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Hugh Hughes 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 426 |
| 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
[On 8 May 1834 Hughes was found guilty of horse stealing and sent to Norfolk Island to serve 15 years. - CHRIS ISON] 1838. 30th Jan. … Three desperate characters WILLIAM STOREY, MICHAEL BYRNE [BURNS] and HUGH HUGHES absented from their work at Red Banks and took to the bush. They were immediately pursued by Constables and overtaken on Drummonds Flat. A desperate fight ensued in which two of the Constables were wounded and one of the absentees WILLIAM STOREY killed on the spot. The others were secured and lodged in Gaol. They were tried and received 300 lashes each and sentenced to 12 months in Gaol for security. ('History of Norfolk Island from the period of its Discovery in the year 1774', to-1 August 1854, by Aaron Price)
Hugh Hughes, and David Greave, 'the two men charged with having robbed their master Mr. Klensendorlffe, of Liverpool, were brought to Sydney on Thursday. Hughes was tried and acquitted only the last session-of the Criminal-Court. (Sydney Gazette, 22 Mar 1834, p. 2.)
£5 REWARD. WHEREAS, on the 20th of August last, one JOHN NEWMAN, free (in the garb and wearing the appearance of a stockman, and who while a prisoner three years ago lived at Yass, with Mr. Henry O'Brian, came to me and received from me two horses, with saddles and bridles, which he took away with him, together with Hugh Hughes (per Royal Admiral), my assigned servant, for the purpose at running down and taking my entire horse Bay Camerton (one of Bay Camerton's foals), which he described as being at large on the Bathurst road, near the junction of Cox's River ; and whereas I have not since seen or heard of either of the said men, nor of the horses they took away ;--This is to give Notice, that any Person giving me such information as shall enable me to ascertain what has become of the said men, or either of them, or of the said three horses, or either of them, shall receive from me the above Reward of Five Pounds. WILLIAM KLENSENDORLFFE. Dec. 18th, 1833. (Sydney Monitor, 24 Jan 1834, p. 4.)
Principal Superintendent of Convicts’ Office, Sydney, 30th December, 1833. THE undermentioned Prisoners having absconded from the Individuals and Employments set against their Names … Hughes Hugh, Royal Admiral (3), 30-2086, 19, London, Baker's Boy, 5 feet, ruddy freckled comp. lightly pock-pitted, light brown hair, grey eyes, small scar at top of right cheek, from W. Klensendorlffe, since 15th Dec. (NSW Government Gazette, 1 Jan 1834, Issue 96, p. 5.)