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John Worth 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
York City Sessions. JOHN MARTIN (20), pleaded Guilty having stolen a calico shirt, the property of Mr. Edward Shepherd, librarian. JOHN ?[?), and CHARLES WORTH (21), were charged with receiving the same. The Jury found Worth Guilty and ? Not Guilty. Yorkshire Gazette, 20 Oct 1832. National Archives, HO-9-1_5. Cumberland Hulk Records. Page 35. Received from York, 12 November 1832. John Martin, age 20, Stealing a calico shirt, Tried York, 19 Oct 1832, 7 years, NSW 24 May 1833. Charles Worth, age 21, Receiving a calico shirt, Tried York, 19 Oct 1832, 7 years, NSW 24 May 1833. ------------------------------------------------------------------ NSW Convict Index. Charles Worth, per Lord Lynedock, 1833, Certificate of Freedom, 23 Jun 1842, No 42/0958. TL 39/895. Principal Superintendent of Convicts' Office, 9th October, 1838. THE undermentioned Prisoners of the Crown have obtained Tickets-of-Leave since the last day of publication. Patrick’s Plains. Worth Charles, Lord Lyndoch. NSW Govt Gazette, 12 Jun 1839.