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Transportation
William Linegar 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 129 (66) PSC, Bound Indents, 4/4018 [fiche 687], 106, SRNSW; PSC, Printed Indents, X635 [fiche 705], 131, SRNSW. 9 Rudé, Protest and Punishment, 10. \Heartbreak and Hope, Deference and Defiance on the Yimmang: Tocal’s convicts 1822-1840 Brian Patrick Walsh, B Rur Sc (Hons), BA, M App Sci Ag |
| 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
Possible COUSIN; Arrived in the Colony per Ship; Asia - 27 Jun 1833. Indent No; 138. Place of Conviction: Nottinghamshire. Age; 40
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents Indent No; 168. Prisoners No; 33 - 2252 Trade; Steam engine laborer COUSIN; George Walker, 6 months
William Linegar was 25 years old on arrival, he was 5'6" tall, sallow complexion, dark brown hair, brown eyes, WC aged 27. 1829. Tattoos: 4 anchor on upper inside lower left arm. Bird pheasant on a tree inside lower right arm. Mermaid 8736. Scar left side of forehead, two scars on chin. 1833: Assigned to Edward Bliddulp, Sydney. 1834: At Tocal Homestead. 26/3/1845: TOL Maitland 14/8/1846: TOL Passport Maitland Bench. 14/8/1847: TOL Passport Maitland Bench. July 1848: 6 months in Irons at Maitland for Pilfering oranges. 27/7/1848: Admitted to Darlinghurst Gaol from Maitland - was disposed to Cockatoo Island on 10/8/1848. 17/11/1848: Sent to Norfolk Island for 18 months. 8/1/l849: Arrived VDL per 'Governor Phillip'. 13/12/1850: Sent back to NSW. 1851: TOL Yass Bench 1851: TOL Paterson Bench Jan. 1854: TOL surrendered and cancelled due to illness. 8/7/1854: CP 1859: Believed to have died at Parramatta. NSW BDM: LINEGAR WILLIAM 4372/1859 AGE 58 YEARS DIED PARRAMATTA
It is presumed Linegar’s act was directed at an animal rather than a person.
William Linegar, was convicted of ‘cutting and maiming’ at the Nottingham Assizes in July 1832