John Smith

John Smith, one of 280 convicts transported on the Aboukir, 24 December 1851

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Smith
Aliases:	Mountjoy, George (Alias)
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Middlesex, Clerkenwell General Sessions
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Aboukir
Departure date:	24th December, 1851
Arrival date:	20th February, 1852
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island. [These convicts appear to have all landed in Van Diemen's Land]
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 279 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 307 (156)
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Gina Lock on 12th September, 2012 wrote:

George Mountjoy changed his name to John Smith when transported. He was transported for 7 years to VDL for stealing a pair of boots worth 10s 6d from Drury Lane, London. His father was a famous Pedestrian called John Mountjoy.

Convict Changes History

Gina Lock on 12th September, 2012 made the following changes:

gender m