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James Davey 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 335 (167) |
| 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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Family connections for James (Davey) are: DAVEY James (Davey) was born about 1791. He was tried at Essex Assizes on 28 7 1802, sentenced to 7years, held at Essex Gaol Delivery & arrived as a convict at Port Phillip NSW on 4 10 1803 after a journey of 7+months on HMS CALCUTTA (an expedition that settled in Tasmania). He was free when departing Norfolk Island to Port Dalrymple Tasmania as part of the second evacuation on HMS LADY NELSON on 20 1 1813,arriving on 1 3 1813. [Noted a James (Davie), on 20 11 1813]. He was Free by Servitude by 1816. He married Catherine (Jordan) on 18 1 1819 at St Johns CofE Launceston. He died on on 14 1 1820 age about28 & was buried at Dt Jons CofE Launceston. Noted a James (Davey) is recorded as dying on 13 10 1828 age40. Some details taken from this Website] Catherine (Jordan) was born about 1801 on Norfolk Island. She used the surname (Butler) from about 1811. She moved with her father to Norfolk Plains/Longford Tasmania as part of the second evacuation on 18 2 1813 on MINSTREL. She died on 5 12 1839 age39 childbirth. Details of Catherine (Jordan)s family are given in entry for James (Jordan QUEEN 1791) on this Website. James (Davey) & Catherine (Jordan) produced 16children: 1.Robert (Davey) was born in 1816. ] 2.James (Davey) was born in 1818. He died on 14 1 1820 age13m & was buried at St Johns CofE Launceston. 3.Catherine (Davey) was born on 18 10 1820 & baptised on 14 1 1822 age14m at St Johns CofE Launceston. She died on 5 12 1835 age15. 4.???-16.??? (Davey) [seems to be too many children for this family if Catherine (Jordan) died 1839] References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'
Tasmanian Records. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON22-1-1_0234 Per Calcutta & Ocean 1804, James Davey, tried at Essex G. D. 28 July 1802, 7 years.