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Transportation
James Clarke was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 1st Jul 1830 and arriving 8th Nov 1830 with 194 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 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 430 |
| 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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Committed ... James Clark, by John Ayton, Esq. and the Rev. William Manninig, charged with having stolen seven oxen, the property of Mary Harrison, of Palgrave. Ipswich Journal, 23 Jan 1830. PRISONERS. James Clarke, aged 24, was indicted for stealing seven oxen, the property of Mrs. Mary Harrison, of Palgrave. It appeared that there were 15 bullocks in the yard on the evening of the 8th of January, and on the following morning eight of them were found upon the lawn, and the other seven were missed. W. Lind, bailiff to Mrs. Harrison, traced them, by their by their footsteps in the snow, to Long Stratton, where they were driven off the road to avoid the turnpike-gate and on reaching Norwich he received information from Mr. A. W. Ireland, in consequence of which he found the bullocks on the road to Heydon. Mr. Ireland proved that he bought the bullocks of the prisoner for 63£. out of which he was to throw back 30s. for luck ; he observed that they were fatigued, and the prisoner said they had been driven from Dickleburgh, 16 miles. Witness bought them for his brother-in-law, Mr. Craske, who paid the prisoner by a cheque for 61£ 5s. W. Ireland brother of the last witness, went in search of the prisoner, and found that a place had been taken in the mail (coach) by a person who gave the name of Thornhill, who he suspected might be the prisoner, and at the time of the mail starting the prisoner came to the inn, under that name : he was apprehended, and nearly 60£. were found upon him. It was ascertained that he had changed the cheque at Gurney's Bank. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty and the Judge said lie had some doubt whether he should leave him for execution, as it appeared to be his first offence, he was induced to pass a more lenient sentence. Sentence of death was recorded. Bury and Norwich Post, 7 April 1830. Leviathan Hulk Records. HO-9-8_6 page 11/54. Received from Bury St Edmunds, 28 April 1830. James Clarke, age 34, Stealing oxen, Tried 27 Mar 1830, Bury St Edmunds, Life, To NSW 26 June 1830, R. Admiral.