Isabella Warnock

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C H on 22nd June 2025

Name: Warnock, Isabella Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 2 Sep 1845 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Tasmania (2) Place of origin: Dublin, Dublin Voyage number: 260 Index number: 73642 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1443734 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1443734

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D Wong on 13th January 2017

Isabella Warnock was 24 years old on arrival and was transported for 'Stealing a watch'. Isabella was 5'3 1/2" tall, sallow complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes, Native Place: Dublin. 15/2/1846: Married James Peters (Waterloo 1835) - no children found. Conduct record: Drunk and disturbing the peace 6/4/1849 Colonial Times, Hobart: Clementina Wharnick, the wife of James Peters, better known in this place by the cognomen of Sheepy, was charged by ber husband with being drunk and disorderly, and leaving her residence. It appeared that on his return home, expecting to find it in order, he was compelled to make a forcible entry into his own mansion, which led to high words between him and his spouse, and after disturbing the whole neighbourhood they attracted the constables' notice, and on Mr. Peters' charge she was conveyed to the watch-house-her old place of retreat. Mr. Peters addressed a letter to tho magistrate, stating his determination never to take her to his bosom again, but return her to the place from whence she came-Government. The fair one with a large bunch of black bushy hair in her hand, which she said Sheepy had torn from her head, implored pity and forgiveness. Sheepy was obdurate ; he was resolved to part for ever. The magistrates threatened, as they had so very frequently appeared on the police-office boards, to sentence her to condign punishment forthwith, when Mr. Peters craved a hearing, and acknowledged himself in fault. _ Here a series of riotous crimination ensued, which to end, and for the peace of the neighbours who had repeatedly complained of riotous conduct of the pair, their Worships sentenced the fair one to 6 months' hard labor, and at the end of that period to be disposed of by the Government. This was a death-blow to poor Sheepy who cried out, "must I lose her ; I'll tako her back, your worships," and a most affecting scene ensued, to end which the fair one was banded to durance vile, to prepare for her journey to the Cascade Convent. Peters begged that his wife might be indulged with a ride to town, to which their Worships paid no attention. 18/6/1850: TOL 17/2/1852: TOL Revoked 18/4/1855: Certificate