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Charles Kimber 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
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| 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, 14 Jan 1830 423. CHARLESÂ KIMBERÂ was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of December , 1 sovereign, 3 half-crowns, 14 shillings, and 7 sixpences, the monies of Thomas Powell , from his person . THOMAS POWELL . I am a shop-keeper . I had this money loose in my pocket on the 26th of December, and was going with a truck for something; I met the prisoner in Church-street, Spitalfields, between four and five o'clock in the afternoon, and he pretended to lend me a hand - I did not want his assistance, but he proffered it; when we got to Booth-street , he stooped down, lifted up my hand, turned my pocket inside out, and took the money - I left the truck, and followed him; he was stopped immediately with my money. Prisoner. He first accused me of stealing 20s. in silver; the officer sent for his wife, and she said he had two sovereigns; he was quite tipsy - I saved the money to buy a donkey-cart. Witness. When he was taken, they asked how much I had - I said I could not say exactly, but I know I had changed a sovereign about an hour previous; the Magistrate sent for my wife, who said I had had two sovereigns - I was not tipsy. JOSEPH MALIN . I am a whip-thong maker. I saw the prisoner running very fast up the street; a man stopped him - we took him towards a public-house, and met the prosecutor: I took from the prisoner's pockets, a sovereign and 1l. 4s. 6d. - he said he had 22s. or 23s. in his pocket. JOHN HOLSWORTH . I was at the Rose and Crown when the prisoner was brought in; they had taken the money from him - he said he had 24s. of his own, but no sovereigns; he would not be taken without an officer - I had been appointed to the new Police, and I took him. ZACHARIAH LONG . I received the prisoner in charge; I asked what he had in his pocket - he said 22s. or 23s. JANE POWELL . I am the prosecutor's wife. He went out about half-past four o'clock, quite sober; he had two sovereigns from me, and had some silver in his pockets - he changed one sovereign, and had the other with him. GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Seven Years . Hulk Records, HO-9-9_4 page 44/54. Portsmouth, York Hulk Received from Newgate, 7 Feb, 1830. Chas. Kimber, age 19, Stg from the person, Tried Newgate, 14 Jan 1830, 7 years, To NSW 25 June 1830.