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Ann Clarke 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 99 (51) |
| 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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Tasmanian Conduct Record. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON40-1-2/CON40-1-2/CON40-1-2P230 No 524. Ann Clarke, per Royal Admiral. Tried at Somerset, Wells Q.S. 3 Jan 1842, 7 years. Single, 3 years on the Town. TL 24/?/1845. Cert Free. 2/2/1849. See record for full details ---------------------------------------------------------------- —Seven Years: Ann Clarke, for receiving a quantity of potatoes and a bag, knowing the same to have been stolen. Bristol Mirror, 15 Jan 1842. Somerset Sessions. - At the Sessions held at Wells last week the prisoners received the following sentences. - TRANSPORTATION …. Seven Years.- Ann Clarke, 19, (an old offender) receiving potatoes knowing them to have been stolen. Sherborne Mercury, 17 Jan 1842. ------------------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Record. Description Record. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON19-1-3/CON19-1-3/CON19-1-3P180 No 324. Ann Clarke, Farm servant, age 20, Native place, Wincanton. See record for full description. ------------------------------------------------------------- Indent: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON15-1-2/CON15-1-2/CON15-1-2P10 and https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON15-1-2/CON15-1-2/CON15-1-2P11 Ann Clarke, age 19, House maid, native place, Dublin, single, The Indent record seems to have muddled part of Ann’s record with that of Elizabeth Cray, (Craig) who is listed above her on the page, and who was convicted at Newcastle. Assuming the records are swapped, it shows Ann’s family: F. Henry at N.P. B, John, S, Caroline and Mary.
married John Tefford a convict on the Asia