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Thomas Ramage was transported on the Lord Lyndoch, departing 20th Jul 1831 and arriving 18th Nov 1831 with 266 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 "
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 155 (80) |
| 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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1831, November: On arrival in VDL, he was listed as Thomas Rammage or Ramage, 20, a labourer and married (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON18-1-12$init=CON18-1-12p177). His wife Isabella Colling was at his native place of Edinburgh. He said he had been transported for stealing a cask. He had a previous conviction (10 days' jail) for vagrancy (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-37$init=CON31-1-37p87).
1831, 15 April: Thomas Ramage, 18, was received aboard the Retribution hulk at Woolwich. He was sent from there for transportation on 14 July 1831 (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849).
1831: Precognition against George Miller, Thomas Ramage, William Christie for the crime of theft, habit and repute at Grassmarket, Edinburgh. Accused George Miller, Age: 19, cork cutter, Address: Liberton’s Wynd, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, Origin: Born in Berwick. Accused: Thomas Ramage, Age: 18, sailor, Address: Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Origin: Born in Edinburgh. Accused: William Christie, Age: 18, carter, Address: West Bow, Edinburgh, Origin: Born in Edinburgh. Victim: Archibald Aikman, Grassmarket, Edinburgh (see National Records of Scotland, Reference AD14/31/361). —00— 1831, 14 March: Trial Trial papers relating to George Miller, Thomas Ramage, William Christie for the crime of theft, habit and repute at Grassmarket, Edinburgh. Tried at High Court, Edinburgh. Accused: George Miller, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years Previous convictions: theft - Police court, 23 May 1829. Note: See also JC8/25, f.181v. Accused: Thomas Ramage, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years Previous convictions: theft - Police court, 13 May 1830. Note: See also JC8/25, f.181v. Accused: William Christie, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years Previous convictions: theft - Police court, 13 May 1830. Victim: Archibald Aikman, Grassmarket, Edinburgh (see National Records of Scotland, Reference JC26/1831/280).