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Transportation
John Jones 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 428 |
| 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
Tried at the Old Bailey, 18 Feb 1830 520. JOHNÂ JONESÂ was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of February , 1 hat, value 5s. , the goods of David Farrow ; to which he pleaded GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Seven Years . Hulk Records, HO-9-9_4 page 44/54. Portsmouth, York Hulk Received from Newgate, 8 March, 1830. John Jones, age 19, Stg a Hat, Tried Newgate, 14 Jan 1830, 7 years, To NSW 25 June 1830.
Anne Newman in the New South Wales, Australia, Convict Applications for the Publication of Banns, 1838 Name: Anne Newman described as sober and industrious and permission granted by her master J Solomen Gender: Female Birth Year: abt 1790 Age: 48 Arrival year: 1836 Arriving Vessel: Royal Admiral 3 Spouse Name: John Jones Described as industrious by G Bennett Spouse Gender: Male Spouse Birth Year: 1810 Spouse Age: 28 Spouse Arrival Year: 1830 Spouse Vessel: Thomas Harrison Marriage Year: Abt 1838 Application Date: 19 Oct 1838 Application Place: St Phillips Church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia