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Transportation
Mary Wells 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
Royal Admiral (generic)References
| Primary Source | Research Notes: 1841 Census Return |
| 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 |
Claims
"Joanne McAppion - 5x great granddaughter"
"My 4th x great-grandmother"
"Mary is my 4times great grandmother married to sion freebody"
"7th grandmother"
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Convict Notes
Family connections for Mary (Wells) are: WELLS Mary (Wells) was born in 1768. She arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 10 1792 after a voyage of 4+months on Fleet ship ROYAL ADMIRAL; she was Protestant. She commenced a relationship with Simon (Freebody) about 1796 & produced maybe 9children. She was Free by Servitude by 1798. She was recorded at Windsor in 1828 with her family & 2of her grandsons. She died on 17 2 1855 age about86 at Clifton Windsor. [Some details taken from this Website] Simon/Sion (Freebody) was born on 3 12 1767 (or 21 6 1753 Cornwall). He was convicted for stealing 1dead lamb (on 25 5 1787) of Richard (Elland) at Old Bailey on 4 7 1787, sentenced to 7years, held probably at London/Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 6 1790 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship SURPRISE; a voyage noted for extreme brutality of prisoners with a high death rate; he was Protestant. He was granted land at Hawkesbury River in 1794. He was Free by Servitude by 1798. He was recorded as a farmer at Windsor in 1828 with his family & 2of his grandsons. He died on 27 12 1856 age89/97 at home of soninlaw John (Hoskisson) at Clifton. Some details taken from this Website. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
Mary probably married Simon (or Sion) Freebody. Simon was himself, a Second Fleet convict, transported on "Surprize". They married sometime after 1794. Simon and Mary had at least 5 children. Ann, 1796, married James Oldfield (convict “Earl Cornwallis”. Sarah, 1798, married John Hoskisson (son of 2 convicts Thomas Hoskisson “Scarborough” and Sarah Pigg “Mary Ann”. Simon, 1799, married Susannah Miles (daughter of 2 convicts Edward Miles “Scarborough"and Susannah Smith “Glatton”). Mary Ann, 1800 married Daniel Search (convict “Atlas”). John, 1803. Several of these children had very large families. Mary Ann for example died in 1898, aged 98/99 and had raised 14 children. Her obituary states her descendants are legion, with an almost unlimited number of great and great great grandchildren.
Had 7 children with Sion Freebody: I. Ann Nancy (22/12/1796 - 11/1/1882), also known as Ann (Nancy) Wells Freebody II. Sarah (1798 - 1881) III. Simon junior (1799 - 1887) IV. Mary Ann (1800 - 1899)V. John (1802 - 1890) VI. Margaret (?? - 1806) VII. Ham (1823 - 1890). It is thought Ham was the illegitimate son of Mary Ann, who was adopted by her parents. In 1794 Sion and Mary were granted land on the Hawkesbury River.