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William Barker

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Summary

William Barker, one of 320 convicts transported on the Lord Lyndoch, 07 September 1840

Born

Jan 1818

Conviction Rape

Departure Sep 1840

Arrival

Feb 1841

Death

Unknown

Personal Information

Name: William Barker

Aliases:

Gender: Male

Born: 1st Jan 1818

Death: Unknown

Age: Unknown

Occupation: Ploughman/farm labourer

Crime

Crime: Rape

Convicted at: Central Criminal Court

Sentence term: 99

Voyage

Departed: 7th Sep 1840

Ship: Lord Lyndoch

Arrival: 5th Feb 1841

Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Ship: Lord Lyndoch

Departed: 7th Sep, 1840

Arrived: 5th Feb, 1841

Passengers: 322

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 "

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

Contributed by Iris Dunne on 27th September 2018

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

Contributed by Penny-Lyn Beale on 9th July 2024

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

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Revisions

Contributor	Date	Changes
Iris Dunne	27th Mar 2023	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) (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12
Anonymous	12th May 2011	none