Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Windred 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 168 |
| 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
When sentenced he was described as a boy of 15 Description list: Height: 4' 9½" w/out shoes, Complexion: fresh, Head: Oval, Hair: Brown, Visage: Small, Forehead: Low, Eyebrows: Reddish, Eyes: Hazel, Nose: Small, Mouth: M.W., Chin: Small Remarks: Tree & Woman, Mermaid on L arm, Sun Moon & Stars on Rt arm, L arm JK Heart & Anchor on lower part of same arm.
Sentenced 16th September 1830 at Middlesex to 7 years transportation for robbery of his own aunt, he claimed that in order to protect the family name he used the alias William and that his actual name was Joseph Windred. In 1848 he went to the California Gold rush joining in San Francisco with other ex convicts from NSW and VDL known as the "Sydney Coves". In 1851 they were accused of burning San Francisco to the ground in a series of fires. Most of his fellow gang members met rough justice at the hands of a citizens self-appointed "Vigilante Committee" most were tried by a Kangaroo court, then dragged out to the streets and defying the authorities, were then publicly lynched by the committee. Narrowly escaping the same rough justice in disguise and accompanied by his wife he boarded a ship in San Francisco returning to Australia. He died as Joseph Windred at Orange, Hotelier, auctioneer, stock & station agent, racehorse owner, town alderman, twice mayor & justice of the peace