hi ▁Category : S ports people ▁of ▁Pak ist ani ▁descent ▁Category : M uh aj ir ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁Dal ton ▁( d ied ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 1 7 3 0 ) ▁was ▁" capt ain " ▁of ▁a ▁street ▁rob ber y ▁gang ▁in ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁London , ▁England . ▁ ▁His ▁father , ▁also ▁James ▁Dal ton , ▁was ▁Irish ▁and ▁fought ▁as ▁a ▁ser ge ant ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁in ▁Fland ers . ▁He ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁street ▁rob ber y ▁on ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 1 7 2 0 ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁transport ation . ▁On ▁being ▁found ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 1 , ▁re put edly ▁informed ▁upon ▁by ▁the ▁self - app oint ed ▁Th ief - t aker ▁General , ▁Jonathan ▁Wild , ▁the ▁elder ▁Dal ton ▁was ▁h anged . ▁ ▁His ▁mother ▁rem ar ried ▁a ▁but cher , ▁but ▁both ▁were ▁conv icted ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁transport ation . ▁By ▁then , ▁the ▁younger ▁Dal ton ▁had ▁already ▁begun ▁his ▁criminal ▁career . ▁James ▁Dal ton ▁got ▁into ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁th ieves ▁as ▁a ▁young ster , ▁pick ing ▁po ckets , ▁breaking ▁sh ops , ▁and ▁ro bb ing ▁people ▁on ▁the ▁street , ▁in ▁the ▁Smith field ▁and ▁Old ▁Ba iley ▁area . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁two ▁tri ps ▁to ▁Br istol , ▁to ▁practice ▁his ▁calling ▁there ;