
Week 7 - Valentine
I finally decided to focus on a couple whom I have written about on this blog before, my third great-grandparents, George Brand and Isabella Duncan.George and Isabella Brand

Life as they know it changes

Australia


Greenough, Western Australia
On 2 September 1861 they welcomed their son John into the family, the first Australian born child for this family.12 George worked as a small farmer at "Mt Pleasant" in Dongara before he applied for land at Bootenal Reserve in 1864 acquiring a further 90 acres in 1867.13 He built the family home "Ironbarks" in 1861, which still stands today.14
Tragedy

BRAND, Isabella, nee Duncan, pioneer of Lynton and Greenough, arrived in WA 1859, died at Bonniefield, 1883 aged 64 years - great gran of George L Waldeck.16
Further writings about George and Isabella
George Brand: A Convict Success Story - Part 1 George Brand: A Convict Success Story - Part 2 George Brand: A Convict Success Story - Part 3 George Brand: A Convict Success Story - Part 4 George Brand: A Convict Success Story - Part 5 All for a Loaf of Bread The Sentence - a fictional story from George's perspective based on records available The Journey - a fictional story from Isperspectiversecptive Upside Down - a fictional story from George juniors perspectiveDo you have a convict family in your tree? Head over to Findmypast to explore their collection of convict records by clicking the image below.
Bibliography
- Scotlands People, Census Record for George, Isabella, Andrew, David, Isabella Brand, '1851 Census England, Wales & Scotland, Larbert Village, Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland', Accessed 30 March 2015.
- Scotlands People, Marriage Certificate of George Brand and Isabella Duncan, 476/30 514 Denny, Page 514 of 658, National Registers of Scotland, Accessed 15 March 2015.
- Scotlands People, Baptism of David Brand, Old Parish Registers Births 476/30 215 Denny, Page 215 of 658, National Records of Scotland, Accessed 15 March 2015.
- Findmypast, Baptism Index for Isabella Brand, Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950, Denny, Stirling, Scotland, Accessed 15 March 2015.
- Findmypast, Baptism Index for Andrew Brand, Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950, Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland, Accessed 15 March 2015.
- Findmypast, Baptism Index for George Brand, Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland, Accessed 15 March 2015.
- Nrsscotland.gov.uk. National Records of Scotland. Source Information: Country Code: GB, Repository code: 234, Reference: AD14/52/373. https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/details.aspx?reference=AD14%2f52%2f373&st=1&tc=y&tl=n&tn=n&tp=n&k=George+Brand&ko=a&r. Accessed 15 May 2016.
- Nrsscotland.gov.uk. National Records of Scotland. Source Information: Country Code: GB, Repository code: 234, Reference: JC26/1852/398. https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/details.aspx?reference=JC26%2f1852%2f398&st=1&tc=y&tl=n&tn=n&tp=n&k=George+Brand&ko=a&r. Accessed 15 May 2016.
- Findmypast.com.au. England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishment, 1770-1935. Piece Number 357, Series PCOM2, Portland Prison, Dorset: governor’s journals, page 245. https://search.findmypast.com.au/record?id=tna%2fccc%2f2b%2fpcom2%2f01241410, Accessed 5 June 2016.
- Erickson, Rica. The Brand on his Coat: Biographies of some Western Australian Convicts. Nedlands: University of Western Australia Press, 1983.
- Ancestry.com. Western Australia, Australia, Crew and Passenger Lists, 1852-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Source Citation: SRO of Western Australia; Albany Passenger list of Assisted Emigrants showing names of emigrants and from which countries selected; Accession: 115; Roll: 214. Accessed 5 June 2016.
- Western Australia Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Birth Index of John Brand, 1861/6111 Victoria District, Western Australia, Accessed 15 March 2015.
- Erickson, Rica, 'The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians: Pre-1829-1888', Nedlands: University of Western Australia Press, 1987.
- Best Western, 'Ironbarks Old Forge', http://www.geraldton.wa.hospitalityinns.com.au/ironbarks, Accessed 30 March 2016.
- Trove. ‘Herald’. (1879, September 21). Fremantle, Western Australia (Fremantle, WA: 1867 – 1886), p.3. https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article114441153. Accessed 31 May 2016.
- Ozburials.com, 'Dongara Cemetery', http://www.ozburials.com/CemsWA/Dongara/dongara.htm, Accessed 20 March 2015.
This is so interesting. Sounds like a lot of scandal and drama went on for these two people. I’m glad his punishment helped to turn his life around. Great article, love your site! 🙂
Hi Tammy
I’m glad you are enjoying my site. I am grateful that George turned his life around and his family were able to follow him. They certainly made good in Australia.
Regards,
Megan