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Transportation
William Wigmore was transported on the Lord Lyndoch, departing 7th Sep 1840 and arriving 5th Feb 1841 with 322 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 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 224 |
| 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
William Wigmore was 23 years old on arrival and was transported for 'Desertion - being absent for one hour'. William was born at Frampton, Gloucestersire, he was 5' 6" tall, fair complexion, red hair, grey eyes, single, can read, Pockpitted and freckled sailor inside rt arm Soldier Bugle cross swords crown W inside left arm a Soldier Branded D. Father Thomas a hatter at native place. Brothers: Thomas, Henry. Sister: Mary at London. Conduct Record: Empty. 118/11/1848: TOL Sept. 1851: Recommended cor a CP Jan 1853: TOL Revoked 12/4/1854: Permission to marry Janet Adams (Sir Robert Seppings 1852) - no marriage registered - sh married William Birch in 1856. July 1854: COF 6/3/1860: Married Janette Johnson alias Conway - she was 47 and a widow, he was 42 and a labourer - married at Clarence. 10/11/1877: Janette died (listed as Janet) she had been addicted to drink for a long time and was run over by a Engine on the main line railway on her way home. 11/4/1882: Married Julia Shellswell at Hobart - she was a widow. 1/8/1883: William was a gardener - summoned for failing to maintain his wife - he was earning 25s per week. 8/8/1891: William died aged 76 of Senile Debility - listed as a Labourer - buried at the Cornelian Bay Cemetery, paupers section. 8/8/1891 Tasmanian News, Hobart: Sudden Death. An elderly man, named William Wigmore, died suddenly about 3 p.m. today at his residence, 112 Harrington street. Deceased has been ill for some time and has been attended as an out-patient of the Hospital by Dr. Barnard