Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Joseph Smith was transported on the Fortune And Alexander, departing 31st Dec 1805 and arriving 12th Jul 1806 with 309 passengers.
Fortune And Alexander (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 381 (190) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Joseph Smith was my 4 x grandfather paternal."
"Joseph Smith is my 4 Great Grandfather through daughter Hannah Smith"
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Convict Notes
Joseph was born about 1764 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Joseph Smith was convicted at Warwick Assizes on 10 August 1805. He was sentenced to 14 years transportation. When he was received from Warwick to the "Captivity" hulk, he was recorded as age 41, and his crime as "Receiving stolen goods". He was transported to Sydney on the ship "Fortune" which sailed with the "Alexander" in 1806. On 15 December 1817 Joseph Smith wrote a petition asking for a pardon. He wrote that he "was tried at the Assizes for the County of Warwick the 10th Day of August 1805 ... he had arrived in the Colony in the Ship Fortune ... since that time he was employed in His Majesty's Dockyard as a Founder" and he had received a Ticket of Leave on 14 September 1815. When Joseph Smith received a Conditional Pardon on 31 January 1818 he was recorded as having arrived on the Fortune 1 (1806), convicted at Warwickshire Assizes. He was noted as having the native place Birmingham, and was a brassfounder, 5ft 8¾in, dark sallow complexion, black hair, hazel eyes. Joseph Smith formed a de facto relationship with Ann Gibbons. They had a son Joseph born in Sydney in 1815, and a daughter Hannah born in Sydney in 1817. Joseph and Ann had moved to Liverpool by 1819, when they decided to get married. Marriage: Joseph Smith married Ann Gibbons on 24 May 1819 at St John's Church of England, Parramatta, New South Wales, by Samuel Marsden, witnesses James Everett and Jane Everitt. Joseph and Ann were both "of Liverpool" and they marked the register with a cross. They had children: Joseph Smith born 15 Jul 1815, Baptised 5 Nov 1815. Hannah (Anne) Smith born 14 Dec 1817, Baptised 25 Feb 1818. Thomas Smith born 25 May 1820, Baptised 26 Apr 1827. In 1820 Joseph Smith wrote a memorial asking for land? (not clear). Death: Tragically, Joseph Smith died on 26 May 1824 at Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, after a terrible accident. The burial register of St Luke's church has: Joseph Smith free, "Fortune" age 60, "Leg amputated, thrown from a cart". He was buried 28 May at St Luke's Cemetery, Liverpool.