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Robson Botterill was transported on the Thomas Arbuthnot, departing 6th Jan 1847 and arriving 4th May 1847 with 289 passengers.
Built 1841 at Aberdeen, Scotland. Wood ship of 621 Tons. Thomas Arbuthnot, 1847. “The Thomas Arbuthnot convict ship, Captain Thomson, sailed from Spithead this morning for Port Phillip, with a superior class of delinquents, officially called “exiles.” These are the first “exiles” sent to the above settlement, which the inhabitants of that respectable place are very wroth at, and have memorialised the Government on the subject. The most ingenious trades and professions are carried on, on board this ship; in fact, we believe, all trades in vogue have their representatives on board. The most ingenious affair, however, is a newspaper in manuscript, published every Saturday, having its foreign and domestic correspondence, advertisements, and, indeed, all the necessary accessories to an apparently well-conducted journal. The articles are well written and the arrangements well made. The name of this paper is the Citadel, and the conductors dub the captain of the ship ” the governor.” The Citadel having no opponents enjoys a large circulation. The editor is a man who has been of considerable note in the legitimate literary world; but all names and circumstances in connexion with their present position is strictly preserved secret with regard to these “exiles,” the greatest majority of whom are juvenile offenders from Millbank, Pentonville, and Parkhurst (Isle of Wight) prisons.”—Times, January 12. Published in the Launceston Examiner, 2 June 1847. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36252218?searchTerm=Thomas Arbuthnot There was a lot of public criticism of the arrival of these “Exiles” in New South Wales, and of their treatment, by being offered training, etc, to the detriment of honest but poor labourers.
Thomas Arbuthnot (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 142 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Death. Botterill. -On the 2nd instant, at the residence of his brother (Mr. W. Botterill, Easthorpe House, Londesbro' Park), aged 49, Mr. Robson Botterill, late of Australia. York Herald, 9 Mar 1872. Killed by the Kick of a Horse. At Londesbro', on Monday, an inquest was held on the body of Mr. Robson Botterill. Deceased had lately come from Australia on a visit to his brother, Mr. Wm. Botterill, of Easthorpe House, Londesbro' Park, and a few weeks ago was injured by the kick of a horse. He had nearly recovered from the effects of the accident, and last week again ventured into the court-yard of the house, where some horses were loose. It is supposed that he had been examining one of them, and had then touched it with his stick to drive it out of the way. The horse thereupon struck out with both legs, and hit him in the region of the heart, breaking several ribs, from which he died on Saturday. The jury found a verdict of Accidental death. Leeds Times, 9 Mar 1872.
On arrival, Botterill was engaged as a shopman by Mr Hart for Melbourne. He returned to England in January 1868 and died in Yorkshire.
1142. ROBSON BOTTERILL was indicted for stealing 85 yards of lawn, value 6l.; and 12 handkerchiefs, 16s.: also 12 handkerchiefs, 16s., the goods of John Boyd and another, his master; to both which he pleaded GUILTY. Aged 22. Transported for Seven Years.