William Butters

William Butters, one of 254 convicts transported on the Sarah, 29 November 1836

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Butters
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	29th August, 1813
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	8th August, 1893
Age:	79 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing a pig
Convicted at:	Norfolk Assizes
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Sarah
Departure date:	29th November, 1836
Arrival date:	29th March, 1837
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 253 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 409 (207)
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.

Did you find the person you were looking for?

If William Butters was the person you were looking for, you may be able to discover more about them by looking at our resources page.

If you have more hunting to do, try a new search or browse the convict records.

Know more about William Butters?

Contribute to this record

Community Contributions

Anonymous on 7th September, 2012 wrote:

William was 23 years old on arrival in VDL. Transported for stealing 2 pigs.

William was 5’6" tall, fresh complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, small scar on breast, stout made, right leg been broken.

25/1/1838: Neglect of work - 30 lashes.

24/3/1841: TOL
1843: COF.

1843: Married Mary Steward/STeward (Platina 1837) at Avoca, Tasmania.

17/11/1845: There was a passenger William Butters per Henry from George Town to Adelaide - no Mary, however, there was also a Reverend William Butters in Tasmania around the same time, so it could have been him ??

Helen Lang on 10th May, 2016 wrote:

Married Margaret Forbes Bounty Immigrant in Warrnambool 5 April 1853 but no record found re what happened to 1st wife Mary Stewart

He had been ironed on the hulks ?reason

Helen Lang on 13th May, 2016 wrote:

Tas., Archives No’s CON 18/20 no 2592 C0N 31/3 2593, 579 1843 [Free Cert] C0N52/2p18,
Died Ecklin South ,buried Terang Vic.
He and Margaret Forbes had 6 Children

Convict Changes History

Anonymous on 7th September, 2012 made the following changes:

gender m

Helen Lang on 10th May, 2016 made the following changes:

crime

Helen Lang on 13th May, 2016 made the following changes:

date of birth: 29th August, 1813 (prev. 0000), date of death: 8th August, 1893 (prev. 0000)