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George Ashton was transported on the Calcutta, departing 31st Jan 1803 and arriving 4th Oct 1803 with 305 passengers.
HMS Calcutta was the East Indiaman Warley (1795), converted to a Royal Navy ship. This ship of the line served for a time as an armed transport. She also transported convicts to Australia. The French Magnanime captured Calcutta in 1805. In 1809, after she ran aground during the Battle of the Basque Roads and her crew had abandoned her, a British boarding party burned her. In 1803 the Calcutta sailed into Port Phillip bay where at least 4 convicts escaped , in Sydney in April 1804 it was reported that 8 had died on the trip. Of the four known escapees one was shot on escape, 2 turned back after 2 days to reattach to the group at the camp in bay before the boat left , one continued on ...into Australia's history books. At least 13 convicts were transferred on to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia.The ship also carried officers, wives and free settlers.
Calcutta (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 336 |
| 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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"Researching on behalf of the Ashton family - checking for connections to James Henry Ashton."
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Hulk Records. Portsmouth. HO-9-8_1 . page 51/52 Received nine from Lancaster, 24 June. George Ashton, age 30 Felony, Tried at Lancaster, 15 Aug 1801, B.S. 14 years, Calcutta.
Tasmanian Records. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON22-1-1_0006 Per Calcutta, George Ashton, Convicted at Lancaster Gaol Delivery, tried 15 Aug 1801, 14 years. ---------------------------------------------------- Isaac Slater, George Ashton, Philip Porter, and Adam Hilton; for stealing 23 pieces of printed cloth: Slater, death; Ashton and Porter each 14 years ; Hilton King's evidence. Carlisle Journal, 29 Aug 1801. Philip Porter was also transported on the Calcutta.