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William Hayes 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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NSW Convict Index. William Hayes, per Calcutta, 1837, Royal Pardon Warrant. Date: 13 July 1837. The sentence on William Hayes of Newcastle, transported for pig stealing, and on his way to New South Wales, is remitted by Lord Mulgrave. Westmeath Guardian, 13 July 1837. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant has been pleased to forward, through the Colonial Department, a pardon for William Hayes, a convict from the County Gaol, now at New South Wales, and late of Newcastle, in this County, to return home, or allowing him the privileges of a free settler at Australia. Limerick Chronicle, 22 July 1837. Colonial Secretaries Office, Sydney, 7th February, 1838. HIS Excellency the ACTING GOVERNOR directs it to be notified that the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has signified HER MAJESTY'S gracious commands that an Absolute Pardon be granted to William Hayes, per ship Calcutta. By His Excellency's Command, E. DEAS THOMSON. NSW Govt Gazette, 14 Feb 1838.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. William Hayes, age on arrival, 22, per Calcutta II, 1837. Tried at Limerick, 1836, 7 years for Stealing pig. DOB, 1815, native place, Limerick Co. Single, Catholic. Labourer.