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Thomas Myers 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 135 (69) |
| 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
Leeds Borough Sessions. ROBBERY AT MORLEY. JOHN STONES, (20), JONATHAN LAWTON, (20) and THOMAS MYERS, (18) were indicted for stealing at six ends of woollen cloth, the property of Messrs. Samuel and John Webster ; ... Leeds Intelligencer, 3 Jan 1833. Convicts—Last week the following male convicts were removed from York Castle, to be delivered on board the Retribution hulk, at Sheerness :— … Thomas Myers, … Jonathan Lawton, … for 14 years; ... Halifax Guardian, 2 Feb 1833. ------------------------------------------------------------- Hulk Records. HO 9-7_3 page 47/47. Sheerness, Retribution Hulk. Received from York, 24 Jan 1833. Thomas Myers, age 18, Stg 130 yard cloth, Tried Leeds Q.S. 31 Dec 1832, Life. NSW 23 May 1833. Jonathan Lawton, age 20, Stg 130 yard cloth, Tried Leeds Q.S. 31 Dec 1832, Life. NSW 23 May 1833. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Absconded. Myers Thomas, Lord Lyndock, 33-267, 21, York, clothier, 5 feet 3¼ inches, sallow comp., brown hair, hazel grey eyes, from G. Cory, Paterson's Plains, since November 8. NSW Govt Gazette, 18 Nov 1835.