| Name: | Clement Porter |
| Aliases: | none |
| Gender: | m |
| Date of Birth: | 1817 |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Date of Death: | 5th July, 1867 |
| Age: | 50 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 57 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 10 years
| Crime: | Larceny |
| Convicted at: | Edinburgh Court of Justiciary |
| Sentence term: | 10 years |
| Ship: | Earl Grey |
| Departure date: | 27th July, 1838 |
| Arrival date: | 21st November, 1838 |
| Place of arrival | New South Wales |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 289 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 320 |
| 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. |
Heloise Campbell on 7th December, 2013 wrote:
Born Edinburgh, Scotland. Father Henry Porter, editor of Edinburgh Times. Shown as printer on Clement’s death certificate. Clement given land grant in Kempsey and married Mary-Jane Meehan daughter of Patrick Meehan, shipping merchant from Ireland.
Heloise Campbell on 5th October, 2014 wrote:
Have seen reference to Clement’s father, Henry, owning the Edinburgh Times. This has not been verified. Clement was Presbyterian & described in records as being “fair ruddy” in complexion. Many Scottish convicts were repeat offenders as Scottish law was more lenient than English. I have found nothing to say what Clement stole or whether he had stolen before
D Wong on 5th October, 2014 wrote:
National Archives of Scotland:
Precognition against Clement Porter for the crime of theft, habit and repute, and previous conviction.
Clement Porter, Age: 20, blacksmith, Address: Canongate, Edinburgh
4/6/1838: Clement Porter, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 10 years.
1842: TOL Port Macquarie
Clement became a court baliff.
Clement married Mary at St Andrews, Sydney and they had 9 children.
5/7/1867: Clement died from primary enlargement of the heart, bronchitis and secondary pneumonia of the right lung at West Kempsey.
Mary Jane married George Wares in Kempsey and had 3 more children.
Heloise Campbell on 7th December, 2013 made the following changes:
date of birth 1816, date of death 1867, gender, occupation, crime
Heloise Campbell on 7th December, 2013 made the following changes:
date of birth 1817, date of death 1867, occupation, crime
D Wong on 5th October, 2014 made the following changes:
date of death: 5th July, 1867 (prev. 1867), gender: m
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