Edward Flinn

Summary

Edward Flinn, one of 300 convicts transported on the Isabella, 11 July 1833
Born
Jan 1795
Conviction Insubordination
Departure Jul 1833
Arrival
Nov 1833
Death
Unknown
Personal Information
Name: Edward Flinn
Aliases: Flynn
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1795
Death: Unknown
Age: Unknown
Occupation: Labourer - general
Crime
Convicted at: Salford Infantry Barracks Court Martial
Sentence term: 14
Voyage
Departed: 11th Jul 1833
Ship: Isabella
Arrival: 14th Nov 1833
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Ship: Isabella
Departed: 11th Jul, 1833
Arrived: 14th Nov, 1833
Passengers: 299

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

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 177 (90)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Contributed by Dianne Jones on 7th July 2021

1833, 8 January: Edward Flinn, 38, was convicted on three charges of insubordination. 1833: On arrival in VDL, he was single, 38 years old and a labourer. He said he had been transported for insubordination x 3. He was 5'9" tall, with brown to grey hair and hazel eyes. His native place was Dublin (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON34-1-4$init=CON34-1-4P428). 1833: Edward Flinn, convict #622, was assigned to Major Gray; and then to Public Works (see Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899). 1835: Muster - assigned to Mr Thomas Ritchie (see Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899).

Contributed by Dianne Jones on 7th July 2021

1842, 22 November: Listed as a convict passholder and instructed to remain in the Westbury District (see Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Pardons, Leave, Discharge Register of passes to convicts in the North, together with quarterly muster rolls, 1841-1844). 1844, 11 November: Sentenced at Hobart to an extra 18 months on his original transportation sentence for "larceny under £5" (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON34-1-4$init=CON34-1-4P428). 1846: Muster - Edward Flynn [sic] per Isabella - holder of a Ticket of Leave (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849; Tasmania; Ledger Returns A-R; 1846). 1855, 10 May: An Edward Flynn, aged 60, who "cannot read or write", appeared before the Petty Sessions in Launceston and was fined £1, in default 14 days' jail, for being drunk in the street (see Tasmania, Australia, Insolvency and Petty Sessions, 1829-1902).

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Revisions

ContributorDateChanges
Dianne Jones
27th Mar 2023date of birth: 1795 (prev. 0000), gender: m
Dianne Jones
27th Mar 2023occupation, crime
Dianne Jones
27th Mar 2023alias1: Flynn
Anonymous
12th May 2011none