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Transportation
James Fennell 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 Lyndoch (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 133 (68) |
| 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
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/109/42. Date. 1833 Apr. Prisoner name: James Fennell. Prisoner age: 25. Prisoner occupation: Carpenter. Court and date of trial: Worcestershire Adjourned Quarter Sessions, February 1833. Crime: Stealing five fowls from William Spencer of Malvern, Worcestershire, together with two others. Initial sentence: Seven years transportation. Gaoler's report: In prison before on suspicion of felony. Married, five children. Annotated (Outcome): Abroad. Petitioner(s): 35 inhabitants of Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Two petitions from William Spencer, farmer, the prosecutor, and William Moore, builder, the prisoner's employer, both of Leigh, Malvern, Worcestershire, the first undersigned by 24 inhabitants of Leigh and Malvern. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Respectable family; good character; first offence; led astray by others. Other papers: Two letters from Samuel Lediard of Cirencester, solicitor, forwarding petitions. Additional Information: Prisoner from Cirencester, but living in Malvern. Held on board Justitia hulk, Woolwich.