John Smith

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Summary

Born
Jan 1804
Conviction
Shop lifting
Departure
Apr 1841
Arrival
Sep 1841
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Smith
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1804
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Waiter/footman

Crime

Crime: Shop lifting
Convicted at: Central Criminal Court
Sentence term: 15 years

Voyage

Departed: 6th Apr 1841
Ship: Layton
Arrival: 1st Sep 1841
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

John Smith was transported on the Layton, departing 6th Apr 1841 and arriving 1st Sep 1841 with 250 passengers.

1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.

LaytonLayton (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 283 (143)
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

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 10th October 2023

-- Prisoner No; 2414 ** * Native Place; Whitechapel * Offence; Shoplifting in a Jewlery Shop, 2 gold watches, 2 gold snuff boxes * Previous conviction; Sentenced to 7 years in Bermuda for stealing 2 breast rings, served 5 years. * Trade; Waiter. * Aged 37 years old on Arrival * 1849 - 4 December. Received a Ticket of Leave. * 1850 - Ticket of Leave revoked * 1852 - Ticket of Leave restored absence accounted for. * 1856 - 29 August 1856. Certificate at Launceston * Probation for 3 years at Waltwater Creek.