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Simon Luddett 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 180 |
| 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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Old Bailey Online SIMON LUDDET. Theft; petty larceny (to 1827). 14th September 1791. Text type Trial account Defendants SIMON LUDDET Offences Theft > Petty larceny Session Date 14th September 1791 Reference Number t17910914-6 Verdicts Guilty Punishments Transportation 317. SIMON LUDDET was indicted for feloniously stealing on the 3d of September , one cotton handkerchief, value 10 d. the property of George Wright . GEORGE WRIGHT sworn. Coming up Fish-street-hill , the 3d of this > month, I lost my handkerchief; I never felt I lost it; it was about four o'clock; Mr. Sutherland came after me with it in his hand. - SUTHERLAND sworn. I was walking up Fish-street-hill, and I saw the prisoner take the handkerchief out of the gentleman's pocket, and place it in his bosom; I took hold of him immediately with the handkerchief, and he endeavouring to get from me, I tore off part of his waistcoat, and he left it in my hand. He made a stroke at me, but thank God I missed it; and endeavouring to ward off the blow, I knocked him down, and two or three people came up and held him, and I ran after Mr. Wright, and he said it was his handkerchief immediately. PRISONER's DEFENCE. Going up Fish-street-hill, I saw some man throw this handkerchief down, and being in distress I picked it up, and put it into my bosom, and this gentleman catched hold of me by my collar. GUILTY . (Aged 20.) Transported for seven years .