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Susan Eleanor Culling 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
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 91 (47) |
| 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 |
Claims
"My 3rd great grandmother"
"Grandmother of 1st great aunt"
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Convict Notes
Tasmanian Birth Records. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-23/RGD33-1-23-P768 Launceston district. Male child Taylor, born 24 June 1844, Father, Robert Taylor, laborer, mother Susan Taylor, formerly Collins, Informant father, Robert Taylor, residence, Perth. Name James added later. Robert Taylor, born 8 June 1847, Longford Dist, father laborer, mother Susan Taylor, formerly Colling, resident Pansanger. Female Child, born 12 Aug 1849, Longford district. Robert Taylor, overseer, and mother, Susan Taylor, formerly Culling, resident at Panshanger. MARRIAGES. On the 14th of May, at the Wesleyan Chapel, Longford, by the Rev. J. Hutchison, James, eldest son of Mr. Robert Taylor, farmer, of Cressy, to Eliza Alice, eldest surviving daughter of Mr. Wm. Sturgess, farmer, of the same place. Cornwall Chronicle, 16 May 1868. ??? CRESSY. An accident happened to an old resident here yesterday. Mr Robert Taylor went to Lee's Bridge for a load of water, and in going under the bridge Mr Taylor's head struck a pile, throwing him off the cart, rendering him insensible, and the wheel passed over his leg. For tunately there are no bones broken ; his face is cut about the temple, and it has given the old gentleman a severe shaking. January 21. Daily Telegraph, 23 Jan 1888. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor celebrated their fiftieth anniversary of their marriage (their " golden" wedding and with some members of their numerous family have kept up the day in a quiet joyous way. The old couple, aged respectively 84 and 68 years, were married 50 years ago to-day, at Perth, by the late Rev. Mr. Stackhouse and after a short residence in that township removed to Cressy, in which district they have since resided, and where they have reared a family of 12 children (six sons and six daughters), of whom 10 survive, and are settled in various parts of the colonies, while the grandchildren of the old couple number 39. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are still hale and hearty, and I hope the worthy old couple may live to see their "diamond" wedding. October 26. Daily Telegraph, 30 Oct 1893. Funeral Notices. THE Funeral of the late Mr ROBERTTAYLOR, of Cressy, will leave the residence of Mr James Murphy, Launceston, for the Charles-street Cemetery, THIS DAY, at 1 o'clock. Friends will please accept this invitation. Daily Telegraph, 25 July 1895. An old and respected resident of Cressy passed over 'o the majority on Tuesday in the person of Mr Robert Taylor, aged 86 years. He arrived in the colony in 1836, and has resided at Cressy for nearly 40 years. Launceston Examiner, 25 July 1895. Mr Robert Taylor, aged 81 years, resident of Cressy for nearly 40 years, is dead. He arrived in the colony in 1836. Wellington Times, 27 July 1895. TAYLOR.--On the 22nd August, 1922 at the residence of her son-in-law. Mr. J. Parker, No. 16 Goderich-street, Inveresk, Susellen, widow of the late Robert Taylor, of Cressy, in her 97th year. Examiner, 23 Aug 1922.
The most important feature was the conviction and transportation for 14 years of Charles Culling, who, together with other members of his family, appears to have been engaged in an extensive system of theft in Wisbech. Cambridge Chronicle, 23 Oct 1841. Wisbech.—On Saturday last, Chas. Culling, tradesman carrying on the business of cutler near the church-gates, Wisbech, was apprehended, charged on six distinct cases of receiving stolen articles, consisting of pieces of silks, shawls, handkerchiefs, prints, &c., which have been Identified by five drapers of the town.— Phillip Culling, aged 19, son of the above prisoner, was also charged as principal In three cases; and Susan Culling, aged 14, daughter, was charged as principal in six cases.—A large quantity of picklock and skeleton keys were found in the prisoners' house. The Investigation of the affair took the magistrates nearly two days. The prisoners were on Monday fully committed for trial the next quarter sessions.—Mr. Rust, superintendent of police, and rest of the officers, have bad their attention drawn towards the above party for some time. Stamford Mercury, 6 Aug 1841. Wisbech, convicts at at the Quarter Sessions. ??We understand a letter has been received by the Rev. Mr. Fardell, chairman of the Michaelmas Quarter Sessions held at Ely, from the Secretary of State for the Home Department, answer to an application made By the order of the court on behalf of Philip Culling, aged 16, and Susan Culling aged 13, who severally pleaded guilty of stealing sundry articles, and were each sentenced to seven years transportation, but which sentence the chairman stated it was not intended to carry into execution, having passed them with a view to obtaining their admission into Parkhurst prison, or the Penitentiary at Millbank. The Secretary of State in his answer, however, states that both these prisons are full, and that if they were not so the boy is too old for admission into the former and that he is the of opinion that both of the youthful convicts under the circumstances of the case are proper subjects to be sent abroad. Cambridge Chronicle, 6 Nov 1841.
Of the 12 children Susan and Robert Taylor had, on only one birth record does it say Robert had been a convict. I don't believe Robert had ever been a convict. I found a migration record for a Robert Taylor leaving Glasgow and arriving in George Town, Van Diemen's Land on the 26th December, 1839 on the ship 'Fleetwood'. Robert was a literate and numerate man and worked for the famous Archer family at their property Panshangar as the overseer for many years
Robert Taylor, prisoner number 34.348 received a Certificate of Freedom on 16.12.1840
Cornwall Chronicle, 7 Oct 1843. In accordance with the Act or Council 6th Victoria, No. 18, I hereby give notice that His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor has been pleased to approve of the solemnization of matrimony between the undermentioned parties: Robert Taylor, free, and Susan Culling, per Royal Admiral, in assigned service, Longford.
Susan Eleanor Culling married a free settler Robert Taylor on 26th Oct 1843 She was 16 he was 33. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1893. They lived in Cressy and had 12 children (6 sons and 6 daughters) and they had 89 grandchildren.