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Henry Yeates 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
Royal Admiral (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 270 |
| 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
Samuel Paris, aged 34 and Henry Yeates, aged 35, were both tried at the Old Bailey in London, on the 30th October 1799, and condemned for theft from a specified place. Stealing, on the 6th October 1799, a wooden box, value 1s. three silver tea cannisters, value 3l. a silver sugar basket, value 20s. a silver cream pail, value 15s. four silver table spoons, value 40s. a gravy spoon, value 10s. eighteen silver tea spoons, value 30s. two silver cruet tops, value 5s. a silver fish slice, value 10s. a silver rimmed mustard pot, value 10s. a tortoishell snuff box, with gold edges, value 10s. a pair of stone knee buckles, value 10s. four silver salt spoons, value 5s. a plated cruet stand, value 10s. and a pair of ear rings, with gold wires, value 2s. 6d. the property of William Wrench, from his home at Edgware Road, Marylebone. Paris, respite 1st December 1799, for good behaviour, outcome unknown. Yeates, transportation for life, on the Royal Admiral, departed England, on the 27th February 1800.