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Mary Butcher was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 116 |
| 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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1792 - Possible DEATH Record - Australia, Death Index Name Mary Butcher, Death Date 1792. Parramatta, Australia Volume Number V1792846 2a 1792 - New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Burials Name Mary Butchery - CONVICT. Burial Date 22 Aug 1792
Tried at the Old Bailey, 24 Feb 1790. 282. MARY BUTCHER was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 11th of February , in the parish of St. Clement's Danes, one silver table-spoon, value 5 s. two silver tea-spoons, value 2 s. one linen towel, value 12 d. the goods of Mary Watson . Mrs. WATSON sworn. I live at the Angel-inn, the back of St. Clement's : on the eleventh of this month, I suspected the prisoner, having missed a number of things before: the prisoner was my servant , and had lived with me not quite three months; I examined her box; she opened it herself; I found a number of articles, and amongst the rest, a towel; I examined her person afterwards, and found under her cap, a table spoon in her hair: I have got the table spoon, and kept it ever since. (Deposed to.) GEORGE TAPP sworn. I live at Mr. Watson's: the prisoner went out of our yard on the 11th of February, after she was searched by my mistress; she went down to a vine vaults to get some refreshment; and when she came out, she gave me this huswife; and the duplicates are in it; I carried them to the bar; she gave them to me to let her go about her business; I told her she had better come and settle with my mistress: my mistress took them. Mrs. Watson. Tapp brought the duplicates to me; and I carried them before Justice Bond; and he summoned the pawnbrokers, Hawkins and Sowerby. Mr. HAWKINS sworn. I am a pawnbroker: on the 11th of December, a tea-spoon for fifteen-pence was pawned at my shop; (the tea-spoon produced); I am not sure the prisoner at the bar is the person. Is that the duplicate you gave? - Yes. Tapp. I did not look at any of them. Mrs. Watson. I can swear they are the very duplicates I took out of the huswife. THOMAS SOWERBY sworn. I am a pawnbroker: on the 2d of December, a person came to me, and pledged a tea-spoon for eighteen-pence; I asked if it was her own property? she said, yes: I cannot take upon me to swear that the prisoner at the bar is the person. Did you deliver that duplicate to the person who pawned the spoon? - Yes. (Produced and deposed to by Mrs. Watson, as before.) GUILTY (Aged 29.) Transported for seven years . Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice GROSE.