Agency Details

Agency Number:

NG2170

Title:

GAMALIEL AND SARAH BUTLER AND FAMILY

Start Date:

01 Jan 1816

End Date:

31 Dec 1989

Description:

Gamaliel and Sarah (nee Paine) Butler, arrived in Van Diemen's Land in 1824 with 10 of their 16 children. Gamaliel founded the Hobart legal firm which was later known as Butler, McIntyre and Butler. Gamaliel's son Charles Butler (1820 - 1909) was also a lawyer, as was his son Charles William Butler (1854 - 1937).

Henry Butler (1821 - 1885), surgeon and politician, was the third son and with 5 other children remained in England in the care of relations. After training as a surgeon in London and Paris, he arrived in Tasmania as the Surgeon Superintendent in 1849 per William Jardine. In 1853 he married Catehrine Penelope Smith. The subsequently had 10 children and lived first in Lambton Farm , Glenorchy later moving to the family home Stowell at Battery point. Henry also had a country home, Shene at Bagdad.

Information Sources:

Australian Dictionary of Biography.

Legislation Administered:

Legislation Creating:

Legislation Abolishing Agency:

Functions Performed:

•	34 FAMILY ARCHIVES
•	30 TASMANIAN BUSINESSES

Related Agencies:

•	NG1420 BISDEE FAMILY	01 Jan 1820	31 Dec 1990
•	NG2224 TRAVERS FAMILY	01 Jan 1845	31 Dec 1890
•	NG2225 WILLIAM HARVEY BUCKLAND	27 Mar 1858	31 Jan 1929
•	NG2226 ALLARDYCE FAMILY	09 Jul 1889	01 Mar 1983

Series Created By Agency:

•	NS2112 LEGAL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO VARIOUS MATTERS.	31 Jul 1816	21 Dec 1903
•	NS2100 MISCELLANEOUS BUTLER FAMILY RECORD BOOKS.	01 Sep 1816	30 Sep 1826
•	NS2111 LEGAL DOCUMENTS RE LAND TRANSACTIONS	31 Oct 1820	29 Jul 1921
•	NS2215 MISCELLANEOUS GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE ALLARDYCE AND GREENE FAMILY.	01 Jan 1826	31 Dec 1985
•	NS2122 INFORMATION FOLDERS RELATING TO TASMANIAN SUBJECTS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST.	01 Jan 1830	31 Dec 1940
•	NS2118 MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS RELATING MAINLY TO THE GENEALOGY OF THE BUTLER FAMILY.	03 Sep 1830	31 Dec 1961
•	NS2114 LEGAL DOCUMENTS RELATING MAINLY TO WILLS AND POWER OF ATTORNEY.	02 Jun 1837	31 Dec 1921
•	NS2110 MISCELLANEOUS MARITIME DOCUMENTS FROM THE LEGAL FIRM OF BUTLER, MCINTYRE & BUTLER.	25 Jul 1837	10 May 1854
•	NS2217 BUTLER FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS.	01 Jan 1840	31 Dec 1979
•	NS2099 BUTLER FAMILY - MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS FROM RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.	23 Apr 1842	23 Oct 1964
•	NS2253 ALBUM OF SKETCHES AND POETRY, DARBYSHIRE FAMILY, ENGLAND (?)	01 Jan 1850	31 Dec 1855
•	NS2117 FRAGMENT OF DOCUMENT BY CHARLES BUTLER.	01 Jan 1852	31 Dec 1852
•	NS2116 MISCELLANEOUS COPIES OF CERTIFICATIONS OF BIRTH, DEATH & MARRIAGE.	17 Jan 1854	09 Jan 1862
•	NS2115 'DEED BOOK NO 2' - REGISTER OF DEEDS HELD IN TRUST	21 Mar 1854	16 Jul 1856
•	NS2123 EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF LOUISA TRAVERS (NEE DARBYSHIRE)	25 Dec 1856	01 Oct 1876
•	NS2128 CORRESPONDENCE AND GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE TRAVERS FAMILY.	01 Jan 1860	31 Dec 1936
•	NS2252 PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM OF KEVA ALLARDYCE (?)	01 Jan 1864	01 Apr 1883
•	NS2113 CORRESPONDENCE RE ESTATE OF GEORGE CARR CLARK, ELLINTHORPE HALL, RE SHIPMENT OF WOOL PER 'SUFFOLK'.	07 May 1864	16 Sep 1864
•	NS2126 LETTERBOOK OF RODERICK TRAVERS WRITTEN FROM SHEEP PROPERTY IN QUEENSLAND.	13 May 1866	30 Jan 1867
•	NS2125 LETTERBOOK OF SAMUEL SMITH TRAVERS RELATING TO HIS RURAL BUSINESS AFFAIRS IN QUEENSLAND.	22 Nov 1866	03 May 1868
•	NS740 BUTLER FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS	01 Jan 1870	31 Dec 1950
•	NS2127 ACCOUNT BOOK OF TRAVER'S SHEEP PROPERTY AT GORDON DOWNS, QUEENSLAND.	27 Jan 1870	14 Mar 1883
•	NS2084 DIARIES OF CHARLES WILLIAM BUTLER	01 Jan 1872	31 Dec 1936
•	NS2085 DIARY OF FRANCIS LEICESTER BUTLER	15 Oct 1875	23 Oct 1876
•	NS2124 JOURNAL OF LOUISA TRAVERS (NEE DARBYSHIRE)	13 Aug 1876	21 Oct 1877
•	NS2089 DIARIES OF BEATRICE BUTLER (NEE TRAVERS) ?	01 Jan 1878	13 Oct 1880
•	NS2091 LETTERS TO CHARLES WILLIAM BUTLER AND BEATRICE BUTLER (NEE TRAVERS) ON THEIR HONEYMOON.	01 Jul 1882	01 Sep 1882
•	NS2090 LETTERS FROM BEATRICE BUTLER (NEE TRAVERS).	02 Nov 1883	31 Dec 1940
•	NS2250 PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM OF 'THE GAIETY AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY', HOBART.	01 Jan 1888	31 Dec 1888
•	NS2092 LETTERS OF CHARLES WILLIAM BUTLER	15 Apr 1888	31 Dec 1936
•	NS2214 MISCELLANEOUS PERSONAL PAPERS OF WILLIAM LAMOND ALLARDYCE.	09 Jul 1889	31 Dec 1929
•	NS2101 SCHOOL EXAMINATION EXERCISE BOOKS OF MARJORIE TRAVERS BUTLER	01 Dec 1890	01 Dec 1893
•	NS2251 MISCELLANEOUS WATERCOLOR ART WORKS.	29 Apr 1893	31 Dec 1918
•	NS2207 FALKLAND ISLAND PHOTOGRAPHS OF WILLIAM LAMOND ALLARDYCE	01 Jan 1904	31 Dec 1929
•	NS2208 VISITORS BOOK OF WILLIAM LAMOND ALLARDYCE 'HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR', FALKLAND ISLANDS.	01 Sep 1904	24 Mar 1915
•	NS2087 DIARIES OF BEATRICE TRAVERS BUTLER	01 Jan 1905	31 Dec 1965
•	NS2211 CORRESPONDENCE OF WILLIAM LAMOND ALLARDYCE WHILE GOVERNOR OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS.	01 Jan 1905	31 Dec 1915
•	NS2094 LETTERS OF MARJORIE TRAVERS BUTLER	03 Apr 1905	28 May 1972
•	NS2097 LETTERS OF GEOFFREY TRAVERS BUTLER	03 Sep 1906	13 Nov 1938
•	NS2098 LETTERS OF BEATRICE TRAVERS BUTLER	12 Nov 1908	01 Jan 1940
•	NS2204 FALKLAND ISLAND PAPERS OF WILLIAM LAMOND ALLARDYCE.	01 Jan 1909	01 Mar 1983
•	NS1269 PAGES FROM A NOTEBOOK OF CHARLES WILLIAM BUTLER	01 Jan 1909	31 Dec 1936
•	NS2209 CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN WILLIAM LAMOND ALLARDYCE, FALKLAND ISLANDS AND COLONIAL OFFICE.	30 Oct 1911	15 Jul 1914
•	NS2254 MISCELLANEOUS POSTCARDS.	01 Jan 1914	31 Dec 1938
•	NS220/6 PHOTOGRAPHS RELATING TO WORLD WAR 1	01 Jan 1914	31 Dec 1915
•	NS220 PAPERS OF DR HARRY NAIRN BUTLER	16 Sep 1914	30 Nov 1924
•	NS2095 LETTERS OF CHARLES TRAVERS BUTLER	17 Jun 1915	14 Apr 1975
•	NS2096 LETTERS OF LEICESTER (SAM) TRAVERS BUTLER	27 Jun 1915	02 Oct 1921
•	NS2093 LETTERS OF JAMES MONTAGU TRAVERS BUTLER	11 Aug 1916	01 Jan 1950
•	NS2086 DIARIES OF JAMES MONTAGU TRAVERS BUTLER	01 Jan 1918	31 Dec 1921
•	NS2088 DIARIES OF MARJORIE TRAVERS BUTLER	01 Jan 1938	30 Jun 1954
•	NS2255 LETTERBOOKS OF CHARLES CHRISTOPHER ALLARDYCE BUTLER.	06 Dec 1953	29 Aug 1978
•	NS2212 CORRESPONDENCE FROM HENRY R. HEYBURN, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY TO VITI MABUTT (NEE ALLARDYCE),U.K.	17 Dec 1973	29 Jan 1986
•	NS2213 ARTICLES BY HENRY R. HEYBURN ON WILLIAM LAMOND ALLARDYCE	23 Jul 1976	10 Apr 1984