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Edward Holt 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
Michael Flynn, 1993, "The Second Fleet: Britain's grim convict armada of 1790", Library of Australian History, Sydney, p.307 on Sarah Grigg's biography
Holt is mentioned in Michael Flynn's book dated 1993 as being a partner of Sarah Griggs around 1800. She was given the keys to a house from Edward in 1807, Flynn (p.307) said: "In June 1807 the transfer by deed of gift of a house at The Rocks, Sydney, from Edward Holt to Sarah Griggs was registered."
Edward Holt’s convict records were found on the indent of the ship Royal Admiral (1) which arrived in Sydney in 1791. Edward Holt, aged 20, tried Middlesex 11/09/1789, 7 years for larceny. [Note: Holt would later state it was the Albemarle. There were no trials to be found on that date on the Old Bailey website. Looked for Edward Holt on other dates & nothing relevant found] c1823 - 2) No marriage found for Ann Best (c1786-1829) [Ann arr Sydney in 1814 on the ship Broxbornebury as a convict] & Edward Holt (c1771-?) Child born to Edward Holt & Ann Best: • Mary Ann HOLT, born c1823 (Mary Ann Holt, daughter of Edward Holt, & Ann Best, Baptised 29 Oct 1823 Airds, Registered at St Mary's Roman Catholic Sydney, Sponsor Louisa Nowlan; Additional Information: Mary Ann (Con); [Editor's Remarks: "Con:" probably stands for confirmation or conversion, or perhaps "conditional".] Source: St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Sydney NSW: Church Register - Baptisms; ML ref: Reel SAG 7) Airds, died? 1828 Census: Edward Holt, Age: 53, Protestant, Arrived per Albemarle 1791, 7 years, Free by Servitude; Labourer; lives at C S Dwyer [Cornelius Dwyer, CP per ship Atlas, aged 56, settler, & his wife Harriet]; Household Return district: Airds (H2099) also his wife – Mary A (?) Holt, Age: 44, Protestant, Arrived per Broxbornebury, 7 years; lives at C S Dwyer; Household Return district: Airds (A2100) & child – Mary A Holt, Age: 6, Protestant, Born in Colony; lives at C S Dwyer; Household Return district: Airds #H2101 1829, 2 Aug. - Ann Best, a free old woman, died 2 Aug 1829 of hydrops (?) disease, after 12 days treatment. Remarks – disease of long-standing, previous to her admittance to hospital. Ann Best, Free, Servant; Abode: Parramatta; Died [1829] [Parramatta], Aged: 42; Buried 3 Aug 1829 [Parramatta] by [Reverend] Samuel Marsden; Registered at St John's Church of England Parramatta] (Sources: SRNSW Female Factory Records, Reel 2802; 4/2094 p? & NSW Parish Church Register V1829-8601-2C & V1829-996-13) Nor record of death found for Edward Holt in NSW BDM indexes. From the book “Journey to a New Life…” the story of the ships Emu & Broxbornebury by Elizabeth Hook (3rd ed. 2014). I am the author & can be contacted on hookey5609@yahoo.com.au for further info