Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Benjamin Smith was transported on the Shipley, departing 20th Dec 1816 and arriving 24th Apr 1817 with 125 passengers.
Shipley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 317 (160) |
| 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
Our City Sessions commence to-morrow: following prisoners are to take their trials : … Benjamin Smith, aged 30, from Haford, for picking Pockets Chester Courant, 16 April 1816.
National Archives. HO-9-4_2 page 19/49. Hulk Records. Woolwich Hulks, Prudentia, Retribution or Justitia. Received 28 Sept 1816. Benj. Smith, age 30, Felony. Tried Chester City Q. Sess, 16 Apr 1816, Sentence, Beyond Seas, 7 years, Transported 20 Nov 1816.
National Archives. ADM 101/67/2/1 Diary of the convict ship Shipley for 19 November 1816 to 3 May 1817 by George Clayton, Surgeon and Superintendent, during which time the ship was employed in carrying convicts, soldiers and passengers from England to New South Wales. Folio 9: 20 January 1817: Punished Benjamin Smith with 24 lashes for thieving. Folio 14: 11 April 1817: Benjamin Smith punished with 36 lashes for putting out the light in the prison in order to steal, a notorious thief, his second punishment.