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Transportation
William West was transported on the Lord Lyndoch, departing 15th Apr 1836 and arriving 20th Aug 1836 with 332 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 HO11/10, Page Number 247 (126) |
| 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
Place of origin: Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire No; 2123 Trade; Ploughman, reap, mow and thrush aged 37 years old Status; Married - 3 children. Wife; Mary at Native Place 1843 - Free Certificate No; 109/1843. New Town Charitable Institute: POL709-1-19 page 147 (03 May 1883 to 07 Sep 1883) - Discharged to his wife. POL709-1-20 page 46 (11 Sep 1883 to 18 Mar 1884) - Discharged by approval to his WIFE? 1885 - POSSIBLE DEATH & BURIAL RECORD. Date of death: 24 Jun 1885. Aged; 75 years old, Last known residence: New Town Charitable Institution, New Town Date of burial: 26 Jun 1885. Cornelian Bay, Pauper, Section A, Number 453 AF70-1-11 (BU 5359) ** Please note all ages as per the Original Records