Holmes SMITH
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Holmes SMITH (c1811 - 1893)
Born: About 1811, Yorkshire, England
Died: 13 December 1893, Dairy Creek, VIC Aust. Marriage: 27
May 1844, to
STYLES, Mary (c1825-1901)
Christened: 27 OCT 1811 Kildwick, England.
Deported from England aboard the 'Henry Tanner' in 1832.
Native place: Yorkshire
Convicted: 31-12-1833, Quater Sessions, west riding York
Offence: Housebreaking
Sentenced: Seven years, no previous convictions
Trade: Weaver
Religion: Protestant
Marital status at time of conviction: Single
Age: 23 years
Education: Cannot read or write
Height: 5' 7 3/4"
Complexion: Dark sallow
Colour of hair: Dark brown
Eyes: Brown
General Description: Nose a little pugged, small scar back of right hand, small wart on back of little finger of same hand, scar inside little finger of left hand.
Standing No. of Convict: 1834-2197
Indent No.: 185
Fische Ref: 139/710/907/x636
Transported by vessel 'Henry Tanner' from London 1-7-1836 and took 117 days to reach Sydney on 26-10-1834. Vessel started with 220 male convicts and 2 died on the voyage.
The 'Henry Tanner' was a class 'A1' vessel of 388 tons built in 1834 at Sunderland on the North East coast of England just south of Newcastle.
Master: Henry Fergusson. Surgeon/Superintendant: John Edwards.
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Occupation: Goldminer (1857), Farmer at death in 1893.
Cause of death: Intestinal obstruction, accute peretinitis. 12 hours.
(signed A.W. Ealar)
Burial: 15th Dec 1893 in Heathcote Cemetery
Undertaker: James MacDonald
Minister: Rev H. Finter, Church of England
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