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Transportation
Michael Barron was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 4th Jun 1833 and arriving 26th Oct 1833 with 226 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 | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
Queens County Special Commission. Maryborough. Friday, June 1. —The business proceeded, slowly. The Attorney-General has succeeded in all the prosecutions which he has as yet brought forward. The following is all the cases tried:… Michael Barron, demanding arms—guilty. … Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier, 5 June 1832.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Michael Barron, age on arrival, 23, per Royal Admiral (2) 1833, Tried at Queens Co, 1832, 7 years, for firearms. White boy Irish rebel. Previous Convictions: 1 month. DOB, 1810, native place, Queens Co. Single, Servant farm. Catholic.