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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
James Buttry was transported on the Florentia, departing 14th Aug 1827 and arriving 3rd Jan 1828 with 173 passengers.
Florentia was a 453-ton merchant ship built at Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1821. Two voyages to Australia transporting convicts - 1827 and 1830.
FlorentiaReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 266 |
| 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
James Buttry was 27 years old and came from Drypool, Yorkshire. Lincolnshire. Gov. has him listed on their website, but no crime was listed. 1836: TOL District/Georgiana 1841: TOL Goulburn 1/10/1842: CP 12/2/1848 Sydney Chronicle: GOULBURN CIRCUIT COURT.(From our Correspondent )- Monday February 7. CATTLE STEALING.James Battry, late of Goulburn, was indicted for stealing a cow, on the 20th July. 1846, at Grabengullen, the property of Alexander Turner. The trial was lengthy – James Battry had about 30 head of cattle that he owned and said it was one of his own – The Jury found him Not Guilty and he was discharged. Nothing found on the BDM, and no further references to him found.