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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Patrick Byrne was transported on the Westmoreland, departing 27th Apr 1838 and arriving 22nd Aug 1838 with 112 passengers.
The Westmoreland was a 405-ton sailing ship built in 1832 at Lynn, Norfolk, England. Four (4) sailings listed for her to transport convicts (and some free settlers and soldiers) to Australia - New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). (Voyage in 1838 from Ireland to NSW is currently being compiled, incomplete list of persons to date.)
Westmoreland (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 |
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Convict Notes
Prisoner's No; 38-1485. No; 12. Aged; 20 years old. Offence; Burglary & Robbery.
Westmoreland Ship's Medical record. Patrick Byrne. Aged; 19 years old Disease; Scrofula admitted to the ship's Hospital 25 May 1838. From the surgeon's notes; "has been afflicted with the disease from infancy .... Sent to Sydney Hospital from the ship. Scrofula is the term used for lymphadenopathy of the neck, usually as a result of an infection in the lymph nodes known as lymphadenitis. It can be caused by tuberculous or nontuberculous mycobacteria.