Laurence Butler

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iain Frazier on 24th June 2025

Family connections for Laurence (Butler) are: BUTLER Laurence (Butler) was born about 1750. He was tried as an Irish Rebel at Wexford Ireland in 1798, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 10 1802 after a voyage of 5months on ATLAS. In 1807 he was assisted (a loan?) by John (Blaxland) & seems to have become a furniture maker. He was issued his Conditional Pardon in 1808/9. He was Free by Servitude by 1812. He was a cabinet maker when he had a relationship with Ann (Roberts) whom he married on 1 7 1817 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. In 1816 he was listed for issue of grant of land & in that year he provided (cedar?) furniture for Courts of Justice & Chambers in Sydney. In 1819 he seems to have been involved in assault of an Eliza (Palmer). He died on 4/7 12 1820 age70. [Some details taken from this Website] Ann (Robert/s) was born about 1767/77 & became a servant. She was recorded as from Monmouthshire Ireland when tried at Worcester Assizes on 7 3 1808, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 16 11 1808 after a voyage of 8months on SPEKE. She was issued her Certificate of Freedom 5/1359 on 6 6 1814; she was 5'2.5" fair pale complexion brown hair hazel eyes. She was Free by Servitude by 1819. She died in 1824 age47. [Some details taken from this Website] Laurence (Butler) & Ann (Roberts) produced 5children: firstly boys 1.Walter (Butler) was born in 1808 in the colony. He was living at Pitt St Sydney when he married at age17 Margaret (Dunn age16) on 16 5 1825 at St Marys RC Sydney. He died in 1870 age about62. ..Mary/Margaret (Dunn) was born on 5 10 1809 & baptised on 19 6 1810 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died 14 4 1840 age30. ..Details of Margaret (Dunn)s family are given in entry for John (Small CHARLOTTE 1788) on this Website. ..Walter (Butler) & Margaret/Mary (Dunn) produced perhaps 1child: ..1.Francis George (Butler) was born on 27 1 1829 at Parramatta & baptised on 9 3 1829 at St Marys RC Sydney. .. 2.Laurence (Butler) was born on 20 7 1812 & baptised on 23 8 1812 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. 3.George Patrick (Butler) was born on 15 3 1815 & baptised on 15 3 or 2 4 1815 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He (Patrick George) died on 3 11 1819 age4 & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. 4.Mary Ann (Butler) was born on 1 6 1817 & baptised on 1 7 1817 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. 5.Elizabeth (Butler) was born on 19 8 1819 & baptised on 26 9 1819 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She died on 7 12 1819 age14w & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. .[Noted an A (Butler) is recorded as born in 1821-no parents given] .[ & an Ann (Butler) is recorded as born in July 1822 & died on 8 8 1822 age<8m-no parents given; she was buried at St Marys RC Sydney or recorded there] Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.

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Maureen Withey on 20th August 2021

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Laurence Butler, age on arrival, 52, Irish Rebel, per Atlas II, 1802. Tried Wexford. 1798. Life. DOB 1750. Spouse: m 1817 Sydney, Ann Roberts. Died 1820. Present in 1811 muster. --------------------------------------------------- Atlas II 1802. A list of Convicts embarked at Waterford on Board the Atlas. Master for New South Wales, Musgrove. Lawrence Butler, age 46, tried Wexford, Life. Source: https://butlerfamilyhistoryaustralia.blogspot.com/2012/08/laurence-butler-ch-7-transportation-to-sydney.html There is a lot of information about the journey of Atlas II on this blog. ----------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. BUTLER, Laurence. Per "Atlas", Oct 1802. 1807 Aug 29 On statement of capital advanced by John Blaxland in his concerns from 3 Apr 1807 to 14 Sep 1808 (Reel 6043; 4/1727 p.201) 1808-9 Received conditional pardon from Lieutenant Governor Foveaux (Reel 6001; SZ760 p.134b) 1810 Feb 15 Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3163; 4/1846 p.40) 1812 Dec 28 Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3169; 4/1848 pp.78-9) 1816 Jan 16 Of Sydney. On list of persons to receive grants of land in 1816 (Fiche 3266; 9/2652 p.25) 1816 Feb 23 Juror at inquest on Patrick McMahon held at Sydney (Reel 6021; 4/1819 p.409) 1816 May 11 Paid from the Police Fund for furniture for new Courts of Justice and Chambers of the Judge of the Supreme Court (Reel 6038; SZ759 p.197) 1816 Oct 28 Seeking permission to send boat to Shoal Haven for cedar (Reel 6046; 4/1736 pp.150-1) 1817 Feb 3 Juror at inquest on Hugh Wood held at Sydney (Reel 6021; 4/1819 p.733) 1817 Feb 15 Petition for indulgences (Reel 6047; 4/1739 pp.147-9) 1817 Apr 30 Paid from the Police Fund for work done at the Supreme Court house, by order of Mr Justice Bent (Reel 6038; SZ759 p.347) 1819 Jun On lists of fees and fines paid to the Clerk of the Peace, 1 Jan 1817 to 1 Jan 1821; in case of King v Butler, charge of assault on Eliza Palmer (Reel 6054; 4/1758 pp.66a, 67a) 1820 Aug 1-2 Juror at inquest on still born son of William and Jane Gibson held at Sydney (Reel 6021; 4/1819 pp.317-8)