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Voyage
Transportation
Margaret Price 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) |
| 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
Place of origin: Manchester, Lancashire Offence; Stealing money from the person Indent No; 234 Status; Single with one child. [One girl Jane 7 months [on board] Joseph Dunn at Manchester is the father of my child . 3 - 4 months on the Town. 1845 - 15 October 1845.Permission to Marry To; John Thornton. Free by servitude Application withdrawn by the female 1846 - Permission to Marry Request. To; James Reardon per Ship; Eden. 4 March 1846 - Approved 1846 - 24 March 1846. Married at the Browns River Church. 1848 - 6 October 1848. Birth of child "ELLEN REARDON " Father's trade; Blacksmith 1846 - Birth of child ” JAMES " Born on the 22 October 1846 and Baptised on the 11 December 1846 in the Female House of Correction. 1848 - 19 December 1848. Ticket of Leave. 1851 - 14 January 1851. Recommended for a Conditional Pardon 1852 - 30 March 1852. Conditional Pardon approved