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Voyage
Transportation
James Paton was transported on the Katherine Stewart Forbes, departing 21st Feb 1832 and arriving 16th Jul 1832 with 223 passengers.
Katherine Stewart Forbes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 275 (138) |
| 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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Convict Notes
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/14/8 1831 Sept 1 individual petition and covering letter from Samuel Paton, the prisoner's father, on behalf of James Paton, convicted at Glasgow Circuit Court for"theft-habit and repute". Gaoler's report: character bad, convicted before. Grounds for clemency: his father is a soldier from birth - born into the Royal Regiment of Artillery where his own father was a sergeant; his father brought him up honestly; prisoner has paralysis on the left side of his body rendering him unable to work; was merely used as a machine for perpetrating those crimes by others as he has an imbecility of mind and because he could not have devised them himself. Initial sentence: 14 years transportation. Annotated: 'Nil'. AW 8 [Scot].
1832: James Paton's VDL Conduct Record lists his previous and current convictions in his own words. He said he was transported "for theft from a bleach green, for theft from a spirit house and again for theft on board [the KS Forbes]". His conduct during the voyage was described as "bad". He was single. 1842: James Paton was "apprehended [in April] having been illegally at large for 3 years with a begging petition in his possession stating he came free to Port Adelaide in the 'Lady Emma' - his existing term of transportation extended 2 years, recommended to be worked on the roads on probation for 6 months". 1847, 14 September: He was declared Free by Servitude (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-35$init=CON31-1-35p102). 1847, 18 September: He was issued with a Free Certificate (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON34-1-3$init=CON34-1-3P489).
1831, 31 October: James PATON, 19, born 1812, was received aboard the prison hulk Cumberland at Chatham following his conviction on 14 September at Glasgow. He was sent from the hulk on 14 February for transportation (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849; Cumberland Register 1814-1833).
1831, 14 September: James PATON, 19, a weaver of Wallace Street, Tradeston, Glasgow, was convicted in the High Court "for the crime of theft, habit and repute at Clyde Place, Tradeston, Glasgow". He was found guilty "in terms of [his] own confession" and sentenced to transportation for 14 years. Court documents show his victims were James Walker of the London Coffee-house in Turner's Court, Argyle Street, along with Margaret Wilson of New Bridge Street in Tradeston and James Walker also of New Bridge Street (see National Records of Scotland, Reference JC26/1831/501).