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Michael Walsh 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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Trial of Three Privates of The 68th. Three young men in scarlet military jackets were next put forward, charged with having, on the 11th ultimo, assaulted James Jordin, and with having robbed him of a white hand-kerchief, a snuff-box, and pocket-handkerchief. Their names are Michael Walsh, William Bruce, and William Whitely. James Jordan swore he was robbed by three soldiers on the night in question, in the Phoenix-park, between the park-gate and the Wellington testimonial; one soldier collared him, while the others rifled witness; they kicked him in the eye, and injured him; they wore jackets similar to the dress of the prisoners at the bar; he at first mistook them for artillery men; he saw his property on the next morning in Arran-quay office, and identified it. This robbery took place between ten and eleven on the night of the 11th of January. John Hilliard, Hugh Fitzpatrick, and William Bruce, peace-officers, were examined; they proved having arrested the prisoners on the Island-bridge road on the night in question, and found Jordan's snuff-box, handkerchief, and property was found on Bruce and Walsh, and Whitely was found in their company. Bruce and Walsh, were found guilty of the robbery, and Whitely not guilty. Warder and Dublin Weekly Mail, 13 Feb 1833 The sentences. ... when the following sentences were pronounced upon prisoners convicted during the Commission ; Wm. Bruce and Michael Walsh (privates in the 68th regiment of foot,) for assaulting and robbing James Jordan of a hat and umbrella.—Judgment of death recorded. Dublin Observer, 16 Feb 1833.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Michael Walsh, alias Welsh, Welch, age on arrival, 22, per Royal Admiral (2) 1833, Tried 1833, at Dublin, Life, for Robbery highway. DOB, 1811, native place, Sligo. Single. Catholic. Labourer farm.