OUR CONVICT PAST

BY DARCY

OUR CONVICT PAST PART 1

2 REASONS WHY CONV ICTS CAME TO NEW HOLL AND/NEW SOUTH WALES

1. The first reason why convicts came to New Holland/New South Wales is because all the prisons in England were overflowing with convicts, so England sent many to Botany Bay and Port Arthur.2. England thought it was a new beginning for all the convicts.

OUR CONVICT PAST PART 2

Name: James SmithAge: 20Occupation: DustmanJames Smith was tried at Old Bailey, London on the 8th of December 1784 for stealing livestock (a horse). He was sentenced to transportation for 7 years, and left England on the Scarborough at the age of 20.

Name: William SmithAge: 21Occupation: UnknownWilliam Smith was tried at Bodmin, Cornwall on the 25th of July 1785 for stealing an iron grappling hoop and other goods. He was sentenced to transportation for 7 years, and left England on the Scarborough at the age of 21. He died in 1788.

Name: John SmithAge: 23Occupation: UnknownJohn Smith Was tried at Exeter, Devon On the 14th of March 1785 for assault and highway robbery. He was sentenced to transportation for 7 years, and left England on the Charlotte at the age of 23.

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Name: Thomas SmithAge: 24Occupation: UnknownThomas Smith was tried at Manchester,Lancashire on the 22nd of March 1785 for stealing goods. He was sentenced to transportation for 7 years, and left England on the Alexander at the age of 24. He died in 1787.

Name: Mary SmithAge: 25Occupation: Mantua Maker She was tried at Old Bailey, London on the 31st of May 1786 for stealing clothes. She was sentenced to transportation for 7 years, and left England on the Lady Penrhyn at the age of 25. She died in 1792.

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