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Thomas Barnes 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
Royal Admiral (generic)References
| 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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Hulk Records, HO-9-9_4 page 44/54. Portsmouth, York Hulk Received from Newgate, 8 March, 1830. Thomas Barnes, age 25, Stg a Coat, Tried Newgate, 18 Feb 1830, 7 years, To NSW 25 June 1830.
Tried at the Old Bailey, 18 Feb 1830 530. THOMASÂ BARNESÂ was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of February , 1 coat, value 5s.; 1 memorandum-book, value 6d.; 1 handkerchief, value 4d., 3 pence, and 2 halfpence , the property of William Chaplin . SAMUEL PHILLIPS . Mr. William Chaplin keeps a hotel at the bottom of Adam-street, Adelphi . Last Saturday morning, at twenty minutes before eight o'clock, I saw the prisoner jump out of his parlour window - the witness followed him, and cried Stop thief! I caught him at the corner of Robert-street; nothing was found on him. HENRY KIDNER . I am a waiter at the hotel - Mr. William Chaplin keeps it. I was going into one of the parlours, and saw the prisoner getting out of the window with my master's coat - I ran, and snatched it from him - I then pursued him round the terrace, and he was taken; I am sure he is the man - this is the coat; this handkerchief and book were in the pocket of it. Prisoner's Defence. I have been out of work a great part of the winter - I have a wife and two children, and had not a morsel of bread. GUILTY . Aged 25. - Transported for Seven Years .