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William Claydon 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.
Calcutta (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 1837 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891 |
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Convict Notes
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. William Claydon, age on arrival, 29, per Calcutta II, 1837. Tried at Dublin General Court Martial, 1836, 7 years for Desertion. Former convictions: 2 military convictions. DOB, 1808, native place, Suffolk, England. Single, Protestant. Soldier coach man groom. ---------------------------- Register of Courts Martial. Private Wm. Claydon, 73rd Regt, Tried at Dublin, 13th Jan 1837, Proceedings laid before the King, 13 Feb 1837, Offence: Desertion, Transported 14 years.
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Born Approx 1808. Ireland Arrived in New South Wales - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Name: William Claydon. Age: 29. Date of conviction:12 Jan 1837 Place of Conviction: Dublin Estimated birth year: abt 1808 Vessel: Calcutta. Port of Arrival: New South Wales Date of Arrival: 4 Aug 1837. 37-1930 - 41. Age 29. Read & write. Protestant. Single. Native place Suffock. Coachman, Groom and Soldier. Desertion. General Court martial Dublin. 12 January 1837. Indent No 41. Sentence - 14 years. 2 previous military convictions. 5'7 1/2 "Dark sallow, Brown, Hazel. Lost 2 fron upper teeth, scar left cheek, scare back of ball of left thumb and scar ring on little finger of left hand 1837 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849. Name: William Claydon. Arrival Date: 1837 Vessel: Calcutta. Province: New South Wales Title: General muster A - C. Year(s): 1837 Estimated birth year: abt 1808. Name of Master; John Smith, Patrick Plains New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891 Name: Willm Claydon. Date: 6 Feb 1839 Place: New South Wales, Australia Category: Convicts Deaths. Title: Death Register, 1828-1879 Volume Number: 4/4549 Assistant to A W Robertson, Killed by the blacks