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Transportation
Christopher Smith 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 343 (171) |
| 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
Burials in the parish of St Davids, Hobart (Printed) Burials on board His Majesty’s ship Calcutta. (Handwritten below) https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD34-1-1p001j2k Christopher Smith, Buried 3 Oct 1803, age 19. Ship HMS Calcutta, The Ceremony was performed by R. Knopwood.
Tasmanian Records. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON22-1-2P344JPG Per Calcutta, Christopher Smith, Tried Norwich, 9 Aug 1802, Life. Died at sea.
At our Assizes, which began on Monday last, ... and Christ. Smith, for stealing 5 ewes and 6 lambs, the property of Ann Young, were capitally convicted and received sentence of Death. Cooper, Gathercole, Goodwin, and Barrett, were reprieved before the Judges left town. Ipswich Journal, 14 Aug 1802. -------------------------------------------------- Hulk records. HO-9-8-3 p6. Received 8 convicts from Norwich, 9 Oct 1802. Christopher Smith, age 19, Ca. Res, Tried at Castle Norwich, 9 Aug 1802, life, sent on board the Calcutta 9 Apr 1803.
CALCUUTA arrived in Hobart VDL