His father was wood engraver, Benjamin Clayton I.
Clayton was married twice in Ireland, first to Jane Maguire in 1800, and then to Emma Johnson in 1807.
[1] Clayton was found guilty of forgery, and was sentenced to transportation to New South Wales from Dublin for 7 years.
He was also the engraver of the first banknotes for the Van Diemen's Land Bank and in 1822 Lachlan and Waterloo Mills Companies' $1 and $2 notes.
[2] Clayton died on 26 June 1853[3] in Gunning leaving his estate of £1,000 to his son, Benjamin.