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Transportation
Richard Rix 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 124 |
| 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
Chas. S...od, and Richard Rix, ( pleaded guilty) for stealing quantity wheat, the property of Mr. John Perry. ... Cheltenham Chronicle, 25 Oct 1832. Tuesday, the following convicts were removed from our county gaol to the Cumberland hulk, at Chatham: … For seven years. … Charles Selwood, Richard ..., , ... Cheltenham Chronicle, 15 Nov 1832. National Archives. Hulk Records. HO-9-1_5 page 35. Cumberland Hulk. Received from Gloucester, 7 Nov 1832. Charles Selwood, age 28, Stealing a ... of wheat????? Tried Gloucester, 16 Oct 1832. 7 years. NSW, 24 May 1833. Richard Rix, age 43, Ditto, Tried Gloucester, 16 Oct 1832. 7 years. NSW, 24 May 1833.