Joseph Brownsmith

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Summary

Born
Jan 1818
Conviction
Stealing a watch
Departure
Sep 1840
Arrival
Feb 1841
Death
Jul 1876
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Personal Information

Name: Joseph Brownsmith
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1818
Death: 14th Jul 1876
Age at death: 58
Occupation: Carter

Crime

Convicted at: Suffolk Assizes
Sentence term: 15 years

Voyage

Departed: 7th Sep 1840
Arrival: 5th Feb 1841
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Joseph Brownsmith 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 LyndochLord Lyndoch (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 221 (112)
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

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Offence; Housebreaking & stealing 22 watches, value £26 1856 - Marriage. 4 August 1856. Jospeh Brownsmith aged 35 years old, Sawyer Ann Brady aged 20 years old, Servant 1876 - General Hospital Hobart, Name; Joseph Brownsmith Ship: Lord Lyndoch. Place of origin: Suffolk Admission dates: 29 Jun 1876. Date of death: 14 Jul 1876 1876 - Deaths. Joseph Brownsmith. Age: 58 years old. Died General Hospital. Born Suffolk. Ship: Lord Lyndoch Trade; Labourer. Cause of death; Anasarca ** Date of death: 14 Jul 1876. Registered: Hobart ** Anasarca is a medical condition characterized by severe generalized fluid accumulation in the interstitial spaces of the body. 1876 - Burial. 17 July 1876. Cornelian Bay, Pauper, Section A, Number 50

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on 15th June 2025

Queen's Orphan School. 1860 - Application for admission 5 July 1860or4 Application made by Ann Brady UX Brownsmith 1861 - Application for admission 4 September 1860 - Application made by Rev'd C Simpson, Obrien's Bridge CHILDREN;- Richard Brownsmith. Aged; 7 years, 9 months & 2 days. Baptised; The Rev'd. Father Hall Joseph Brownsmith. Aged; 6 years, 2 months & 12 days. Baptised; The Rev'd. Father Murphy. Ann Brownsmith, Aged; 3 years, 11 months & 17 days. Baptised; The Rev'd. Father Hunter FATHER; Joseph Brownsmith, [Joseph o& Richard] Religion; Church of England. Residence; Unknown. Ship; Lord Lyndoch, Trade; Sawyer MOTHER; Ann Brady. Religion; Roman Catholic Residence; Constitution Hill. Employed with attending to her children Arrived Free with her mother on the ship; East London 1860 - FRIENDS OF THE ORPHAN SCHOOLS Orphan: Ann BROWNSMITH Mother: BRADY, Ann Father: BROWNSMITH, Richard Mother's ship: East London Father's ship: Age when admitted: 3yrs Date admitted: 3 Oct 1860 Date discharged: 17 Dec 1860 Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: mother, free Remarks: mother came as child on East London References: SWD6, 26/4 https://www.orphanschool.org.au/showorphan.php?orphan_ID=578 Orphan Number: 581 Orphan: Joseph BROWNSMITH Mother: BRADY, Ann Father: BROWNSMITH, Richard Mother's ship: East London Father's ship: Age when admitted: 4yrs Date admitted: 3 Oct 1860 Date discharged: 17 Oct 1860 Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: mother, free Remarks: mother came as child on East London References: SWD6, 26/4 https://www.orphanschool.org.au/showorphan.php?orphan_ID=581 Orphan Number: 582 Orphan: Richard BROWNSMITH Mother: BRADY, Ann Father: BROWNSMITH, Richard Mother's ship: East London Father's ship: Age when admitted: 7yrs Date admitted: 3 Oct 1860 Date discharged: 17 Oct 1860 Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: mother, free Remarks: mother came as child on East London - Richard died 22 May 1882 and buried at Cornelian Bay References: SWD26/4, 26/6, 27, 28 https://www.orphanschool.org.au/showorphan.php?orphan_ID=582