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Transportation
William Butler was transported on the Lady Penrhyn, Scarborough And Alexander, departing 31st Dec 1786 and arriving 22nd Jan 1788 with 356 passengers.
Lady Penrhyn, Scarborough And AlexanderReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 6 |
| 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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"My direct ancestor."
"William was my 4th great grandfather"
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Convict Notes
William travelled over on the Scarborough. He was found guilty of stealing led. his profession prior to transportation was a mariner and he said that he had a mother that was ailing in Dublin and had been out of work. He married Jane Forbes (second fleet - arrived on the Lady Juliana). He was given a land grant in 1792 (New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856; Series: NRS 898; Reel or Fiche Numbers: Reels 6020-6040, 6070; Fiche 3260-3312) William and Jane had three children together Anne b. 1791 (with Living Descendants), William b1793 (unknown) Both Ann and Williams births were registered. Descendants of Ann are a full DNA match with descendants of Jane Butler (whose birth has not been registered but potentially 1794, because Jane Forbes passed in 1795 after falling into the fire. William worked as a carpenter and shipwright and held onto the land for quite some time (after his second marriage) when he had a son with Elizabeth Higgins (Robert George Butler). Elizabeth passed away and Robert was placed in care and his father (William) signed the release. There are paternal DNA matches between descendants of Jane Butler and descendants of Robert Butler and Anne Butler. He passed away in 1837 and his profession was listed as "Shipwright'.
Old Bailey Online WILLIAM BUTLER. ANDREW GOODWIN. Theft; grand larceny (to 1827). 7th July 1784. Text type Trial account Defendants WILLIAM BUTLER, ANDREW GOODWIN Offences Theft > Grand larceny Session Date 7th July 1784 Reference Number t17840707-36 Verdicts Guilty Punishments Transportation 696. WILLIAM BUTLER and ANDREW GOODWIN were indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 22d of June , two hundred pounds weight of lead, value 20 s. the property of Thomas Wells . THOMAS WARTON sworn. I live in Theobalds road, on the 22d of June, about ten minutes before ten, the two prisoners passed me as I stood at my shop door, loaded with lead on their shoulders, the aspect of the prisoners, and the unreasonable hour of carrying lead in the street, gave me the strongest reason to suppose they had stole it, the candles at the shop gave a full light of the prisoners, I determined to give charge of them if the watchman was at his stand, I did so, the watchman run after them and found them, I took one with the lead on his shoulders, the other was about twenty yards further with the lead on his head, he endeavoured to throw the lead upon me, but a person came by and assisted me, and the prisoners were taken with the lead upon them, and carried to the watch-house, one of the prisoners, Butler, as the watchman told me, flung out of his pocket these instruments, apick-lock and turn-screws which the constable gave into my possession; in the morning the owner came and owned the lead, I I know the piece of lead which will be produced: this is the lead found on the prisoners. ROBERT WEICHSELL sworn. I know no more than that is the lead which was cut from the building, the carpenter and I cut it up, and I marked it up and the figure was on, I can swear it to be the property of Thomas Wells . - GROSS sworn. I also cut the lead, and know it to be the property of Thomas Wells . JOHN BUCK sworn. I am a watchman, I stopped the prisoners by the information of Mr. Warton they had the lead in their possession, it is here. (The lead produced and deposed to by Weichsell, and Cross.) PRISONER BUTLER's DEFENCE. Coming along Theobald's road, we met a tall man, and he asked us to give him a spell, I asked him what that was, he said help me with this to Gray's-inn-lane, and I will give you a pot of beer and 6 d; I took one bit and the other prisoner took two, when I came to the watch-house they shewed me a parcel of things like keys, and they said that they belonged to me; I knew nothing of them, I have a sick mother to provide for, I have been long out of work. Prisoner Goodwin. I have nothing to say but what he has said. BOTH GUILTY . Each to be transported for seven years . Tried by the London Jury, before Mr. RECORDER.
Ship: HMS Scarborough (First Fleet) Arrived Jan 1788 (Sydney Cove 26 January 1788) Departed PORTSMOUTH May 13th 1787 Arrived TENERIFFE June 3rd 1787 Departed TENERIFFE June 10th 1787 Arrived RIO de JANIERO Aug 7th 1787 Departed RIO de JANIERO Sept 4th 1787 Arrived CAPETOWN Oct 13th 1787 Departed CAPETOWN Nov 12th 1787 Arrived BOTANY BAY Jan 18th 1788