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Voyage
Transportation
Alice Butler was transported on the Lord Melville, departing 31st Jul 1816 and arriving 24th Feb 1817 with 104 passengers.
Ship Name: Lord Melville II Rig Type: S. Built: Quebec Build Year: 1825 Size (tons): 425
Lord Melville (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 274. State Archives NSW;(Series:NRS 12188; Item:[4/4005]; Microfiche:637) |
| 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
Alice, who was the wife of Thomas Russell, was also known as Alice Butler, suggesting she was either convicted in her maiden name or was in a common law relationship with Thomas. She had stolen printed calico from John Watts at Manchester and was convicted at the Salford Quarter Sessions on 25th Oct 1815 before being taken to await transportation at Lancaster Castle. She left Lancaster with the other women to board Lord Melville on the 8th July. She was assigned to be a servant upon arrival- in 1819 she was noted as married at Sydney, in 1820 and 21 she was servant to a Mrs Flynn. From 1822 onwards, Alice was reunited and living with Thomas, her common-law husband, on the wharf on Market Street. Thomas had been convicted in July 1815 for fabric theft and was transported before Alice on the ship- Elizabeth, arriving in 1816, leaving Alice to follow him. Alice received her certificate of freedom in July 1823. Thomas petitioned for a grant of land for Alice and himself in 1824, stating they were both advanced in years are unable to return to their native soil but this request was denied- them not having the means to cultivate the land. By 1825, she is again noted as wife of Thomas Russell at Sydney who had been a police constable for several years. Although not conclusive the newspapers record an inquest taking place in August 1826 of an Alicia Russell, a free woman who died from suffocation, in a state of intoxication. By 1828, Thomas is noted alone as a lodger and a gardener.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents - Bound Indentures Name; Alice Butler alias Alice wife of Thomas Russell Trade; Servant Age; 46
Tried: 25 October 1815 Convict Indents: aged 46, estimated birth year: abt 1769