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Bridget Butler

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Summary

Born
Jan 1790
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Jun 1849
Arrival
Sep 1849
Death
Sep 1849
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Personal Information

Name: Bridget Butler
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1790
Death: 28th Sep 1849
Age at death: 59
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: County Clare
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 26th Jun 1849
Ship: Australasia
Arrival: 29th Sep 1849
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Bridget Butler was transported on the Australasia, departing 26th Jun 1849 and arriving 29th Sep 1849 with 203 passengers.

Built 1847 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 500 Tons. Passenger/transportee's are currently being listed (incomplete at this date)

AustralasiaAustralasia (generic)

References

Primary SourceTasmanian Archives - convicts http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON41-1-24,206,14,L,80

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 19th February 2026

1849 - UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, Placed on Sick List; 24 Sept 1849 at sea Age; 59 years old Disease; Dysentery Discharged; 28 September 1849. Died.

C H avatar
135
on 17th June 2025

Name: Butler, Bridget Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Voyage number: 314 Index number: 9642 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1377923 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1377923

Carol Axton-Thompson avatar
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on 13th February 2013

Bridget Butler convicted at Clare 27/02/1849. 7yr sentence. (no other details on record) Died, at sea, 28/09/1849 (one day before arrival at Van Diemens Land)