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Transportation
Mary Williams was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 2nd May 1842 and arriving 24th Sep 1842 with 205 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 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 91 (47) |
| 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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Convict Notes
Criminal - 30yrs 5 Jan 1842 Carmathen, Llandilofaur Quarter Sessions. Convicted - 7yrs transportation Departure 7 May 1842 Woolwich, Kent, England Royal Admiral Application for Marriage - 35yrs Feb 1847 Tasmania, Australia Applied for marriage to Thomas Banks (convict ship Susan) - denied Marriage 7 Jun 1847 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Married at Morven, House of Kennedy Murray, Church of Scotland. William signed 28 years, Mary her mark 32 years, witnesses Isabella Todd and Hannah Murray. William Cresswell Free Certificate - 38yrs 4 Sep 1850 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Marriage - 43yrs 30 Apr 1855 Westbury, Tasmania, Australia Thomas Rushton
Name: Williams, Mary Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 7 May 1842 Departure port: London Ship: Royal Admiral Place of origin: Cardigan, Cardiganshire Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 200 Index number: 76754 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1446904 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1446904
She married in 1855 to Thomas Rushton. Her son, aged 19, arrived to live with her in Carrick, Tasmania.