Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Smith was transported on the Bencoolen, departing 24th Apr 1819 and arriving 25th Aug 1819 with 153 passengers.
Departed from Cork. 150 Male passengers - no deaths. 123 of the convicts were trans-shipped to Van Diemens Land in the Admiral Cockburn, arriving there in September 1819.
Bencoolen (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Colonial secretary Index. |
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Convict Notes
Criminal Court Records Indx. Thomas Smith, per Bencoolen, James Butler and Edward McNalty. Session 23 Sep – 10 Oct 1823. Offence: Rape of Eleanor Nemio at Windsor. --------------------------------------------------- Criminal Court- TUESDAY.—Thomas Smith was indicted for the perpetration of a rape on the person of Eleanor Nemo; and James Butler and Edward McNalty were indicted as aiders and abettors in the said offence.— Acquitted. Sydney Gazette, 9 Oct 1823. --------------------------------------------------- SMITH, Thomas. Per "Bencoolen", 1819 1823 Sep 22-Oct 15 In reports of prisoners tried at Court of Criminal Jurisdiction (Reel 6023; X820 p.111) 1824 Oct 8 Slater and plaisterer. Assigned convict tradesman whose master was a defaulter in payment for (Fiche 3293; 5/3821.1 p.6)
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Thomas Smith, age on arrival, 21, Bencoolen, 1819. Tried 1819 at Dublin City, 7 years. DOB 1798, Native place, Dublin. Trade, Slater plasterer.