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John Whiteley was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 1st Jul 1830 and arriving 8th Nov 1830 with 194 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 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 426 |
| 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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John Whitely, and Richard Taylor (known also young Samson), mentioned out last as having been committed for further examination on separate charges felony, have been finally committed to take their trials at the assizes. Stamford Mercury, 8 Feb 1828 City Court. John Whiteley, aged 18, was convicted of stealing a pair half-boots from the ostler at the Black Swan, Lincoln. The prisoner arrived at the house about seven in the morning of the 25th of January last, desired to be shown to be shown to a bed-room, and contrived to decamp with the above-mentioned articles. He was found in the course of the day, in stable the Mason's Arms inn, and the boots near him, under some hay.— Seven years' transportation.—The prisoner stated himself to be a chair-turner of Retford, and in search of work. There was another indictment against him, for stealing a coat, but it was not thought necessary to proceed with it. Stamford Mercury, 14 March 1828. Leviathan Hulk Records. HO-9-8_6 page 13/54. Received from Bermuda, 25 May 1830. John Whitely, age 18, Felony, Tried 8 Mar 1828, City Lincoln, 7 years, To NSW 26 June 1830, R. Admiral. John was sent to Bermuda, as a convict, to labour on the public works there, the main work being the construction of the dockyard at the harbour. Around 9000 convicts were sent there to work, between 1823 and 1863. They were not allowed to settle in Bermuda after the termination of their sentence, but were returned to Britain, and often sent on the Australia. The death toll in Bermuda was very high, and the work very hard and physical, quarrying the limestone and building the dockyard and public building, while living on board convict hulk ships in the harbour. On his return from Bermuda, he was sent on to New South Wales to complete his sentence, on the ship Royal Admiral in 1830. NSW Convict Index. John Whitely, per Royal Admiral, 1830, Certificate of Freedom, 10 April 1834. No 34/0361.