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Transportation
Joseph Weston was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 250. Western Australian convicts. Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department Registers (128/38 - 39). |
| 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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TICKET OF LEAVE: Joseph Weston was granted a Licence for Parole on 5 June, 1855, as below: Reference: PCOM 3/31/3154 Description: Licence number 3154: Joseph Weston. Convicted of Theft aggravated by previous convictions at the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh, Scotland, 02 February 1852. Then aged 17 years and by trade a Painter. Sentence: 7 years' transportation. Licence granted: 5 June 1855, for early release from Portland prison. Date: 1855 June 5 Held by: The National Archives, Kew" (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10242961). --
From the Caledonian Mercury, 5 March, p3: “Law Reports… Mary Reid or Whiteside, Joseph Weston, and Joseph Stoddart—all habit and repute, the men having tickets-of-leave—were indicted on a charge of stealing from the pocket or person of Thomas McEwan, labourer, on the 15th or 16th of December last, in a close in the Pleasance, a silver watch. All the prisoners pled not guilty, but after evidence had been led, the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Sentence of transportation for fifteen years was pronounced against Stoddart and Weston, and of four years’ penal servitude against Reid.” —0—
FOOTNOTE: NEWSPAPER reports of the trial: From the Edinburgh Evening Courant, 4 March, p3: “Mary Reid or Whiteside, Joseph Weston, and Joseph Stoddart, were found guilty, the two former unanimously, and the latter by a majority, of the theft of a silver watch from a labourer and were sentenced. Whiteside to four years’ penal servitude, and the male prisoners to fifteen years’ transportation.” —0—
Footnote: Joseph STODDART was also transported to WA per Nile. See his bio at https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/stoddart/joseph/57321.
From his Fremantle jail record: WESTON, Joseph; #4655, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Date of Birth: 1834 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Commercial traveller, hawker Literacy: Literate Sentence Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Crime: Theft Sentence Period: 15 years Previous Convictions: Yes Ticket of Leave Date: 31 Dec 1860 Comments: Escaped, Mar 1861 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/).
TRIAL 1: 3 March, 1856: National Records of Scotland—Reference JC26/1856/340 Trial papers relating to Joseph Weston, Joseph Stoddart and Mary Whiteside for the crime of theft and previous conviction, and reset of theft at Wardie Burn House, Windstrawlee. St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh. Tried at High Court, Edinburgh. Accused: Joseph Weston, married Not called Accused: Joseph Stoddart, alias Wilson, David Not called Accused: Mary Whiteside, m.s. Reid Not called —0— TRIAL 2: 3 March, 1856: National Records of Scotland—Reference JC26/1856/350 Trial papers relating to Mary Whiteside, Joseph Stoddart and Joseph Weston for the crime of theft, habit and repute at South Bridge Street and Drummond Street, Edinburgh. Tried at High Court, Edinburgh. Accused: Mary Whiteside, m.s. Reid, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty - theft, Sentence: Penal servitude - 4 years Previous convictions: theft - High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, 27 February 1854. Accused: Joseph Stoddart, alias Wilson, David, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty - theft, Sentence: Transportation - 15 years Previous convictions: theft - High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, 13 March 1852, under the name of David Wilson. Note: For previous sentence of transportation see JC26/1852/399. Accudes: Joseph Weston, married, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty - theft, Sentence: Transportation - 15 years Previous convictions: theft - High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, 2 February 1852. Note: For previous sentence of transportation see JC26/1852/385. Victim: Thomas McEwan, labourer, Long Close, Pleasance, Edinburgh.
CRIME: 1856: National Records of Scotland—Reference AD14/56/313 Precognition against Joseph Weston, Joseph Stoddart and Mary Whiteside for the crime of theft and previous conviction, and reset of theft at Wardie Burn House, Windstrawlee, St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh. Accused: Joseph Weston, married, Age: 21, hawker, Address: Advocates Close, High Street, Edinburgh, Origin: Native of Edinburgh. Accused: Joseph Stoddart, alias Wilson, David, Age: 22, packing box maker, Address: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Origin: Native of Edinburgh. Accused: Mary Whiteside, maiden surname Reid, Age: 19, Address: West Richmond Street, Edinburgh, Origin: Native of Edinburgh. Victim: Robert Patterson, Wardie Burn House, Windstrawlee. St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh. —0—