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Janet Gordon 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
Royal Admiral (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 189 (95) |
| 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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Family connections for Janet (Gordon) are: GORDON Jane/t (Gordon) was born about 25 12 1763 in Scotland. She was tried at Inverness Court of Judiciary on 27 9 1785, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 10 1792 after a voyage of 4.5months on ROYAL ADMIRAL. She was sent to Norfolk Island on PITT arriving on 31 10 1795. She had a first relationship with Daniel (Taylor).>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Jane (Gordon) & Daniel (Taylor) produced 1child: 1.??? (Gordon/Taylor) was born on Norfolk Island & may have left with his/her mother on 3 9 1808 as part of the first evacuation on CITY OF EDINBURGH to Derwent, arriving on 2 10 1808. .. >>>Jane (Gordon) commenced a second relationship with William (Scattergood) about 1800, produced 1child & later married him. She was recorded as sentence expired off stores on Norfolk Island in February 1805. She left Norfolk Island with two children as part of the first evacuation (for which volunteers apparantly had been called with appropriate compensation offerred & for which he may have tried to decline as some successful farmers were asked to stay) on 3 9 1808 on CITY OF EDINBURGH to Derwent, arriving on 2 10 1808. She married William (Scattergood on 21 12 1811 at St Davids CofE Hobart. She was recorded as off stores in Hobart Town on 2 10 1818. She died on 13 12 1838 age74 mother of 2children. William (Scattergood) was born about 1760. He was tried at Canterbury Warwick Assizes, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship MATILDA. He was sent to Norfolk Island, arriving in August 1791. He was employed by Andrew (Goodwin) in 1792 at Cresswell Bay. He was recorded as Free by Servitude labourer off stores on Norfolk Island in February 1805. He left Norfolk Island as part of the first evacuation on 3 9 1808 (for which volunteers apparantly had been called with appropriate compensation offerred & for which he may have tried to decline as some successful farmers were asked to stay) on CITY OF EDINBURGH to Derwent, arriving on 2 10 1808. He was recorded as sentence expired off stores in Hobart Town on 2 10 1818. He died on 7 6 1842 age82. [Some details taken from this Website] References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'
Convicted: 27 September 1785 Lots of details:- https://triffitt2.wordpress.com/jane-gordon/ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gordon-7683
Jane or Janet Gordon was sent to Norfolk Island where she formed a relationship with William Scattergood and had at least one child, Mary, listed in places as Mary Gordon. In Tasmania Jane(t) and William married. Their daughter Mary married Thomas Triffitt, son of James Triffitt and Mary Higgins, also convicts on Norfolk Island. These four were my four times great grandparents. Mary and Thomas Triffitt had a daughter, also Mary, who bore a child by a convict named John Alsop/Alsopp, named Suzannah. Suzannah Triffitt as she was known married William John Isent Clark(e) who was also a convict, transported in 1844. William and Suzannah were my great great grandparents. I have not found out what Jane(t) Gordon or William Scattergood were transported for. Jane Gordon came from Inverness, Scotland. I'd be glad to hear anymore from her if anyone knows it.