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Transportation
Isaac Pratten was transported on the Marquis Of Huntley, departing 5th Apr 1830 and arriving 21st Aug 1830 with 229 passengers.
Marquis Of Huntley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 319 (162) |
| 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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Birth 1818 ● Stall Street, Bath, Somersetshire, England
Birth 1818 ● Stall Street, Bath, Somersetshire, England Death July 12, 1887 ● Byrock, NSW Parent Richard SNR Pratten Deceased Spouses Margaret Pratten (born Murphy) 1812 – 1852 and Sarah Edith Hazelgrove Pratten (born Morgan) 1818 – 1881 Children with Margaret are Catherine, Emma, Richard Crookwell, and Isaac JNR Pratten Deceased Biography Isaac Pratten was born in 1818 in Stall Street, Bath, Somersetshire, England. He was the son of Richard SNR Pratten. Isaac had no formal education and was transported to Sydney, NSW on April 5, 1830. In 1828 at the age of 9-10, then a shoemaker’s apprentice, at the Quarter Session, England, he was convicted of stealing purses and sentenced to life in NSW, Australia. Having been convicted twice prior for larceny, the Court decided on "transportation". Convicted for a life sentence for stealing three silk purses. He spent 2 years aboard on a hulk on the River Thames On 5 April 1830, aged 11-12, Isaac left Sheerness, England and arrived in Sydney after 116 days at sea on "Marquis of Huntley", which also transported 228 other male convicts. (there was only one death) .Marquis of Huntley was launched at Aberdeen in 1804 as a West Indiaman. She then made four voyages transporting convicts to New South Wales. Because of his young age Isaac was housed at Carter's Barracks which was situated at the south end of Pitt and Elizabeth Streets, Sydney. He was instructed into the trade of ropemaking. He married Margaret Murphy in 1845 who was born in 1812 in Wexford, Ireland. Their marriage took place in Bungonia; Goulburn; St Saviour's (Co. Argyle); Goulburn Plains; Lake Bathurst; Marulan. There are reports he signed his name with an ‘X’. Together they had four children: Catherine, Emma Pratten, Richard Crookwell, and Isaac JNR. Margaret passed away in1852 After Margaret's death, Isaac married Sarah Edith Haselgrave Morgan on September 26, 1862. She was also born in 1818 but in Yorkshire, England. They were married at St Saviours Church of England in Goulburn Sarah Edith died in 1881. Isaac worked as a Stock Keeper and later became an Innkeeper of the Travellers Rest Hotel after buying 34 acres at 1 pound 2 shillings per acre by public auction. In 1853. He lived at Woodhouseleigh, New South Wales, Australia, with records showing him there on January 20, 1863, and again on March 11, 1863 In 1865 it is known that Isaac was honest industrious man and accumulated a considerable sum of money at the Braidwood gold-fields soon after they were proclaimed. Isaac Pratten passed away from Dysentery on July 12, 1887, at the age of 69 in Byrock, NSW. He was buried in Byrock Cemetery, NSW. Consistency Issues 1. The name of Isaac Pratten's second wife is given as both 'Margaret' and 'Sarah Edith'. The latter is used based on the marriage date provided. 2. There are multiple locations listed for the first marriage without specifying which one is accurate.
voyage no.3 crime:stealing purses. place of trial:bridgewater.