Stephen Smith

Level 76

iain Frazier on 11th November 2025

Family connections for Stephen (Smith) are: Some amndsments made Jun 2026 SMITH Daft (Smith) was born on 5 11 1732 at Snenton Nottinghamshire. He married Rebecca (Morley) on 3 4 1763 at Snenton. Rebecca (Morley) was born in 1742 in Nottinghamshire. Daft (Smith) & Rebecca (Morley) produced perhaps 1child: 1.Stephen (Smith) was born on 17 5 1759 or 25 7 1765 at Snenton Nottinghamshire & became a ploughman/farm labourer. He was a drummer when tried for highway robbery & stealing a felt hat at Nottingham Town Assizes on 13 3 1788, sentenced to death reprieved to 7years, held from September 1788 on hulk STANISLAUS on Thames & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 6 1790 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship SURPRISE; a voyage noted for extreme brutality of prisoners with a high death rate. He was sent to Norfolk Island arriving in August 1791. He had a relationship with Mary/Maria (Nash) (Smees records show their marriage in November 1791 in group ceremony on Norfolk Island-suggesting his birth about 1759-although he does not show them married at the birth of their children). On 12 7 1794 he enlisted in NSW Corps as a private & was sent to Sydney on 26 7 1794 with his wife & child. In 1795 he was granted 25acres at Mulgrave Place Hawkesbury which he quickly sold. In 1798 he was detached to (Abbott)s company. In 1802 he was granted 100acres at Evan near the Nepean River. He was discharged on 25 3 1803. He is recorded in 1806 with his family at Evan, the year in which he sufffered great losses in the floods. He was brutally murdered on 24 7 1811 age46/52 at Castlereagh by James (Hunt who was only imprisoned 12months) at Evan & buried at St Matthews CofE Windsor. .[Some details taken from this Website] ..Mary/Maria (Nash) was born in 1748 or 1752. She was tried for stealing clothes at Old Bailey in 1787, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 3 6 1790 after a voyage of 12months on LADY JULIANA-a ship with 228females who easily entertained the whole crew & also sailors at Teneriffe stopover; she was sent to Norfolk Island in August 1790 arriving on 7 8 1790. On 1 1 1791 she was suspected for theft & ordered to wear legirons; she was pregnant. She followed Stephen (Smith) to Sydney with 1child in November 1794 arriving on 6 11 1794. She is recorded in 1806 with Stephen (Smith) with 1male & 1female child at Evan. She died in 1783 age81/5 & was buried at Castlereagh. .[Some details taken from this Website] ..Stephen (Smith) & Mary/Maria (Nash) produced perhaps 4children: ..1.John (Smith) was born in February 1791 on Norfolk Island: his father may not be Stephen (Smith)-in fact he may be someone on LADY JULIANA before arrival in NSW. He died on Norfolk Island. ..2.Stephen (Smith) was born on 9 11 1793 on Norfolk Island. He was taken to Sydney by his mother in November 1794 arriving on 6 11 1794. ..3.Mary (Smith) was born on 26 11 1794 on Norfolk Island. She died on 22 4 1795 age5-m & was buried on Norfolk Island. ..4.Mary (Smith) was born on 6 6 1796 & baptised on 28 6 1796 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She married firstly Robert (Rowe/Roe) emancipist on 6 7 1812 at St Matthews CofE Windsor & produced 3children. Her marriage separated after 1821.>>> ....Robert/Richard (Rowe) was born about 1778. He was tried at Athy co.Kildare Ireland in 1800, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 6 1802 after a voyage of 8months on HERCULES. He was Free by Servitude in 1807 & his Ticket of Freedom was issued on 2 6 1810. He was recorded in 1814 as landowner at Windsor. His marriage separated after 1821. ...[Some details taken from this Website] Noted 2children are recorded as being born to a Mary (Smith) & Thomas (Taylor soldier HMS DROMEDARY/HINDOSTAN 1809) in 1811 & 1819. Thomas (Taylor) arrived in Australia with 73rd Regiment in 1809 on HMS HINDOSTAN/DROMEDARY). Mary (Smith) & Thomas Taylor) produced 2children: 1.Thomas Joseph (Taylor) was born on 7 9 1811 & baptised on 5 10 1850sic age39 at St Davids CofE Hobart. 2.Elizabeth (Taylor) was born on 20 12 1819 & baptised on 12 1 1820 at St Johns Launceston. ......So this could be the same Mary (Smith)!! .. a Thomas (Taylor) had a relationship with Hannah (Gahagan). He is recorded as a fisherman in 1826. (Hannah (Gagan) was born about 1781. She was tried w/1other for shop lifting, on 29 4 1808, printed Cambric etc of Samuel (Hopkins) at Old Bailey on 1 6 1808, sentenced to death commuted to Life, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 18 8 1809 after a voyage of 6.5months on INDISPENSIBLE. She was Free by Servitude by 1826. She died on 19 9 1827 age46 & was buried, as (Gaggin), at St Phillips CofE Sydney. [Some details taken from this Website] Thomas (Taylor) & Hannah (Gahagan/Gagan) produced 3children: 1.William (Taylor) was born in 1810. 2.Sarah (Taylor) was born in 1814. 3.Sarah Ann (Thomas)-mother recorded as Ann (Gagan)-was born on 20 4 1821 in Botany & baptised on 4 6 1826 age5 at St James CofE Sydney. & a child is recorded as being born to a Mary (Smith) & James (Lodwick soldier 1807 DUKE OF PORTLAND) in 1813. James (lodick/h) arrived in NSW as a private with NSW Corps on 27 7 1807 after a voyage of 7months on DUKE OF PORTLAND; he was detached to (Grose)s company. In 1808 he was detached to (Piper)s company, then 3Company in 1809. He was transferred to 73rd Regiment on 24 4 1810. James (Lodwick) & Mary (Smith) produced a child: 1.Ann (Lodwick) was born in 1813 & baptised on 27 6 1813 at St Davids CofE Hobart. ......So this would not be the same Mary (Smith)!! & a child is recorded as being born to a Mary (Smith) & John (Ash) in 1820. 1.John (Ash) was born on 1 8 1820 & baptised on 27 8 1820 at St Johns Launceston. ......So this would not be the same Mary (Smith)!! ++ >>>.Mary (Smith) married secondly Charles (Herbert-not shown in Smees records) & produced 1child. She was recorded in 1828 with her family including her sons William & Stephen (Rowe now Herbert) at Evan. She died in 1862 age about66 mother of 4known children. ....Charles (Herbert) was born on 2 4 1800 at Castlereagh & baptised on 18 5 1800 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. After 1806 he received a fifth of his fathers land at Nepean River Castlereagh. He was recorded in 1828 as farmer with his family at Evan & in 1829 as farmer. He died on 26 6 1852 age52. ....Details of Charles (Herbert)s family are given in entry for John (Herbert CHARLOTTE 1788) on this Website. a William (Herbert) age16 is recorded in 1828 with Charles & Mary (Herbert) at Evan. This person could be son of William (Rowe)-therefore adopted? a Stephen (Herbert) age13 is recorded in 1828 with Charles & Mary (Herbert) at Evan. This person could be son of William (Rowe)-therefore adopted? References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land' Pamela Statham 'A Colonial Regiment-New Sources Relating to the New South Wales Corps-1789-1810'

Level 5

Patricia Ross on 15th January 2022

•Stephen Smith was born on 27th May 1765 at Snenton, Nottinghamshire, England. •Parents: Daft Smith (born 5th Nov 1732 at Snenton) and Rebecca Morley( born 1st January 1742in Nottinghamshire) They were married on 3rd April 1763 at Snenton. •Stephen Smith was sentenced to death at the Nottingham Assizes on 13th March 1788 for highway robbery. He had robbed a man of a felt hat in the town of Nottingham. A newspaper report described him as a Drummer which suggests that he may have been in the army. • In September 1788 Smith was embarked on the Thames hulk ‘Stanislaus’, age given as 27. From there he was embarked on the ‘Surprize’, one of the ships that made up the Second Fleet. The ‘Surprize’ arrived at Sydney Cove on June 24th 1790. More than a year after landing at Sydney Cove, in August 1791, Smith was sent to Norfolk Island as the settlement there had plenty of food. Smith remained on Norfolk Island until July 1794. During that time he fathered a child named Stephen, born in November 1793 to Mary (Maria) Nash. July 1794, Smith was permitted to enlist in the New South Wales Corps, eight months before the expiry of his sentence. He sailed for Sydney in July and Mary Nash and the child followed him in November 1794. •1795 Smith was granted 25 acres of land in the Hawkesbury district which he immediately sold to a storekeeper in Windsor, William Baker. •6th June 1796, Smith and Nash had a daughter Mary . Smith was discharged from the NSW Corps in March 1803. •June 30th 1803 Smith was granted 100 acres in the Evan District near the Nepean River. •Smith was killed at Evan on Christmas Eve 1811. His burial was recorded in the register of St Matthews Church of England, Windsor, NSW on 27th December 1811, age given as 52 years.

Level 221

D Wong on 25th March 2014

Smith was sentenced to death in 1788 at the Nottingham Assizes for highway robbery. His sentence was transmuted to Transportation to NSW. He arrived on the Surprize in 1790. In 1791 he was sent to Norfolk Island. In 1794 he enlisted in the NSW Corps and returned to Sydney. . He formed a relationship with Mary/Maria Nash (Lady Juliana, 1789) on Norfolk Island and she followed Smith back to Sydney. In 1795 he was granted 25 acres in the Hawkesbury district which he sold to William Baker, storekeeper at Windsor. He was discharged from the Corps in March 1803 and in June was granted 100 acres at Castlereagh. Smith and Nash lived on their grant and suffered great losses in the 1806 floods. Smith was killed by James Hunt in December 1811. Hunt was convicted of his manslaughter. At the time of his death Smith was indebted to Samuel Terry who applied for the administration of his estate. Maria Nash continued to live in the district and worked for the Collitts family. She died at Castlereagh in 1833. The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) Saturday 28 December 1811 A settler at the Neapean, named Stephen Smith, was barbarously murdered on Christmas Eve. A man whose name is James Hunt has been apprehended on suspicion of the crime, and remains in custody. The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) Saturday 22 February 1812 Thursday--James Hunt was tried for the wilful murder of Stephen Smith, at the Nepean, on Christmas day last ; and found guilty of manslaughter.--Sentenced 12 months imprisonment. Death index for Stephen V18112804 2A/1811 SMITH STEPHEN AGE 52 Death index for Mary Nash V1833388 17/1833 NASH MARY AGE 65 Daughter Mary: NSW Birth index V1796403 4/1796 SMITH MARY father STEPHEN mother MARY