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Benjamin Cohen was transported on the Lord Lyndoch, departing 15th Apr 1836 and arriving 20th Aug 1836 with 332 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 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 249 (127). Tasmanian Archives. Old Bailey Court. |
| 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
Benjamin COHEN was convicted at the CCC, London on 26 Oct 1835 for receiving stolen property - goods for a druggist/chemist. Cohen denied the offence & 19 witnesses gave him a good character. 14 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the 'Lord Lynoch' 1836. Aged 39yrs; 5' 4". Married - wife Sarah, at their shop in Hackney Rd. London; 4 children. Native Place - London. Assignments of work service in the Colony. Accidentally drowned, at Launceston, Tasmania, 8 May 1841. Inquest into death 10 May 1841. ref. 195/1/7 no. 536.