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Edward Hickey 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 427 (216) |
| 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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New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Ship; Royal Admiral. 193 Male English Convicts. Arrived Sydney Cove; 9 November 1830 Indent No; 83 Name; Edward Hickey Age; 27 years Read & write, Protestant, Single Native Place; Cork Trade or calling; House Carpenter - 7 years Offence; Stealing Clothes Trial; London Old Bailey -10 Sept 1829 - 7 years Height; 5 ft. 7 in Assigned; Department of Public Works Remarks; DIED; 1841 at Norfolk Island 1830 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Savings Bank Books. Date; 17 November 1830 Name: Edward Hickey Vessel Name: Royal Admiral 1 £ 10 shillings.
Old Bailey Online 1574. EDWARD HICKEY was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of August , 1 trunk, value 3s.; 1 dress, value 13s.; 1 hat, value 8s.; 1 bonnet, value 5s.; 2 lace caps, value 8s., and 2 lace collars, value 2s. , the goods of Grace Milbourne . GRACE MILBOURNE . I am single . I left two trunks at Mrs. Morell's, No. 31, Belton-street , as I was going to a situation; I left them on a Sunday, and on the Saturday afterwards I went, and missed one of them; I saw it again at Marlborough-street Office - it was locked as when I left it. ANN MORELL . The trunks were left in my apartment - I saw them secure on the Saturday afternoon, and missed one of them at night; I had seen the prisoner come several times to a person in the house - I cannot say how he got in on that Saturday, but I had left the room door ajar, and the street door was on the latch. JAMES DUNN . I met the prisoner at half-past one o'clock on the morning in question, in King-street, Seven-dials, with this trunk on his right shoulder; I asked where he got it - he said from No. 31, Belton-street; I said he should go with me there - he turned round, and walked a few yards, and then gave me the trunk; I followed him - he went to Belton-street; he did not stop there, but walked on - I could not get a watchman to take him till I got to the workhouse and got the private watchman; he went on till he got near the watch-house, and then escaped, but was taken immediately.(Property produced and sworn to.) Prisoner's Defence. It was given me by a man named Sullivan; he said he would follow me - when I was taken to the watch-house I said, "That is the man I got it from;" he was taken on the Sunday morning. JAMES DUNN . Sullivan was taken on another charge. ANN MORELL . I have seen the prisoner come to my house many times, to visit the people on the third floor; I saw the other man brought up for another offence - I had never seen him at my house. GUILTY . Aged 25. Transported for Seven Years . New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930 for Edwd Hickey 4/11/1835 sentenced to life at Norfolk Island for sheep stealing 20/11/1835 sentenced to life at Norfolk Island New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 Died at Norfolk Island 1/9/1841