Timeline
1836 – Estimated year of birth.
1845 – Census – Aged 6, Youngest so of Jane and John Smith. Living in Cawood Yard, Leeds.
1855 – 23rd October – Convicted in Leeds of Larceny. Sentenced to 4 years. Recorded as using an alias – William Lister.
1856 – 10th January – Received at Wakefield Prison.
1856 – 26th July – Received at Portland Prison. His Prison records included the note “Five Times Rogue and Vagabond”.
1859 – 3rd May – Received at Woking Convict Invalid Prison. Prisoner Number 15.
1859 – 22nd October – Released from Woking Convict Invalid Prison.