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Thomas Blake was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 27th Sep 1834 and arriving 22nd Jan 1835 with 48 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 | New South Wales Convict indents 1788-1842 |
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Thomas was born c.1810 in Portsea, England (son of Thomas Blake and Mary Sayers). He arrived in Australia about 1834 as a convict. Thomas was convicted on 27th February, 1834 at the Meath Assizes and was sentenced to seven years. He received a Ticket of Leave on 24th May, 1839. He met Ann Walsh and from birth certificates they were supposedly married in Newcastle in 1840, but no registration has been found. They had nine children: Anne b.c.1841; Elizabeth b. 1843; Margaret b. 10 October 1845; Fanny b. 9 August 1847; Mary Jane b. 4 September 1849; William Thomas b. 13 October 1851; Emily b. 20 December 1953; Louisa b.c. 1855; Sarah b. 14 April 1859. Sadly Ann died three days after giving birth to Sarah. Thomas d. 6 August 1877 at Gogodery Creek, Molong.