First Fleeters with the same name - William SMITH

Started by Leanne M (Volunteer Curator - Australia) 🇦🇺 on Thursday, January 4, 2018

There were 5 people on the first fleet with the name William SMITH
- 4 Convicts
- 1 Corporal

1) William SMITH - age 29 - no trade recorded - convicted 4 June 1783 Old Bailey for Burglary - 7 years "Scarborough"
- http://firstfleet.thruhere.net/convict.php?id=649
- http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/twconvic/919

2) William SMITH - unknown age - no trade recorded - convicted 22 April 1784 Oxford for unknown crime - 7 years "Alexander"
- http://firstfleet.thruhere.net/convict.php?id=650

3) William SMITH - age 21 - no trade recorded - convicted 25 July 1785 Bodmin, Cornwall of stealing an iron grappling and other goods (partner Timothy DRISCOLL) - 7 years "Scarborough" . Died 21 May 1788
- http://firstfleet.thruhere.net/convict.php?id=651
- http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/twconvic/920

4) William SMITH - age 31 - no trade recorded - convicted 16 March 1786 Dorchester, Dorset of Burglary - 7 years sentence "Charlotte". Died 12 January 1830.
Appears on 1806 census as living as Parramatta with Ann OVERY
Appears on 1828 census as living at Prospect (age 78) with Ann OVERY
Buried 13 January 1830 - age 80 years
- http://firstfleet.thruhere.net/convict.php?id=652
- http://australianroyalty.net.au/individual.php?pid=I34429&ged=p...
- http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/twconvic/921
- http://digital.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/webclient/StreamGate?folder_...

5) William SMITH - Corporal with Royal Marines 38th Company "Alexander". Demoted to Private on 29 July 1788 - Returned to England on "Gorgon" in 1791
- http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/twconvic/1239

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