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Transportation
Walter Cunningham 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 176 |
| 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: Muster - prisoner #1637 - Walter Cunningham was assigned to public works (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849). 1839, 22 December: He received his Free Certificate No.831 (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-7$init=CON31-1-7p238). 1841: Muster - he was listed as Free by Servitude (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849).
Note: Occupation - he was a slater. Stonecutter was selected above because slater was not available.
1833, 11 February: Walter Cunningham, 33, was received aboard the Cumberland prison hulk at Chatham. He was sent from there for transportation on 5 July 1833 (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849). --0-- 1833: On arrival in VDL, Walter Cunningham was married with two children; his wife, Elizabeth, and family were at his native place, Edinburgh. He said he had been transported to the Colony previously, aboard the Maria (1820). He had remained in VDL for three years after the expiration of his sentence before returning "home" on the Clarence as a sailor. The surgeon's report for the Isabella's voyage says Walter was the "head cook and gave satisfaction" (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-7$init=CON31-1-7p238). For further details of his first "stint" of transportation to VDL, go to https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/cuningham/walter/98280.
1832: Precognition against Walter Cunningham for the crime of theft by housebreaking at Forth Street, Edinburgh Accused: Walter Cunningham, Age: 33, slater, Address: College Wynd, Cowgate, Edinburgh, Origin: Born in Edinburgh Victim: Charles McDowall, Forth Street, Edinburgh Victim: John Buchanan, Newington Place, Edinburgh (see National Records of Scotland; Reference AD14/32/380). --0-- 1832, 10 December: Trial papers relating to Walter Cunningham for the crime of theft by housebreaking at Forth Street, Edinburgh. Tried at High Court, Edinburgh. Accused: Walter Cunningham, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty in terms of own confession, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years. Previous convictions: theft. Note: Pannel cannot write (see National Records of Scotland; Reference JC26/1832/417). --00--