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Transportation
John Conway was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 4th Jun 1833 and arriving 26th Oct 1833 with 226 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 | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
Source: NSW Convict Index. Convict Applications to Marry. John Conway, per Royal Admiral (4), age 30, 7 year sentence; Free; and Mary Shilloo, per Roslin Castle, (5), age 40, 7 years sentence, T of L; Permission requested by Rev. R. Marum, 9 Dec 1840, at Liverpool.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. John Conway, age on arrival, 23, per Royal Admiral (2), 1833, Tried 1832, at Cavan Co, 7 year sentence for violent assault, DOB 1810, at Cavan Co. Trade, Servant farm. Single. Catholic.