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
[Copy of this Topic also posted on our Lancashire Smith Genealogy Board]
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Carole, Smith Project/Smith Chat Admin
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