John Frederick Smith (1788–1860)
John Smith, a shoemaker, was sentenced to life transportation for house breaking. He arrived in Sydney in December 1808 aboard the Admiral Gambier. In 1810 and 1817 he petitioned for a mitigation of sentence. In 1824 he petitioned for, and received, an absolute pardon.
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- death notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 July 1860, p 1
- funeral notice, Empire (Sydney), 10 July 1860, p 1
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Smith, Elizabeth (wife)
- Gregory, Mary Ann (daughter)
- Murray, Martha (daughter)
- Bagot, Jane (daughter)
- Torning, Margaret Jane (daughter)
- Smith, John Thomas (son)
- Smith, James Sydney (son)
- Smith, David Biggs (son)
- Smith, William Edward (son)
- Smith, Walter George (son)
- Smith, Maria (daughter-in-law)
- Smith, Ellen Jane (daughter-in-law)
- Newell, Mary Ann (daughter-in-law)
- Smith, Sarah Ann (daughter-in-law)
- Smith, Mary Ann (daughter-in-law)
- Dredge, John William (son-in-law)
- Macrae, George Henri (son-in-law)
- Gregory, Edward William (son-in-law)
- Bagot, Robert Cooper (son-in-law)
- Murray, James (son-in-law)
- Torning, Thomas Andrew (son-in-law)
- Lewis, Mary Ann (mother-in-law)
- Biggs, William (father-in-law)
- Biggs, Sarah (sister-in-law)
- Biggs, Sarah (sister-in-law)
- Biggs, Mary Ann (sister-in-law)
- Cook, Ann (sister-in-law)
- Stapleton, Maria (sister-in-law)
- Biggs, Mary Ann (sister-in-law)
- Biggs, William Jennings (brother-in-law)
- Cook, William (brother-in-law)
- Biggs, Charles (brother-in-law)
- Biggs, James (brother-in-law)
- Biggs, William (brother-in-law)
- Stapleton, Francis (brother-in-law)
- Biggs, John (brother-in-law)
- Biggs, Francis (brother-in-law)
- Boyce, Sarah (niece by marriage)
- Biggs, Elizabeth (niece by marriage)
- Jones, Maria (niece by marriage)
- Norgate, Harriet (niece by marriage)
- Morris, Elizabeth Sarah (niece by marriage)
- Grill, Emily (niece by marriage)
- Biggs, Sydney John (nephew by marriage)
- Biggs, William (nephew by marriage)
- Biggs, Henry James (nephew by marriage)
- Biggs, George (nephew by marriage)
- Biggs, Henry Arthur (nephew by marriage)
- Biggs, Arthur (nephew by marriage)
- Stafford, Eliza (granddaughter)
- Gatland, Emma (granddaughter)
- Newton, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Gregory, Alice Alberta (granddaughter)
- Gregory, Louisa Maud (granddaughter)
- Gregory, Walter John (grandson)
- Gregory, Charles Smith (grandson)
- Gregory, George Frederick (grandson)
- Gregory, Albert Robert (grandson)
- Gregory, Ernest Septimus (grandson)
- Gregory, Arthur Herbert (grandson)
Citation details
'Smith, John Frederick (1788–1860)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/smith-john-frederick-28073/text35788, accessed 12 July 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1788
Edinburgh,
Mid-Lothian,
Scotland
Death
9 July,
1860
(aged ~ 72)
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cultural Heritage
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.