Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Mark Ashton was transported on the Shipley, departing 31st Oct 1821 and arriving 11th Mar 1822 with 150 passengers.
Shipley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 109 (56) |
| 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 Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
Claims
"Researching on behalf of the Ashton family - checking for connections to James Henry Ashton"
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Convict Notes
Who was Mark Ashton? What was his life before transportation? Did he have family? Hoping to uncover his story and share that here in the near future.
To be transported for seven years. James Minshull, Mark Ashton, and John Paine, for stealing two shirts at Hopton. Staffordshire Advertiser, 8 Sept 1821. ————————————————————————— On Sunday last, the under-mentioned convicts, under sentence of transportation for seven years, were removed from our county gaol to the Hulks at Woolwich; viz. Thomas Marrott, William Dodd, William Rowley, Thomas Smart, James Minshull, Mark Ashton, Thomas Sansom, Edward Rooke, Joseph Robinson, Bromley Wakefield, and Edward Minor. Staffordshire Advertiser, 29 Sept 1821.