Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Matthew Butler was transported on the Mariner, departing 30th Apr 1816 and arriving 11th Oct 1816 with 147 passengers.
The 1825 Journey. The ship Mariner, Captain Fotherley, arrived from Ireland with female prisoners, on Sunday evening. She left the Cove of Cork, the 12th of March, and brings 112 female prisoners, having lost only one on the passage. A few passengers also came per this opportunity. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Cochrane, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1825.
Mariner (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 257 (130) |
| 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
Criminal court. Friday. Matthew Butler was found guilty of entering the dwelling of Elizabeth Peake—7 years transportation. Sydney Gazette, 8 Mar 1822.
Colonial Secretary Index. BUTLER, Matthew. Per "Mariner", 1816 1816 Oct 18 On list of convicts disembarked from the "Mariner" and forwarded to Windsor for distribution (Reel 6005; 4/3495 p.204) 1822 Feb 25-Mar 27 To be transported for seven years. In reports of prisoners tried at Court of Criminal Jurisdiction (Reel 6023; X820 p.37) 1822 Mar 20 On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per "Elizabeth Henrietta" (Reel 6009; 4/3505 p.43) 1823 Mar 24 On list of convicts removed from Newcastle to Port Macquarie per "Lady Nelson" (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.394-5) 1824 May 24 Former goat keeper. Required as a witness in Rex v Duff (Reel 6069; 4/1816 p.231) 1824 May 24 Goat keeper. On list of convicts to be forwarded to Sydney from Port Macquarie to give evidence before a criminal court (Reel 6019; 4/3864 p.144) 1824 Sep 27 Returned to Port Macquarie on the "Sally" having given evidence in Sydney (Reel 6068; 4/1815 p.497) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1822 Mar 20. On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per "Elizabeth Henrietta." Mathew Butler, Tried Criminal Court, Sydney, 7 March 1822, 7 years. Labourer. Per Mariner. Original sentence, London, 13 Sept 1815, 7 years.