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Personal Information
Transportation
William Smith was transported on the Fame, departing 9th Oct 1816 and arriving 8th Mar 1817 with 201 passengers.
Fame (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 287 (145) |
| 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
Colonial Secretary Index. SMITH, William. Per "Fame", 1817 1817 Mar 14 On list of convicts disembarked from the "Fame" & forwarded to Windsor for distribution (Reel 6005; 4/3496 p.53) 1817 Aug 18 On list of prisoners sent to Newcastle per "Mary" (Reel 6005; 4/3496 p.312)
Suffolk Assizes. … Wm. Smith, for stealing a chesnut gelding, the property of the Rev. J. Territt, of Clare; ... Cambridge Chronicle, 5 April 1816. William Smith, sentenced to death for horse-stealing, attempted to hang himself on Friday evening, before he knew of his reprieve, but was cut down by James Tyler, in time enough to be speedily recoveréd. Bury and Norwich Post, 3 April 1816. --------------------------------------------------------------- About James Tyler: James Tyler (a miserable looking man of colour) for a burglary in the Wheat Sheaf at’ Newmarket, and stealing some bread and cheese; ... Cambridge Chronicle, 5 April 1816.