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George Sandford 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 "
Lord Lyndoch (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 149 (77) |
| 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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Old Bailey: GEORGE SANDFORD, JAMES HENRY WHITE, Theft > simple larceny, Theft > receiving, 6th January 1831. Reference Number: t18310106-23 Offences: Theft > simple larceny; Theft > receiving Verdicts: Guilty; Guilty Punishments: Transportation Navigation: < Previous text (trial account) | Next text (trial account) > GEORGE SANDFORD was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of January , 3 lbs. of pork, value 1s. 6d. , the goods of Robert Rolling ; and JAMES HENRY WHITE was indicted for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing it to have been stolen . HENRY HUTCHINSON. I keep a chemist's-shop on Clerkenwell-green . On the 1st of January I was looking out of my window, and saw three boy s near Mr. Rolling's pork-shop; one was opposite, one had passed the shop, and one had not got up to it - Sandford, who was one of them, took the pork, and gave it to the one who had not got up to the shop; the one who had got on beyond the shop made his escape - I gave information, and then followed them; I came up with four boys in a court in Red Lion-street - White was one of them, whom I had not seen before; he had an apron on with the pork in it - they were altogether, but I cannot tell what they were doing; I seized White, and then secured Sandford -White said a boy had given him a few halfpence to carry it. ROBERT ROLLING . I keep the pork-shop on Clerkenwell-green. Mr. Hutchinson brought the prisoners to me, and White had the pork in his apron - this was about eleven o'clock; I had seen it safe about an hour before, outside my shop window; it was mine, and worth 1s. 6d. - I had not missed it till the witness told me. HENRY HUTCHINSON . I am sure it was Sandford took it - I had not known either of the prisoners before; I watched them for twenty or thirty seconds - I have not the least doubt that Sandford took it. Sandford's Defence. We went out for a place, and passed by this shop - two boys came and said to White,"Take this and carry it for us, and we will give you a few halfpence." White's Defence. Two boys gave it me to carry - they ran off, and the gentleman took hold of me. SANDFORD - GUILTY . Aged 15. WHITE - GUILTY . Aged 15. Transported for Seven Years . Have not located James White as a convict. George was 17 years old on arrival. He was 4’7 ¾” tall, fresh complexion, brown hair, light grey eyes, single. Occupation was a ‘Shoe and Bootmaker”. 1832-1835 Musters: Assigned to Mr S Wintle. 12/6/1837: TOL 27/3/1839: Married Jane Copden (Westmoreland 1835) they had 16 children. George died in Geelong, Victoria and Jane died 1897 also in Geelong.
a leg of pork