Timeline
1829? – Estimated year of birth.
1850– 17th June – John Heatley is convicted of Fraud at the Quarter Sessions in Manchester and sentenced to 6 months penal servitude.
1852–4th August – John Heatley is convicted of Larceny at the Quarter Sessions in Manchester and sentenced to 4 months penal servitude.
1855 –10th December – John Heatley committed in Manchester for stealing a chest of oranges.
1855–27th December – John Heatley, labourer, single and aged 26, is convicted of Larceny at the General Quarter Sessions in Manchester and sentenced to 4 years penal servitude.
1856 –8th March – Transferred to Millbank Prison, his prisoner number is 2289. His behaviour is Good.
1856 – 14th April – Transferred to Pentonville Prison, his prisoner number is 6591. Hisbehaviour is described as Tolerable.
1857 – 27th March – Transferred to Chatham Prison, his prisoner number is 856. He behaviour is described as Very Good.
1859 – 6th May – Received at Woking Convict Invalid Prison. Prisoner Number 60.
He is described as having a fresh complexion with dark brown hair and blue eyes and his height is 5’5 1/4.He is further described as having a scar between the eyebrows, a vaccination mark on his left arm, a scar back of his right hand, a scar on the back of his wrist and 1st finger of his left hand and a mole above his left breast.He is noted as being single and protestant. His next of kin is his friend, James Heatley, a fruit Dealer living in Smithfield Market, Manchester.
1859 – 26thDecember – Released from Woking Convict Invalid Prison.