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William Folkes was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 30th May 1792 and arriving 7th Oct 1792 with 349 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 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 182 |
| 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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Convict Notes
William Folkes was listed as 20 years old on arrival.
Old Bailey: WILLIAM FOLKES. Theft: housebreaking. 14th September 1791 Verdict Guilty > theft under 40s WILLIAM FOLKES was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of John Paynton, on the 5th of July last, no person being therein, and feloniously stealing a wooden trunk, value 5 s. a blue coat, value 2 s. a pair of velveteen breeches, value 1 s. 6 d. a pair of kerseymere breeches, value 1 s. 6 d. a pair of fustian breeches, value 1 s. five linen shirts, value 20 s. two pair of worsted stockings, value 2 s. two pair of cotton stockings, value 4 s. two muslin neck-handkerchiefs, value 2 s a linen pocket-handkerchief, value 6 d. three linen night-caps, value 1 s. 6 d. two cotton night-caps, value 6 d. a black leather pocket-book, value 1 s. 6 d. a pocket dictionary, value 6 d. the Book-keeper's Guide, value 8 d. and two steel razors, value 6 d. the property of John Railton. JOHN FRANKLIN sworn. I saw the prisoner come out of this house with a trunk in his hand; I am very sure it was him; he came out of the back room, one pair of stairs; he had the trunk in his hand, and was putting it on his shoulder; he walked across the road with it; I let him go on till I went up stairs to see if any body was at home; I found nobody in that room; I ran down stairs, and ran across the road to Mr. Bearden, who kept a publick-house, and he assisted me to take the man; he had the trunk on his shoulder; this is the same trunk. - HAMILTON sworn. I am a headborough; I brought this trunk to the justice's; I received it from the last witness, in the shop, in Queen-street; I have kept it ever since. (The trunk and articles in it deposed to by Railton, who said he left it in the room, and saw it the next day at the justice's; the value of them is 2 l. 7 s. 9 d. he shut to the door of the room when he went out, but so as the servant could get in to make the bed.) - BEARDEN sworn. I was a publican at the time of this robbery; I saw him with this trunk on his shoulder, the 5th of July, in Princes-street; I took him, and Franklin took the trunk. Prisoner. He said he should prosecute me or lose the 40 l. Bearden. There is no truth in that; I said I was bound to prosecute him in the penalty of 40 l. EDWARD TREADWAY sworn. I only apprehended the prisoner with Theophilus Butcher. Prisoner. A man offered me a pot of beer to carry it to Kingsgate-street; the man ran away; I told Franklin it was none of mine. GUILTY, 39 s . Transported for seven years. _______________________________ 30/4/1797: William 'FOWKES' was buried at the Old Sydney Burial Ground. Convict. RM: Royal Admiral 1792.