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Transportation
John Lewis 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 130 |
| 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
Oxford Assizes. … Death Recorded—John Lewis, for stealing 6 sheep and 4 lambs, at Horspath; ... Berkshire Chronicle, 9 Mar 1833. On Monday last … John Lewis, … were removed to the Justitia hulk pursuant to their sentences of transportation. Oxford Journal, 16 March 1833. National Archives. HO-9-9_5 Woolwich Hulks, Justitia. Page 39/51. Received 4 March 1833. John Lewis, age 22, Sheep Stealing, Tried Oxford Assizes, 26 Feby 1833, Life, Transportation per Lord Lyndock, 18 May 1833.
New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, Mary Conway 26 bond per ship Thomas Harrison to marry John Lewis 36 TOL per ship Lord Lyndoch (life) tol. 9/4/1842 Rev John Cross Port Macquarie Granted 1842