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John Wilway was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 28th Feb 1800 and arriving 20th Nov 1800 with 305 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 268 |
| 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 WILLWAY. Theft; grand larceny (to 1827). 20th February 1799 Text type Trial account Defendants JOHN WILLWAY Offences Theft > Grand larceny Session Date 20th February 1799 Reference Number t17990220-51 Verdicts Guilty Punishments Transportation 183. JOHN WILLWAY was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 18th of February , twelve pounds of soap, value 8s. the property of John Williams .(The case was opened by Mr. Knapp.) JOHN WILLIAMS sworn. - Examined by Mr. Knapp. I am a soap manufacturer in St. John's-street , the prisoner was a servant of mine: I missed quantities of soap at different times, and I gave Mr. Heal directions to watch, and previous to that, I had signified to the prisoner that I had been robbed. On Monday last, the 18th, I had some soap produced to me in my front parlour, I had the officer in waiting, it was produced to me by them, it was taken from the prisoner's person, it was found in his breeches; it was mottled soap, of the same fort that I had in my manufactory, I can swear and take a thousand oaths that it was my soap; he confessed it. Q. Did you offer him favour, or threaten him? - A. No, I did not. Mr. Ward. Q. Be so good as let us know what you said to him first? - A. I said, little did I think you was the scoundrel that had robbed me; I said nothing else to him. Mr. Knapp. Q. What did he say? - A. He said that he was guilty; and I do not recollect that he said another word. Cross-examined by Mr. Ward. Q. What is your partner's name? - A. I have none. Q. Have you no connection with any other person in business? - A. No. WILLIAM HEAL sworn. - Examined by Mr. Knapp. I am servant to the prosecutor: I was set by Mr. Williams to watch the prisoner in a room adjoining to that in which he works, I saw him through the partition boards; about ten minutes before seven o'clock in the evening, I saw him draw a bag from his breeches, take two pieces of soap, put them into the bag, and return the bag, with the soap in it, into his breeches; he came out at seven o'clock, I came out at the same time, keeping near to him through the manufactory; all the men were with him, and we all went into the accompting-house together, from the accompting-house through the yard into Mr. Williams's parlour, the officers were ready; I told them to take the bag of soap out of his breeches, I saw it taken out, it contained two large pieces of mottled soap. The prisoner left his defence to his Counsel. GUILTY (Aged 33.) Transported for seven years .