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Summary

Born
Jan 1806
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Jan 1825
Arrival
Apr 1825
Death
Jan 1879
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Personal Information

Name: William Smith
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1806
Death: 1st Jan 1879
Age at death: 73
Occupation: Errand boy
Aliases: Robinson

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Dublin City
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 5th Jan 1825
Ship: Hooghley
Arrival: 22nd Apr 1825
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

William Smith was transported on the Hooghley, departing 5th Jan 1825 and arriving 22nd Apr 1825 with 194 passengers.

The Hooghley was built in London in 1819. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Hooghley in 1825, 1828, 1831 and 1834. 1831 Voyage - Hooghley. Shipping; Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Cork, on Tuesday last, whence she sailed the 24th June last, the ship, Hooghley,309 tons, Captain Reeves, with- 184 female prisoners. Surgeon superintendent, James Ellis, Esq. this vessel brings out ten free settlers and 20 children, as steerage passengers. Source; The Sydney Herald. Mon 3 Oct 1831. Page 4. Shipping Intelligence.

HooghleyHooghley (generic)

References

Primary SourceCharles Bateson, Irish Convicts 1787-1868

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Convict Notes

Tony Beale avatar
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on 27th July 2020

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842. Smith or Robinson

Sylvia Eichler avatar
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on 14th May 2020

Married Mary Kena in 1843, became carpenter, undertaker in Morpeth, NSW