Elizabeth Smith

Elizabeth Smith, one of 109 convicts transported on the Midas, 22 July 1825

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Elizabeth Smith
Aliases:	none
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Female median life span was 53 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Wilts. Assizes
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	Midas
Departure date:	22nd July, 1825
Arrival date:	17th December, 1825
Place of arrival	New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 108 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 282
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Maureen Withey on 9th July, 2019 wrote:

Salisbury Journal, 14 Mar 1825 reports:

Our assizes were not terminated till Wednesday evening.- The following sentences were passed on the prisoners who were tried and convicted.

Death.- Elizabeth Smith, for breaking into and robbing the house of R.Brown, at Preshute….
(All the above prisoners, 24 in number, have been reprieved).

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 9th July, 2019 made the following changes:

gender: f