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John Gwyn 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 342 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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Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 17 February 2023), July 1802, trial of JOHN GWYN (t18020714-52). JOHN GWYN, Theft > burglary, 14th July 1802. 546. JOHN GWYN was indicted for that he, being in the dwelling-house of John Hathaway , about the hour of ten in the night of the 2d of July , feloniously did steal two neck handkerchiefs, value 2s. and a child's spencer, value 2s. the property of the said, John; and afterwards, burglariously did break the said dwelling-house, in order to get out thereof . CHARLES GREECE sworn. - I am a stay and habit-maker, in Rathbone-place: On the 2d of July, about half past ten at night, I was at Mr. Hathaway's, he is a clerk in the Bank , and lives at No. 4, Bury-place, Bloomsbury ; there was a noise heard, and I asked what it was; I saw all the family present; I ran up stairs, and saw a person going from the front parlour towards the street door; he opened it, and pulled it after him; the door was fastened by a spring-latch lock; I opened it, and pursued him across Bury-place; as he was running, he threw from his left hand some articles; I pursued him, calling out, stop thief; he was stopped, about one hundred yards further on, by a watchman; I never lost-sight of him from the time of my first pursuit; he said, it was not him; I told him, I saw him in the house. (The property was produced). REBECCA HATHAWAY sworn. - I am the wife of John Hathaway; Mr. Greece was at our house the beginning of this month; the articles produced, are my husband's property; they were left on the parlour table, and were there about nine o'clock; on hearing a noise, going into the parlour, the things were missing; I did not see them again till they were brought to me. GUILTY, Of stealing the goods, but not of the burglary . Transported for seven years . First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Rooke. --------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Records. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON22-1-1_0378 Per Calcutta, John Gwynn, Tried Middx G.D. 14 July 1802, 7 years.