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Transportation
Robert Smith was transported on the Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize, departing 30th Nov 1789 and arriving 26th Jun 1790 with 1084 passengers.
Neptune 809 tons built on the River Thames 1779. The largest ship of the Second Fleet.
Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 31 (17) |
| 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
Convict Indents. ** dd noted in column next to his name - could indicate he died; no date listed [on voyage] ** Ship; NEPTUNE ** Australia, Convict Index, 1788-1868 Name Robert Smith [Job Lains] Age 29 Birth Year Abt 1759 Arrival Year 1788 Arrival State New South Wales Trial Place Chelmsford Essex Ship Neptune Comments d1790 • © 1997-2024 Ancestry
At our affixes, which ended yesterday, William Prentice, for sheep stealing, Miles Gage, and Robert Smith, for housebreaking, received sentence of death, but were reprieved before the Judge left town. Stephen Hall, the younger, for housebreaking; Jas. Hewlett, for stealing hop basket, fowls, &c. and Wm. Allen, for stealing four bushels of bread flour, to be transported for 7 years. Ipswich Journal, 15 March 1788.