George Smith [Convict "Fortune" 1806]

George SMITH was born c1777 Birmingham, UK

George was convicted and sentenced to 7 years transportation. He arrived in Sydney Cove on 12/7/1806 on "Fortune"

George married Elizabeth ROBINSON on 19/10/1813 at Windsor and they had the following children

• Mary Ann 1815
• Eliza 1816
• Henry Alexander 1818
• Harriett 1820
• Maria 1822
• Eliza 1824
• George Edward 1826

George died 10/12/1826 at Windsor

LINKS

• http://australianroyalty.net.au/individual.php?pid=I67078&ged=purne...
• https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/smith/george/120662
• https://immigrationplace.com.au/story/george-smith/
• Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Oct 8 2017, 12:29:45 UTC

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George Smith worked as a bookkeeper in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, before being sentenced to seven years transportation. He arrived in Sydney in 1806 aboard the Fortune and, although a convict, was put to work as a clerk to the Bench of Magistrates in Windsor. He was described as being 5 feet 8 inches (172.7 cms) tall, with a fair complexion, light brown hair and hazel eyes.

He was a resident of the Windsor district from 1808 until his death and on Colonial Secretary's Papers dated 10 Sep 1818 was on the list of person to receive grants of land in 1818. His sentence expired on 10 August 1812. His certificate of emancipation was dated 3 January 1814.