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Transportation
William Barker was transported on the Lord Lyndoch, departing 7th Sep 1840 and arriving 5th Feb 1841 with 322 passengers.
1838 Voyage - Lord Lyndoch. Surgeon Superintendence; Doctor Pineo, From the Surgeons Notes; " Total Embarked; 330 Male Convicts. 19 Died on Passage. 8 Died of Scurvy, 11 of Old age and diseases contracted previously to embarked which could not be detected ...... An accident occurred whereby 16 men were dreadfully scolded with boiling tea. many of them from the shoulders down to their knees.. 112 were sent to the Sydney Hospital on arrival "
Lord Lyndoch (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 212. Archive Office of Tasmania, Conduct Record (CON33-1-5) |
| 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
1849 - 3 April. Ticket of Leave 1852 - 16 Nov. Conditional Pardon approved 1853 - 14 OCTOBER. DEPARTURES Name: Barker, William Record Type: Departures Rank: Steerage Status: Free by servitude Departure date: 14 Oct 1853 Departure port: Launceston Ship: Clarence Ship to colony: Lord Lyndoch Bound to: Melbourne Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:520159 Resource: POL220/1/3 p319
Tried: 16 September 1839 Cannot read or write Protestant Trade: Ploughman and Farm Laborer Transported for Rape Aged 23 http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON33-1-5,347,18,F,60