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John Smith was transported on the Andromeda, departing 16th Oct 1826 and arriving 23rd Feb 1827 with 147 passengers.
Also, same day, from Cork, whence she sailed May 25th, the ship Andromeda, 401 tons, Benjamin Gales master, with 173 female prisoners; Henry Kelsawl, Esq., Surgeon-superintendant. Passengers — Fourteen free females, viz. Mary Manning, Martha Morron, Margaret Mahon, Margaret Sheedy, Mary Ann Nixon alias Welsh, Catherine Kiernan, Mary Cassock, Catherine Stanton, Johanna Neville, Mary Lyons alias Hynes, Maria Moran, Catherine O'Donnel, Margaret Kennedy, and Mary Sullivan, and twenty-six children; also twenty-three children belonging to the prisoners. Sydney Monitor, 20 Sept 1834.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 104 |
| 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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UK, Prison Hulk Registers - Justitia Register No; 1194. Name John Smith alias Carter Aged; 21 years old Offence; Stealing Linen Trial; 22 June 1826 - Middlesex
143. JOHN SMITH was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of May , 2 shirts, value 3s.; 1 pair of stockings, value 9d.; 1 handkerchief, value 3d., and 1 bag, value 3s., the goods of Edward John Randolph ; 2 bags, value 8s., and 1 skin of leather, value 2s. , the goods of Robert Makepeace . JOHN NORRIS . I am clerk to the Lord Chief Baron. - On the 27th of May I was sent for to Sir Archibald Macdonald's, to look for some papers, and passing from the library to a small room where some papers were kept, I saw the entrance hall window open, and a man peeping in from the outside - I stopped to see whether he went away; I then went into the room, and staid five minutes in search of the papers - when I came out I saw the prisoner moving along the entrance hall, with two bags under his right arm; I asked who he was, and where he came from - he said he came about a Mr. Smith; I knew Sir Archibald had a butler named Smith, but he had left him; I asked where he came from - he said from a Mr. Farquhar, in St. James'-street - I asked if it was the banker - he said Yes, and he had brought a letter, which he had given to the servant maid; I rang the bell for the servant to get a constable, and to send up the butler; he was secured. JOHN CARROLL . I am servant to Lady Louisa Macdonald. I went up when I heard the bell ring, and found the prisoner in custody; these articles belong to Edward John Randolph - he is grandson to the late Sir Archibald Macdonald; he had come home that day from Westminster school, and left these things in the hall - this bag belongs to Mr. Makepeace, who had come to weigh the silver. JOHN WILDMAN PAINE . I am an officer. I was sent for to take the prisoner on the 27th of May. MASTER EDWARD JOHN RANDOLPH . I am grandson of the late Sir Archibald Macdonald. I had left these things in the hall, and know them to be mine. GUILTY . Aged 21. Transported for Seven Years .