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Jeremiah Smith

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Summary

Born
Jan 1834
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Sep 1857
Arrival
Jan 1858
Death
Jan 1881
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Personal Information

Name: Jeremiah Smith
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1834
Death: 12th Jan 1881
Age at death: 47
Occupation: Labourer - general
Aliases: William Sinnett, Jerry Smith

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Lancashire, Salford Adjourned General Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 10 years

Voyage

Departed: 18th Sep 1857
Ship: Nile
Arrival: 1st Jan 1858
Place of Arrival: Western Australia

Transportation

Jeremiah Smith was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.

NileNile (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 238. --0-- Edgar, W. (Bill). (2018). “The precarious voyage of her majesty’s convict ship ‘Nile’ to the Swan River colony, late 1857 – and the unexpected aftermath.” The Great Circle, 40(1), 20–43. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26783779
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 3rd January 2022

TRIAL: 7 July, 1856: Jeremiah Smith, "otherwise called William Sinnett" was tried and convicted at Salford (at the General Quarter Session of the Peace at Lancaster and by adjournment at Preston, Salford and Kirkdale). He was found guilty of larceny -- stealing 14/6. Also taken into account was his previous conviction for a felony. He was sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude [not transportation, yet what happened next suggests the court's ruling was ignored](England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; England; Lancashire; 1856). --0--

Dianne Jones avatar
218
on 3rd January 2022

PREVIOUS CONVICTION: July, 1852: Jeremiah Smith was convicted for a felony and sentenced to 7 years' transportation. He was released from Dartmoor (date not known) on a licence for parole. From 1853 onwards, under the Penal Servitude Act, "individuals serving time in convict prisons... [could] be released part way through their sentence on a 'conditional licence' much like the well-established 'Ticket of Leave' system in Australia." (https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/UK_Licences_for_the_Parole_of_Convicts_1853-1925) --00--