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Transportation
John Ennis 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
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| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, Bond Indentures |
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Convict Notes
Absconded Ennis John, Royal Admiral (4), 33-2482, 31, Dublin, car driver, 5 feet 4¼ inches, sallow and little pockpitted comp,, brown hair, brown eyes, small brown mark under chin, scar inside little finger left hand, scar back of same, scar upper part of forehead, reddish-brown spot of hair back of head, from No. 11 Road Party, since November 24. NSW Govt. Gazette, 7 Dec 1836.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. John Ennis, alias Innes, age on arrival, 28, per Royal Admiral (2) 1833, Tried 1832, at Dublin, 7 years, for Stealing trunk. Former conviction, 6 months. DOB, 1805, native place, Dublin. Married. Catholic. Car driver. Iron gang. Died 1839, at Bathurst Hospital. CITY SESSIONS COURT—Yesterday. The Recorder, with Aldermen Dixon and Lamprey, sat for the trial of prisoners. … John and Bridget Ennis, and Bridget Clare, were indicted for the robbery of a trunk, with various articles of wearing apparel, the property of Thomas O’Kelly. Ellen Kelly, sister to the prosecutor, proved the purloinment of the trunk from her brother’s house. John Ennis was found guilty, and the two female prisoners acquitted. Sentence against John Ennis, transportation for seven years. Saunders Newsletter, 8 Nov 1832.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 Name: John Ennis Age: 40 Date of Death: 16 May 1839 District: Bathurst Hospital
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, Bond Indentures Indent No; 70 Name; John Ennis Age 28 . Catholic, Married. Native place Dublin Trade; Car Driver Native Place; County Dublin Offence; Stealing Truck Date of Trial - Dublin City - 9 Nov 1832. 7 years Height; 5 ft. 4 1/2 in Complexion; Dark Sallow Hair; Brown Eyes; Bluish DIED in Bathurst Hospital 16 May 1839, No 39/1552