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Thomas Archer was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 1st Jul 1830 and arriving 8th Nov 1830 with 194 passengers.
The Royal Admiral was built at Lynn in 1828. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Royal Admiral in 1830, 1833, 1835 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1842. 1833 - Ship; Royal Admiral. Commenced fitting as a Convict Transport at Deptford on the 29 March. Surgeon Superintendent [Andrew Henderson] joined on the 3rd April. Guard embarked on the 13th. Sailed on the 17th and anchored in Kingston Barbour near Dublin on the 9th May. 220 convicts embarked on the 16 May 1833 and the ship sailed from Dublin Bay for Sydney on the 4th June and arrived there on the 20 October. Originally embarked with 221 convicts, 5 Died at sea, 1 was Relanded. 11 sick on shore, The convicts were described as 220 such wretchedly debilitated creatures ... Refer to the surgeons journal for full details
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 428 |
| 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
Tried at the Old Bailey, 3 Dec 1829 154. THOMASÂ ARCHERÂ was indicted for stealing, on the 4th of November , 1 watch, value 4l. and 22 shillings, the property of Francisco Denegrie , from his person . FRANCISCO DENEGRI. I lost twenty-two shillings and my watch, on the 4th of November - I do not know where I was; I had been at a coffee-house, and drank too much- I did not miss it till I awoke the next morning; I saw my watch safe about nine o'clock in the evening when I went to the coffee-house - I left about ten at night. MR. LAWRENCE. I keep Serle's Coffee-house, in Carey-street. The prosecutor was in my house on the night of the 3rd of November, when he was playing the guitar to some gentlemen - after he had been there some time, he was going away, and I observed he was tipsy; I called him, and asked his address - I then called the prisoner, who is my porter , and said, "Don't leave this man, till you take him home to his house;" they left together, and I heard no more till the next morning, when the Police-officer came and asked me who went home with the Italian - I called the prisoner, and he said, "I went part of the way with him;" I then said, "Before he goes from here, you shall search his box, and every thing belonging to him;" he searched the prisoner, but found nothing; I then searched him myself, and said, "You have a fob, have you any thing in it?" he said No - I said "Yes, here is a watch in it;" I took out this watch and this bit of guard to it - the officer said, "That is sufficient, for I have the other part of the guard;" we were going to Hatton-garden, and the prisoner said, "I put the money on the stairs;" we then went back, and found 13s.; the prisoner had been with me three months - I had no complaint to make of him. JAMES MEAD. I took the prisoner. I found in his trunk 6s. and some halfpence.(Property produced and sworn to.) Prisoner's Defence. The prosecutor gave me the watch and the silver - I took it home; I told the Police-man it was his watch when he found it. GUILTY (of stealing the watch.) Aged 19. Recommended to Mercy by the Jury. Transported for Seven Years .