Thomas Smith

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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Horse theft
Departure
Oct 1820
Arrival
Mar 1821
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Thomas Smith
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Horse theft
Convicted at: Kent Assizes
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 2nd Oct 1820
Ship: Dick
Arrival: 12th Mar 1821
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Thomas Smith was transported on the Dick, departing 2nd Oct 1820 and arriving 12th Mar 1821 with 141 passengers.

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References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 405 (204)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

Claims

"Husband of 4 x G Grandmother"

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Convict Notes

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on 2nd March 2024

In the night Monday last, two horses, one belong, to Mr. Edwin Poolly and the other to Mr. Pattenden, were stolen from a field in the parish of Boxley. Mr. Poolly pursued the thieves, and overtook them on Wednesday morning, at Romford, in Essex, where they were offering the horses for sale. They were immediatelv taken into custody, and brought to Maidstone on Wednesday night, when they underwent an examination and were fully committed to take their trial at the ensuing Assizes. Their names are Thomas Smith and William Lee, the latter of whom belonged to the noted tribe of gypsies of that name. Kentish Weekly Post, 23 June 1820. William Lee and Thomas. Smith charged with stealing at the parish Bexley, two horses, together the value of forty one guineas, the property of Edwin Poolly, and Robert Paddenden. Kentish Weekly Post, 20 June 1820. William Lee and Thomas Smith, for having feloniously stolen at the parish of Boxley, a horse, the property of Edwin Poolly, and of the value of twenty-five guineas.— Guilty—DEATH. Kentish Weekly Post, 28 July1820.