John Calvin
Built 1839 at Greenock, Scotland. Wood barque of 510 Tons.
The 1848 voyage with Irish female convicts.
The John Calvin, with 171 female convicts, arrived yesterday. She left London on the 26th December, and went to Kingston, when she took on board her prisoners, and left on the 24th January. There have been four deaths on board and three births, one infant still born. She did not touch any where and spoke no vessels for this place.
Hobart Town Advertiser, 19 May 1848.
Set sail
In transit
135 daysVan Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island
John Calvin
Built 1839 at Greenock, Scotland. Wood barque of 510 Tons.
The 1848 voyage with Irish female convicts.
The John Calvin, with 171 female convicts, arrived yesterday. She left London on the 26th December, and went to Kingston, when she took on board her prisoners, and left on the 24th January. There have been four deaths on board and three births, one infant still born. She did not touch any where and spoke no vessels for this place.
Hobart Town Advertiser, 19 May 1848.
201 Convicts Onboard
| Convict | Conviction | Transportation |
|---|---|---|
1814 - 1872 | Hertford Assizes Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island |
York Assizes Forgery | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
Hertford Assizes Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
Jersey Court Royal Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
1823 - 1895 | Central Criminal Court Burglary (house breaking) | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island |
Durham Assizes Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
York Assizes Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
1864 | Lincoln Assizes Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island |
Warwick. Assizes at Warwick Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
Devon Assizes Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
Essex. Chelmsford Quarter Sessions Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
1821 - 1895 | Suffolk Assizes Arson | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island |
1847 | Devon Assizes Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island |
1818 | Central Criminal Court Burglary (house breaking) | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island |
York Assizes Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
Leicester Assizes Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
Monmouth Assizes Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
1789 - 1866 | Norfolk Assizes Uttering/passing forged notes | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island |
Central Criminal Court Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
Lancaster. Boro of Manchester Quarter Sessions Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
Derby Assizes Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
1825 | Suffolk Assizes Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island |
Lancaster. Assizes at Liverpool Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
Huntingdon Assizes Assault and theft | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
Leicester Assizes Bestiality | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
1820 | Central Criminal Court Embezzlement | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island |
Central Criminal Court Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
Brecon Assizes Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island | |
1817 - 1890 | Worcester, Worcester City Assizes Rape | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island |
Essex Assizes Not Recorded | 9/5/1846 - 21/9/1846 Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island |
Other Voyages
| Voyage | Passengers | Average Sentence | Life Sentences |
|---|---|---|---|
24/1/1848 - 18/5/1848John CalvinVan Diemen's Land | 92 | 9 Years | 2 |