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Transportation
Nicholas Butterley was transported on the Chapman, departing 6th Apr 1824 and arriving 27th Jul 1824 with 180 passengers.
The Chapman ship was built at Whitby, England in 1777, rebuilt in 1811 and refurbed in 1815. Tonnage: 558 The 1817 voyage from Ireland to New South Wales, Australia is not yet fully recorded on this web site - currently being updated. A mutiny occurred on this voyage with 7 men killed and many others wounded. (200 male convicts embarked) 1824 voyage from England to Van Diemen's Land (180 male convicts). 1826 voyage from England to Van Diemen's Land (100 male convicts, 2 escaped). Royal Staff guards & 19 private passengers.
Chapman (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 147 (75) |
| 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
Hulk Records at Portsmouth. HO 9-8-5 page 19/53. Received from Dublin, 12 Sep 1823. Nicholas Butterley, age 22, Desertion, tried 7 May 1823, Court Martial Dublin, 14 years, to NSW 25 March 1824.
Nicholas was a young tailor conscripted into the British Army in Dublin. In 1820/21 he was tried for desertion and sentenced to 600 lashes. He deserted again in 1823 and on 7 May was tried by court martial and sentenced to 14 years in Van Dieman's Land. During his 14 years in Tasmania he received a number punishments for insolence,neglect of duty, absconding, being drunk and disorderly but received his free certificate on 30th May 1837. On 30th September 1838 he married Bridget O'Connell at the Cameron St Catholic Chapel in Launceston. Nicholas and Bridget had 4 children in Launceston between 1839 and 1844. On Oct 22nd 1844 Nicholas was unsuccessful in applying for the position of Post Master in Perth, Tasmania. The family moved to Melbourne where 2 more children were born in 1848 and 1850. The family lived in Little Bourke St and Nicholas' occupation was tailor. The family again moved in the early 1850's to Bendigo where Nicholas is recorded in the 1856 electoral roll as a miner of Poor Man's Gully. Nicholas died at Quarry Hill, Bendigo on 3rd November 1861 aged 60 years.