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Thomas Croft 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 343 (171) |
| 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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Australia, Convict Index, 1788-1868 Name Thomas Croft [Thomas Crofts] Age 41 Birth Year abt 1762 Arrival Year 1803 Arrival State Sorrento Status M Ship Calcutta Occupation Brickmaker © 1997-2025 Ancestry
https://records-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=INDEX2368949&context=L&vid=61SRA&lang=en_US&search_scope=Everything&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,James%20Ballance,AND&query=any,contains,Calcutta,AND&mode=advanced&offset=0 On list of convicts to receive conditional pardons or emancipations at the Derwent, Date 1/2/1813. No 10, Charles Brown, per HMS Calcutta, Life, Berks 28 Feb 1801 12. James Ballance, per HMS Calcutta, 14 years, Stafford GD, 25 March 1802. 13. Thomas Riley, per HMS Calcutta, per HMS Calcutta, Life, Northumbd. GD 1 Aug 1801 14. Thomas Croft per HMS Calcutta, Life, Shropshire G.D. 20 Mar 1802
Hulk Records at Portsmouth- Captivity Hulk. HO-9-8_3 page 5. Received eleven from Shrewsbury, 24 July 1802. Thomas Croft, age 44, Ca. Res. Tried at Shrewsbury, 20 Mar 1802, Life, Sent on board the Calcutta 9 April 1803.
On list of convicts to receive conditional pardons or emancipations at the Derwent, Date 1/2/1813. 14. Thomas Croft per HMS Calcutta, Life, Shropshire G.d. 20 Mar 1802.