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Joseph Laveen was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 4th Jun 1833 and arriving 26th Oct 1833 with 226 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 | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834 New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891 |
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County of Antrim Assizes. Joseph Saveen and Mary Ferguson, convicted of stealing in a bleach-green; to be transported seven years. Belfast News-Letter, 27 July 1832.




Joseph Laveen; Ship: Royal Admiral. 1833 1812 - Approx. date of birth 1832 - Tried. Offense: Larceny. 7 years. Age 21. 5 Ft. 3 1/2 Eyes; Grey hair: Brown Complexion: Pale/Fair Tried: Antrim. When Tried; Summer 1833 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 for Joseph Laveen No; 33-2419. Age 22. Read & Write, Protestant. Single. Dublin. Tailor 5 years (indifferent) Stealing Clothes. Antrim 19 July 1833 - 26 Oct. Arrived In Australia. New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834 How disposed off; Mounted Police, Sydney 1833 - 18 Dec. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891 Name: Joseph Laveen. Date: 18 Dec 1833. Place: New South Wales, Australia. Category: Convicts Deaths Title: Death Register, 1828-1879 Volume Number: 4/4549 Drowned in Sydney Cove 18/12/1833 while bathing