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Transportation
John Neill was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 27th Sep 1834 and arriving 22nd Jan 1835 with 48 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. |
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John Neill was convicted at a trial on 6 January 1834 for the crime of “burglariously entering a dwelling house with intent to commit a felony” on 9 December 1833. He was convicted alongside his co- accused James (Jas) McCabe and both were transported to Australia on the Royal Admiral. The crime was reported in the Dublin newspaper, The Pilot, on 8th January 1834
BROTHER; Patrick Neill. Age; 19. Arrived per Ship; Hero - 1835. Refer Indent No; 34.
Indent No; 51. Certificate of Freedom; C41/992.