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Transportation
Andrew Burke 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 184 |
| 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 ANDREW BURKE. Theft; grand larceny (to 1827). 15th February 1792 Text type Trial account Defendants ANDREW BURKE Offences Theft > Grand larceny Session Date 15th February 1792 Reference Number t17920215-14 Verdicts Guilty Punishments Transportation 120. ANDREW BURKE was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 13th day of February , 47 lb. weight of lead, value 3 s. the goods of William Allowley . WILLIAM ALLOWLEY sworn. I lost some lead within a week; I have lost a great deal. JOHN WATMAN sworn. The 8th day of this month, it was Wednesday was se'nnight, the dust came in upon the beasts; I looked up, and saw the lead was taken off; then I got up, and missed it. HUGH O'DONNEL sworn. I am patrol of St. Giles's: on Thursday the 9th instant, my partner, John Brown , and I were standing in Tottenham-court; we saw the prisoner; he crossed the way, and we thought he had something about him that was stolen; we followed him to an old-iron shop; he put down a bag, in which there was lead; I searched him, and found more lead in his pocket; I delivered the lead to Brown. (Produces it.) JOHN BROWN sworn. I received this lead from O'Donnel; I tried it, and fitted it; I returned the same lead to O'Donnel. Allowley. I cannot say that this is my lead; I have lost a large quantity. Watman. I have compared it to the place; I saw the patrol do it; this lead will cover a part of the place; every part matched; Brown and I fitted it on; the nail-holes matched. Brown. I carried the lead to the premises; it fitted as far as it went. Prisoner. I found the lead in a bag. GUILTY . Transported for seven years . Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.