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Elizabeth Paton was transported on the America, departing 30th Dec 1830 and arriving 9th May 1831 with 198 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 20 Aug 1829. Page 2. Shipping Intelligence. On Tuesday last arrived, from London, the ship America, Captain Donald, with 168 male prisoners. Surgeon Superintendent, Alexander Stewart, Esq. R. N. The guard consists of a detachment of the 63d Regiment, under the command of Adjutant Montgomery. Passengers, Mrs. Montgomery and two children. 168 Mustered, 8 Died on voyage; Total 176 Embarked. 1831 Voyage - Source; The Hobart Town Courier. SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1831 Arrived on Monday the 9th. instant the convict ship America, Robert Donald, Esq. Commander, from London 6th. January, with, 186 females. Passengers, Mr. Capon, Chief Constable of the Island, Mr. and Mrs. Davies, Surgeon and Superintendent, Dr. Thomson, R. N.; brings also some Commissariat stores. The Surgeons Journal for 1830-1831 voyage: https://www.femaleconvicts.org.au/docs/ships/SurgeonsJournal_America1831.pdf
America (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 548 |
| 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 |
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Place of origin: Soho, Middlesex Trial; 10 Sept 1830 THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE OLD BAILEY 1544. ELIZABETH PATON was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of August , 2 gowns, value 12s.; 1 shift, value 2s.; 1 apron, value 1s., and 1 handkerchief, value 6d. , the goods of Mary Anden .......... Prisoner's Defence. I intended to return them when I had an opportunity. GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Seven Years .
https://www.femaleconvicts.org.au/docs/ships/SurgeonsJournal_America1831.pdf Elizth Paton, Aged 20 was taken in Labour on the 30th January . “I was sent for about 5 o’clock in the morning and found the os uteri dilated to about the size of a shilling. At 7 the membranes were ruptured and the pains became more and more severe – At a little before 8, she was safely delivered of a male infant. March 7th The child was found to waste, and as there was a good nurse on board, who had more milk than was required by her own child, she desired to give her the breast twice or three times in 24 hours. March 20 She gradually gains strength. Full report of her delivery and after care in the Surgeon’s Journal. -------------------------------------------------- Launceston Advertiser, 7 Sept 1837. August 27, 1837.— The period for which the under mentioned persons were transported, expiring at the date placed after their respective names, certificates of their freedom maybe obtained then, or any subsequent period, upon application at the Muster Master's Office, Hobart Town, or at that of a Police Magistrate in the interior. America.— Elizabeth Paton, 16th September;