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James Gilfillan 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 Lyndoch (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 156 |
| 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
1831: On arrival in VDL, he was listed as 18, single and a labourer. He said he had been convicted and transported for stealing a till and had previously served time for stealing a handkerchief. 1837, 25 October: Granted a Ticket of Leave (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-16$init=CON31-1-16p83).
1831: PRECOGNITION against William Dumigan, Francis McManus, James Gilfillan for the crime of theft, habit and repute at Canal Street & Wardrop’s Street, Paisley. Accused: William Dumigan, Age: 17, rope spinner, Address: Calton, Glasgow; Francis McManus, Age: 12, Address: Calton Mouth, Glasgow; and James Gilfillan, alias Fraser, Age: 16, Address: Paisley, Renfrewshire. Victim: William Brown, Canal Street & Wardrop’s Street, Paisley. —- 1831, 11 January: TRIAL Trial papers relating to William Dumigan, Francis McManus, James Gilfillan for the crime of theft, habit and repute at Canal Street & Wardrop’s Street, Paisley. Tried at High Court, Glasgow. Accused William Dumigan, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty in terms of own confession, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years. Francis McManus, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty in terms of own confession, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years. James Gilfillan, alias Fraser, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty in terms of own confession, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years. Victim William Brown, Canal Street & Wardrop’s Street, Paisley (see National Records of Scotland, JC26/1831/437 at http://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/).