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George Collins 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
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 188 |
| 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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Family connectins for George ((Collins) are: COLLINS George (Collins) was tried at Surrey Quarter Sessions, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 10 1792 after a voyage of 4months on ROYAL ADMIRAL. It may be who was sent to Norfolk Island in 1801. He may have had a relationship with Elizabeth (Haywood/ward her third relationship). He died on 2 3 1803. [Some details taken from this Website] Elizabeth (Hayward/wood) daughter of Samuel (Hayward) & Elizabeth (???), perhaps sister of Nicolas, was born on 20/30 7 or 11 12 1773, baptised on 30 7 1773 at St Mary Whitechapel Tower Hamlets Middlesex & became orphanned early. She became a servant/apprentice clogmaker. She was tried at age13 w/1other for stealing clothing of her master Thomas (Crofts), on 19 12 1786, at Old Bailey on 10 1 1787, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 22 1 1788 after a voyage of 12months on First Fleet ship LADY PENRHYN; she was sent to Rose Hill. She was employed by Ministers wife Mrs (Johnson). In February 1789 she was sentenced at age14 at Port Jackson to 30lashes for insolence to church minister. She arrived on Norfolk Island on 13 3 1790or92-(Ref:'People...') or 23 12 1792 on HMS SIRIUS (shipwrecked on reef near Kingston Pier Slaughter Bay 17 3 1790) & became a farmer. She married firstly (10f3) William (Nicholls & produced 4children. She married? secondly (2of3) George/Joseph (Lowe) on Norfolk Island. She was Free by Servitude by 1796. She was recorded as sentence expired on Norfolk Island in February 1805; she bought a house in this year. In 1810 she was recorded by OIC Captain (Piper) as settler landowner time expired. She moved, as Elizabeth (Lowe), to Port Dalrymple Tasmania as part of the second evacuation on 20 1 1813 on HMS LADY NELSON with children George (age11?) & Margaret (age17?), arriving on 1 3 1813; then to Norfolk Plains. In 1820 she was at Port Dalrymple with children George & Margaret. She was recorded with Joseph (Lowe) & 2children in 1820 at Port Dalrymple muster. She died on 29 10 1836 age62 at Launceston mother of maybe 7children & was buried at Old Cypress St CofE cemetery Launceston-now the site of Broadland House School. References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'