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Transportation
David Kissock was transported on the Calcutta, departing 19th Apr 1837 and arriving 5th Aug 1837 with 256 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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Convict Notes
County of Antrim Assizes. CROWN COURT- Friday, March 10. David Kissock, indicted for assaulting Miss Stevenson. and stealing from her a gold watch, on 20th Aug. last. Miss Stevenson--Lost a watch on 20th August ; was walking near the Botanic Garden, Belfast, at twelve o'clock in the day; her watch was, hanging by her side; it was stolen by violence from her, and she never got it again; the prisoner has the appearance of the person who stole the watch, but will not swear to him. John Kane - Remembers 20th Aug. last; was in the Gardens, and heard some ladies calling out a robbery; pursued prisoner; he crossed over the Lagan, and witness lost him in Lord Donegall's plantation ; has has no doubt prisoner is the man, as he had a full view of his face while in the water; saw prisoner at first a few perches from the ladies, in the act of running off. Captain Skinner, Police Magistrate-Took the informations in this case; prisoner confessed to him that he had stolen the watch, and had sold it to a man called Leathern for 25s. ; Leathern is a person with whom with he (Capt. Skinner) is acquainted.-(A laugh.) Guilty; death recorded-transportation for life. Belfast Newsletter, 14 March 1837
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. David Kissock, age on arrival, 18, per Calcutta II, 1837. Tried at Antrim, 1837, Life for Robbery in street. DOB 1819, Native place, Belfast Antrim Co. Single. Protestant. Brickmaker.