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Terence Finnegan 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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ARRAN-QUAY OFFICE. A sharp, knowing-looking cove, named Terry Finnegan, was brought up in custody, charged with robbery in a shop of Esther Kevin, a ... comfortable-looking woman, stated she kept a dairy shop in Dealk-street,i n the Liberty; that the evening before, on going into her shop, which she had left but a few moments, she caught the customer at the a till, helping himself; she immediately caught one of his hands, and found 7d. in copper; he at first attempted to break away from her, but finding that out of the question, he tried his hand at another plan -he told her that the money she got with him was given by his mother to purchase half a pound of butter at Mrs. Kevin's shop; that from the smallness of the opening of the till and the size of his hand, he never could have reached the money. By way of proving this, he begged to be permitted to try again; permission was granted - in went the paw.and effort to hook the coppers- that, of course, was a failure, when Mrs. R. suddenly closed the till, so as effectually to secure the hand and prevent his escaping. Thus the lad was caught in his own trap, the police sent for, and he given in charge. He was committed for trial at the sessions. Freeman’s Journal, 24 March 1837.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Terence Finnegan, alias Finnigan, age on arrival, 14, per Calcutta II, 1837. Tried at Dublin City, 1837, 7 years for Stealing money. Former conviction, 2 ½ years. DOB, 1823, native place, Dublin. Single. Brother John Finnegan, convict, arrived about 1831 for life term. Catholic. Errand boy.