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Voyage
Transportation
Joseph West Smith was transported on the Tortoise, departing 28th Sep 1841 and arriving 19th Feb 1842 with 401 passengers.
Rig: HMS 1000 tons Voyage 1841/1842 from Plymouth, England to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) Australia. Capt J. Hood. Surgeon: Thomas Brownrigg. 394 - 400 male convicts listed.
Tortoise (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 390. Tasmanian Archives - convicts, conduct record http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON33-1-17,411,329,L,80. |
| 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
Joseph West Smith was convicted at Southampton on 20/02/1841 for shoplifting. 10yr sentence. Gaol Report: convicted before Transported to Van Diemen's Land(Tasmania) on the 'Tortoise', arriving 19/02/1842. Single; aged 16yrs; labourer; 5' 3/4"; fair, freckled complexion; dk brown hair; grey eyes. Native Place: Lymington 2 years Probation Period at Salt Water Creek. Report: March 1842 - good, orderly. Died at Salt Water Creek 02/05/1842.