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Transportation
William Smith 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 428 |
| 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
336. WILLIAM SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 31st of December , 1 trunk, value 1s., 3 waistcoats, value 3s., and 6 books, value 1s. , the goods of Joseph Stone . JOSEPH STONE. I live in White-horse-yard. Drury-lane . I have lodgers, but the prisoner was not one. On the 31st of December, he and another man knocked at my door and inquired for one of my lodgers of the name of Turner- I said he was at work; they said he was not - I said then I could not tell where he was; they went away, and I went in doors - in five or ten minutes. I heard some person go up to the garret; I went to listen, and presently I heard a person come down - I looked out at my door, and three parts down the yard I saw the prisoner with something on his shoulder; I followed him, and saw him with the trunk on his shoulder - I asked what he had got; he threw it down and ran away - I pursued, crying Stop thief! and the Police-officer took him - I am quite sure he is the person who was with the other, and knocked at my door; he was carrying the trunk - this is it; it contains the property stated. JOHN TEDMAN . I am a Police-constable; I took the prisoner, and have had the trunk ever since. Prisoner's Defence. I saw a young man with a blue coat and metal buttons; he asked me to carry a load for him; he knocked at this door, and inquired for Turner - the prosecutor said he was not at home; we then went away, and then returned - I stood at a distance from the house; he went and got the trunk, and gave it me to carry. GUILTY . Aged 21. - Transported for Seven Years . Hulk Records, HO-9-9_4 page 44/54. Portsmouth, York Hulk Received from Newgate, 7 Feb, 1830. Wm. Smith, age 21, Stg Trunk of 108 ?, Tried Newgate, 14 Jan 1830, 7 years, To NSW 25 June 1830.