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Elijah Groves 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 218 |
| 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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1814 - Possible Baptism Record. Elijah Groves Birth Date Abt 1814. Baptism Date 6 Nov 1814 Baptism Place; Brackley, Northamptonshire, England Father; William Groves. Mother; Mary Groves 1835 - Possible Marriage Record Elijah Grove & Mary Paxton Marriage; 12 Jan 1835. Brackley, Northamptonshire, England 1841 - Census. Blackney Mary Grove. Aged; 25. Mary Grove. Aged; 6 George. Aged; 3 David; Aged; 1 **** Place of origin: Brackley, Northamptonshire CON14-1-5 Image 30 No; 1560 Aged; 26 years old. Married 3 children Family; Wife; Mary 5 Brothers; Robert, James. William, David, 3 Sisters; Mary, Hannah, Catherine Height; 5 ft 6 1/2 in. Red hair & light brown eyes TRIAL; July 1840. Stealing wood Previous conviction; Stealing a saw - 12 months 1847 - 2 March 1847. Ticket of Leave 1852 - 6 April 1852. C.P. Approved POL220/1/3 p160 1853 - DEPARTURES. Rank: Steerage. Status: Free by servitude Departure date:25 Apr 1853. Departure port: Launceston Ship: Clarence Ship to colony: Lord Lyndoch Bound to: Melbourne
I have gathered information on Elijah Groves, chr. 6 Nov 1814 in St. Peter, Brackley, Northamptonshire, England. He married Mary Paxton 12 Jan 1835. He disappears from Tasmania after 25 Apr 1853. Additional information is available here: http://www.belnapfamily.org/brentjbelnap/familyhistory/groves/groves.htm