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Transportation
William Sydenham Smith was transported on the Layton, departing 17th Jun 1829 and arriving 8th Nov 1829 with 190 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 100 |
| 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
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Indent No; 132 Age; 13 Native Place; Somerset shire Trade or calling; Tailor's boy Eyes; Brown Hair; Black Completion; Dare Sallow Remarks; DIED in the Hospital. ----------------
William Sydenham SMITH per Layton 1829, tried at Taunton, Somerset, on 29 March 1828, life, was granted a Conditional Pardon, No 68/1, in 1868. The record from the Police Department Sydney, Convict Branch, is dated January 1869 and signed by the Inspector General of Police (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891).
Ref: draft manuscript by Laurie Moore working title "A tale of Gypsey Smith convict and bushranger on the goldfields of Victoria"