Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Thompson was transported on the James Pattison, departing 2nd Oct 1829 and arriving 20th Jan 1830 with 201 passengers.
James Pattison (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. National Archives, Criminal Petitions. |
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Convict Notes
County of Antrim Assizes. John Thomson, for the murder of James Russell, of Corbally, on the 27th of April, 1827. Guilty of manslaughter ; to be transported for life. Newry Telegraph, 21 Aug 1829.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. John Thompson, alias Weir, age 22, per James Pattison (1), 1829. Tried in Antrim, 1829, Life for Manslaughter. DOB, 1808, native place, Antrim Co. single, Trade, Weaver labourer. Protestant. ------------------------------------------------------------------ National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/110/192. Date 1834. Prisoner name: John Weir Thompson. Court and date of trial: Antrim Assizes, Carrickfergus, March 1828. Crime: Felony. Annotated (Outcome): Nil. Petitioner(s): Hanna Thompson, mother. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Prisoner is his destitute widowed mother's only means of support. Additional Information: In New South Wales. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NSW Convict Index. John Thompson, alias Weir, per James Pattison, Recommended Conditional Pardon, 1844. Recommended by H M Antill; J Wild, J.P.; M McAlister, J.P. John Thompson, alias Weir, per James Pattison, 1830, Second Class Conditional Pardon, 2 Mar 1846. No 46/149.