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James Higginson 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
Royal Admiral (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 425 (215) |
| 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
Leviathan Hulk Records. HO-9-8_6 page 11/54. Received from Salford, 27 Feb 1830. Jas. Higginson, age 20, Felony, Tried 18 Jan 1830, Salford, 14 years, To NSW 26 June 1830, R. Admiral.
1835 - New South Wales Government Gazette. Wed 8 Apr 1835 [Issue No.162] Page 203. Government Gazette Notices Principal Superintendent of Convicts' Office, April 7, 1835. THE undermentioned Prisoners having absconded from the individuals and employments set against their respective names, ................... Higginson, James, Royal Admiral (3), 30-2058, 26, Manchester, carter, 5 feet 0½ inch, ruddy and freckled comp. light brown hair, grey eyes, 3 scars forming an angle on forehead, scar under left eye, cross and other marks right arm, from A. K. Mackenzie, Bathurst, since March 30.