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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Henry Smith was transported on the Ocean, departing 22nd Apr 1823 and arriving 27th Aug 1823 with 175 passengers.
The 'Ocean' was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. In 1803 she accompanied the ship 'Calcutta' to Australia, acting as a transport supply ship. When the settlers abondoned Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria the ship transferred convicts, settlers and marines to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1815, 1817 & 1823 the 'Ocean' transported convicts to New South Wales.
Ocean (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 45 (24) |
| 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
Henry Smith, alias Thatcher, has been committed to the Old Bridewell, Devizes, charged with having stolen Friday last, a sheet and a pair of cotton stockings from the dwelling-house of Richard Blamp? of Calne: and with having on the same day stolen a coat, the property of Charles Pyke, of Hillmarton. - Smith is a notoriously bad character, and is the same fellow who broke out of Marlborough Bridewell some time since. Devizes Gazette, 12 Dec 1822 The following prisoners were sentenced as follows: Henry Smith alias Henry Thatcher, for stealing a sheet and a pair of stockings, the property of ? at Calne, 7 years transportation. Devizes Gazette, 23 Jan 1823