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William Priestley was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 1st Jul 1830 and arriving 8th Nov 1830 with 194 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 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 429 (217) |
| 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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Sorry, wrong record for the Leviathan. This is the correct record: Leviathan Hulk Records. HO-9-8_6 page 14/54. Received from Bermuda, 25 May 1830. Wm Priestley, age 20, Stealing goods & ?? forty five from John Neal, (writing of his offence not very clear) Tried 7 Aug 1827, Norwich, Life, To NSW 26 June 1830, R. Admiral.
County prisoners. … Wm. Priestley was convicted of having stolen from the person of Wm. Neave, jun. at the Fire All, public-house, in Walpole St. Peter,  10 provincial bank notes—transported for life. Bury and Suffolk Herald, 15 Aug 1827. York? HO-9-9_3 page 33/55 Received from Norwich, 29 Aug 1827 Wm Priestley, age 17, Stg from the person, Tried Norwich 7 Aug 1827, Life, 6 Nov, to Bermuda. Leviathan Hulk Records. HO-9-8_6 page 13/54. Received from Bermuda, 25 May 1830. John Wetherstone, age 24, Gd. Larceny, Tried 4 Mar 1826, Worcester, 7 years, To NSW 26 June 1830, R. Admiral. --------------------------------------------- William was sent to Bermuda, as a convict, to work on the public works there, the main one being the construction of the dockyard at the harbour. Around 9000 convicts were sent there to work, between 1823 and 1863. They were not allowed to settle in Bermuda after the termination of their sentence, but were returned to Britain, and often sent on the Australia. The death toll in Bermuda was very high, and the work very hard and physical, quarrying the limestone and building the dockyard and public building, while living on board convict hulk ships in the harbour. On his return from Bermuda, he was sent on to New South Wales to complete his sentence, on the ship Royal Admiral in 1830. NSW Convict Index. William Priestly, per Royal Admiral, 1830, Ticket of Leave, No 44/2302. District, Windsor; Tried Norfolk Ass. William Priestly, per Royal Admiral, 1830, Conditional Pardon, 1 Feb 1849, No 49/499.
Married Margaret Quinne 13 march 1846 Windsor children Edward (Ned) Priestley !843-1905 Robert Priestley 1846-1910 William Priestley 1849-1900 James Henry Priestley 1851-1923