George Smith

George Smith, one of 224 convicts transported on the Waterloo, 18 November 1834

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	George Smith
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1808
Occupation:	Seaman
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 Life

Crime:	Stealing
Convicted at:	Surrey Quarter Session
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Waterloo
Departure date:	18th November, 1834
Arrival date:	3rd March, 1835
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 225 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 469 (236). Tasmanian Archives - convicts http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON31-1-40,262,120,L,80
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 12th August, 2013 wrote:

N.B. There are two George Smith’s on this sailing of the ‘Waterloo’.

George Smith was convicted at Surrey on 20 Oct 1834 for stealing a gold watch. Previous offences. Life sentence. Transported to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) on the ‘Waterloo’, arriving 02/03/1835.

Aged 26yrs; single man; seaman.

Assignments;
1837 - Marine Depot.
1839 - Constable (dismissed from Police for being asleep on duty)
25/04/1839: Ticket of Leave
04/07/1848: Conditional Pardon approved.

Convict Changes History

Carol Axton-Thompson on 12th August, 2013 made the following changes:

source, date of birth 1808, gender, occupation, crime