SMITH Transported Convicts from Lancaster Castle

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SMITH convicts who were imprisoned at Lancaster Castle
before transportation to Australia.

These are extracted from the Castle's Database here
(there are of course many other surnames indexed there too)

The Lancaster Castle website researchers would like to hear from anyone with any information for any of the following Convicts (& so would we at the Smith Project)

Margaret Smith
Age: 21
Crime: Theft of a bill of exchange and banknotes
Time of Trial: March 1817

Peter Smith
Age: 26
Crime: Theft from a dwelling house
Time of Trial: March 1817

Robert Smith
Crime: Felony
Time of Trial: 23 October 1816
Sentence: 1 year

Sarah Smith
Age: 21
Crime: Passing counterfeit coins
Time of Trial: March 1818
Sentence: 2 years + £20 sureties

Thomas Smith
Crime: Felony
Time of Trial: 7 April 1818
Sentence: 1 year

William Smith
Crime: Misdemeanour
Time of Trial: 21 July 1818
Sentence: 6 months

William Palfrey Smith
Age: 25
Crime: Theft in Liverpool
Time of Trial: August 1818

(The Castle's contact details can be found on their site)

Carole wave

[Copy of this Topic also posted on our Lancashire Smith Genealogy Board]

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Carole, Smith Project/Smith Chat Admin
Nothing is too small to know, and nothing too big to attempt (William Van Horne)

The following are some of the Smiths convicted at Lancaster,
from lists originally posted by chellin2
Topic : SMITH convicts to Australia
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1st Fleet 1797 to New South Wales
(From: The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay, published 1789)
Name. Where Convicted. Date Of Conviction. Years.
Smith, Thomas. Lancaster, 22 March 1785, 7
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3rd Fleet 1791
SMITH, John, Lancaster - - - - - - - - - - 7
SMITH, Joseph, Lancaster - - - - - - - - - 7
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