Name: | Joseph Acton |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1804 |
Occupation: | Errand boy |
Date of Death: | 1864 |
Age: | 60 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 56 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
Crime: | Stealing money |
Convicted at: | Stafford Assizes |
Sentence term: | 7 years |
Ship: | Florentia |
Departure date: | 14th August, 1827 |
Arrival date: | 3rd January, 1828 |
Place of arrival | New South Wales |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 172 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 271 (137) |
Source description: | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project. |
Anonymous on 13th May, 2012 wrote:
Joseph Acton was 16 years old when transported for stealing money.
He was: Single, no education, protestant,3 prior convictions, 5’9" tall, ruddy freckled complexion, came from Wolverhampton, brown hair, dark hazel eyes, right arm disabled. Scar over left eye.
31/8/1833: Tried in the Supreme Court for highway robbery with James Carpenter.
Joseph was found not guilty and the charges dismissed.
17/3/1834: COF
Joseph died in 1864, he was listed as a shepherd, Naas Valley, Queanbeyan.
Could find no marriage or children.
Anonymous on 13th May, 2012 made the following changes:
date of birth 1804-00-00, date of death 1864-00-00, gender m
Aiden Smith on 19th May, 2014 made the following changes:
crime
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