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Christopher Butson

(1844 - 1916)

Father: Thomas Butson (1806 - 1862)
Mother: Alice Peacock (abt.1815 - 1878)

Siblings:

Children:

With Mary Clarkson

Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1844-08 Birth
  • Place: Bowes, Yorkshire
  • Estimated from 1851 census
  • freebmd:  T1
1844-07-12 Baptism
  • Place: Bowes, Yorks.
1851-03-30 Census
  • Age: 7
  • Occupation: Coal miner
  • Abode: Tan Hill, King's Pit House, Bowes
  • Birthplace: Bowes, Yorkshire
  • Census record HO107-2387-260-9:  F1  F2  F3
1861-04-07 Census
  • Abode: Not found
  • Note: Assumed to be living at Clare Green, Brierfield. Census returns for this area have been destroyed See Census-1861-Burnley-5-Little-Marsden.txt
  • Census record
abt.1869-08 Marriage
Mary Clarkson (abt.1847 - 1879)
  • GRO index:  F4  F5  T3
  • lancashirebmd:  T4
1871-04-02 Census
  • Age: 26
  • Occupation: Collier
  • Abode: Carlton Street, Little Marsden
  • Census record RG10-4155-118-20:  F6  F7
1881-04-03 Census
  • Age: 36
  • Occupation: Goods porter
  • Abode: 7 Carlton Street, Brierfield
  • Census record RG11-4162-122-20:  F8  F9
abt.1881-05 Marriage
Mary Hartley (abt.1846 - 1903)
  • Note: Mary was widow of James Clarkson: lancashirebmd 1871: HARTLEY Mary CLARKSON James Burnley Register Office or Registrar Attended Preston RM/31/53 Two possible deaths for James: 1879 (age 34) and 1876 (age 29). Others are too old (probably) or too young
  • freebmd:  T5
  • lancashirebmd:  T6
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 35 Carlton Street, Brierfield
  • Age: 46
  • Occupation: Warehouseman
  • Birthplace: Yorks Tan Hill
  • Census record RG12-3379-126-4:  F10  F11
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 34 Oxford Street, Brierfield
  • Age: 57
  • Occupation: Retired railway lab.
  • Birthplace: Durham Bowes
  • Census record RG13-3884-66-4:  F12  F13
abt.1905-05 Marriage
Betty Ormerod (? - 1915)
  • Note: Betty was widow of Thomas Smith: lancashirebmd 1879: ORMEROD Betty SMITH Thomas Burnley Register Office or Registrar Attended Preston RM/75/91
  • freebmd:  T7
  • lancashirebmd:  T8
1911-04-02 Census
  • Age: 66
  • Occupation: Retired Railway Porter
  • Abode: 10 Colne Road, Burnley
  • Census record RG14PN24795-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED17-SN11:  F14  F15
1916-01-11 Death
  • Place: 55 Sackville Street, Brierfield
  • Probate calendar:  F16  F17  T9
  • Obituary:  Link  F18  F19
    • Edition: Burnley News Jan 15 1916 page 5
abt.1916-01-13 Burial
  • Place: Providence Chapel, Halifax Road, Brierfield
  • Age: 71
  • Gravestone in Halifax Road, Brierfield:  F20  T10

Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1 
Births Sep 1844
BATSON Christopher - Teesdale 24 337
T2 
CHRISTOPHER BUTSON
Christening: 12 JUL 1844 Bowes, Yorkshire, England
Father: THOMAS BUTSON
Mother: ALICE
P022111 1615 - 1616 0897351 IT 3 Film 0820984 Film
T3 
Marriages Jul/Aug/Sep 1869   Butson    Christopher  Burnley  8e 381
Marriages Jul/Aug/Sep 1869   Clarkson  Mary         Burnley  8e 381
T4 
1869  BUTSON Christopher  CLARKSON Mary  Burnley Register Office or Registrar Attended  Preston  RM/28/7
T5 
Marriages Jun 1881
BUTSON Christopher - Burnley 8e 389
CLARKSON Mary - Burnley 8e 389
T6 
1881
BUTSON Christopher  CLARKSON Mary  Burnley Register Office or Registrar Attended  Preston   RM/51/170
BUTSON Christopher  HARTLEY Mary   Burnley Register Office or Registrar Attended  Preston   RM/51/170
T7 
Marriages Jun 1905
BUTSON Christopher - Burnley 8e 540
SMITH Betty - Burnley 8e 540
T8 
1905
BUTSON Christopher  ORMEROD Betty  Burnley Register Office or Registrar Attended  Preston   RM/130/190
BUTSON Christopher  SMITH Betty    Burnley Register Office or Registrar Attended  Preston   RM/130/190
T9 
BUTSON Christopher of 55 Sackville-stret Brierfield Lancashire
died 11 January 1916 Probate London 25 January
to William Thomas Spencer Marchbank insurance agent
and Alfred Butson beamer.  Effects £485 11s. 5d.
T10 
(partial)
Christopher Butson born 1845, died 11th Jan 1916, aged 71

File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Census-1851-HO107-2387-260-9.jpeg
F2 Image Census-1851-HO107-2387-260-10.jpeg
F3 Transcript Census-1851-HO107-2387-260-9-Thomas-Butson.txt
F4 Image 1869M3-BC-0033.jpg
F5 Image 1869M3-C-0041.jpg
F6 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4155-118-20-Christopher-Butson.txt
F7 Image Census-1871-RG10-4155-118-20.jpeg
F8 Image Census-1881-RG11-4162-122-20.jpeg
F9 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4162-122-20.txt
F10 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3379-126-4-Christopher-Butson.txt
F11 Image Census-1891-RG12-3379-126-4.jpeg
F12 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3884-66-4-Christopher-Butson.txt
F13 Image Census-1901-RG13-3884-66-4.jpeg
F14 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24795-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED17-SN11-Christopher-Butson.txt
F15 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24795-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED17-SN11.jpeg
F16 Image 1916-Probate-ChristopherButson.jpeg
F17 Transcript 1916-Probate-ChristopherButson.txt
F18 Image BurnleyNews-1916-01-15-page5.pdf
F19 Transcript BurnleyNews-1916-01-15-page5-ChristopherButson.txt
F20 Transcript Butson-HalifaxRoadIndependent.txt

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