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Transportation
Luke Smith was transported on the Eliza, departing 25th Jun 1828 and arriving 18th Nov 1828 with 159 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
Eliza (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 420 |
| 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
Luke Smith and Peter Campbell (old practitioners) pleaded guilty to stealing a shilling, they had gone about the country under a pretence, to buy old copper, robbing where ever they went; seven years' transportation.— Chester Chronicle, 18 Jan 1828. Luke Smith (30), and Peter Campbell (33), for stealing shilling from the person of James Swinnerton. Chester Courant, 22 Jan 1828. ------------------------------------- National Archives. Hulk Records. HO-9-4_4. Woolwich hulks, Justitia, page 42. Received from 7 Feb 1828, from Chester, Peter Campbell, age 33, Stg money, Tried Chester Gen. Qr Sess, 14 Jan 1828, 7 years, Transported 19 May 1828. Luke Smith, age 30, Stg money, Tried Chester Gen. Qr Sess, 14 Jan 1828, 7 years, To hulk Ganymede, 10 April 1828.
Luke Smith was listed as 30 years old on arrival. Native Place: Newry, Down County, Ire. Occupation: Umbrella maker. Luke could read, was married with 4 children, 5'7¼" tall, swarthy and pockpitted complexion, black hair, brown eyes, looks like a gipsey. Assigned to Wm. M. Gore, North Shore. 23/5/1835: COF
ADM 101/23/5B . Medical and surgical journal of the convict ship Eliza for 10 June 1828 to 22 April 1830 1829 by James Patton, surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in transporting convicts from Woolwich and Sheerness to New South Wales. Folios 10-11: Luke Smith, aged 27, prisoner: disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 19 July 1828 at sea. From 24 July 1828 gradually got better.