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John Fisher was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 1st Jul 1830 and arriving 8th Nov 1830 with 194 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 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 423 (214) |
| 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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The commission of assize for this county for this county will be opened on Monday evening next. There are thirty-seven prisoners-for trial …. John Fisher and John Walker Foreman, for sheep-stealing at Cheveley; ... Cambridge Chronicle, 12 March 1830. Cambridgeshire Assizes.  John Fisher, who was convicted on Wednesday of sheep stealing, was then brought up, and his Lordship said, he had had some difficulty in making his mind not to leave him for execution. In addition to his crime, he had greatly aggravated his guilt by procuring two witnesses to perjure themselves on his trial. However, he had resolved to spare his life, and sentence of death would be recorded, hut he would leave the country for ever. Cambridge Chronicle, 26 March 1830. ---------------------------------------------------- Leviathan Hulk Records. HO-9-8_6 page 11/54. Received from Cambridge 20 April 1830. John Walker Foreman, age 23, Sheep stealing, Tried 15 Jan 1830, Cambridge, Life, To NSW 26 June 1830, R. Admiral. John Fisher, age 28, Sheep stealing, Tried 15 Jan 1830, Cambridge, Life, To NSW 26 June 1830, R. Admiral. Note: The date of the trial according to the Hulk records, appears to be incorrect.
1835 - 11 Dec. New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, Entrance and Description Book. Sydney No; 2007. Name; John Fisher. Ship; Royal Admiral - 1828. Bond. Cambridge. Catholic. Labourer 20 Aug. Goulburn. Trial. 1835 - 12 Dec. The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. Sat 12 Dec 1835. Page 3 John Maher, John Fisher, and John Tuonidson, ???convicted at the late Criminal Sessions-the first of striking with in-tent lo kill, and the other two for various robberies on the Parramatta-road, under-went the extreme penalty of the law yesterday morning. Sentence; Death; Executed. 11 Dec 1835
Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 1st June, 1835. ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY POUNDS REWARD. WHEREAS, it has been represented to the Government, that the undermentioned Nine men, consisting of four private Soldiers of the 4th (or King's Own) Regiment, one free Overseer, and four Convicts attached to No. 2 Stockade, on Cox's River, availed themselves of a favorable opportunity by the absence of some of the Guard on duty elsewhere, to escape from the Stockade on the 25th ultimo, and it is supposed they will make for Twofold Bay, for the purpose of seizing a Whale Boat. Notice is hereby given, that a Reward of Twenty Pounds will be paid to any free person for the apprehension of each of the Runaways, and should the person or persons apprehending either of the men, be a prisoner of the Crown, he shall be recommended to His Majesty's Government, for a Conditional Pardon. DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SOLDIERS. 1. Name, Samuel Powell, private ; Age, 24 years, 9 months ; Height, 5 feet 6 1/4 inches ; Complexion, dark ; Hair, dark brown; Eyes, hazel ; General remarks, none. 2. Name, William Marsden, private ; Age, 23 years, 2 months; Height, 5 feet, 7 inches ; complexion, fresh ; Hair, light brown; Eyes, grey ; General remarks, Mole on right cheek. 3. Name, John Shann ; Age, 29 years, 3 months; Height, 5 feet 6 1/2 inches ; Complexion, fair ; Hair, brown ; Eyes, grey ; General re marks, none. 4. Name, William Shaw ; Age, 26 years ; Height, 5 feet, 6 1/2 inches ; Complexion, sallow ; Hair, brown ; Eyes, brown ; General remarks, none, The dress of the above mentioned soldiers is not correctly known, but they have part of their regimental accoutrements and regimental necessaries with them. CONSTABLE.- 5. Name, Richard Longfield Vowel, came free ; Height, about 5 feet 9 inches ; General remarks, slender make, lost front tooth in upper Jaw, emaciated. DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PRISONERS.- 6. Name, John McCann ; ship Aurora ; Age, 40 years ; Native place, Ayre ; Trade, gardener and weaver ; Height, 5 feet, 10 1/2 inches ; Complexion, fair ; Hair, light brown ; Eyes, blue ; face, oval ; whiskers, light ; General remarks, mole on left cheek bone. 7. Name, William Bryant ; ship Lord Melville, (2) ; Age 17 years ; Native place, Suffolk ; Trade, sweeper ; Height, 5 feet 4 1/2 inches ; Complexion, sallow ; Hair, light brown ; Eyes, grey ; General remarks, small scar left side of forehead, and heart on right side of neck. 8. Name, John Fisher, ship Royal Admiral, (3) ; Age 32 years ; Native place, Cambridge shire ; Trade, farm Labourer ; Height, 5 feet 4 inches ; Complexion, florid ; Hair, light brown ; Eyes, grey ; General remarks, small scar over left eye. 9. Name, James Monds, ship Exmouth ; Age, 27 years ; Native place, Donegal ; Trade, clerk ; Height, 5 feet 5 inches ; Complexion, pale and freckled ; Hair, brown ; Eyes, grey ; General re marks, scar on left eye. By His Excellency's Command, ALEXANDER M'LEAY.
Indent No; 14. Married, 2 children. Trade; Labourer, Reaps. Offence; Sheep Stealing