841/1842 from Plymouth, England to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) Australia. Capt J. Hood. Surgeon: Thomas Brownrigg. 394 - 400 male convicts listed.
Tortoise (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 389 (196) |
| 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
21/7/1841 Bury and Norwich Post Suffolk, England: At Ipswich Borough Sessions, Isaac Pear, was convicted of breaking into the dwelling-house of Mr. Setterfield, of Falcon-street, and stealing 94 sovereigns, 4 half loafs, 6 1/2 crowns, 1 pound in small silver, watch and appendage. Isaac Pear was listed as 25 years old on arrival in VDL - He was born in Ipswich, was 5'7" tall, dark complexion, black hair, no whiskers, grey eyes, pockpitted scar on forehead, could read and write, single, protestant. Father: John Mother: Susannah 1 brother and 7 sisters. 1/8/1848: TOL 29/3/1851: CP approved. 20/7/1851: Steerage passenger, Launceston to Melbourne per 'Shamrock' - he had a CP. 21/12/1854: Married Lydia Webb, 30, a widow - he was 37 and listed as a Gentleman, they were married at St. David's, Hobart Town. No children found. (Lydia was born in Tasmania C1824, the daughter of William Harnett/Arnott - she married Henry Webb in 1844 in Tasmania (Have not found their marriage listed), Children were: WEBB HENRY WILTSHIRE 1839 WEBB LYDIA AMELIA 1841 WEBB JOSEPH ALBERT 1844 WEBB CHARLOTTE ROSINA 1845 WEBB WILLIAM GEORGE 1846 22/2/1856 The Hobarton Mercury: NOTICE. The undersigned proceeding to Europe, reqauest that all persons indebted to him will have the goodness to settle their accounts without delay, and at the same time, that all claims upon himself may be sent in immediately for liquidation. ISAAC PEAR 108 Murray-street 19th February 1856. 8/5/1858 The Argus, Melbourne, Victoria: ARRIVED. May 7. - Avon, ship, Blackwall line, William Richardson, commander, from London ; Isle of Wight, 8th February. Passengers - cabin : Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Pear, Miss Amelia Pear. 10/11/1858: Took up the Duke of Clarence hotel, cnr. of Liverpool and Murray Street, Hobart. 22/1/1861 The Mercury, Hobart: On the 26th December last at St. James's Church, by the Rev. G. H. Moreton, HENRY WILTSHIRE WEBB, eldest son of Mr. Isaac Pear, of Hobart Town, to SARAH, eldest daughter of Mr. W. Crego, of Sydney. 25/9/1861 The Mercury, Hobart: On the 24th September, by special licence, at St. David's Cathedral, by the Ven. Archdeacon Davies, AMELIA LYDIA WEBB, eldest daughter of Mrs. Isaac Pear, of Hobart Town, to HUBERT MEDLEY, sixth son of William Medley, Esq., of Mansfield House, Iver, Bucks, England. October 1865: Had sold the Duke of Clarence Hotel. 30/12/1865: Had taken over Morton's Hotel, Bourke-Street, Melbourne. 19/10/1881 The Argus, Melbourne: Pear. - on the 16th inst., at her daughter's residence, Capel-street, West Melbourne, Lydia, wife of Isaac Pear Post-Office Club Hotel, after a lingering illness, aged 57 years. 7/9/1885 The Age, Melbourne: PEAR.-On the 5th September, at 15 Capel-street, West Melbourne, Mr. Isaac Pear, late of the Post Office Club Hotel, Elizabeth-street, Melbourne, aged 69 years.