Allan Craig Paterson

Allan Craig Paterson, one of 270 convicts transported on the Nile, 18 September 1857

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Allan Craig Paterson
Aliases:	Allen Craig Paterson
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1808
Occupation:	Plumber
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 21 years

Crime:	Theft
Convicted at:	Scotland, Glasgow Court of Justiciary
Sentence term:	21 years
Ship:	Nile
Departure date:	18th September, 1857
Arrival date:	1st January, 1858
Place of arrival	Western Australia
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 270 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 251 (127). Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department; Registers (128/38 - 39). Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department Estimates and Convict Lists (128/1 - 32).
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.

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Dianne Jones on 2nd December, 2021 wrote:

CRIME:

1856: National Records of Scotland—Reference AD14/56/87

Precognition against Allan Craig Paterson for the crime of theft and previous conviction

Accused: Allan Craig Paterson, Age: 49, plumber and gas fitter, Address: High Street, Glasgow, Origin: Native of Glasgow.

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Dianne Jones on 2nd December, 2021 wrote:

TRIAL:

30 April, 1856: National Records of Scotland—Reference JC26/1856/157

Trial papers relating to Allan Craig Paterson for the crime of theft and previous conviction. Tried at High Court, Glasgow.

Accused: Allan Craig Paterson, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty in terms of own confession, Sentence: Transportation - 21 years.

Note: His previous conviction for theft, in 1851, resulted in a sentence of 7 years.

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Dianne Jones on 2nd December, 2021 wrote:

From his Fremantle jail record:

PATERSON, Allen Craig; #4647, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile

Date of Birth: 1808
Marital Status: Married, 7 children
Occupation: Plumber
Literacy: Literate

Sentence Place: Glasgow, Lanark, England
Crime: Theft
Sentence Period: 21 years
Previous Convictions: Yes

Ticket of Leave Date: 3 Sep 1859
Conditional Pardon Date: 20 Dec 1864

Comments: Self-employed, 1861 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/)

Dianne Jones on 18th March, 2022 wrote:

FOOTNOTE:

Newspaper coverage of his trial:

“GLASGOW SPRING CIRCUIT COURT… Allan Craig Paterson pleaded guilty to the theft of 40 lbs of lead from the roof of a foundry in Gallowgate, belonging to John Campbell & Co., on 23d January last. The prisoner, who is a returned convict, was sentenced to twenty-one years’ transportation.” (Paisley Herald and Renfrewshire Advertiser, 3 May 1856, p3)