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Thomas Goodall 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 429 (217) |
| 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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Tried at the Old Bailey, 15 April 1830. 806. THOMASÂ GOODALLÂ was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of February , 4 loaves of bread, value 1s. 4d. , the goods of William Fountain . JANE WILLIAMS . Mr. William Fountain keeps a chandler's-shop in St. John-street, Westminster . I was in his parlour, and saw the prisoner come into the shop on the 27th of February - he took the loaves, and went off; I told my husband, who took him with them. WILLIAM PATMORE . I received the prisoner in charge about forty yards from the shop, with the bread - he said he was very hungry, and intended to take but two of the loaves, and that the other two stuck on them - I went to his master, a butcher, who gave him a very good character. Prisoner's Defence. I was very hungry, and had no food for two or three days. GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Seven Years . --------------------------------------- National Archives. Criminal Petitions. Ref: HO 17/98/113. Date: 1830 April 27. Prisoner name: Thomas Goodall. Prisoner details: Aged 17. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey April Sessions, 1830. Crime: Stealing bread. Initial sentence: Seven years transportation. Gaoler's report: Here before. Annotated: Nil. Petitioner(s): William Benson of Edgware Road [Middlesex], the prisoner's step-father, undersigned by the prosecutor and three others, testifying to his good character. Grounds for clemency: The prisoner stole from extreme hunger; petitioner is a widower with four children; he was unable to afford counsel for prisoner and was too ill to attend trial. Correspondence: Covering letter from William Benson. ------------------------------------------- Hulk Records, HO-9-9_4 page 46/54. Portsmouth, Hardy Hulk Received from Newgate, 7 May 1830. Thos Goodall, age 17, Stg 4 loaves of bread, Tried Newgate, 15 April 1830, 7 years, To NSW 25 June 1830.
1830 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Indent No; 112 Name; Thomas Goodall Age; 19 years [1811]. Read & write Native Place; Plymouth Trade or calling; Umbrella Maker Offence; Stealing Bread Trial; London - 15 April 1830 Height; 5 ft. 5 3/4 in Remarks; Died in General Hospital, Liverpool. 13 April 1839 1835 - Ticket of Leave. 35/159. Date; 4 April 1835. 1838 - Certificate of Freedom. C38/144. Date; 3 March 1838 Age; 27. New South Wales, Australia, Liverpool St Luke. No; 25 Name; Thomas Goodall Abode; Liverpool Hospital When buried; 1839, 15 April. Died; 13 April Age; 54 years *** Age as per Register ** Ship’s Name; Royal Admiral Quality or profession. Bond By Whom Ceremony was preformed; John Duffy