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Timothy Braddish was transported on the Calcutta, departing 19th Apr 1837 and arriving 5th Aug 1837 with 342 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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Index to Colonial Secretary Letters Received 1844. No 44/5960. https://content.archives.nsw.gov.au/delivery/StreamGate?dps_pid=FL15053007&dps_dvs=1782574641745~102 Return of Prisoners under sentence of Transportation on Wednesday the 31st July 1844. On Cockatoo Island Edward Branigan, per Calcutta, 1837, on second conviction, by Qr Sessions, Maitland, Sentence, Life, Decision of the Governor, Norfolk Island, 3 years. Timothy Bradish, per Calcutta, 1837, on second conviction, by Qr Sessions, Maitland, Sentence, Life, Decision of the Governor, Norfolk Island, 3 years.
Timothy Braddish, per Calcutta, 1837, Ticket of Leave, 42/332. District, Port Stephens; Tried Limerick City. Timothy Braddish, per Calcutta, 1837, Ticket of Leave Passport, 4 May 1842. No 42/0548. Remarks: Ticket of Leave 42/0332. On the recommendation of Scone Bench. Colonial Secretary Letters Received. 1844. Re Timothy Braddish, per Calcutta, 1837. Letter No 44/5722. Absconded. Braddish Timothy, Calcutta, 27, City of Limerick, laborer and ropemaker, 5 feet 4 inches, sallow and freckled comp, brown hair, brown eyes, small scar centre of fleshy part of upper lip, from Scone Lock up since January 1844. NSW Govt Gazette, 10 May 1844. RUNAWAYS APPREHENDED, WITH DATE OF APPREHENSION Braddish Timothy, Calcutta, from Scone Lock-up on 6th June. Brannagan Edward, Calcutta, from Australian Agricultural Company, Port Stephens on 6th June. NSW Govt Gazette, 5 July 1844. Port Stephens. The residents of this neighbourhood feel much satisfaction at learning that the court of Quarter Sessions promised to recommend to his Excellency for conditional pardon the two men, Thomas Cullen and James Yates, who rendered the public no ordinary service by capturing the two desperate bushrangers, Braddish and Branagan ; and although the home authorities have deprived his Excellency of the power of immediately rewarding the meritorious conduct of these men by the issue of a conditional pardon, yet it is to be hoped that his Excellency will order a ticket of leave to be issued in favour of Yates, who at present is an assigned servant, but whose probationary period of service for that indulgence has nearly been completed. Maitland Mercury, 27 July 1844.
... John and Timothy Bradish, receiving stolen goods, the property of Patrick Bourke, 7 years’ transportation; Limerick Chronicle, 11 March 1837.  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. Timothy Braddish, age on arrival, 20, per Calcutta II, 1837. Tried at Limerick City, 1837, 7 years for Stolen goods in possession. DOB, 1817, native place, Limerick City. Single, brother John Braddish arrived per same ship; 1st cousin John Conner arrived about 1834. Catholic. Ropemaker labourer. Remarks: Maitland.