Isabella (Bella) Forrester (1773–1807)
Isabella Ramsay was sentenced to seven years transportation for the theft of clothing. She arrived in Sydney in 1790 aboard the Mary Ann as part of the Third Fleet.
She married James Manning on 10 June 1792 but by 1800 was living with Robert Forrester. Her exact date of death is unknown but Forrester biographer, Louise Wilson, believes she died in 1807.
* information from Louise Wilson, Robert Forrester, First Fleeter (2009), pp 200-02
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Manning, James (husband)
- Forrester, Robert (partner)
- Chapman, Elizabeth (daughter)
- Ridge, Margaret (daughter)
- Martin, Ann (daughter)
- Daley, Isabella Jane (daughter)
- Forrester, Robert (son)
- Forrester, John (son)
- Forrester, Henry (son)
- Forrester, Robert (son)
- Forrester, William Arthur (son)
- Forrester, Margaret (daughter-in-law)
- Forrester, Hannah (daughter-in-law)
- Forrester, Lucy (daughter-in-law)
- Forrester, Maria (daughter-in-law)
- Forrester, Susannah (daughter-in-law)
- Forrester, Sarah (daughter-in-law)
- Forrester, Maria (daughter-in-law)
- Forrester, Sarah (daughter-in-law)
- Freeman, Ellen (daughter-in-law)
- Chapman, James (son-in-law)
- Martin, Charles Homer (son-in-law)
- Lovell, Thomas (son-in-law)
- Daley, Charles (son-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Isabella Jane (granddaughter)
- Miller, Martha (granddaughter)
- Ridge, Elizabeth Lucy (granddaughter)
- Cobcroft, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Buttsworth, Margaret (granddaughter)
- Wall, Ann (granddaughter)
- Potts, Ann (granddaughter)
- O'Neill, Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Ridge, James Bligh (grandson)
- Ridge, Richard Charles (grandson)
- Ridge, John (grandson)
- Forrester, Robert (grandson)
- Ridge, Robert (grandson)
- Forrester, George (grandson)
- Forrester, Henry (grandson)
- Ridge, William Bligh (grandson)
Citation details
'Forrester, Isabella (Bella) (1773–1807)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/forrester-isabella-bella-25106/text33587, accessed 14 October 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Ramsay, Isabella
Birth
1773
Workington,
Cumberland,
England
Death
1807
(aged ~ 34)
New South Wales,
Australia
Cultural Heritage
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