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Catharine Lester was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 2nd May 1842 and arriving 24th Sep 1842 with 205 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 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 97 (50). Tasmanian Archives - linc |
| 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
Married Henry Pett in 1845. Moved with three children to Victoria in 1856.
Catherine LESTER was convicted at Liverpool, England on 14 Dec 1841 for stealing material. Previous conviction. 7yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the 'Royal Admiral' arriving 24 Sept 1842. Conduct Record states Married woman. 1 child, but Catherine said she was not in fact married but lived with Henry Leicester, a coach driver, for 3 or 4 years. (She said she was married in the hope that he would come and see her in gaol.) Housemaid/needlewoman; Roman Catholic, can read & write; aged 24yrs. Native place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland. (ref. Convict Indent record) Record does not indicate that her child accompanied her. VDL: Work services in the Colony. 1 Oct 1844: Ticket of Leave granted. 21 Sept 1847: Conditional Pardon approved. 31 Aug 1848: Application for permission to marry - to George Constine COCKAYNE (transported per 'Norfolk). (Marriage record for a Catherine Lewis RANDELL - but not clear if this is the same person with an alias name.) 13 Oct 1855: Certificate of Freedom issued, at Hobart. (There is a departure record for a George COCKAQUE from Hobart to Melbourne on 7 Oct 1852.)
Born Dublin,Ireland Died Concongella,Victoria