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Richard Reed was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 4th Jun 1833 and arriving 26th Oct 1833 with 226 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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This was the second time Richard was transported. Previously, he arrived on Warl St Vincent in 1818. --------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. READ, Richard. Per "Earl St Vincent", 1818; brother of Rose Grant. 1818 Dec 21 On list of convicts disembarked from the "Earl St Vincent" & forwarded to Windsor for distribution (Reel 6006; 4/3499 p.222) 1819 Jul 5,8 Re permission to marry at Parramatta; appears as Reed (Reel 6006; 4/3500 p.168) 1819 Sep 20 Petition for mitigation of his sentence by his wife Sophia (Fiche 3012; 4/1822A No.40C pp.131-2) 1822 Nov Employed in H.M. Magazines, Sydney. Petition for ticket of leave (Fiche 3224; 4/1867 p.31) 1823 Jan 29 On list of persons who obtained tickets of leave during the last week (Reel 6039; 4/424 p.131) -------------------------------------------------- NSW Convict Index. Richard Read, Earl St Vincent, 1818, Certificate of freedom, 10 Mar 1825. 096/3324. Remarks: TL 74/299. Retransported per Royal Admiral (1835). -------------------------------------------------- NSW Convict Index. Richard Reed, Royal Admiral, 1835, Certificate of Freedom, 16 June 1841. No 41/0781.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Richard Reed, alias Read, Reid, age on arrival, 56, per Royal Admiral (3) 1835, Tried at Monaghan, 1834, 7 years., for Stealing watch. DOB, 1779, native place, Armagh Co. Trade, Dealer cook in Gun Room of Man of War. Remarks: Married 1 male child.