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Edward Ayton

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Summary

Edward Ayton, one of 210 convicts transported on the Blenheim, 11 March 1837

Born

Jan 1810

Conviction Theft - larceny

Departure Mar 1837

Arrival

Jul 1837

Death

Jan 1875

Personal Information

Name: Edward Ayton

Aliases:

Gender: Male

Born: 1st Jan 1810

Death: 1st Jan 1875

Age: 65 years

Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Theft - larceny

Convicted at: Norfolk Quarter Session

Sentence term: 7

Voyage

Departed: 11th Mar 1837

Ship: Blenheim

Arrival: 16th Jul 1837

Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Ship: Blenheim

Departed: 11th Mar, 1837

Arrived: 16th Jul, 1837

Passengers: 213

Built 1845 at Shields. Wood ship of 808 Tons. Register lists of persons transported on the various sailing is still a work in progress, not all are yet listed.

References

Primary Source	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 6
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

Contributed by D Wong on 22nd February 2015

Edward was 27 years old when transported for being in possession of stolen wool. Edward was married to Sarah Ram and had 3 children. 13/4/1839: Constable 15/1/1840: Constable ~ neglect of duty, to be dismissed. 2/9/1840: Still a Constable 23/3/1841: Constable: misconduct in being absent from his station – to be sent to the interior. 19/8/1841: TOL Later he set up a coach run from Nile to Deloraine. Married Mary Ann Moss/Hill – Mary Ann was the daughter of Edward Moss (Sarah 1837) – she married George Hill in 1849 and had 2 daughters – George died – then she married Edward Ayton – had 1 daughter in 1856 and then Mary Ann died a few days later – child died at 6 months. Married Hannah Woolnough (a free settler) 1 child, Edward Henry. Owned the Nile Hotel and 320 acres at Cressy, also a property called Calstock near Deloraine. 1875: Edward died and was buried at the Evandale Cemetery near Launceston.

Contributed by D Wong on 25th September 2016

1862: Robert AYTON arrived in 1862 by assisted immigration on the ”Black Swan” after his uncle Edward AYTON was transported as a convict in 1837

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Revisions

Contributor	Date	Changes
D Wong	27th Mar 2023	date of birth: 1810 (prev. 0000), date of death: 1875 (prev. 0000), gender: m, crime
Anonymous	12th May 2011	none