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Ebadiah Paxman 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
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 187 (94) |
| 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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Family connections for Ebadiah (Paxman) are: PAXMAN O/Ebediah (Paxman) son of Robert (Paxman) & Mary (Hodgson) was born in 1772 at Framlingham Suffolk. He was indentured to George (King) wheelwright in 1783 at Framlingham. He was tried at Bury St Edmond Suffolk Assizes on 25 3 1789, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 10 1792 after a voyage of 4.5months on ROYAL ADMIRAL. He enlisted as Obediah (Packsman) in 102nd Regiment NSW Corps as a private on 14 7 1802 & was detached to (Paterson)s company. In 1804 he was sent to Port Dalrymple Tasmania with (Paterson)s company. He was Free by Servitude by 1807 & seems to have had a relationship with Mary (Power her first (1of3) relationship). In 1808 he was detached to (Cummings)s company. In 1809 he was detached to 7company & was helping with building of granary & barracks at Launceston. On 24 10 1810 he was transferred to 73rd Regiment of Foot & listed as Obadiah (Packeman) Private 1st Battalion 73rd Regiment of Foot on the Paylist; he was moved to Port Dalrymple Tasmania in 1812. In 1814 he may have moved to Ceylon & perhaps died in 1815 age about43 on troop ship ARRISTON sunk at sea off South Africa carryiing wounded away from Ceylon. [Some details taken from this Website] Mary Ann (Power) is recorded as born in 1788 in the colony & dying on 30 6 1840 age about51-no parents given.>>> >>>a Mary (Power) arrived in NSW as a convict on 11 2 1796 after a voyage of 6months on MARQUIS CORNWALLIS. A Mary (Paxman/Packsman) is listed as living in the vicinity on the Muster Rolls-perhaps about 1812. She had a third? relationship with Isaac David (Nichols his second relationship) & produced 1child. She married secondly (2of3) James (Squires) on 9 6 1823 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She may have died on 30 6 1840 age about51 mother of perhaps 2known children. Isaac David (Nichols) was born on 10 4 1807 & baptised on 23 7 1807 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He married firstly Sarah (Hutchinson age15) on 24 6 1829 at St James CofE Sydney. He died on 29 8 1867 age60 father of 2known children. Details of Isaac David (Nichols)s family are given in entry for William (Hutchinson HILSBOROUGH 1799) on this Website. .Mary (Power) does not have an entry on this website as yet-added by me. .. Obediah (Paxman) &Mary (Power) produced 1child: 1.Mary (Paxman) was born in 1807 possibly in Launceston. [Obadiah had a neice Eliza who, incidentally, spent 3 months in gaol in 1833 for 'larceny by a servant'] References: 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. Pamela Statham 'A Colonial Regiment-New Sources Relating to the New South Wales Corps-1789-1810'
Born in Framlingham in the county of Suffolk, England, son of Robert Paxman and Mary Hudgson (my 5 x great grandparents) In 1783 he was indentured to George King, wheelwright, of Framlingham Tried at the Suffolk assizes at Bury St Edmunds, 25/03/1789. Offence not yet known:sentenced to 7 years and transported to Australia. The Royal Admiral sailed from Torbay 30/05/1791. Arrived Australia 07/10/1791. 14/07/1802 Obadiah Packsman (sic) enlisted as a Private in the 102nd regiment. 1809, Obadiah was helping to build a granary and barracks. 18/02/1809 John Brabyn, Captain of NSW Invalid (veteran) Coy, wrote to Lt-Col Patterson, "When I arrived at Launceston, which was on 20th December, I expected to have found the granary nearly completed, but the carpenters had been standing still for want of Stuff, notwithstanding my agreement with Monday he never cut one inch to this minute; that shuffling fellow Kirk is sometimes sick, sometimes well; Lyons the same, Paxman the same; so that granary is but just covered in, and not more than a quarter floored. as to my barrack - I know not when I shall begin it. I have got Wright and Paxman to cut a few days to make a beginning..." 24/10/1810 Obadiah transferred to the 73rd Regiment of Foot. 1812 Commanded to Port Dalrymple, Tasmania. 1812 is listed as Obadiah Packeman on the Paylist. Reel no. 3869. Pte in the 1st Battalion, 73rd Regiment of Foot.later at the Port Dalrymple settlement. A Mary Paxman/Packsman is listed as living in the vicinity on the Muster Rolls-was she married to Obadiah? In 1814 the Regiment was transferred to Ceylon. In 1815, the Arniston, a troopship carrying the wounded away from Ceylon, went down off the coast of South Africa. All but 6 drowned. Was Obadiah one of them? He wasn't one of the listed survivors, and I have not found any further trace of him in the records. I am descended from Obadiah's neice Eliza who, incidentally, spent 3 months in gaol in 1833 for 'larceny by a servant'