William Smith

William Smith, one of 220 convicts transported on the Elizabeth, 03 October 1831

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Smith
Aliases:	Thomas Lever, Thomas Leven
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1809
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 59 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing
Convicted at:	Lancaster Quarter Sessions
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Elizabeth
Departure date:	3rd October, 1831
Arrival date:	14th February, 1832
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 219 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 186. Tasmanian Archives - convicts
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Carol Axton-Thompson on 17th August, 2013 wrote:

William Smith (proper name Thomas Lever or Leven (transcription- difficult to read)was convicted at Lancaster on 10/1/1831 for stealing a pr of earings. 7yr sentence. Transported to Van Diemen’s Land on the ‘Elizabeth’, arriving 14/02/1832.

Single man.

Assignments in Colony. No offences here.

Convict Changes History

Carol Axton-Thompson on 17th August, 2013 made the following changes:

source, alias1, alias2, date of birth 1809, gender, crime