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George Samuel Warriner 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 | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 341 (170) |
| 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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Tasmanian Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON22-1-2p514 Geo. Samuel Warriner, Tried at Middlesex G.D., 28 April 1802, 7 years. ---------------------------------------------------- Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 05 March 2020), April 1802, trial of GEORGE-SAMUEL WARRINER (t18020428-95). GEORGE-SAMUEL WARRINER, Theft > embezzlement, 28th April 1802. 360. GEORGE-SAMUEL WARRINER was indicted for that he, on the 21st of November , being employed in the capacity of clerk to William Bayley and William Blew , did receive and take into his possession, of and from George Hayes , a certain banker's draft for the payment of 11l. 1s. 6d. for and on account of his said masters and employers, and that he did afterwards fraudulently and feloniously embezzle the said banker's draft; and the Jurors say, that he, in manner and form aforesaid, feloniously did steal it . There were two other Counts, varying the manner of charging the offence. WILLIAM BLEW sworn. - Examined by Mr. Clifton. I am in partnership with William Bayley , perfumer , in Cockspur-street; the prisoner was our clerk to collect and receive money; he kept our books; we had an account with Mr Hayes of 25l. 19s. 2d. due to us for two quarter accounts. Q. Did you ever receive that money from Mr. Hayes? - A. Never. Q. Are your books here? - A. Yes, the prisoner kept the waste-book and the ledger. (Produces them.) Q. Is that sum brought to account in either of these books? - A. No, it is not: On the 21st of January, he went at his usual time to dinner; he did not return that day; but, on the following day, a little girl came with a message that he was too unwell to come to business, and he never returned afterwards; I went round to Deal, Dover, and Folkstone, in pursuit of him; he was at last found at Liverpool; I was directed to him by the name of West. Q. There are sums accounted for by him after the 21st of November? - A. Yes. Cross-examined by Mr. Knapp. Q. You have no other partner in business? - A. None. Q. Has Mr. Scarmer no interest in any part of your business? - A. No. Q. You have other persons collecting and receiving money in your business? - A.It was his business to receive and collect the wholesale accounts in the Westminster part of the town; the wholesale accounts, both east and west, were received by him. Q. Do you mean to say that no other person received any of the wholesale accounts? - A. There might be a chance case, if a person was going by a person's door, I might have desired him to receive it, but I do not know that I ever did. GEORGE HAYES sworn. - Examined by Mr. Knowlys. Q. You are a merchant, in Little James-street, Bedford-row? - A. Yes: On the 21st of November, the prisoner at the bar called on me from Messrs. Bayley and Blew; I paid him a draft upon Dorrien's and Company for 11l. 1s. 6d. Q. Is there any name indorsed upon it? - A. Yes,"Received for Bayley and Blew, G. S. WARRINER." Q. Has that draft been returned since by your banker's as paid? - A. Yes. CHARLES ROWE sworn. - Examined by Mr. Knowlys. I am clerk in the house of Dorrien's and Company, in Finch-lane. Q. Look at that draft? - A. This draft was paid at our house by two five-pound notes, and the rest in cash. Court. Q. Do you recollect to whom it was paid? - A. I cannot say. WILLIAM BAYLEY sworn. - Examined by Mr. Cliston Q. At any time did you receive from the prisoner, or did he at any time account to you for 11l. 1s. 6d. received from Mr. George Hayes ? - A. Never. Prisoner's defence. I was intrusted with this money on the day upon which Mr. Bayley never saw me afterwards. The prisoner called four witnesses, who gave him a good character. GUILTY . Transported for seven years . First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Serjeant.