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Adelaide Butson

(1879 - 1946)


Father: William Milner Butson (1845 - 1913)
Mother: Alice Kilburn (abt.1851 - 1896)

Siblings:

Other parents of half-siblings:
  1. Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Marshall

Children:


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1879-07-27 Birth
  • Place: Greenhurst Hey, Todmorden
  • 1939 register
  • 1881 census
  • GRO index:  F1  T1
1881-04-03 Census
  • Census record RG11-4359-4-1:  F2  F3  T2
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: West Greenhurst Hey, Todmorden, Yorkshire
  • Age: 11
  • Birthplace: Stansfield, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG12-3546-69-1:  F4  F5  T3
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: Greenhurst Hey, Todmorden, Yorkshire
  • Age: 21
  • Occupation: Milkmaid
  • Birthplace: Todmorden, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG13-4086-41-1:  F6  F7  T4
1904-03-30 Marriage
Walter Trafford (1881 - 1951)
  • Place: St John the Baptist, Halifax
  • Age: 24
  • Abode: Greenhurst Hey
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 2 Mount Street, Todmorden, Yorkshire
  • Age: 32
  • Birthplace: Todmorden, Yorkshire
  • Family: Married 7 years, 3 children all still alive
  • Census record RG14PN26157-RD493-SD2-ED13-SN113:  F11  F12  F13  T7
1939-09-29 1939 register
  • 1939 register RG101-3743d-006-03:  Link  F14  T8
abt.1946-02 Death


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Births 1879 Jul/Aug/Sep  Butson  Adelaide  Todmorden 9a 253
        
T2
1881 census RG11 piece 4359 folio 4 page 1

Civil Parish or Township of Stansfield
City or Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of [blank]
Town or Village or Hamlet of Todmorden
Urban Sanitary District of Todmorden
Rural Sanitary District of [blank]
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Paul

Schedule 4   3 Greenhurst Hey

Wm Butson        Head      Married  36     Agricultural Labourer  Thwaite Yorkshire
Alice Butson     Wife      Married     30                         Muker Yorkshire
Isabella Butson  Daughter              11                         Thwaite Yorkshire
Adelaide Butson  Daughter              1                          Greenhurst Hey Yorkshire

Transcribed from Census-1881-RG11-4359-4-1.jpeg by dh

        
T3
1891 census RG12 piece 3546 folio 69 page 1

Administrative County of York
Civil Parish of Stansfield
Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of [blank]
Urban Sanitary District of Todmordwn
Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank]
Rural Sanitary District of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Sowerby
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Pauls

Schedule 7   2 West Greenhurst Hey

William Butson   Head  M  44     Coachman       _ X _  Yorkshire Swaledale
Alice Butson     Wife  M     39                        Yorkshire Swaledale
Isabella Butson  Daur  S     21  Cotton Weaver  _ X _  Yorkshire Swaledale
Adelaide Butson  Daur        11  Scholar               Yorkshire Stansfield

Transcribed from Census-1891-RG12-3546-69-1.jpeg by dh


        
T4
1901 census RG13 piece 4086 folio 41 page 1

Administrative County Yorkshire
Civil Parish of Todmorden part of
Ecclesiastical Parish of Cross Stone St Paul (part of)
County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of Todmorden (part of)
Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of Stansfield (part of)
Rural District of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Sowerby Yorks (part of)
Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank]

Schedule 1   Wickenberry

William M. Butson  Head  M  54     Coachman        Worker   Yorkshire Thwaite
Sarah E. Butson    Wife  M     39                           Yorkshire Wakefield
Walter Burton      Son   S  18     Railway Porter  Worker   Yorkshire Wakefield
Elizabeth Burton   Daur  S     17  Tailoress       Worker   Lancashire Accrington
Alice Burton       Daur  S     15  Weaver Cotton   Worker   Yorkshire Todmorden
Hilda Burton       Daur  S     11                           Yorkshire Todmorden
Henrietta Burton   Daur  S     7                            Yorkshire Todmorden
Anice Butson       Daur  S     2                            Yorkshire Todmorden

Schedule 4   Greenhirst Hey

Isabella Butson  Head    S     31  Weaver (Cotton)  Worker           Yorkshire Thwaite
Adelaide Butson  Sister  S     21  Milk Maid        Worker  at home  Yorkshire Todmorden

Transcribed from Census-1901-RG13-4086-41-1.jpeg by dh

        
T5
Page 9
1904.  Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Halifax in the County of York
No. 17  Thirtieth March 1904
Walter Trafford  22  Bachelor  Carter  Keelham Farm Stansfield    William Trafford  Farmer
Adelaide Butson  24  Spinster          Green Ney Stay Stansfield  William Butson    Coachman
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
after Banns by me, A. T. William Law.
This Marriage was solemnized between us,  {  Walter Trafford                }
                                          {  X The mark of Adelaide Butson  }
in the Presence of us,  {  William Trafford  }
                        {  Isabella Butson   }
X Stone [in right margin next to groom's line, possible reference to St Paul Cross Stone church]
Bank [in right margin, next to bride's line. Very faint - possibly Book]
[Transcriber's note: Bride's abode is Greenhurst Hey]
        
T6
Marriages 1904 Jan/Feb/March  Trafford  Walter  Halifax  9a 601
Marriages 1904 Jan/Feb/March  Butson  Adelaide  Halifax  9a 601
        
T7
1911 census RG14PN26157 RD493 SD2 ED13 SN113

Registration District      493
Registration Sub-District  2
Enumeration District       13

Mr Trafford  2 Mount St

Schedule 113

Walter    Head      30    Married          Carter  Municipal  Worker  Lancashire Barnoldswick
Adelaide  Wife        32  Married 7 3 3 0                             Yorkshire Todmorden
Alice     Daughter    6   Single                                      -
Peater    Son       4                                                 -
Hilda     Daughter    11 months                                       -


Enumerator E.L.    2 Males  3 Females  5 Persons     6 rooms. Signed Walter Trafford
                                                                2 Mount Street Todmoden Yorks

Transcribed from Census-1911-RG14PN26157-RD493-SD2-ED13-SN113-cover.jpeg and
                 Census-1911-RG14PN26157-RD493-SD2-ED13-SN113.jpeg by dh

        
T8
E.D. Letter code KOXH  Borough, U.D. or R.D. TODMORDEN MB  Reg. District and Subdistrict 493-2
Address:      Pex Royd
Sch.no./sub:  51/1
Name:         Trafford  Adelaide
OVSPI:
M/F:          F
Birthdate:    27 JULY  79
SMWD:         M
Occupation:   Domestic Help  Retired
        
T9
Deaths 1946 Jan/Feb/Mar  Trafford  Adelaide  66  Todmorden  9a 390
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image 1879B3-B-0080.jpg
F2 Image Census-1881-RG11-4359-4-1.jpeg
F3 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4359-4-1-Butson.text
F4 Image Census-1891-RG12-3546-69-1.jpeg
F5 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3546-69-1-Butson.text
F6 Image Census-1901-RG13-4086-41-1.jpeg
F7 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-4086-41-1-Butson.text
F8 Image Marriage-WalterTrafford-AdelaideButson-1904-03-30-StJohnTheBaptistHalifax.jpeg
F9 Image 1904M1-T-0218.jpg
F10 Image 1904M1-B-0033.jpg
F11 Image Census-1911-RG14PN26157-RD493-SD2-ED13-SN113.jpeg
F12 Image Census-1911-RG14PN26157-RD493-SD2-ED13-SN113-cover.jpeg
F13 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN26157-RD493-SD2-ED13-SN113.text
F14 Image 1939-Register-TNA-R39-3743-3743d-006.jpg
F15 Image 1946D1-T-0410.jpg


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