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William Smith was transported on the Charlotte, departing 13th May 1787 and arriving 22nd Jan 1788 with 111 passengers.
Being 335 tons, 105 ft long and 28 ft at the beam, The Charlotte held 88 male and 20 female convicts. Built in 1784 and Skippered by Master Thomas Gilbert, her return to England saw her doing the London - Jamacia run until she was sold to a Quebec merchant in 1818 and was then lost off the coast of Newfoundland that very same year.
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Convict Notes
Tried and convicted at Dorchester in Dorset on 16th March 1786 for for burglary and the theft of 20 lb weight of bacon & other goods, sentenced to death, this was commuted to transportation for 7 years. He spent the next 13 months on the Hulk 'Dunkirk'. Left England on 13th May 1787. Ship:- the 'Charlotte' sailed with 88 male and 20 female convicts on board of which 4 males died during the voyage. Arrived on 26th January 1788. (Also aboard the Charlotte was a female convict, Ann Smith, who William got friendly with.) On 17th February 1789 William was one of the small party of 7 freemen and 15 convicts who had sailed on the 'Supply' to Norfolk Island under the command of Phillip Gidley King. Ann, who had a relationship with convict Patrick Burn rekindled her friendship with First Fleet convict William Smith, and with her children she returned to Sydney in 1793 aboard the Kitty and later, having served his 7 years, William also returned to Sydney and their relationship continued. On his return William was granted 30 acres and in April 1797 a further 40 acres. In 1818, in her own right, Ann and the children were granted 20 acres. When William died in 1830, aged 75, he left all his property and animals to Ann. Ann, with the help of her son Thomas, managed the farm until his premature death. She lived on there with her daughter-in-law Leticia until her death in 1837 at the age of 87. Ann & William are both buried at St. Johns Anglican Church cemetery, Parramatta.