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William Wilson 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 189 (95) |
| 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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Family connections for William (Wilson) are: Some amendments added Jul 2025. WILSON William (Wilson alias Jackson) was born about 1762. He was tried at York Assizes, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 10 1792 after a voyage of 5months on ROYAL ADMIRAL. He was an emancipist labourer when he married Meale/Amelia (Binam/Bingham her first marriage) on 5 1 1812 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He died on 6 6 1823 age61 in Sydney & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. [These details taken from this Website] E/Amelia (Bingham) was born, possibly in Manchester Lancashire, about 1785. In 1805 she, as Sarah (Higham/Bingham, was tried at Lancaster Lancashire for stealing & sentenced to 6months gaol. She, Sarah (Higham), was living at Salford when tried for stealing money from Samuel (Lewis) at Manchester Lancaster Quarter Sessions in January 1810, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 29 9 1811 after a voyage of 5months on FRIENDS. She is recorded in 1822 with Anthony (Bri/yan his second relationship). No children are found. [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.