Phineas Lawton

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Summary

Born
May 1815
Conviction
Larceny from a person (including picking pockets)
Departure
Mar 1848
Arrival
Aug 1848
Death
Jun 1876
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Personal Information

Name: Phineas Lawton
Gender: Male
Born: 6th May 1815
Death: 7th Jun 1876
Age at death: 61
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Yorkshire. Sheffield Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 10 years

Voyage

Departed: 6th Mar 1848
Arrival: 7th Aug 1848
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land or Port Phillip

Transportation

Phineas Lawton was transported on the Anna Maria, departing 6th Mar 1848 and arriving 7th Aug 1848 with 190 passengers.

Built 1836 in Calcutta. Wood barque of 421 Tons. Master Edward Smith. Sailed from England 1848 with 190 men from Pentonville prison under the care of surgeon Dr Robert Stevenson, . Twenty seven prisoners deemed to fall into "second class" were disembarked in Hobart and granted tickets of leave on landing and the remainder were disembarked at Geelong with conditional pardons. Sailed from Woolwich on 6 October 1851 under surgeon W. McCrae with 196 female convicts, landing on 26 January 1852.

Anna MariaAnna Maria (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 275 (137)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

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Sentenced - 25 yrs 05 Apr 1841 Wakefield Prison, Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK Imprisioned 6 months for receiving stolen goods Occupation 06 Jun 1841 - Wakefield Prison, Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK Prisoner Sentenced - 31yrs 11 Sep 1846 - Sheffield Quarter Sizes, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Transportation 10 years. Larceny from the Person Before Court of Felony Departure 06 Mar 1848 - Colony of Vdi & Port Philip, Austrailia Transported to Australia on transport ship Anna Maria Occupation - 33yrs Abt. 1848 Knife cutler/tin plate worker Occupation - 50yrs 17 Dec 1865 Tobacconist Occupation - 61yrs 07 Jun 1876 Shop Keeper Death 07 Jun 1876 - Hospital, Geelong, Victoria, Australia Serious Apoplexy, three hours (i.e. Stroke) Son of John Lawton and Mary nee Alton. Death Notice Lawton—On Wednesday, June 7th, at the Geelong Hospital, Phineas Lawton, aged 64 years, after a long and painful illness. The funeral will move from the Hospital on Friday, at 3.30 p.m. Jenkins & Benne