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Transportation
John Spital was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 28th Feb 1800 and arriving 20th Nov 1800 with 305 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 270 |
| 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
John Spital, aged 30, was tried at the Old Bailey in London, on the 30th October 1799, for animal theft and condemned to death. Stealing four wether sheep value at £4, the property of John Webb, on the 9th October 1799, near the Green Man Inn, about a mile from Acton in Middlesex. Reprieved: Transportation for life on board the Royal Admiral.
NSW 1828 Census Index. John Spittle, per Royal Admiral, Engineers Dept. Parramatta.
28 November 1815, Permission to Marry. John Spittle, prisoner per Ship Royal Admiral, and Ann Robinson, prisoner. Approved. L. Macquarie. --------------------------------------------------- A list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle in H.M. Brig Lady Nelson, March 23 1816. John Spittle, per Royal Admiral, convict, convicted by the Bench of Magistrates, Sydney, March 16th 1816, 3 years sentence. -------------------------------------------------
Colonial Secretary Index. SPITTLE, John. Per "Royal Admiral", 1800. 1809 Mar 18 Received rations from the Hawkesbury Stores (Reel 6040; 9/2673 p.23) 1815 Nov 28 Re permission to marry at Windsor (Reel 6004; 4/3494 p.271) 1816 Mar 23 On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle per "Lady Nelson" (Reel 6004; 4/3494 p.407)