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Samuel Owens 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
Royal Admiral (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 176 |
| 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 Samuel (Owens) are: OWENS Samuel (Owens) was tried at Flintshire Wales General Assizes, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 10 1792 after a voyage of 4months on ROYAL ADMIRAL. He married firstly (1of3) Jane (Horton) on 23 12 1792 at St Johns CofE Parramatta.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Jane (Hooton/Horton) was tried at Hertford Assizes Hertfordshire, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 10 1792 after a voyage of 4months on ROYAL ADMIRALalso. She died on 12 2 1793 & was buried, as Jane (Horton/Hooton), at St Johns CofE Parramatta. [Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Samuel (Owens) married secondly (2of3) Mary (Heron) on 17 9 1793 at St Johns CofE Parramatta.>>> Mary (Heron aka Hurwin) was born about 1763. She was tried at Dublin city Ireland in 1791, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 8 1793 after a voyage of 6months on BODDINGTONS. She was perhaps charged on 19 1 1799 with deserting and plundering her husband. She became a landholder. She died about 1806/10. [Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Samuel (Owen/s) was Free by Servitude by 1809. He had a third relationship with Jane (May her first relationship) whom he married on 13 5 1810 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He died in 1825-shown in Smees records-father of perhaps 3children. Jane (May) was born maybe in 1781. She was tried at Wickham co.Ireland, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 25 6 1809 after a voyage of 5months on EXPERIMENT. She was Free by Servitude by 1816. She was issued her Certificate of Freedom on 16 9 1824. She, as Jane (May/Owen), married secondly Richard (Jackson) of Airds on 30 9 1826 at St Marys RC Sydney. She produced 3known children in her lifetime. [Some details taken from this Website] Samuel (Owen) & Jane (May) produced 3children: 1.John (Owen) was born in 1809. He married Alice (Masterson) on 29 7 1830 at St Johns CofE Parramatta-with Eliza (Owen) & Edward Mortimer (Travers)-see entry for Elizabeth (Browning Owen MORLEY 1820) on this Website. He died on 21 4 1856 age about44. ..Alice (Masterson) was born about 1810. She arrived in NSW with her mother on 19 11 1818 after a voyage of 4months on ELIZABETH; she was Catholic. She is recorded with her mother in 1828 at Parramatta. ..Details of Alice (Masterson)s family are given in entry for Margaret (Masterson ELIZABETH 1818) on this Website. .. 2.Elizabeth (Owen) was born in 1810. [noted 2xElizabeth (Owen) were born in 1810 to different families] She married William (Jones) Ticket of Leave with the Governors consent on 29 3 1830 at All Saints Sutton Forest. She died on 13 6 1887 age about76. ..[Noted another Elizabeth (Owen) was born in 1810 to Samuel (Owen ROYAL ADMIRAL 1792) & Jane (May EXPERIMENT 1809)] ..William (Jones) was tried at probably Old Bailey, sentenced to 14years/Life, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 10 1819 after a voyage of 4.5 months on MALABAR. His Ticket of Leave was issued <1830. ..[Some details taken from this Website; where 2entries are found] .. 3.Margaret (Owen) was born in 1816. Reference: 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.