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Transportation
James Smiles was transported on the Baring, departing 31st Mar 1815 and arriving 7th Sep 1815 with 302 passengers.
Baring (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 205 (104) |
| 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
James Smiles orriginally married Mary Errington 10 April 1813 in Longbenton, Northumberland, England. They had a son William, Christened 25 July, 1813 Longbenton, England. The family Lore goes that Mary committed a 'crime' to be able to join James in Australia, but went under her maiden name and they remaried in Australia in 1818.William must have been looked after by family and he came out around 1837-1842. He ended up settling in Tumut after marrying in Liverpool and having a few children.
James was tried and convicted at the Northumberland Assizes, Newcastle on a charge of burglary on 11th August 1814 and was sentenced to transportation for life. Left England on 20th April 1815. Ship:- the 'Baring' sailed with 300 male convicts on board of which 2 died during the voyage. Arrived on 7th September 1815. In the colony, James married convict Mary Errington ('Friendship' 1818) on 20th April 1818 at Liverpool, they had 5 children between 1818 and 1826. He was appointed constable at Liverpool on 15th January 1823 and resigned on 22nd October of the same year. He received a pardon on 23rd September 1834. James died in 1851 age 64.
Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: Page 349... # [Ref S1919] Smiles, James, 40, TL, Baring, 1815, Life, Tenant at Cabramatta. 100 acres, 40 cleared, 30 cultivated, 2 horses, 13 cattle. [Ref 1920] Smiles, Mary, 30, FS, Friendship, 1818, 7 years. [Ref 1921] Smiles, Elizabeth, 9, born in colony. [Ref 1922] Smiles, James, 6, born in colony. [Ref 1923] Smiles, Mary Ann, 4, born in colony. [Ref 1924] Smiles, Margaret, 2, born in colony.
In the colony, James married Mary Errington (Convict, Friendship, 1818) on April 20th 1818 at Liverpool. They had 5 children between 1818 and 1826.
James was tried at Newcastle on 11 August 1814 on a charge of burglary, and was sentenced to Life. He arrived in Sydney as a convict on the ship "Baring", which arrived on 7 Sept 1815. He received a pardon on 23 Sept 1834.