Researchers who have claimed this convict
There is currently one researcher who has claimed Stephen (the younger) Chuter
- Researcher (Steve Priestley)
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Biographies
He was born in Frensham, Surrey, to Stephen (see separate biography) and Sarah. Her was baptised at Frensham parish church on 26 March 1809.
Together with his brother Benjamin and distant cousin William Chuter, he was convicted at Southampton on 20 October 1835 of stealing a sheep from a field at Rank's Hill (near Frith End) on 16 September and sentenced to transportation for life. He was transported to Australia on the Moffatt; arriving in Port Jackson on 30 August 1836.
The NSW convict records describe him on arrival as follows: Height 5' 3.25''; complexion dark sallow; hair dark brown; eyes brown. Lost a front upper tooth, scar left eyebrow, ship and anchor inside lower right arm, flower pot inside lower left arm, two scars back of ball of left thumb.
The index to the New South Wales Government Gazette suggests he absconded in May 1840 and was apprehended the following month. In 1847, he was working for A Turner, a cattle farmer in Gurrundah, NSW. A Conditional Pardon was granted on 9 Jun 1849 (not permitted to return to UK).
He died at Wodonga on 3 April 1877. The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, Thursday 12 April 1877: An inquest was held on Wednesday last, (says the Albury Banner) by Mr. Bartlett, District Coroner, on the body of Stephen Chuter, a man about 60 years of age. John Hunt deposed: I am a carrier residing at Albury, and have known deceased for many years; I was in his company yesterday between one and two o'clock; we were riding together; he was intoxicated when he left Simpson's Wodonga Hotel; we left with a man named Richardson, who was leading a young spirited horse; Richardson not being able to hold his horse, set off galloping, and deceased galloped after him; as deceased passed me his hat fell off; he tried to pull up, but could not, and in swaying from side to side he fell off on the off side of the horse, falling on to his shoulders and head ; I went to him at once with a man named Barrowcliff, put him in to a waggon, and took him to Weeks's; he was quite insensible, and never spoke: I did not see any wound or appearance of blood anywhere; I did not think he was hurt at first; he had six or seven nobblers with me--brandy, whiskey, and I think soda water; he was quite sober when we met; he has often been drinking lately. The doctor attributed death to compression of the brain by haemorrhage, caused by the fall from a horse. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony.
It appears that Stephen died without an heir as on 17 April the Ovens and Murray Advertiser carried the following item: Sale at Wodonga To-day. - We again remind our readers that Messrs J. H. Gray and Co. hold a sale at Bambrick's hotel, Wodonga, this day, in the intestate estate of Stephen Chuter, deceased. The sale is well worthy the attention of carriers and farmers, as it comprises six powerful draught horses, with waggon and harness complete, besides saddles and a few saddle horses.
On 8 May 1877 the administration of his estate, valued at £143 6/6d, was granted to the NSW Curator of the Estates of Deceased Persons.
On 10 July, the Ovens and Murray Advertiser reported as follows: Auction Sales.- Mr Alex. Tone sold by auction on Friday last, in the estate of Stephen Chuter, by instructions from the Curator of the Estates of deceased persons, 210 acres of land, in the parish of South Wangaratta, to Messrs E. and W. Flynn, at £2 1s per acre.
The published Return of the Curator shows that a total of £147 14/4d was received, and payments of £14 13/4d were made -- presumably to Stephen's creditors. A separate return was published in the Victoria Government Gazette by that State's Curator, showing receipts of £286 1/2d and payments of £100 4/-.
Submitted by Researcher (Steve Priestley) on 15 October 2019
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- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/10, p.271
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