Name: | William Butterfield |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1792 |
Occupation: | Blacksmith |
Date of Death: | 1846 |
Age: | 54 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 57 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
Crime: | Stealing |
Convicted at: | York, Doncaster General Quarter Sessions |
Sentence term: | 7 years |
Ship: | Moffatt |
Departure date: | 10th August, 1842 |
Arrival date: | 28th November, 1842 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 390 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 193 (98) |
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 Project. |
Leonie Dolley on 4th June, 2013 wrote:
William was transported for stealing 100 tame pigeons. He died in the hospital at New Norfolk.
Leonie Dolley on 4th June, 2013 made the following changes:
date of birth 1792, date of death 1846, gender, occupation, crime
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