Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Burgess was transported on the Lord Melville, departing 30th Jun 1818 and arriving 17th Dec 1818 with 150 passengers.
Ship Name: Lord Melville II Rig Type: S. Built: Quebec Build Year: 1825 Size (tons): 425
Lord Melville (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 52 |
| 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
Gloucester Assizes.—The following prisoners have received their sentence: Seven Years' Transportation.— ... John Burgess, for receiving two sacks of malt knowing it to have been stolen; and Abraham Yarnall, for stealing malt. Cheltenham Chronicle, 28 Aug 1817.
ADM 101/44/6. Medical officer's journal of Lord Melville convict ship for 16 June -17 November 1818 by John McMillar. Folio 14: John Burgess, age 45, convict; taken ill at sea; disease or hurt, erysipelas terminating in an extensive abscess, the inflammation appeared on the fore part of the leg attended with a burning pain in the whole limb and some degree of febrile derangement in the whole system; dates on sick list, 20 September-11 November 1818; cured.