William Sibbald

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Summary

Born
Jan 1751
Conviction
Stealing a pig
Departure
May 1833
Arrival
Oct 1833
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: William Sibbald
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1751
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Labourer - general

Crime

Convicted at: Durham Assizes
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

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

Transportation

William Sibbald 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 123 (63)
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

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on 11th January 2026

JOHN HOPKIN, aged  20, THOMAS PALFREY, 40, JOHN CLARK, 24, and WILLIAM SIBBALD. 82, labourers on the Clarence Railway, were tried for stealing two pigs, in the neighbourhood of Norton. Palfrey was acquitted; but the rest were sentenced to 7 years’ transportation.  Durham Chronicle, 8 March 1833.