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Voyage
Transportation
Isabella Thompson was transported on the Lord Melville, departing 31st Jul 1816 and arriving 24th Feb 1817 with 104 passengers.
Ship Name: Lord Melville II Rig Type: S. Built: Quebec Build Year: 1825 Size (tons): 425
Lord Melville (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 275 (139) |
| 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
Isabella was the wife of Richard Thompson of Liverpool. She was convicted at Wigan Quarter Sessions. She had already been imprisoned every year for the past three years before she was transported. Isabella left Lancaster Castle for the ship at Deptford along with 13 other women (and three for Millbank jail) on the 8th July 1816. Isabella, aged 50 on arrival, was assigned as a housekeeper. In 1820 and 21, the musters show Isabella was in the female factory. Isabella gained her freedom in February 1823. However, in 1825 we see Isabella at Parramatta (incorrectly recorded with her husband). In 1828, she was noted as residing with J Roberts at Parramatta, though in fact she was actually living as a lodger to William Mons/Munns (Countess of Harcourt) and his partner and/or housekeeper, Lancastrian, Ann Lord (Broxbornebury) and her three children. She is noted as being a general servant to J Roberts. in February 1832 the newspapers (Sydney Gazette and Sydney Monitor) recorded that Isabella Thompson, a free woman of Parramatta was found in the street in a state of intoxication. She was taken to the watch house to sober up. After a few hours she asked for water. When the wardress went to check on her at midday she was discovered dead on her knees; she had hanged her by her own shawl from the window bars 'whilst in a fit of insanity caused by intoxication'. The nature of Isabella's death means there are no other death or burial records to confirm whether this is 'our' Isabella.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents - Bound Indentures Name; Isabella wife to Richard Thompson Trade; Unable to read Age; 50 years - Born about 1767