Thomas Shelton - Revision history

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 John and Anne’s children were:
 • Thomas, a lawyer;
 • William, another lawyer;
 • Maria Ann, who never married, and died in 1845;
 • Laetitia, who never married, and died in 1843;
 • Sarah who married Thomas Clark in 1786.

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 ==Background==
-Thomas Shelton was the Clerk of Arraigns for London and Middlesex when the First Fleet was commissioned, and thus responsible for organising the contracts of effectual transportation for the convicts from those jurisdictions. As the Home Office set about the streamline the process for signing the contracts and bonds of effectual transportation, they delegated this authority to Shelton for the whole of England and Wales.
+Thomas Shelton was the Clerk of Arraigns for London and Middlesex when the First Fleet was commissioned, and thus responsible for organising the contracts of effectual transportation for the convicts from those jurisdictions. As the Home Office set about to streamline the process for processing the contracts and bonds of effectual transportation, they delegated this authority to Shelton for the whole of England and Wales.
-Shelton was clearly a highly capable administrator, and by 1778, when he was only around 22 years of age, he was already deputy to the Clerk of Arraigns for Middlesex. He would eventually become Clerk of Arraigns for London and Middlesex, and the High Court of Chancery, as well as coroner for London and Southwark, as well as undertaking special commissions on behalf of the Home Office, and carrying on a small private legal practice as well. He died an exceptionally wealthy man, although he had neglected to submit his accounts to government, and it would take many years for his executors to clarify his affairs.
+Shelton was clearly a highly capable administrator, and by 1778, when he was only around 22 years of age, he was already deputy to the Clerk of Arraigns for Middlesex. He was made Clerk of Arraigns for London and Middlesex before he had turned 30, and he would hold these positions for more than 40 years. He was also made Clerk of Arraigns to the High Court of Chancery, and Coroner for London and Southwark, as well as undertaking special commissions on behalf of the Home Office, and carrying on a small private legal practice. He died an exceptionally wealthy man, although he was not especially interested in money and neglected to submit his accounts to government, so that it would take many years for his executors to clarify his affairs.
 - Gary L. Sturgess, 16 March 2016

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 ==Professional Career==
 March 1771 – Thomas Shelton commenced an apprenticeship (articles) with Benjamin Deacon, attorney, of Kingshead Court, Fetter Lane. (Board of Stamps: Apprenticeship Books, Series IR 1, TNA)
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 – ‘Mr Shelton’ was clerk to Benjamin Deacon, the Clerk of Arraigns for Middlesex. (Public Advertiser, 20 October 1777)
 October 1778 – Thomas Shelton of No.4 Lyons Inn, Gentleman, swore an oath that he had seen James Randall sign a particular document, and that he and Thomas King had signed it. (Middlesex Sessions, Sessions Papers, Justices Working Papers, at LMA & on London Lives)
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 January 1785 – Reynolds died at his home at Goldsmith’s Hall (he had also been clerk of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. (London Chronicle, 13-15 January 1785)
 c.22 January 1785 – It was reported that Shelton had been promoted to Clerk of Arraigns for the County of Middlesex in place of the late Mr Reynolds, to whom he had been deputy. (Whitehall Evening Post, 20-22 January 1785) However, other accounts said this was not true. (London Chronicle, 22-25 January 1785)
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 November 1820 – Thomas Shelton of the Sessions House took William Henry Goodfellow, of Hatfield Street in the parish of Christchurch, Surrey, as an articled clerk. Paperwork signed by John Clark of 71 Judd Street, Brunswick Square. (Court of King's Bench: Plea Side: Affidavits of Due Execution of Articles of Clerkship, Series I, II, III (KB 105-107); Registers of Articles of Clerkship and Affidavits of Due Execution (CP 71), TNA)
 December 1828 – Sun insurance policy for Thomas Shelton of the Sessions House, the Old Bailey.
 ==Investigation of Treasonable Activities==

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 ==Biography==
-'''Family'''
+===Family===
 – Shelton was reportedly born at Datchet in Bucks. He was the son of John (1716-1792) and Anne (1726-1810) Shelton. John and Ann were buried in the church yard at Datchet.
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 Thomas Clark senior reportedly had a brother, Richard Clark, who is listed in the Land Tax records as living at one of the Datchet houses from at least 1781, most likely Clifton House because of the relationship to the Sheltons known to be there about twenty years later. Richard's son, the musician Richard Clark (1780-1856) has an entry in the Dictionary of National Biography. (http://www.datchethistory.org.uk)
-'''Death and Probate'''
+===Death and Probate===
 July 1829 – Shelton died aged 72 (or 82 or 74), and was buried at Datchet. (Gentlemen’s Magazine, July to December 1829, London: Nichols & Son, p.89)

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		+	Thomas Shelton was the Clerk of Arraigns for London and Middlesex when the First Fleet was commissioned, and thus responsible for organising the contracts of effectual transportation for the convicts from those jurisdictions. As the Home Office set about the streamline the process for signing the contracts and bonds of effectual transportation, they delegated this authority to Shelton for the whole of England and Wales.

		+	Shelton was clearly a highly capable administrator, and by 1778, when he was only around 22 years of age, he was already deputy to the Clerk of Arraigns for Middlesex. He would eventually become Clerk of Arraigns for London and Middlesex, and the High Court of Chancery, as well as coroner for London and Southwark, as well as undertaking special commissions on behalf of the Home Office, and carrying on a small private legal practice as well. He died an exceptionally wealthy man, although he had neglected to submit his accounts to government, and it would take many years for his executors to clarify his affairs.
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		+	- Gary L. Sturgess, 16 March 2016

	==Biography==		==Biography==