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Thomas Brooke 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 153 (79) |
| 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
Thomas was 21 years old on arrival in VDL. Thomas was 5'4 1/4" tall, fair complexion, brown hair and whiskers, grey eyes, tattoos. 1832-35: Assigned to D Mackersey. July 1845: CP 12/8/1845: CP extended to Australia. Thomas Brooke married Jane Cundell at St Matthews, New Norfolk in 1844 and their first daughter, Mary Anne, was born in Tasmania seven months later. In October 1845 he moved to Victoria and was employed at Mt Shadwell. Jane, was pregnant and remained in Tasmania until after the birth in Feb 1846. She had joined Thomas by 1848 when the next daughter, Isabella was born (in Mt Shadwell). Jane (C1821-1904) had arrived in Australia in 1840, as a free 18 year old nursery maid. Thomas and Jane had 12? Children.
At marriage and in later life known as Brooks.
Married in Hobart 2 Jan 1844 and then went to Victoria and lived in and around Mortlake till his death. His wife Jane Cundell (Condell) died in May 1904. Both are buried in Mortlake Cemetery. At his marriage in 1844 his age is given as 28 - indicates birth year as 1815 but other references are to 1812.