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Transportation
Thomas Williams 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 333 (166) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Thomas was my 4th great-grandfather"
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Convict Notes
Family connections for Thomas (Williams) are: WILLIAMS One of the 4xThomas (Williams) with entries for the ship HMS CALCUTTA 1803 married Frances/Fanny (Ronay/Reardon age14) on 18 8 1808 at St Davids CofE Hobart. Frances/Fanny (Ronay/Reardon) was born on 2/12 10 1794 on Norfolk Island. She was recorded in February 1805 as child off stores on Norfolk Island. She left Norfolk Island as part of the first evacuation on 9 11 1807 with her mother on HMS LADY NELSON to Derwent Tasmania, arriving on 28 11 1807-according to Ref:'Forgotten...' but did not leave NI according to Ref: 'People...'. She died on 3 9 1857 age87 & was buried at St Davids CofE Hobart. Details of Frances/Fanny (Ronay/Reardon)s family are given in entry for Bartholomew (Reardon SCARBOROUGH 1788) on this Website. 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'
Hulk Records at Portsmouth- Captivity Hulk. HO-9-8_2 page 51. Thomas Price, age 48, Gd. Larceny, Tried at Brecon, 28 Mar 1801, B.S. 14 years. Sent on board the Calcutta 9 April 1803. Thomas Williams, age 35, Gd. Larceny, Tried at Brecon, 28 Mar 1801, B.S. 14 years. Sent on board the Calcutta 9 April 1803.
Tasmanian Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON22-1-2p514 Thomas Williams, Tried Brecon Gt. Session, 28 Mar 1801, 14 years.