Joseph Wooton

Joseph Wooton, one of 160 convicts transported on the Prince Regent, 17 September 1819

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Joseph Wooton
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1801
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	14th March, 1824
Age:	23 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Hertford Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Prince Regent
Departure date:	17th September, 1819
Arrival date:	27th January, 1820
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 171 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 231 (117)
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.

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Community Contributions

Penny-Lyn Beale on 24th August, 2020 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary’s Papers, 1788-1856
Copies of Letters Sent Outside The Colony, “Foreign”, 1814-1856

Page 414
Name; Joseph Wooton
Ship: Prince Regent 1
No;—-
Where and by whom convicted. Sydney Criminal Court
Sentence: C R Life in Double Irons
Date of Conviction; April & May

Noted against his name; Died 14 March 1824
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Penny-Lyn Beale on 24th August, 2020 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842.

Native Place: Huntingdon Shire
Calling; Labourer
Age 18
Date of Trial: 3 March 1819
Height; 5 ft. 4 inches
Complexion: Fair Pale
Hair: Brown
Eyes; Grey

Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 24th August, 2020 made the following changes:

date of death: 14th March, 1824 (prev. 0000), gender: m

Penny-Lyn Beale on 24th August, 2020 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1801 (prev. 0000), occupation