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Transportation
Robert Stuart 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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Convict Notes
Robert STUART was convicted at Kildare, Ireland on 20 July 1832 for cow stealing. Life sentence. Transported to New South Wales, Australia per the ship "Royal Admiral" arriving 20 Oct 1833. 20 May 1835: charged with trespass. 50 lashes. 13 Nov 1838: Bathurst Court - burglary & stealing clothes. 15 yr sentence. Sent to Norfolk Island (off the east coast of NSW) 1839. Transferred to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship "Governor Phillip" in 1845. Personal details, in 1845: Single man; trade - painter; aged 35 yrs; 5'2 1/2" height; Protestant; can read & write; fair complexion; sandy hair; Hazel eyes. Native place of birth: Dublin, Ireland Sister: Jane Assigned to service work 20 Oct 1846: Ticket of Leave granted 14 Nov 1848: Conditional Pardon approved