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Transportation
John Leahany 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 224 |
| 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
Place of origin: Lancashire Trial; 12 Oct 1840. Was in the 83 Reg't. Offence; Desertion. Drunk absent for 2 hours Indent No; 1309. Aged 21 years old 1841 - New Norfolk Colonial Hospital Admission dates: 14 April 1841 Admitted with DYSENTERIA 1849 - 16 August. Employed by; Blyth, William: Macquarie Street, 1849 - 19 August. Employed by Jones, Robert Jordan: Park Street. 1849 - 11 September. Employed by Davis, John: 1850 - Kermode, R.Q.: 1850 1850 - 11 September. Employed by Barnard, Samuel: Longford. 1850 - 18 August. Duncan, William: Period of Employment - 3 months 1856 - 5 January. Employed by Carter, William: New Norfolk. 1864 - Tried at C Town for drunkenness and fined 10s 1866 - Tried at C H 3 March for misconduct and sentenced to 2 months hard labor