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Transportation
William Davis was transported on the Lord Lyndoch, departing 7th Sep 1840 and arriving 5th Feb 1841 with 322 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 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 219 (111) |
| 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
N.B. There are two persons named “William DAVIS” on this voyage of the ‘Lord Lyndoch’. There were also several other convicts of the name in the Colony of VDL at this time. William DAVIS (identifier 2) was convicted at Oxford, England on 27 Feb 1840 for sacrilege at Deddington Church. Gaol Report: previously convicted for receiving stolen property. Life sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia per the ship 'Lord Lyndoch' arriving there 5 Feb 1841. Aged 31 yrs; married man - wife Maria at Wandsworth; bread & biscuit maker; 5'7 1/4" height; sallow complexion; dk brown hair; blue eyes. Native place of birth: Farringdon, UK. Brothers: Charles, James & Richard Sisters: Maria, Eleanor, Martha, Ann, Bel... (ref. for inf is as recorded on Convict records upon arrival) Colony of VDL: 2 yrs Probation Period 1st Station Gang: Prison Barracks, Hobart. 15 March 1841: Misconduct in making a hole in the wall of the Barracks for the purpose of escaping. To be kept at hard labour, in chains, at Port Arthur Penal Settlement and further detained under probation a further 12 mths. April 1842: Absconded. Noted in May 1842 that William Davis attempted to escape from Frederick Henry Bay. 31 Dec 1853: "Struck off records". Supposed to have deserted. (ref. Conduct record)