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Richard Garrett 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) Australia, Convict Index, 1788-1868 |
| 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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Convict Notes
1803 - Marriages. 28 November 1803. No; 2. Riichard Garrett, Single man and Hannah Harvey, Single woman were married by Banns at Sullivan Bay Camp, Port Phillip. By; Robert Knopwood, Chaplain In the presence of Geo ??Brideaux Harris * NWH Humphrey
Hulk Records at Portsmouth- Captivity Hulk. HO-9-8_3 page 5. Received eleven from Shrewsbury, 24 July 1802. Richard Garrett, age 21, Tried at Shrewsbury, 20 Mar 1802, Life, Sent on board the Calcutta 9 April 1803.
Marriage Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD36-1-1p1j2k Richard Garrett and Hannah Harvey.
Tasmanian Records. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON22-1-1_0378 Per Calcutta, Richard Garrett, Tried Shropshire G.D. 20 Mar 1802. Life.
The ship Calcutta landed at Sullivan Bay, where it had been decided to locate the camp. The 14th October, 1803, a start was made unloading the stores, and the convicts, with their baggage came ashore on the 16th October, and the free settlers landed the following day. A village was created with roads and a parade ground, surrounded by white tents in what had been virgin bush. – The first Victorian marriage was solemnised on 28th November (1803) when Hannah Harvey, a free woman, and Richard Garrett, a convict, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony. Source: Records of Rev. Knopwood. https://nepeanhistoricalsociety.asn.au/history/collins-1803-settlement/