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William Sherrard 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.
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| Primary Source | REFERENCES Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land' |
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Family connections for William (Sherrard) are: SHERRARD William (Sherrard) arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 9 1803 after a voyage of 8months on HMS CALCUTTA headed for Pt Phillip now in Victoria (this expedition rejected Port Phillip for a settlement at this time); he would have camped at what is now Sorrento/Sullivans Bay. He was moved to Risdon Derwent Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) on 27 1 1804 (arriving on 15 2 1804) on OCEAN or HMS LADY NELSON or leaving on 24 3 1804 (arriving on 25 6 1804) on OCEAN. He had a relationship with Elizabeth Ann (Belbin age about15). William (Sherrard) does not have an entry on this Website as yet-added by me. Elizabeth Ann (Belbin) was born on 26 2 1795 on Norfolk Island. She is recorded as off stores on Norfolk Island in February 1805. She was taken by her father to Derwent Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) on 3 9 1808 on CITY OF EDINBURGH, arriving on 5 10 1808. She is recorded as off stores in Hobart Town on 2 10 1818. [She seems to have had another relationship with James (Young) see mention under] She died on 15 2 1877 age82-. Details of Elizabeth Ann (Belbin)s family are given in entry for James (Belbin SALAMANDER 1791) on this Website. William (Sherrard) & Elizabeth Ann (Belbin) produced 1child: 1.Sarah (Sherrard) was born in 1810 & baptised on 21 10 1810 at St Davids CofE Hobart. REFERENCES Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'