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William Chamberlain was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 30th May 1792 and arriving 7th Oct 1792 with 349 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 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 180 Australian Convict Transportation Registers – |
| 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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THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE OLD BAILEY WILLIAM CHAMBERLAYNE. Theft; theft from a specified place. 26th October 1791. 337. WILLIAM CHAMBERLAYNE was indicted for stealing forty pounds weight of type, made of mixed metal, value 40 s. the property of James Andrews , the elder , and James Andrews , the younger , in their dwelling-house . RISONER's DEFENCE. I know nothing at all of those in the bag, those which were found in my pocket I took from necessity, and I am very sorry for it. GUILTY, Of stealing to the value of 6 s. (Aged 34.) Transported for seven years . Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER. https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t17911026-57?text=Cham*
Convict Indents Name Wm Chamberlain Age 34 Place of Conviction London Estimated Birth Year abt 1757 Vessel Royal Admiral Port of Arrival New South Wales Date of Arrival 7 Oct 1792 TRIAL; 26 October 1791 1792 - Possible DEATH Record - Australia, Death Index Name William Chamberlain Death Date 1792 Death Place Parramatta, New South Wales Volume Number V1792882 2a 1792 - New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Burials. Name; William Chamberlain. Burial Date; 6 November 1792. Wm Chamberlain. Convict.