James Lane

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Summary

Born
Jan 1810
Conviction
Stealing from a Dwelling House
Departure
May 1833
Arrival
Oct 1833
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: James Lane
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1810
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Clothworker

Crime

Convicted at: Gloucester Quarter Session
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 30th May 1833
Arrival: 18th Oct 1833
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

James Lane 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 LyndochLord Lyndoch (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 124
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 11th January 2026

Seven years. —James  Lane, an accomplice with above mentioned Wm. ... Cheltenham Chronicle, 25 Oct 1832. Tuesday, the following convicts were removed from our county gaol to the Cumberland hulk, at Chatham: … For seven years. … James Lane , ... Cheltenham Chronicle, 15 Nov 1832. National Archives. Hulk Records. HO-9-1_5 page 35. Cumberland Hulk. Received from Gloucester, 7 Nov 1832. James Lane, age 23, Stealing in a dwelling house, Tried Gloucester, 16 Oct 1832. 7 years. NSW, 24 May 1833.

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 4th January 2026

Absconded. Lane James, Lord Lyndock, 33-2146, 29, Somersetshire, clothier, 5 feet 6¼ inches, sallow comp., light brown hair, grey eyes, mole right jaw, mark of a burn back of left hand, from C. and T. Wilson, Tocal, Paterson's River, since February 9. NSW Govt. Gazette, 17 Feb 1836.