John Hindley

Summary

Born
Jan 1770
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Feb 1800
Arrival
Nov 1800
Death
Jan 1811
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Personal Information

Name: John Hindley
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1770
Death: 1st Jan 1811
Age at death: 41
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Lancaster Assizes
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 28th Feb 1800
Arrival: 20th Nov 1800
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Hindley was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 28th Feb 1800 and arriving 20th Nov 1800 with 305 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 AdmiralRoyal Admiral (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 263 (131)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

iain Frazier avatar
Level 75
on 9th February 2026

Family connections for John (Hindley) are: HINDLEY John (Hindley) was born about 1770. He was tried at Lancaster Assizes Lancashire in November 1800, sentenced to 14years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 20 11 1800 after a voyage of 8months on ROYAL ADMIRAL. He was an emancipist when he married firstly Elizabeth (Rich/Ritch) on 4 1 1808 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He died about 1811 age40 & was buried, as John (Henley), on 3 1 1811 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. [Some details taken from this Website] Elizabeth (Rich/Ritch) was born about 1788. She was apparantly resident in Devon when arraigned w/1other for housebreaking & stealing articles of Samuel (Tiler) of Backwell Somerset at Somerset Assizes, sent to Devon Assizes for trial at Exeter Castle in 1805, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 12 7 1806 after a voyage of 6months on ALEXANDER. She was an emancipist when she married secondly Joseph (Inch his second marriage) dealeron 8 1 1814 at St Phillips CofE Sydney & produced 1child. She produced 1known child in her lifetime. [Some details taken from this Website] Reference: 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.

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
Level 338
on 12th November 2021

1817 -New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1817 John Hindley Royal Admiral - Nov 1800 Lancaster - March 1799 DEAD - 1811

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
Level 338
on 11th October 2020

New South Wales, St John’s Parramatta Burials. Name; John Henley (Spelling as per Register) Royal Admiral 2nd. Aged; 41 Of the Parish of St John’s Parramatta was buried 3rd of January 1811 By John Eyre Clerk to the Rev Sam. Marsden