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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Elizabeth Smith was transported on the Kains, departing 5th Jul 1830 and arriving 11th Mar 1831 with 121 passengers.
353 tons. 1831 voyage from Britain to Australia: Capt William Lushington GOODWIN. Surgeon: Thrasycles CLARKE. Several children of the female convicts accompanied them. One of the seamen, Charles Picknell, kept a diary of the voyage and excerpts have been published.
Kains (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 440 |
| 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
SMITH Elizabeth (tried with Thomas HENRY) Appears on: A CALENDAR of the PRISONERS Confined in His Majesty’s three Gaols of Durham, Newcastle, and Northumberland, to take their Trials, February and March, 1830, before the Honourables SIR JAMES ALLAN PARK, and SIR JAMES PARKE, Knights. NEWCASTLE GAOL ELIZ. SMITH, aged 29, and THOS. HENRY, aged 25, charged with having, on the same day [i.e. 28th Jan. last], stolen 1 patched cotton counterpane, 1 cotton rug, 1 double pair of blankets, 1 linen sheet, 2 feather pillows, 2 linen pillow cases, 2 cotton pillow cases feather bolster, 1 woollen cloth coat, 2 cotton gowns, 1 cotton apron, and 1 woollen cloth waistcoat. The said Eliz. Smith and Thos. Henry, also stand charged, on the same day, with stealing 1 chaff bolster, 1 feather pillow, 1 linen pillow slip, 1 gingham apron, 1 silk handkerchief, and 1 cotton cap, property of Joseph Atkinson. [Source: Original of the Calendar sold at auction in Melbourne 2022.]