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Transportation
Charles Lapidge 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 424 |
| 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
The Maidstone Burglars.— Charles Lapidge, aged 24. and Thomas Smith, aged 19, were charged with breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Wm. Bartlett, a watchmaker at Maidstone, and stealing therein twenty-three watches, value 70£. ... Morning Post, 17 December 1829. On Monday, the under mentioned convicts were removed from the County Gaol, Maidstone, to be put on board the Leviathan Hulk at Portsmouth, viz,- Edward Draper, Thomas Reynolds, John Brown, Thomas James Kempsall, William Allen, Richard Kirts, John Newick, Charles Lapidge, Oliver Whiting, Henry Gibbs-Transported for Life, Kent Herald, 18 Feb 1830. Hulk Records. Portsmouth Hulks, Leviathan. HO 9-8_6 page 10/54. Received from Maidstone, 16 Feb 1830. Charles Lapidge, age 24, House breaking & larceny, tried at Maidstone, 14 Dec 1829, Life, To NSW, 26 June 1830, R. Admiral.