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Charles Bacon was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 28th Feb 1800 and arriving 20th Nov 1800 with 305 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 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 266 |
| 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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Old Bailey Online CHARLES BACON. Theft; grand larceny (to 1827). 23rd May 1798 Text type Trial account Defendants CHARLES BACON Offences Theft > Grand larceny Session Date 23rd May 1798 Reference Number t17980523-22 Verdicts Guilty Punishments Transportation 372. CHARLES BACON was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 7th of May , two yards of Manchester cotton breeches stuff, value 7s. three quarters of a yard of white marcella waistcoating, value 4s. half a yard of vandyke stripe marcella waistcoating, value 3s. and half a yard of cross stripe marcella waistcoating, value 3s. the property of John Wagstaff . JOHN WAGSTAFF sworn. - I am a man's mercer and taylor , No. 86, Oxford-street : I did not miss the property till it was found upon the prisoner; it was missed by a servant of mine. WILLIAM JOHNSON sworn. - I am servant to Mr. Wagstaff: On Monday, the 7th of May, the prisoner came into the shop about four o'clock in the afternoon, to buy some cloth, I observed at the time he came in, he had nothing under his coat, and while I was serving another person in the shop, as he said he was in no hurry, he was pulling the things about upon the counters, and I soon after observed that he kept his hand down, and had something under his coat, when he purchased the cloth of me, and he would not have the cloth put up in paper, but would lay it down by the door upon some breeches paper; I had put it in paper, and he took it out again; having a suspicion of him, I called Mr. Wagstaff, and desired him to be careful of him; upon that he took up the coat piece, and left the shop; I told Mr. Wagstaff I had missed some things; I followed the prisoner, and overtook him in Castle-street, he had then just taken the white waistcoat piece from under his coat, and was holding it up to look at; a young man that was with me ran on past him, and I saw him go into a public-house in Bolsover-street; I followed him into the tap-room, and laid hold of the breeches and waistcoat pieces; he said, that some man out of the square had given them to him to make, and he would take me to him. As soon as I came out, he begged I would speak to Mr. Wagstaff to forgive him; I told him, I should leave it to Mr. Wagstaff to do as he pleased; I had seen the breeches piece in the shop while he was there. I found upon him the breeches piece and a white marcella waistcoat piece.( Samuel Hamilton , the officer, produced the property, which was deposed to by Johnson). Prisoner's defence. I bought them on the 5th of May, I have a bill and receipt for them. (Produces it). Court. I see this bill is made out exactly in the words of the indictment. GUILTY (Aged 36.) Transported for seven years . Tried by the second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice GROSE.