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Transportation
Joseph Clayton was transported on the Neptune, departing 27th Aug 1837 and arriving 2nd Jan 1838 with 56 passengers.
NeptuneReferences
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Non-Annotated Printed Indentures 1838 New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 |
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Convict Notes
1838: On arrival in NSW, Joseph CLAYTON, a Protestant, was 26, married with four children, and an indoor servant. He could read and write. His native place was Dublin City. He had a previous conviction resulting in a sentence of 3 weeks. He was described as 5'2", with a dark ruddy complexion, dark brown hair mixed with grey and dark grey eyes. His first cousin, Samuel CLAYTON, an engraver came free to the colony (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Non-Annotated Printed Indentures 1838). Note: Difference in age between this record and his Irish Justice System records. 1844, 31 December: Joseph CLAYTON per Neptune drowned at Goulburn (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879).
1837, 17 June: Joseph CLAYTON, 30, was tried in Co. Dublin and sentenced to transportation for life for felony of plate and wearing apparel; Document ref1: TR 2, p51 (see http://findingaids.nationalarchives.ie/). 1837, 1 August: Joseph CLAYTON was admitted to Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin (prisoner #621). He had been tried for stealing plate and wearing apparel on 17 June 1837, convicted and sentenced to life by Judges Moore and Richards. He was described as 30 (born 1807), 5’3” tall with hazel eyes, dark brown hair and a fresh complexion. 1837, 19 August: Discharged from Kilmainham to be “embarked on board Neptune” (see Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin, Kilmainham 1815-1910).
CRIME: Felony of plate and wearing apparel