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John Ward 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
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 184 |
| 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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Old Bailey Online JOHN WARD. Theft; shoplifting. 13th January 1792. Text type Trial account Defendants JOHN WARD Offences Theft > Shoplifting Session Date 13th January 1792 Reference Number t17920113-41 Verdicts Guilty > Theft under 5s Punishments Transportation 88. JOHN WARD was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of December , one muff, called a fox-brush muff, value 20 s. the goods of Augustus Nicolls , privily in his shop . AUGUSTUS NICHOLLS sworn. I live at No. 15, in Bridges-street , in the fur business; and I lost, on the 20th of December, between five and six in the evening, one fox-brush muff; I did not see it taken out of the shop, but I saw it about a quarter of an hour before; I was in the work shop; it was worth 20 s.; I heard the bell ring, and cried out, stop thief! I came down stairs, and went after him into Vinegar-yard, and the prisoner was caught. JOHN BAYNES sworn. I am a coachman, and was sent on an errand, and I saw the prisoner have the muff in his hand, and he dropped it; I ran after him, and stopped him. ELIZABETH NICOLLS sworn. I was in the shop; it was near six; there were two young men came into the shop, to cheapen some powder-puffs, and he did not agree about the price, and they went out of doors; and as they were going out of the door, I saw the prisoner with the muff in his hand; it had been in the window; he was just out of the door; he had it under an handkerchief; he was not the man that cheapened the puffs; I watched them both all the time, and yet I did not see him take up the muff; I never was more surprized in my life; I cried stop thief! and stood at the door till he was brought back again. (The muff deposed to.) I am sure the prisoner is one of the men that was in the shop. SARAH FRY sworn. I live with Mr. Nicolls, and was down in the kitchen, and heard the cry of stop thief! and run out down Vinegar-yard, and picked up the muff just as he was taken. Prisoner. As I was coming out of the shop with the young fellow, I saw the muff lay, and I picked it up; I knew not what it was. GUILTY of stealing, 4 s. 10 d. (Aged 22.) Transported for seven years .