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Voyage
Transportation
Janet Carmichael was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 2nd May 1842 and arriving 24th Sep 1842 with 205 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 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 103 (53) |
| 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
Indent No; 526 Trade; House & Table Maid & Plain Cook Aged; 27 years old. Status; Widow. 1845 - Birth of child ” GEORGE CARMICHAEL " Born on the 16 November 1845 and Baptised on the 20 November 1845 in the Female House of Correction 1848 - Birth of child ” JOANNA CARMICHAEL ' Born on the 14 April 1848 and Baptised on the 14 April 1848 in the Female House of Correction. 1848 -Death of ” JOANNA CARMICHAEL ' Died on the 9 August 1849. Aged one year and one month. Laborer's Child. Cause of death; Visitation of God. Inquest; Died in a unfinished house in Davey Street, Hobart Town of Congestion of the Brain 1849 - Certificate. 17 January 1849.