Individual Details

Jane Eliza SMITH (or WARNER)

(26 Jan 1822 - 23 Feb 1916)

Events

Birth	26 Jan 1822	Blackfriars, London, England, United Kingdom
Baptism	26 Jul 1837	St George the Martyr, Southwark, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Note	Apr 1838	According to a newspaper report in The Morning Chronicle (London) 21 Apr 1838, Jane Smith, described as "of prepossessing appearance", appeared in court accused of stealing "three silver watches, thirty-three silver spoons, milk jug, pepper castors, and various other articles of plate, besides fourteen gold rings and several other articles of jewellery". According the victim, Mr John Berkshire of George St, Blackfriars, Jane had been taken in following the death of her parents but she had "conducted herself ungratefully". In fact her mother had apparently previously worked as a servant for Mr Berkshire so Jane knew the house well. In this instance she was accused of entering the house and finding a key in Berkshire's bedroom while he slept and unlocking the shop to steal the items. According to The Times newspaper a witness descibed how Jane had felt that Berkshire had "duped her deceased mother out of some property and Jane was determined on that account to serve him out". She was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years transportation
Transportation	3 Oct 1838	from london on board the 'Majestic', arriving in Van Dieman's Land on the 21st January 1839. The voyage had apparently been rough with cramped conditions and limited provisions but the fact that Jane was not recorded in the Surgeon's Journal indicates that she withstood the hardships of the voyage well enough. In the convict muster of 1841 she was listed as being in the service of Revd W Dove of Hobart. Twice during that year she was reported for being "absent without leave" and sentenced to 4 days solitary on the first occasion and a month on the dreaded "Wash Tub" at the Female Factory on the second
Note	7 Feb 1842	Her absences may have been to meet John because 7 Feb 1842 they applied for a convict permission to marry him (a free man)
Note (fam)	19 May 1842	& John applied for permission to marry on 7 Feb 1842 but were refused on the 17th. The comment was "Not at present - Woman cond't undeserving at present". They re-applied on 2 May & approval for their marriage was granted - John SMITH
Marriage	8 Jun 1842	Holy Trinity Church of England, Hobart, Van Diemen's Land, Australian Colonies - John SMITH
Note	Sep 1844	Even though she had only served 6 years & 4 months of her 10 year sentence, she applied for a conditional pardon in September 1844 (she had 3 daughters by this time)
Note	22 May 1846	On 22 May 1846 she was granted a conditional pardon & the convict muster of 1846 lists her as "free certificate"
Note (fam)	1847	and John moved to Jamberoo, NSW to join the rest of John's family who had emigrated in 1841 - John SMITH
Note	14 May 1848	Jane was declared "Free by Servitude" on 14 May 1848
Death	23 Feb 1916	Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
Burial	25 Feb 1916	- Presbyterian Portion A Row/Section 06 Grave 8 as "Elizabeth Jane" - Nowra Cemetery, Nowra, New South Wales, Australia

Families

Spouse	John SMITH (1815 - 1888)
Child	Margaret Jane "Jean" SMITH (1843 - 1922)
Child	Juliette Louise SMITH (1844 - 1903)
Child	Mary Warner SMITH (1848 - 1935)
Child	Agnes SMITH (1849 - 1925)
Child	Emma SMITH (1851 - 1936)
Child	Janet SMITH (1853 - 1930)
Child	Elizabeth Jane SMITH (1855 - 1939)
Child	Sarah Ann "Sally" SMITH (1856 - 1935)
Child	William John SMITH (1858 - 1929)
Child	John Alexander SMITH (1860 - 1948)
Child	Louisa Frances SMITH (1862 - 1953)
Child	Kate Alice SMITH (1864 - 1956)

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