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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 374 |
| 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 Smith, age 32, was convicted at the Old Bailey in London on 13 January 1802 for the crime of receiving stolen goods (two coach cushions). Joseph had "a little iron shop in John's-court, Mary-le-bonne-lane". He was sentenced to be transported for 14 years. The Old Bailey trial can be seen at https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t18020113-80-defend787&div=t18020113-80#highlight He was received on the "Retribution" hulk on 11 June 1804, and transported on the "Fortune" which left England in January 1806 and arrived at Port Jackson on 12 July 1806. Soon after arriving at Sydney, he was one of the 20 men of the "Fortune" with "useful" trades who were selected by Governor King to augment the struggling settlement of Port Dalrymple, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). He arrived at Van Diemen's Land on the ship "Sophia" on 1 August 1806. In the General Musters of New South Wales, Norfolk Island, and Van Diemen's Land, 1811, he was listed as "Joseph Smith, Fortune, Jan'y 1802 Middlesex 14 years, at Port Dalrymple". He is possibly the man Joseph Smith, widower, who married Margaret Dillon, widow, on 14 May 1821 at Launceston. (Note there was another Joseph Smith on the "Fortune", convicted at Warwick Assizes on 10 August 1805, receiving a 14 year sentence, who died at Liverpool NSW in 1824. See https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/smith/joseph/107424)
1825 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. 1825 Name; Joseph Smith Age; No Details Class; F. S. Vessel; Fortune - 1806 - 14 years Employment/Remarks; DIED; 1824 - Campbelltown