Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Jane Smith was transported on the Majestic, departing 1st Oct 1838 and arriving 22nd Jan 1839 with 123 passengers.
Majestic (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 333 (168). Tasmanian Archives - convict record http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON40-1-10,257,25,F,60 |
| 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
No one has claimed Jane Smith yet.
Photos
No photos have been added for Jane Smith.
Convict Notes
together with her husband John Smith built the first house in Nowra, NSW. Later they lived in a big 2 storey house with servants, 2 croquet lawns, 2 tennis courts etc called "Violet Banks". This was pulled down and is now the Nowra RSL club in Junction Street. (oral history from my grandmother, who also lived in the house with her parents in Jane Eliza Smith's later years) Jane Street (the bridge over the highway to the shopping centre is named after her. The shopping centre is the site of land they owned previously.
Jane SMITH was convicted at the CCC, London on 14 May 1838 for burglary. 10 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Majestic' arriving 21 Jan 1839. Single woman; servant; aged 17yrs; 5'2 1/2"; fair complexion; light brown hair; Hazel eyes. Native place: London Assigned out to work services in the Colony. In 1841 was absent without leave. Sent to work at the wash tubs (hard labour) for 1 month. 31 Jan 1842: Application for permission to marry. Jane Smith per 'Majestic' to John Smith (free - which may mean free settler or free by servitude). Approved. 8 June 1842: Marriage. Jane Smith, aged 21 yrs, spinster to John Smith aged 25 yrs, labourer. At Trinity Church of England, Hobart by P. Palmer, Minister in the presence of Joseph Stepwell & Charles Tonge. (ref. 37/1/12 no. 1684) 28 Feb 1843: female child born to Jane & John Smith. Mother - Jane Smith, formerly Smith. Father - John Smith, labourer, 74 Upper Melville St. Hobart. (ref. 33/1/1 no. 1336) 7 April 1843: Ticket of Leave granted. 2 July 1844: female child born. Mother - Jane Smith formerly Smith. Father - John Smith, dairy man & farmer. Hobart district. (ref. 33/1/2 no. 365) 22 May 1846: Conditional Pardon approved.
Married John Smith (1815 - 1888) on the 8th of June 1842 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
She and her husband recorded as the first official residents of Nowra NSW Australia. Was a highly respected, wealthy and influential member of that community.