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Transportation
Matthew Fleming 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 259 (132) |
| 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
1852 - 3 SEP. DEPARTURES. Name: Fleming, Matthew Record Type: Departures Rank: Steerage Status: Conditional Pardon Departure date: 3 Sep 1852 Departure port: Launceston Ship: Shamrock Ship to colony: Lord Lyndoch Bound to: Melbourne Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:549287 Resource: POL220/1/2 p127
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/28/127. Date. 1836 Feb 20. Prisoner name: Matthew Fleming. Prisoner occupation: Private 74th Regiment of Foot. Court and date of trial: Manchester [Lancashire] Court Martial January 1836. Crime: Mutinous conduct. Initial sentence: Transportation for life. Annotated (Outcome): Nil. Petitioner(s): Margaret Fleming, wife. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Dependent wife and family; previous good character. Additional Information: Ordered to Justitia.
Married to Lydia Cummins Gillard - one child, Robert Fleming/