George Smith

George Smith, one of 224 convicts transported on the Gilmore, 31 October 1831

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	George Smith
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

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

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Kent, Canterbury Session of Peace and Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Gilmore
Departure date:	31st October, 1831
Arrival date:	22nd March, 1832
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 224 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 208. Tasmanian Archives - convicts. Conduct Record pg 194.
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

Carol Axton-Thompson on 17th August, 2013 wrote:

N.B. There are 3 or 4 George Smith’s on this sailing of the ‘Gilmore’. This George is identifier 3.

Convicted at Canterbury, Kent 27/06/1831 for receiving stolen goods - cloth material. Imprisoned before and escaped before trial. 7yr sentence. Transported to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) on the ‘Gilmore’, arriving 22/03/1832.

Assignments in Colony

10/10/1864 Gaol, Launceston.

Convict Changes History

Carol Axton-Thompson on 17th August, 2013 made the following changes:

source, gender