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William Walker 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 136 |
| 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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HO-9-7_4 page 2/51. Received from York, 18 April 1833. William Walker, age 22, House Brkg, Tried at York, 2 March 1833, Life, 23 May 1833.
Peter Lewty (20) and William Walker (22) for assaulting and robbing William Pickles, waggoner, on the highway at Carlton, in the West Riding. Samuel Emmett (36) charged, along with the said Wm. Walker. and one John Lupton, with having burglariously broken into the dwelling-house of Thos. Gamble, at Rawden, in the West Riding, and stolen a gun, his property. York Herald, 2 March 1833. Yorkshire Assizes. LARCENY NEAR OTLEY. Peter Lewty and  Wm. Walker were charged with having stolen from a waggoner, a box, belonging to Mr. John Robinson, of Leeds, on the 23d of November last, Mr. Milner stated the case, and Mr. Cottingham defended the prisoner. William Pickles, the waggoner,  had, it appeared, proceeded as far as Carlton Bar, which is a few miles from Otley, when he went into the bar-house to get a light for his lamp, and in the meantime the prisoners, who were passing, had taken the box off the waggon, and made their escape with it. Three weeks after the prisoners were apprehended, and made a confession before the magistrate, Mr. Rhodes, though that gentleman informed them at the time that they would be no better for it. Walker having previously pleaded guilty, and the jury having returned a verdict of guilty against Lewty, They were sentenced to be transported for seven years. Leeds Times, 14 March 1833. John Upton and Wm. Walker, charged with burglariously entering the dwelling house of Thomas Gamble, and stealing a gun and other articles. The case was stated by Mr. Milner, and it appeared that those articles had been stolen out of a window. Walker pleaded guilty and Lupton was found guilty. In removing the prisoners from the bar Lupton said, You d—d old b—r, you have not done us justice, I'm as innocent as the child unborn. Leeds Times, 14 March 1833.