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Voyage
Transportation
David Simpson 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 175 (89) |
| 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
1833: On arrival in VDL, he was listed as single, 27 and a bread and biscuit baker from Edinburgh. He said he had been transported for robbing his master of 6 packs of flour. 1839: He received his Free Certificate No.744 (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-40$init=CON31-1-40p43).
--00-- 1832, 18 December: David Simpson, listed as 26 and convicted for theft, was received aboard the Cumberland hulk at Chatham, along with Robert Phillips [sic], 18. Both were sent from the hulk for transportation on 5 July 1833 (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849). See Robert Philips's page at https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/philips/robert/3805.
1832: Precognition against Robert Phillips, DAVID SIMPSON, Robert Philips, William Henderson for the crime of theft, habit and repute, and previous conviction. Accused: Robert Phillips, Age: 18, baker, Address: Lady Wynd, Wester Portsburgh, Edinburgh, Origin: Born in Edinburgh. Accused: DAVID SIMPSON, Age: 24, baker, David Sommervile, Address: Bread Street, Edinburgh, Origin: Born in Edinburgh. Accused: Robert Philips, Age: 24, baker, Address: Prisoner in Edinburgh tollbooth, Origin: Born in Edinburgh. Accused: William Henderson, biscuit baker, Lady Wynd, Wester Portsburgh, Edinburgh (see National Records of Scotland; Reference AD14/32/377). --0-- 1832, 8 November: Trial papers relating to David Simpson, and Robert Philips for the crime of theft. Tried at High Court, Edinburgh. Accused: DAVID SIMPSON, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years Accused: Robert Philips, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 14 years (see National Records of Scotland; Reference JC26/1832/389). --00-- NOTE: A William Henderson, an 18 year old baker from Edinburgh, was convicted for theft (shoplifting) at the High Court, Edinburgh, in Feb/March 1832. He was also transported to VDL per Isabella.