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John Crossley 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 250 |
| 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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Tasmanian Records. Conduct Record, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON31-1-7/CON31-1-7P372 John Crossley, alias Wild, Transported for breaking a shop. Gaol Report, character bad, Hulk report, Good, Single, Stated this offence, Burglary, prosecutor ? Ashley, tried with Lubin Slater, on board. Single, Surgeon’s report, Good. See record for full details.
Cheshire Assizes. LARCENY. Lubin Slater, (26). John Crossley, (21) and Ralph Bowler, (25) were indicted for stealing a number of from the shop of Joseph Ashton, at the town- ATTORNEY-GENERAL... stated the case to the jury. Joseph Ashton I keep a shop at Hollingworth ; on the night of the 15th of April last my shop (which adjoins the house of Mr. David Roberts) was broken open, and about 79ibs of tea, 90 yards of flannel, 150 pairs of stockings, linen, &c. were stolen. I discovered on the following morning that the thieves had entered by getting through the kitchen window, after taking a pane of glass out, and by this means opening the … ... Chester Chronicle, 21 Aug 1835. All three were transported for 14 years, and arrived on the same ship. (Ralph Bowler was transported as Robert Bowler.)