Edward Butler

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Merlene Pugh on 21st July 2022

His Ticket of Leave was sustpended for his assault on Mary Jones, for which he was fines two pounds. In Sept that same year he was once again fined two pounds for being drunk. The recommendation for his ToL was for his 'services at a fire' 14 Feb 1853.

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R j butler on 15th November 2011

From the ATO,Convict Record, Edward is from Tipton, Staffordshire Citation from p553 Midlands FHS Sep 2007 Nwa9 : •Edward BUTLER of Tipton, Staffordshire, who murdered his wife, Ann BEDWORTH in 1844, transported to Van Diemen’s Land on the Hyderabad in 1845 and married Ann JONES (came free) in 1856, p553 Midlands FHS Sep 2007 Nwa9 EXTRACT IGI Source Information: Edward Butler Christening 29 August at Tipton, Stafford, England Father : Edward Mother : Elizabeth Source Information: Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: C010093 1813 - 1821 0435871 Film 6900747 Film C010093 1821 - 1827 0435872 Film NONE Sheet: 00 Tried Stafford Assizes 9 March 1844 and convicted for Life for manslaughter of first wife. Described by the Surgeon as a "Steady quiet man" and a widower with 2 children (!!) Edward could read. He is described as being 5'5 1/2 Age given as 25 yrs, of dark complexion and hair with an oval head and grey eyes. He had a burn on his right arm and was freckled. His trade is given as ........"illegible".... Dep. 21 Oct 1844 ex ship Hyberabad Arrived NSW 19 Feb 1845 and sent to Norfolk Island and from there to VDL per Pestongee Bomangee arriving Hobart Town Apr 1847 TPI 393/1888 RGD35 Death aged 62 years CONVICT RECORDS AOT Item Number: CON17/1/2 Start Date: 06 Jun 1844 End Date: 07 Sep 1852 Location: HOB Copy Number: Z2521 Series: • CON17 INDENTS OF MALE CONVICTS ARRIVING FROM NORFOLK ISLAND. 06 Jun 1844 07 Sep 1852 Item Number: CON33/1/86 Description: Hyderabad Start Date: 21 Oct 1844 End Date: 19 Feb 1845 Location: HOB Copy Number: Z2579 Series: • CON33 CONDUCT REGISTERS OF MALE CONVICTS ARRIVING IN THE PERIOD OF THE PROBATION SYSTEM. 01 Jan 1840 31 Dec 1853 AOT Entry : Butler, Edward Convict No: 9649 Voyage Ship: Hyderabad Voyage No: 368 Arrival Date: 19 Feb 1845 Departure Date: 21 Oct 1844 Departure Port: Downs Conduct Record: CON33/1/86 Indent: CON17/1/2 p108 Remarks: Off Norfolk Island per Pestongee Bomangee Apr 1847 From September 1844 until 1856, when it closed as a penal settlement, Norfolk Island was under the jurisdiction of the Tasmanian Government, and was staffed by the Tasmanian Convict Department. Throughout this period, male convicts were being transferred from there to Tasmania, as a result of their sentences there having expired; some had been sent there from Tasmania, others had been sent direct from Great Britain. 28/8/1848 G Shaw Richmond 18/6/1849 Glen..... 23/8/1849 returned to servitude 26/12/1850 B. Benn..... Neglect of duty and gross misconduct (assulting Cont. Noyes in the execution of his duty) resulted in 20/3/1852 sent for a trial at W T Noyes' farm, Swansea 14/12/1853 Recorded : Services at a Fire 6/1/1854 Edward was found guitly of gross misconduct / absent without leave and spent 9 months hard labour in chains. 7/12/1854 D Rivers 20/7/1854 .... 8/8/1854 Apslwan, Swansea 15/5/1855 It appears that a TofL/Free by Servitude was recommended for Edward's involvment in an assult of Mary Jones - he must have assisted or thwarted this. His involvement with Mary was to result in their marriage and long life together. AOT : Consent to Marry - JONES Mary free BUTLER Edward Hyderabad 08 APR 1856 CON52/7 p42 RGD37/15 : 1856/56 resulted a year later. His Ticket of Leave became Absolute on 4/10/1859 and a Conditional Pardon was recommended on 21/11/1859 and Approved 22/5/1860 The family appear to have relocated from Glamorgan to Norfolk Plains (Longford) in 1867 - Hannah's birth was recorded in Glamorgan, while her Baptism was recorded in Longford.