George Smith

George Smith, one of 200 convicts transported on the Sarah, 22 August 1829

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	George Smith
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1810
Occupation:	Labourer
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:	Stealing
Convicted at:	Surrey Quarter Session
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Sarah
Departure date:	22nd August, 1829
Arrival date:	27th December, 1829
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 199 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 188
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

BJ on 13th July, 2021 wrote:

Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4015]; Microfiche: 674
George Smith age 19. Labourer from London.Tried at Southwark 20 July 1829. Sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing a bird cage. Assigned to John Gaggin at Windsor on arrival

BJ on 13th July, 2021 wrote:

George Smith age 19. Labourer from London.Tried at Southwark 20 July 1829. Sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing a bird cage. Assigned to John Gaggin at Windsor on arrival

Convict Changes History

BJ on 13th July, 2021 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1810 (prev. 0000), occupation, crime

Iris Dunne on 13th July, 2021 made the following changes:

gender: m