David Delves

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Summary

Born
Jan 1818
Conviction
Theft of hankerchief
Departure
May 1833
Arrival
Oct 1833
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: David Delves
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1818
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Sussex Assizes
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

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

Transportation

David Delves 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 132
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 1st January 2026

James Anscomb and David Delves, for stealing at Brighton, five silk handkerchiefs, the property of Samuel Smith.— Each Years' Transportation. Sussex Advertiser, 28 Mar 1831.

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 1st January 2026

National Archives. HO-9-2_4. Page 19/48. Euryalus Hulk, at Chatham. Nine Received from the Justitia Hulk, 6 May 1831. David Delves, age 13, Stg handkerchiefs, Tried Lewes, 21 Mar 1831, 7 years. NSW per L. Lyndock, 24 May 1833. David was one of 50 lads from the hulk Euryalus who were boarded onto the Lord Lyndoch for transportation.