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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Shoesmith was transported on the Pyrenees, departing 31st Jan 1853 and arriving 30th Apr 1853 with 296 passengers.
Pyrenees (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 21 (12) |
| 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
Many records show birth as abt. 1817, above baptism 1816, therefore birth can only be same day as baptism or probably 1815
Baptised 01 Jan 1816, Pett,Sussex. Father was William Shoesmith, Mother was Charlotte Shoesmith nee Jones. William Shoesmith was tried on 01Jul 1848 in Kent. From: Sussex Agricultural Express 1/7/1848 West Kent Quarter Sessions William Shoesmith, 33, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing one padlock and key, value 3s, the property of John Browne, his master,at Hollingbourne. Two months hard labour. He was described as 5ft 5½ inches tall. Dark brown hair. in 1850. He was tried on 4 Feb 1850 in Hastings, Sussex. From: Hastings & St. Leonards Chronicle 5/2/1850 Magistrates Bench Town Hall, Monday February 4th. James Boyland, John Barnes and William Shoesmith were sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for begging in the public streets. He was tried on 19 Apr 1850 in Hastings, Sussex. From: Hastings & St. Leonards Chronicle 23/4/1850. Easter Quarter Sessions. William Shoesmith was charged with stealing, on the 8th July 1849, from the person of William Garmaraway, one silver watch, of the value of 15s - prisoner pleaded "not guilty". .... The Jury returned a verdict of guilty. It was then proved that the prisoner was sentenced to two months imprisonment at the General Quarter Sessions at Maidstone, on the 29th June 1848, on a charge of felony, and also being imprisoned at Rye for one month. Sentence seven years transportation. Hastings Gaol Records 1850-1853 February 1850 SHOESMITH, William (33) A traveller/Read/Vagrancy/7 days hard labour SHOESMITH, William (33) Ore/Read/Larceny from the person/Further exam. Once before in Lewes, once in Rye, once in Canterbury, once in Maidstone. Convicted at Sessions 7 years transportation beyond the seas to such parts as Her Majesty's Privy council shall order. He was transported in 1853 to Freemantle, Western Australia. Prison ship PYRENEES, arrived in Freemantle 30/4/1853. Of the 293 convicts was:- William Shoesmith Registration No. 1774 - 7 years - 36 years. tried Hastings 19/4/1850 for Larceny. Physical description:- Brickmaker, single, no children, 5ft 5½ ins., dark brown hair. .....and his occupation was given as "brickmaker". They hadn't finished building the prison at that time, apparently, so he was one of the lucky ones who got his Ticket of Leave the day after his arrival (1/5/1853). Conditional pardon date was 1/7/1854.