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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Delaney 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 | UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, |
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"His daughter married Edward Riley. My 3 great grandfather."
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Convict Notes
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Thomas Delany, alias Delaney, age on arrival, 30, per Royal Admiral (2) 1833, Tried at Queens Co, 1832, 7 years, for Whiteboy. Irish Whiteboy rebel. Previous Convictions: none recorded. DOB, 1803, native place, Kilkenny. Single, Labourer garden. Catholic.
New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867. Dated 16/3/1839 C39/395. 5' 3 1/4" dark sallow complexion dark brown hair and hazel eyes. New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851 Refused 14/11/1839 Judith Dooley(alias Boyle) 38 ToL (7yrs) per ship George Hibbert refused to marry Thomas Delaney 36 Free (7yrs) per ship Royal Admiral rev J Brady RC Windsor. States she was a widow.
UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, Ship: Royal Admiral - 1833 Name; T. Delany [Thomas Delaney] Age; 27. Disease; Date; 14 Aug 1833 Discharged; Colonial Hospital. 21 October 1833 Indent No; 163 Patrick Delaney who was Relanded is 164. Queens County ------------------------