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Thomas Clayton 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, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 |
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New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Name Thomas Clayton Age 17 Date of Conviction Feb 1834 Place of Conviction Dublin Estimated Birth Year abt 1817 Vessel Royal Admiral (5) Port of Arrival New South Wales Date of Arrival 22 Jan 1835 © 1997-2024 Ancestry Remarks; Concerned in the forgery of stamps, and having pleaded guilty to the charge, on condition of being free in the colony, were accordingly transported for life Tried on the above offence * Robert Clayton * Thomas Clayton * Zacariah Shaw 1840 - 20 January 1840. Application for Pardon Resides in the District of Sydney. Off stores General remarks; Right should dislocated, nose a little pock pitted 1855 - Darlinghurst Goal, New South Wales, Australia. Confined for 14 days and discharged 11 Jan 1855 Possible Burial Record Thomas Clayton Birth; 1819 Death; 6 Mar 1855 (aged 35–36) Burial; Rookwood Catholic Cemeteries and Crematoria Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia; Plot OLD Catholic Cemetery, sect K Memorial ID; 141258142 Family Members Parents; Robert George Clayton. 1786–1852 Catherine Clayton. 1780–1839 Spouse; Margaret Clayton. 1821–1901 Children; Mary Catherine Clayton; 1851–1855