Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Holmes Smith was transported on the Henry Tanner, departing 27th Jun 1834 and arriving 26th Oct 1834 with 220 passengers.
Henry Tanner (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 382 |
| 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 |
Claims
"My Grandfather Holmes Smith"
"My 3x Great Grandfather. He made the most of his new start, may he rest in peace."
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Convict Notes
Holmes Smith, charged with … stealng, a silver Spoon, two metal tea spoons, and 8 silk handherchiefs, the property of Joseph Gott, was found Guilty, and transported for 7 years. Halifax Guardian, 4 Jan 1834. Convicts. — The following Convicts were, on Tuesday last, removed from York Castle, to undergo their respective terms- of transportation : … On board the Gannimede Hulk, at Woolwich, … Holmes Smith, … for seven years. York Herald, 8 Feb 1834. John Holmes was charged with stealing 18 hanks of worsted, four silk handkerchiefs, and other articles, from the house of Joseph Gott of Cowling. On the night of the 24th April last, the prosecutor and his wife went to chapel, and during their absence the house was robbed. A man named Holmes Smith was convicted of the offence at the last Wetherby sessions ; and it was attempted to be shown that the prisoner had been near Gott's house about the time of the robbery and that he had since kept out of the way, but as the proof failed, the court directed an acquittal. Bradford Observer, 3 July 1834.
Born Sutton, Kildwick, Yorkshire, England, son of William Smith and Sarah Holmes
Holmes Smith was 23 years old, Protestant, single, illiterate, 5'7 3/4" tall, dark sallow complexion, dark brown hair, brown eyes, nose a little pugged, small scar on back of right hand, small wart on back of little finger of same hand, scar inside little finger of left hand. Holmes was born in Yorkshire. 1839: TOL Berrima 24/1/1842: COF 27/5/1844: Married Mary Styles. 1857: He was a goldminer. 1893: He was a farmer. December 1893: Holmes died of Intestinal obstruction, accute peretinitis, and was buried at Heathcote Cemetery on 15/12/1893.