George Hotterway ²

   Cause of his death was Visitation of God (Drink).

   Another name for George was George Ottaway.

  Death Notes:

An inquest was held into George's death who died "at the dwelling house of Edward Kelly, known by the name or sign of the Royal Oak". The witnesses called were: Francis Fallon, a Pensioner; Thomas Gibbons, son-in-law; Sarah Duncan, wife of a pensioner; and Esther Riley, wife of a pensioner - who came in the same ship in 1849.
It is notable that George's wife Jane was not called as a witness to the inquest. Noted that George had been "in the habit of drinking".

  Noted events in his life were:

• AKA: George Ottaway. Although he is recorded in the Margate parish baptism records as George Ottaway, his military records, and other subsequent data, clearly record his surname as Hotterway. His signature is also "Hotterway"

• Military: Private, Royal Marine, 7 Jan 1822-3 Feb 1843, Chatham, KEN, England, UK. ⁵ Enlistment 7 Jan 1822
(promoted to Corporal 20 Jan 1828, demoted to private 20 Jan 1829)

• Ship: Spartiate, from 28 Jun 1823 to 23 Aug 1825. ⁶ The ship was of type: 3rd rate; 1949 tons ; In August 1798 she was captured from the French at the Battle of the Nile and later fought at the Battle of Trafalgar on the British side.; Wooden hull; Propulsion: Sail; 74 guns.
George served on this ship (his first) from June 1823 when it was at Chatham. In September 1823 it was moored in Plymouth Sound sailed for South America on Sept 27th. The ship was stationed on 18 November at Rio de Janeiro; on 23 January 1824 was off Santa Cruz; on 1 May 1825 at Bermuda; on 15 August 1825 back at Rio de Janeiro.
George & others transferred to the Wellesley on 23 August 1825 before the Spartiate returned to Portsmouth.

• Ship: Wellesley, from 23 Aug 1825 to 28 Feb 1827. ⁷ The ship was launched on 24 Feb 1815; Type: 3rd rate; 74 guns; 1746 tons; Propulsion: Sail; Sunk in Thames by air attack 24 Sep 1940.
Goerge joined the ship on the 23rd of August 1825 from the Spartiate while both were at Rio de Janeiro.
They remained staioned around Sth America for some time and were stationed off Trinidad on 30 Octover 1826. The ship returned to Portsmouth on 31 Jan 1827 and the crew set ashore.

• Ship: Swan, from 8 Aug 1828 to 18 Mar 1829. ⁸ The Swan was a Cutter launched 1 Nov 1811; it weighed 144 tons ; Propulsion: Sail, 10 guns.
George joined this ship in Sheerness on 8 August 1828.
It was off the coast of Norfolk in mid-September and remained off the East of England for some time. On 1 January 1829 the ship was off the Kent coast by Walmer Castle and berthed at Sheerness on March 15th.

• Ship: Gloucester, from 18 Aug 1829 to 31 Mar 1831. ⁹ Gloucester, 74 ; Type: 3rd rate; Launched: 27 Feb 1812; 1770 tons; Propulsion: Sail

Sheerness 19 Aug 1829 is reported to be fitting out for service in the Mediterranean.
Napoli di Romania 28 Oct 1829 Refitting.
Malta 15 Nov 1829 Reported to be at Egina.
Paros 5 Jan 1830 Remains.
Jan 1830 Port Nassau
Malta 6 Feb 1830 Is at Paros, where she had gone to water and was to return to Egina.
Palmas Bay, Sardinia 9 May 1830 Reported to be at Smyrna.
June 1830 at Malta
Malta 31 Aug 1830 Refitting at Valletta.
October 1830 at Corfu and back to Malta in November
Chatham 4 Mar 1831 Arrived from Gibraltar.

• Ship: Castor, from 5 May 1832 to 3 Aug 1834. ¹⁰ Castor, 36 ; Type: 5th rate; Launched: 2 May 1832 ; 1293 tons ; Disp: 1808 tons; Propulsion: Sail :

May 1832 Chatham
Plymouth 16 Jul 1832 Arrived from the Downs.
Cork 16 Aug 1832 In the Cove of Cork, refitting after sailing trials.
Circa 11 Aug 1832 Reported to be off the coast of Portugal.
Plymouth 23 Aug 1832 Off port.
Torbay 27 Aug 1832 Sailed on a cruise, returned with the squadron having carried away her jib-boom and sprung her foretopmast in the gale.
Plymouth 30 Aug 1832 Arrived from Torbay.
Portsmouth 19 Sep 1832 Arrived from Cork.
Portsmouth 31 Oct 1832 Sails tonight for the Downs.
Deal 2 Nov 1832 Arrived from Portsmouth.
Deal 6 Nov 1832 In the Downs.
Harwich 16 Nov 1832 Has detained and sent in a Dutch brig.
Harwich 17 Nov 1828 Has detained and sent in a Dutch vessel.
Deal 28 Nov 1832 Arrived from a cruise in the North Sea.
Downs 3 Jan 1833 Sailed for a cruise.
Downs 24 Jan 1833 Cruising in the North Sea.
Deal 30 Jan 1833 Arrived from a cruise.
Deal 1 Feb 1833 Sailed on a cruise to the westward.
Deal 4 Feb 1833 Sailed for Sheerness.
Deal 28 May 1833 Sailed for the southward.
Downs 31 May 1833 Has sailed for Lisbon.
Portsmouth 20 Jul 1833 Is reported to be cruising off the Tagus.
Vigo 4 Oct 1833 Remains.
1 Jan 1834.On the Lisbon Station.
Lisbon 14 Apr 1834 In the Tagus.
Plymouth 30 May 1834 Ship's company paid advance.
Plymouth 5 Jun 1834:Sailed for Portsmouth and Deptford.
Portsmouth 7 Jun 1834 Arrived at Spithead from Plymouth.
Portsmouth 16 Jun 1834 Sailed for the River with the Queen's barge.
Portsmouth 9 Jul 1834 Arrived at Helvoetsluys last Sunday, returning to Woolwich today.

• Ship: Serpent, from 5 Oct 1836 to 10 Oct 1836. Serpent, 16 ; Type: Brig-sloop launched: 14 Jul 1832; 434 tons ; Propulsion: Sail; 16 guns
Designed by William Symonds, the HMS Serpent was built at the Deptford Yard in England in 1832. A brig-rigged sloop (an historic rating in the Royal Navy) the Serpent extended just over 102 feet in length and displaced 432 tons. A huge vessel, she normally required a crew of over 100 men.

• Ship: Wolverine, from 11 Oct 1836 to 15 Mar 1841. ¹¹ Wolverine, 16 guns; Type: Brig-sloop launched: 13 Oct 1836; 428 tons
The ship had 110 men on board - crew 66, marines 20, boys 22, others 2.
In January 1837 when his daughter was born the ship was off off Gibralter

• Misc: 2 pounds of his pay was allotted to his wife Jane from this time (when his daughter was born), Jan 1837.

• Living: Full Loves Alley (between High St and the Brook), 30 Mar 1841, Chatham, KEN, England, UK. ¹²

• Ship: Camperdown, from 8 Jul 1841 to 11 Mar 1842. Camperdown, 106 ; 1830 Type: 1st rate

• Ship: Poictiers, from 30 Mar 1842 to 27 Jan 1843. ¹³ Poictiers, 74 guns ; Type: 3rd rate. Launched: 6 Dec 1809 ; 1765 tons; Propulsion: Sail.
George sailed on the Poictiers from March 1842 from Chatham.

• Misc: Naval pension, 1843-1846, Chatham, KEN, England, UK. British Royal Navy & Royal Marines service and pension records, 1704-1919 Transcription
First name(s) George
Last name Hotteraway
Year 1843
Attestation year 1843
Year appointed or Pension granted 1843-1846
Series ADM 22 Series/Piece ADM 22/440
Series description Greenwich Hospital out-pensioners 1814-1846
Piece description Pay Book of Naval Out-pensions. H-L
Year range 1843-1846
Archive The National Archives
Country United Kingdom
Record set British Royal Navy & Royal Marines service and pension records, 1704-1919
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Service Records Collections from Great Britain

• Military Discharge, 3 Feb 1843, Chatham, KEN, England, UK. ¹⁴

• Misc: Pension payment, 1849, Auckland, New Zealand. £15/4 annual pension rate - paid quarterly

• Misc: British Army Pension Records, 16 Feb 1849, Chatham, KEN, England, UK. Transfer of pension to the New Zealand Force

• Emigrated: From London, England, 7 Mar 1849, Onehunga, Auckland. ¹⁵ on the ship Berhampore
The Berhampore weighed 653 tons. It sailed from Tilbury Fort on March 1849 and arrived in Auckland on 16/6/1849 after a journey of relative comfort.
The ship carried 80 Fencibles men, 67 women (some of who were nursing), and 101 children (there were 7 births on the journey).
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The Berhampore was the seventh Fencible ship. Passengers were from London, the Midlands, and a few from Scotland and Ireland.
George is recorded in the War Office File 43-89 list of pensioners as being of the Marines and with a pension rate of £15/4/-. Name George Hotterway of Chatham district.
Captain T B Smith was a man of great kindness and foresight as he arranged delicacies for the nursing mothers as well as toys, concerts and entertainment for the passengers during the voyage. His awareness must have made this trip one of relative comfort compared to the rigours and deprivations suffered by those passengers who traveled on other Fencible ships.

• Military: Fencible, 8 Mar 1849-16 Aug 1855, Auckland, New Zealand. ¹⁶ George came to New Zealand as Fencible. These were pensioned soldiers from the British army who were to be given land and a cottage in return for part time service defending Auckland, if necessary.
Manifest No - 45. Rank - Private. Unit - Royal Marines. Abode - Onehunga. Status - Married. Wife - Jane .... born circa 1810

• Living, Between 1853 and 1855, Onehunga, Auckland. ¹⁷

• Voter Registration: Auckland province electoral roll, 1854, Onehunga, Auckland. ¹⁸

George married Jane Eltham, daughter of Henry Eltham and Sarah Miller, on 18 Jul 1836 in Gillingham, KEN, England, UK.¹ (Jane Eltham was born on 10 Feb 1805 in Chatham, KEN, England, UK ¹⁹, christened on 10 Feb 1805 in Chatham, KEN, England, UK and died on 16 Aug 1868 in Auckland, New Zealand ²⁰.). The cause of her death was Disease of the brain.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Census: Full Loves Alley (between High St and the Brook), 1841, Chatham, KEN, England, UK. ²¹

• Census: Full Loves Alley (between High St and the Brook), 1841, Chatham, KEN, England, UK. ²¹