convict Richard "George" Ayton (1823-1886)

see also:

• Descendants of Richard LOWE and Hannah FLAHERTY
• Ayton origins

• a convict from London who settled in Longford becoming a brewer and farmer and started a line of AYTON's in Tasmania who migrated to Victoria and WA after he married Margaret LOWE in 1851 in Launceston.
• born Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England
  • parents: Christopher Ayton (1795-1862) and Margaret Ann Pooley (1802-1979)
  • grandparents: John Ayton (1759-1845) of Laxfield Suffolk, and Jane Sarah Simpson (1761-1812)
  • great grandparents: John Ayton (1734-1798) of Diss, Norfolk and Sarah Salter (1736-1770)
• died Longford, Tasmania
  • see my webpage of his descendants here: Lowe family
• convicted with another man Richard Sullivan, for stealing a pocket handkerchief at Temple Bar and transported on the “Surrey” in 1842. Died in Longford. See here and here.
• hope this page helps others researching this family.

Richard George AYTON's grave at Longford Pioneer Cemetery - photo taken by Peter Cubit

Court record in 1841, numbered 6412 as George Ayton at age 18yrs and sentenced to 10yrs:

the following is the opposite page of the above, George is line 2:

• Offence:  “picked pockets of a Gent at Temple Bar”
• Trade: butcher
• Native Place: Boro, London
• F. Christopher (ie. his father)
• B. Wm, Christopher, Hy, Robt (ie. brothers William, Christopher, Henry, Robert)

below is another record of his sentence and here is noted his alleged accomplice Richard Sullivan aged 19yrs:

below is his prison record:

below is his marriage record to Margaret LOWE:

and below is his wife's death record:

• m. Margaret LOWE (c1834-1905) daughter of Richard LOWE and Hannah FLAHERTY, married in 1851, died in Carlton, Victoria
• see Descendants of Richard LOWE and Hannah FLAHERTY

• Andrew Ayton (1655-c1730) d. Diss, Norfolk
  • m. Mary ? (1660-)
  • Robert Ayton (1678-)
    • m. Mary ?
    • Ann Ayton(1699–)
    • Sarah Ayton(1702–)
  • Susannah Ayton (1684-)
    • m. Thomas Baker
    • John Baker (1711-)
    • Susan Baker (1712-)
  • Isaac Ayton(1685–1759) b&d. Diss, Norfolk
    • m. Elizabeth ? (1690-1760) in 1706
    • John Ayton(1708–1763) b&d. Diss, Norfolk
      • m. Ann ? (1710-1771) in 1728 in Diss
      • Elizabeth Ayton(1729–1729) b&d. Diss, Norfolk
      • John Ayton(1729–1729) b&d. Diss, Norfolk
      • John Ayton(1734–1798) b. Diss, Norfolk d. Laxfield, Suffolk
        • m. Sarah Salter (1736-1770) in 1754 in Laxfield, Suffolk
        • Mary Ayton(1755–)
        • William Ayton(1757–1797)
        • John Ayton(1759–1845) b. Laxfield, Suffolk d. Maldon, Essex
          • m. Susan ? (1760–1788) in 1781 in Laxfield, Suffolk
          • Sarah Ayton(1782–)
          • William Ayton(1783–1807)
          • John Seelie Ayton(1786–)
          • Mary Ayton(1788–)
          • m. Jane sarah Simpson (1761–1812) in 1791 in stonham aspall Suffolk
          • Jane Ayton(1792–)
          • George Ayton(1793–1794)
          • Christopher Ayton(1795–1862) b. Laxfield, Suffolk d. Whitechapel, Middlesex, London
            • m. Margaret Ann Pooley (1802–1879) in 1822 in Tower Hamlets, Middlesex
            • Richard George Ayton(1823–1886)
              • m. Margaret Lowe (1834–1905) in 1851 in Launceston, Tas Australia
                • see Descendants of Richard LOWE and Hannah FLAHERTY
            • William Ayton(1827–)
            • Margaret Pooley Ayton(1829–1907)
            • Christopher Groom Ayton(1831–)
            • Robert Ayton(1834–1914)
            • Henry Ayton(1835–)
            • Jane Simpson Ayton(1839–)
            • Maria Elizabeth Ayton(1845–1898)
          • George Ayton(1796–)
          • Elizabeth Ayton(1797–)
          • Ann Leverick Ayton(1798–1799)
          • Thomas Ayton(1799–1800)
          • Robert Simpson Ayton(1800–)
          • Joshua Ayton(1802–1802)
          • m. Sarah Mason (1766-) in 1815 in Tollesbury, Essex
        • Sarah Ayton(1760–)
        • Ann Ayton(1762–)
        • Elizabeth Ayton(1764–1772)
        • James Ayton(1765–1817)
        • Abigail Ayton(1765–1765)
      • Isaac Ayton(1737–1796) b. Diss, Norfolk
      • Mary Ayton(1739–) b. Diss, Norfolk
    • Elizabeth Ayton(1708–)
    • Mary Ayton(1712–1712)
  • Frances Ayton(1691–1727) b. Diss, Norfolk
    • m. John Bond
    • William Bond (1715-1716)
  • Charles Ayton(1694–1766) b. Diss, Norfolk
    • m. Mary Shuckforth in 1734 in Diss
    • Mary Ayton(1736–)
    • Charles Ayton(1742–1813)
    • John Ayton(1749–)
  • Elizabeth Ayton(1696–1697) b. Diss, Norfolk
  • William Ayton(1697–1776) b. Diss, Norfolk
    • m. Susan ? (1700–1763) in 1735 in Diss
    • Susan Ayton(1736–)
      • m. George Hall
    • Sarah Ayton(1737–1805) b&d. Diss, Norfolk
      • m. William Barkham (1739–1823) in 1764 in Diss
      • Thomas Barkham(1775–1862)
      • Sarah Barkham(1777–)
      • Molly Barkham(1779–)
    • William Ayton(1739–1822) b&d. Diss, Norfolk
      • m. Phyllis Bunning (1733–1778) in 1764 in Diss
    • Charles Ayton(1740–1813)
    • Robert Ayton(1746–1746)