Patrick Finnie

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Summary

Born
Jan 1816
Conviction
Stealing clothes
Departure
Jul 1831
Arrival
Nov 1831
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Patrick Finnie
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1816
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Labourer - general
Aliases: Robert Mclaughlan, Patrick Fenney, Robert Butterford

Crime

Convicted at: Glasgow Court of Justiciary
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 20th Jul 1831
Arrival: 18th Nov 1831
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Patrick Finnie was transported on the Lord Lyndoch, departing 20th Jul 1831 and arriving 18th Nov 1831 with 266 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 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 155 (80)
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

Sheryl avatar
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on 18th September 2025

Prisoner discharged from H M Gaol, weeks ending 27 April & 1 May 1872. From Hobart Town, Robert McLaughton, alias Patrick Fennie, per Lord Lyndoch 1, F.S., tried at G.S. Launceston on 29 Dec 1868, for burglary, served 4 yrs, native of Sligo, 59 yrs, 5 feet 6 inches high, brown hair, scar back of left hand ; remainder of sentence remitted. Tasmania Police Gazette, 3rd May 1872, p76.

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on 25th August 2025

Scottish Indexes - High Court of Justiciary Trial Papers Title Trial papers relating to Patrick Finnie Name Patrick Finnie, Bridgegate, Glasgow, Lanarkshire Role Accused Age 14, Birthplace; Ireland Approx Birth Year 1816 Crime Theft, habit and repute Crime Location Deanside Lane, Glasgow Trial Date 4 January 1831 Trial Location Glasgow Verdict Guilty Verdict Comments Guilty in terms of own confession. Sentence Transportation - 7 years Previous Convictions Theft NRS Reference JC26/1831/405 Related Documents AD14/30/333

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on 25th August 2025

No; 514 Trade; Labourer aged 17 years old Trial; 4 January 1831. Offence; Stealing a Cap 1840 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS. Permission date: 15 May 1840 Robert Mclaughlan. Ship/free: Lord Lyndoch Marriage to: Eleanor Pollard. Ship/free: Atwick 1840 - MARRIAGE. Date of marriage: 27 Aug 1840 Robert Mclaughlan aka Robert Butterford aged 30 years old, Ticket of Leave. Hairdresser Eleanor Pollard aged 35 years old 1868 - Trial; 29 October 1868. Tried as Robert McLaughton alias Patrick Kenney or Finnie Sentence; 4 years imprisonment for Burglary Aged; 55 years, Dairyman 1881 - Launceston Invalid Depot: Name; Patrick Finnie POL709-1-18 page 163 (01 Sep 1881 to 10 Oct 1881) 1885 - Launceston Invalid Depot: Name; Patrick Fenney POL709-1-21 page 75 (08 Jan 1885 to 28 Apr 1886)