John Crossland

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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Theft of a shovel
Departure
May 1833
Arrival
Oct 1833
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Crossland
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: York, West Riding Quarter Session
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 30th May 1833
Arrival: 18th Oct 1833
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Crossland was transported on the Lord Lyndoch, departing 30th May 1833 and arriving 18th Oct 1833 with 330 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 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 136
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

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 5th January 2026

To be transported for fourteen years.— ... John Crossland, for stealing, at Wakefield, twenty-four iron shovels, the property of Michael Ryan. Halifax Guardian, 13 April 1833. National Archives. Hulk Records, Retribution. HO-9-7_4 page 2/51. Received from York, 4 May 1833. John Crossland, age 23, Stg iron shovels (?), Tried at Pontefract, 8 April 1833, 14 years, 23 May 1833.