Hello Michael, Here is a basic record from the Archives office of Tasmania. If you Google Archives office of Tasmania (Australia) you can do a search under convicts and you be able to get to digitised convict records and see for yourself possibly the convict's description etc. Lorraine Standfield, Victoria, Australia. Convict Details Paton, James Convict No: 55089 Extra Identifier: SEE Surname: SEE Given Names: Voyage Ship: Katherine Stewart Forbes Voyage No: 95 Arrival Date: 16 Jul 1832 Departure Date: 26 Feb 1832 Departure Port: London Conduct Record: CON31/1/35 Muster Roll: Appropriation List: CON27/1/5 Other Records: Indent: Description List: CON18/1/10 p73 Remarks: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "michael paton" <voyager87@gmail.com> > To: <lanark@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 1:33 PM > Subject: Re: [Lanark] Transportation > > > > Hi Rhoda > > Thanks for the lookup offer. Here is the passage that pertains to him; > > > > James Paton, convicted at Glasgow Circuit > > Court for"theft-habit and repute". Gaoler's > report: > > character bad, convicted before. > > his father brought him up honestly; > > prisoner > > has paralysis on the left side of his body > > rendering > > him > > unable to work; was merely used as a machine for > > perpetrating those crimes by others as he has an > > imbecility of mind and because he could not have > > devised > > them himself. Initial sentence: 14 years > > transportation. > > Annotated: 'Nil'. AW 8 [Scot]. > > Covering dates1831 Sept > > > > I don't know if imbecility of mind is medical or his father's > opinion. > > ;O) About the 14 yrs Transportation, I'm wondering if "nil" means they > > just > > let him go? > > Regards > > Michael