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Transportation
Joseph Keenan was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 27th Sep 1834 and arriving 22nd Jan 1835 with 48 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 | Convict Annotated Printed Indentures 1835 Royal Admiral. Government Gazette 12 Jan 1838. |
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Convict Notes
Reference: The Lanyon Saga by Bruce Moore (1982). A list of convicts are provided who were assigned to Lanyon between 1835 and 1840. Although Joseph Keenan is not mentioned he should be included in the list as he look after the bullocks at Lanyon.
Described in Convict Indentures as being 18 year; Education Could read only; religion Roman Catholic; Native place County Kildare; Convicted on 12 April 1834 in Dublin for picking pockets; Prior convictions two for which he served 6 months each; Height 5 feet 5 inches; complexion Dark Yellow (should it be sallow?) Hair Black and Dark grey eyes. Remarks - scar left check, scar inside left thumb, scar above cap of right knee - brother James Keenan seven years age (Did this mean he had been transported seven years ago?). Prisoner number 35-370. Assigned to Mr James Wright at Lanyon, Lanyon is now located in the southern part of Canberra, ACT. Absconded from James Wright on 20 November 1837. Still missing on 12 January 1838. Must have returned because he his recorded twice in the Queanbeyan Depositions 1841 on 13 January 1841 and 2 June 1841 before Mr A. T. Faunce. 13 January for Dissalutly conduct. Found Guilty and sentenced to 30 lashes and 2 June found guilty of neglect of duty. Sentenced to 25 lashes.