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Transportation
Priscilla Loveridge was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 30th May 1792 and arriving 7th Oct 1792 with 349 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 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 175 (88) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Priscilla is the sister of Mary Loveridge, my 6th great grandmother."
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Convict Notes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Family connections for Priscilla (Loveridge) are: LOVERIDGE ??? (Loveridge) & ??? (???) produced 2known childeren: 1.Mary (Loveridge/Hornsby) was born about 1776 & became a hawker/gypsy. She produced 1child before arrival in NSW, possibly with someone named (Hornsby). She was tried with her sister Priscilla & 1other for burglary Streatley Barlow Berkshire at Berkshire Assizes, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict with a child on 7 10 1792 after a voyage of 5months on ROYAL ADMIRAL. She had a second? relationship with Thomas (Dargin) whom she later married (on 17 11 1795 at St Phillips CofE Sydney) & produced 11children. She was Free by Servitude by 1800. After her husbands death in 1824 she continued operating pubs/Inns in Windsor. She is recorded in 1828 with some of her children as Innkeeper at Windsor. She died in 1854 age78 mother of 12known children. ..[Some details taken from this Website] .. .. 2.Priscilla (Loveridge) was tried with her sister Mary & 1other for burglary Streatley Barlow Berkshire at Berkshire Assizes, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 10 1792 after a voyage of 5months on ROYAL ADMIRAL. She had a first relationship (1of3) with William (Davis) & produced 1child.>>> ..[Some details taken from this Website] ..William (Davis) was tried at Middlesex Gaol Delivery, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship ALBERMARLE. ..[Some details taken from this Website] ..Priscilla (Loveridge) & William (Davis) produced 1child: ..1.William (Davis) was born on 7 12 1794 & baptised on 25 1 1795 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. .. ..[Noted that William (Davis)s are recorded as dying on 29 3 1795 & buried at St Johns CofE Parramatta; & on 20 5 1823 age56 & buried at St Lukes CofE Liverpool] .. >>>Priscilla (Loveridge) had a second relationship (2of3) with Thomas (Goodman) & produced 1child. She was accused in April 1798 of murdering her son Thomas by use of spirituous liquors. At some time she was imprisoned for 1month for keeping a riotous house & harbouring wrongdoers.>>> ..Thomas (Goodman) was tried at Middlesex Gaol Delivery, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 14 2 1792 after a voyage of 8months on PITT; much fever & attempts to escape from the ship resulted in deaths of convicts-of the 450convicts on board only 29 were alive at muster in May 1792 (or perhaps only this many could be mustered). ..[Some details taken from this Website] ..Priscilla (Loveridge) & Thomas (Goodman) produced 1child: ..1.Thomas (Goodman) was born on 7 10 1796 & baptised on 28 5 1797 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He died on 30 7 1798 age21m by suspected murder involving his mother & spirituous liquors & was buried on 30 7 1798 at old Sydney Burial Ground. .. >>>Priscilla (Loveridge) had a third relationship with William (Rayner) & produced 1child. She produced at least 4children in her lifetime. ..William (Rayner) arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship WILLIAM AND ANN. He was Free by Servitude by 1798. He is also recorded as arriving on MATILDA in the same Fleet. He was granted 30acres at Hawkesbury River in 1794. He enlisted in NSW Corps on 23 12 1801 as private at Sydney & was detached to (McArthur)s company. In 1805 He was detached to (Savory)s company & was at Newcastle from 1806. In 1809 he was detached to (Brabyn)s company, then 4Company. On 24 4 1810 he was transferred to 73rd Regiment. {Noted a William (Rayner convict ALBEMARLE 1791-again same Fleet) is recorded as dying on 23 2 1792 & buried at St Johns CofE Parramatta] ..William (Rayner) does not have an entry on this Website as yet. ..Priscilla (Loveridge) & William (Rayner) produced 1child: ..1.Prudence (Rayner) was born on 11 10 1798 & baptised on 24 3 1799 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She died on 30 7 1816 age17 & was buried at St Phillips cofE Sydney. REFERENCE Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
1825 - Burial of Son - Thomas Goodman. Old Sydney Burial Ground - Inventory of Burials Name; Thomas Goodman Age; Infant Year of Burial. 30 Jul 1798 Remarks; On 4 1798. Priscilla Loveridge was committed for further examination on suspicion of murdering her infant son [Thomas Goodman] "by administering a certain Quality of Spirituous Liquor' There is no evidence to incriminate her. Pricilla was imprisoned for one month in goal for keeping a riotous and disorderly house and concealing suspected wrongdoers in it.
see info for Mary Loveridge