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Rebecca Johnson was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 2nd May 1842 and arriving 24th Sep 1842 with 205 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 | England & Wales Criminal Registers HO27/64, page 356. Ancestry. Libraries Tasmania. British Newspaper Archive. |
| 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
New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849: Johnson, Rebecca Tried Norfolk 1841, 7 years Ship Royal Admiral Remarks: Ticket of Leave
Criminal Registers: Convicted of Larceny, before convicted of felony (6 months) Marriage permission granted 16 September 1845 to James Davenport (Free) https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/1255149
Conduct Record: Tried 30 October 1841 for Stealing a Tea Chest Married with 6 children, husband William Conditional pardon approved 4 July 1848 https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON19-1-3$init=CON19-1-3P177 Description List: aged 41 years Trade: Plain Cook https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON19-1-3$init=CON19-1-3P199 Indents: Trade: Plain Cook & Farm Servant https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-2$init=CON15-1-2P26
Ancestry has a reference to Rebecca Johnson in the New South Wales and Tasmania Australia convict musters 1806 to 1849...I can't see the detail it's outside my subscription