HMS Calcutta 1803-1804

[sparrett]

We see William Buckley with your John Boothmanon the original arrival list.
Gone and Away by departure time!!
Sue

[redmr2red]

Many thanks Genni, I'm slowly getting my head around it. 

Not only was John Broadhurst Boothman a part of the Port Phillip settlement and Hobart Town, but he got a ride on the "Lady Nelson" which (with the "Investigator" under the command of Matthew Flinders) explored much of the coastline of Australia.

There are so many discrepancies on the www.  It seem that the Tasmanian Archives Web Site does not even have a listing for the Lady Nelson for 1804, the first being 1812. However it then lists them arriving on 1st ?? January 1804 aboard the "Calcutta" including John Broadhurst Boothman.

And Sue, I'm glad my John boothman did not go with William Buckley, otherwise I would not be here 

Kevin

[little meg]

There is a book I read quite some time back called, "Buckley's hope" by Craig Robertson.
Gives a huge amount of detail on the settlement at Sorrento and if I recall he provides references.  Most is about Buckleys life.
I was able to get this book at my local library which is in the Monash group. I am sure you could arrange to get it through Library exchange.
hope this helps. 

Margaret

[ozchook]

Hi Kevin, If you are interested in the Lady Nelson, you might want to check out the Irene Schaffer website
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~schafferi/
Irene (that's not me) concentrates on our convict ancestors and her site makes for very interesting reading, and she has a particular interest in the Lady Nelson.
Happy searching.
Regards, Irene

[redmr2red]

Finally found an on-line URL with all the information I was after.

It pays to keep searching      

http://ink.news.com.au/mercury/

Scroll down to the Frank Bolt Diary Series and there in August you'll find a complete list of everyone who was onboard the "Calcutta"

The other months are worth reading also as it describes events taking place in Hobart/Tasmania from 1st Sept 1803 to 31st August 1804.

Cheers, Kevin

[trish251]

Hi Kevin

Definitely interesting reading (and I'm not up to August yet  ) - thanks for the link

Trish

[Calcuttaman]

Hi Kevin,
it is worth getting the book "Convicts Unbound" by Tipping

[BusterandDinky]

There is a monument to the settlers and Calcutta personnel on Point Nepean Road beach side (on the Sorrento side of the carpark near the visitors centre at Sullivans Bay) which has names of convicts, marines and family members of the Sorrento settlement. (its a 2 sided monument)
Pretty picnic spots nearby.  Beach worth a look too.
The Tasmanian based convict descendants society has lists on their site of the convicts (at least)
The signage for the monument site is easy to miss (plenty of ti-tree) so you need to check it out on a street directory or google maps to get your bearings (nearby intersections) and drive slowly!
As the survivors of the settlement moved to Tassie they are some of the first settlers there too- so if you have early Tasmanian origins you may have Calcutta connections, as I do.

[Calcuttaman]

There was a group that was celebrating the centenary of the first settlement, they met in 2004 and unfortunately I was unable to attend. I had a computer crash and lost all details of the group, does anyone know if there is an ongoing group of Sullivan Bay First Settlers?