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Transportation
William Morre 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 338 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
Born about 1780.
Tasmanian Records. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON22-1-2P006JPG Per Calcutta. William Moore, Convicted at London. 2 June 1802, 7 years. ----------------------------------------------------- Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 11 February 2023), June 1802, trial of WILLIAM MOORE (t18020602-5). WILLIAM MOORE, Theft > grand larceny, 2nd June 1802. 423. WILLIAM MOORE was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 29th of May , a basket, value 2s. a linen cloth, value 6d. and 34lb. of butter, value 1l. 16s. the property of Levi Edwards . LEVI EDWARDS sworn. - I keep a shop at Battle-bridge; I bought two flats of butter of Mr. Strickland, in Newgate-market ; we always return the basket and the cloths; we are responsible for them; I was having the butter booked to me; and, as I was looking through Mr. Strickland's window, I saw the prisoner take the basket; I gave an alarm, and he was brought back; I am sure he is the same man.(Edward Harris corroborated the testimony of the prosecutor.)(The constable, who took the prisoner with the property upon him, produced it, and it was identified by the prosecutor.) Prisoner's defence. I heard an alarm, I was running, and they laid hold of me. GUILTY , aged 22. Transported for seven years . London Jury, before Mr. Recorder.