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Isabella (Bell) Rooney

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Summary

Born
Jan 1817
Conviction
Larceny from a person (including picking pockets)
Departure
Sep 1845
Arrival
Dec 1845
Death
Oct 1862
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Personal Information

Name: Isabella (Bell) Rooney
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1817
Death: 15th Oct 1862
Age at death: 45
Occupation: Dressmaker/Needlewoman
Aliases: Isabella Frost [Married]

Crime

Crime: Larceny from a person (including picking pockets)
Convicted at: Ireland, Down
Sentence term: 10 years

Voyage

Departed: 2nd Sep 1845
Ship: Tasmania
Arrival: 3rd Dec 1845
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Isabella (Bell) Rooney was transported on the Tasmania, departing 2nd Sep 1845 and arriving 3rd Dec 1845 with 138 passengers.

Built 1841 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 502 Tons.

TasmaniaTasmania (generic)

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Primary SourceTasmanian Archives - convicts.

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Convict Notes

C H avatar
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on 21st June 2025

Name: Rooney, Bell Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 2 Sep 1845 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Tasmania (2) Place of origin: Down Voyage number: 260 Index number: 60943 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1430692 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1430692

Nell Murphy avatar
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on 10th August 2016

Bell ROONEY was convicted at Down, Ireland on 18 June 1845 for stealing money. Previous convictions. 10yr sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Tasmania' arriving 3 Dec 1845. Aged 28yrs; needlewoman; single; can read; Protestant. Native Place: Co. Down, Ireland. Sisters: Margaret; Anne & Maryanne - at Co. Down Assignments in Colony. Station Gang - Anson. 28 Sept 1846: Application for permission to marry - to Edward Frost. Approved. 25 Oct 1846: Married Edward (George) Frost at Campbell Town (Tas), both listed as house servants. (Ref. 37/1/5 500) 10 Sept 1850: Ticket of Leave granted. 10 Nov 1852: Conditional Pardon granted. 26 June 1855: Certificate of Freedom. Launceston.