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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
John Smith was transported on the Agamemnon, departing 22nd Apr 1820 and arriving 22nd Sep 1820 with 180 passengers.
Built 1811 Sunderland. Departed Portsmouth 3 May 1820.
Agamemnon (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 298 Government Gazette (Issue 300 of 25 Oct 1837 Matcham intestate estate record at NSW Archives |
| 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 |
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Convict Notes
By 1844 he was Matcham's overseer.
Absconded from the employment of C H N Matcham near Yass on 27 September 1837
1841, 29 November: John SMITH, per Agamemnon, born 1803, granted a Ticket of Leave No.41/2532 for the District of Sydney. Altered to Moreton Bay on 20 March 1843 (see New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869; Ticket of leave butts (NRS 12202), Ticket of leave butts, Oct 1841-Jan 1842). Note: Again, no mention of the crime that resulted in transportation for life. 1842, 22 July: Admitted to Darlinghurst Gaol for trial [charge not listed], John SMITH per Agamemnon, a Protestant labourer from London, holder of a Ticket of Leave; described as 36, born 1806. He was acquitted and released on 15 August 1842 (see New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930; Entrance and Description Book, Darlinghurst 1831-1849). 1845, 15 March: Conditional Pardon No.45/410 granted to John SMITH, per Agamemnon 1820, of London, labourer, born 1803, tried at Middlesex Gaol Delivery on 1 December 1819 and sentenced to life; described as 5’7” tall with a sallow and pockpitted complexion, light brown hair and blue eyes (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons, 1788-1870; Conditional 1837-1845 (Reel 798)). Note: Still no mention of his original crime.
1830, 6 January: Court appearance at Windsor, as per below. 1830, 12 January – from the Sydney Gazette and NSW Advertiser, p2: Windsor Assizes “Matthew Gibson, John Smith, John Cotton, and John Kettlewell, were indicted for stealing in the dwelling-house of Ebenezer Collier, at Bathurst, on the 6th of October last, and putting Julia, his wife, being herein, in bodily fear. The Jury found the prisoners Gibson and Smith Guilty, and acquitted Cotton and Kettlewell. Sentence of Death was recorded against Gibson and Smith.” 1830, 30 June: Arrived at Moreton Bay penal settlement per Isabella to serve a seven years hard labour sentence, commuted from death, for stealing in a dwelling house and putting in fear, etc. Described as a labourer, aged 27, having been convicted by the Criminal Court at Windsor on 6 January 1830. John SMITH absconded from Moreton Bay on 27 December 1832 before being returned to the settlement on 19 March 1833. He was sent to Sydney on 29 May 1837 (see Kenneth J Lamb, Canberra 2013, Moreton Bay Convict Runaways database).
1822, 1 April: On a return of convicts discharged from the Establishment, Emu Plains, to G Bennet's road party (see New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856). 1822, 20 November: On list of prisoners forwarded to Windsor for distribution (see New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856; Copies of Letters Sent Within The Colony, 1814-1827). 1825: John SMITH, per Agamemnon 1820, is listed as a general servant to Mr William Cox at Bathurst (see New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849). 1828, 26 December: Granted a Ticket of Leave No.28/526 to John SMITH per Agamemnon for the District of Bathurst. Notation: “Torn up and cancelled the holder having been lately convicted at the Supreme Court held at Windsor of a felony”, dated 12 January 1830 (see New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869; Ticket of leave butts (NRS 12202); Ticket of leave butts, Aug 1828-May 1829). Note: There is no mention of the offence that resulted in his transportation for life.
1820, 22 September: John SMITH, 18, a cooper’s apprentice and sailmaker of London, tried 1 December 1819; 5’6” tall, sallow complexion, brown hair and hazel eyes (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842).