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Voyage
Transportation
John Button was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 19th Nov 1832 and arriving 9th Mar 1833 with 216 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 466 |
| 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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John and Mary's 8 Children 1 John Button 1851-1926 2 William Ernest Button 1853-1919 3 Mary Elizabeth Pritchard (born Button) 1854-1941 4 Elizabeth Horton (born Button) 1855-1941 5 Charles Stammers Button 1857-1907 6 Joseph Button 1860-1919 7 Ellen Sarah Cox (born Button) 1861-1939 8 George Plaskett Button 1862-1937
John Button was 25 years old on arrival in VDL. John was 5'6 1/2" tall, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, woman inside right arm, scar on left wrist, single. 1833-35 Musters: Assigned to Mr J Cox. 12/7/1837: Felony - sent to trial - 7 years hard labour in chains. No crime details found. Sent to Port Arthur. 6/9/1844: TOL 1851: Married Mary Shaughnessy aged 22 (Duke of Cornwall 1850). They had 8 children. 4/6/1862: John died aged 52 and was buried at St Andrew's Cemetery, Perth, Tasmania. Buried with him was Mary and his stepdaughter Susan Barber (1866-1886). Mary married Robert Barber after John's death. 25/6/1862 The Cornwall Chronicle: To the Gentry and Inhabitants of Perth, and its vicinity. MARY BUTTON, widow of the late Mr. John Button, Butcher, who intends earning on the Business of her late husband, begs to solicit a continuance of their favors, and hopes by strict attention to merit their orders as usual. June 21 b . h Mary died 1920.