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John Braddish was transported on the Calcutta, departing 19th Apr 1837 and arriving 5th Aug 1837 with 241 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.
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CITY LIMERICK ASSIZES— Thurday. At ten o'clock Baron Richards resumed business. ... John Bradish and Timothy Bradish were indicted for assaulting Honora Relahan and feloniously stealing from her a hat, the property of John Bourke. Honora Relahan, girl of eleven years old sworn—Knows John Bourke; recollects being at the Races ; was coming home with him; when near the town Bourke was struck with a stick the head, and his hat knocked off; witness took up the hat; Bourke ran off; witness was struck and some person snatched the hat from her ; man took witness into his house for safety that night. John Bourke sworn—Was coming from the races with last witness and was attacked near Penaywell; it was about nine o’clock at night; was struck with a stick and his hat knocked off ; saw Honora Relahan take up the hat; witness ran off after struck; saw his hat in Mr. Yokes’s office. Serj. Barton sworn-Arrested the prisoners in their own house the night Bourke was struck, and found the hat identified by Bourke in their house ; it was the night of the 1st of September ; asked them if they were at the races, and they said they were. James Belcher, policeman, swore that he saw one of the prisoners as he was coming home from the races ; cannot say the hour it was; did not see him any more until saw him in jail. , , , . , Verdict —Guilty of receiving stolen goods —to be transported for seven years. Limerick Chronicle, 11 March 1837.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. John Braddish, age on arrival, 22, per Calcutta II, 1837. Tried at Limerick City, 1837, 7 years for Stolen goods in possession. DOB, 1815, native place, Limerick City. Single, brother Timothy Braddish arrived per same ship; 1st cousin John Conner arrived about 1833. Catholic. Ropemaker labourer. Remarks: Maitland.