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Thomas Butson

(abt.1831 - 1913)


Father: Francis Garth Butson (1801 - 1869)
Mother: Isabella Metcalfe (abt.1806 - 1864)

Siblings:

Children:

With Elizabeth Butson


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1831 Birth
  • Place: Muker, Yorkshire
  • Estimated from baptism
1831-06-22 Baptism
  • Place: St Mary, Muker, Yorkshire
  • Parish record:  F1  F2  T1
  • IGI:  T2
1841-06-07 Census
  • Abode: Thwaite, Muker, Yorkshire
  • Age: 10
  • Birthplace: Yorkshire
  • Census record HO107-1246-3-21-9:  F3  F4  T3
1851-03-30 Census
  • Abode: Thwaite, Muker, Yorkshire
  • Age: 19
  • Occupation: Joiner
  • Birthplace: Thwaite, Yorkshire
  • Census record HO107-2380-250-16:  F5  F6  T4
1856-08-23 Marriage
Elizabeth Butson (1833 - 1904)
  • BMD (Durham County Council):  T5
  • freebmd:  T6
  • Teesdale Mercury, 27th August 1856, page 1:  F7  T7
  • Parish register (banns):  F8  T8
1861-04-07 Census
  • Abode: Thwaite, Muker, Yorkshire
  • Age: 30
  • Occupation: Joiner
  • Birthplace: Thwaite, Muker, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG09-3672-19-17:  F9  F10  F11  T9
1871-04-02 Census
  • Abode: Burnley Road, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 39
  • Occupation: Joiner
  • Birthplace: Swaledale, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG10-4155-168-38:  F12  F13  T10
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 274 Colne Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 49
  • Occupation: Colliery carpenter
  • Birthplace: Tan Hill, Yorkshire
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 304 Colne Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 59
  • Occupation: Joiner
  • Birthplace: Swaledale, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG12-3362-103-34:  F17  F18  T12
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 282 Colne Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 69
  • Occupation: Joiner at waggon works
  • Birthplace: Thwaite, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG13-3866-131-8:  F19  F20  T13
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 57 Waterbarn Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 79
  • Birthplace: Thwaite, Swaledale, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG14PN24809-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED31-SN178:  F21  F22  T14
1913-11-05 Death
  • Abode: Waterbarn Street, Burnley
  • Age: 82
  • Estimated from burial date
  • lancashirebmd:  T15
  • freebmd:  T16
  • Death notice:  F23  F24  T17
    • Edition: Burnley Express - 12th November 1913 - Page 8
1913-11-08 Burial
  • Place: Grave 6/315 Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
BAPTISMS solemnized in the Chapelry of Muker in the Year 1831
June 22nd No. 719.  Thomas  Francis Garth & Isabella  Butson  Thwaite  Publican  R. Lowther
        
T2
THO. BUTSON
Christening: 22 JUN 1831 Muker, Yorkshire, England
Father: FRANCIS GARTH BUTSON
Mother: ISABELLA
P007761 1638 - 1670 942.74 G4 V26C Book 1235449 Film
        
T3
1841 census HO107 piece 1246 book 3 folio 21 page 9

City of Borough of [blank]
Chapelry of Muker (part of)

Thwaite

Francis Butson    40     Publican  Y _
Isabella Butson      35            Y _
Elizabeth Butson     14            Y _
Thomas Butson     10               Y _
John Butson       8                Y _
Francis Butson    4                Y _
Ann Fothergill       16  F.S.      Y _
William Milner    50     Agl Lab   Y _

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T4
1851 census HO107 piece 2380 folio 250 page 16

Parish or Township of Muker
Ecclesiastical District of [blank]
City or Borough of [blank]
Town of [blank]
Village of Thwaite

Schedule 60   Thwaite

Francis Garth Butson  Head  Mar  50     Joiner farming 35 A   Yorks Thwaite
Isabela Butson        Wife  Mar     44  Farmers Joiners Wife  Westmoreland
Elizabeth Butson      Dau   U       24  Dau at Home           Yorks Thwaite
Thomas Butson         Son   U    19     Joiner                Yorks Thwaite
John Butson           Son   U    17     Joiner                Yorks Thwaite
Fr Garth Butson       Son   U    14     Scholar               Yorks Thwaite
Margaret Butson       Dau           8   Scholar               Yorks Thwaite
Wm Miller Butson      Son        4      Scholar               Yorks Thwaite

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T5
BUTSON Thomas     1856 Durham Western
BUTSON Elizabeth  1856 Durham Western
        
T6
Marriages Sep 1856
BUTSON  Elizabeth    Teesdale  10a 215
BUTSON  Thomas       Teesdale  10a 215
        
T7
At Bowes, on the 23rd inst, Mr T. Butson, of
Thwaite, Swaledale, to Elizabeth, second daughter
of Mr Butson, innkeeper, Tan Hill
        
T8
[St Mary, Muker]
(The Year 1856)  Page [obscured]
No. 919
Banns of Marriage between Thomas Butson, Bachelor of this
Parish & Elizabeth Butson, Spinster of the Parish
of Bowes were published on the Three Sundays underwritten;
That is to say, On Sunday the Aug'st 3rd   Percy Smith
                On Sunday the Aug'st 10th  Percy Smith
                On Sunday the Aug'st 17th  Percy Smith
Married at Bowes August 23rd
        
T9
1861 census RG09 piece 3672 folio 19 page 17

Parish or Township of Muker
City or Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of [blank]
Town of [blank]
Hamlet or Tything, &c, of Thwaite
Ecclesiastical District of Muker

Schedule 91   Thwaite

Francis Garth Butson      Head         Mar  60     Joiner & Farming 35 acres of Land  Yorkshire Thwaite
Isabella Butson           Wife         Mar     54                                     Westmorland Mallerstang
Elizabeth Butson          Daur         Un      34                                     Yorkshire Thwaite
John Metcalf Butson       Son          Un   27     Joiner                             Yorkshire Thwaite
Francis Garth Butson      Son          Un   24     Joiner                             Yorkshire Thwaite
Margaret Isabella Butson  Daur         Un      18                                     Yorkshire Thwaite
William Milner Butson     Son          Un   16     Employed on the Farm               Yorkshire Thwaite
Thomas Butson             Son          Mar  30     Joiner - Visitor                   Thwaite
Elizabeth Butson          Daur in Law  Mar     27           Visitor                   Yorkshire Weststonsdale
Francis Garth Butson      Grandson     Un   3                                         Yorks Arkingarthdale

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             and Census-1861-RG09-3672-19-17.jpeg by dh

        
T10
1871 census RG10 piece 4155 folio 168 page 38

Civil Parish or Township of Little Marsden
City or Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of [blank]
Town of [blank]
Village or Hamlet, &c, of Brierfield
Local Board or Improvement Commissioners District of Brierfield
Ecclesiastical District of Little Marsden

Schedule 172   Burnley Road

Thos Butson              Head   Mar  39     Joiner         Swaledale Yorkshire
Elizabeth Butson         Wife   Mar     37  Housekeeper    Swaledale Yorkshire
Francis Garth Butson     Son    Unm     13  Cotton Weaver  Arkendale Yorkshire
Elizabeth Allice Butson  Daugh  Unm     9   Scholar        Arkendale Yorkshire
Thos Will'm Butson       Son    Unm  5      Scholar        Swaledale Yorkshire

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T11
1881 census RG11 piece 4149 folio 5 page 4 and folio 6 page 5

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

Schedule 19   274 Colne Rd.

Thomas Butson         Head   Mar   49      Colliery Carpenter  Yorkshire Nathill
Elizabeth Butson      Wife   Mar      47                       Yorkshire Swaildale
Francis G. Butson     Son    Unm   23      Cotton Weaver       Yorkshire Thwaite
Elizabeth A. Butson   Daur   Unm   17      Cotton Weaver       Yorkshire Thwaite
Thomas W. Butson      Son    Unm   15      Cotton Weaver       Yorkshire Thwaite

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T12
1891 census RG12 piece 3362 folio 103 page 34

Administrative County of Lancashire
Civil Parish of Burnley
Municipal Borough of Burnley
Municipal Ward of St. Andrew's
Urban Sanitary District of Burnley
Town or Village or Hamlet of Burnley
Rural Sanitary District of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Burnley
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St. Andrews

Schedule 221   304 Colne Rd.

Thomas Butson      Head  M  59      Joiner         Yorks. Swaledale
Elizabeth Butson   Wife  M     57                  Yorks. Swaledale
Francis G. Butson  Son   S  33      Cotton weaver  Yorks. Arkingarthdale
Elizabeth Butson   Daur  S     29   Milliner       Yorks. Arkingarthdale
Thomas W. Butson   Son   S  25      Joiner         Yorks. Reeth

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T13
1901 census RG13 piece 3866 folio 131 page 8

Administrative County [blank]
Civil Parish of Burnley
Ecclesiastical Parish of Burnley St Andrews
County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of Burnley
Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of St Andrews
Rural District of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Burnley
Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank]

Schedule 53   282 Colne Rd

Thomas Butson       Head  M  69     Joiner (Waggon works)  worker    Yorks: Thwaite
Elizabeth Butson    Wife  M     67                                   Yorks: Stonestill
Francis G Butson    Son   S  43                                      Yorks: Arkdale
Elizabeth A Butson  Daur  S     39                                   Yorks: Arkdale

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T14
1911 census RG14PN24809 RG78PN1421 RD472 SD1 ED31 SN178

Registration District      472
Registration Sub-District  1
Enumeration District       31

Schedule 178

Francis Garth Butson  head    53    married             Cotton weaver      worker  Arkeng'dale Yorkshire
Emma Butson           wife      44  married - none - -  house work                 rawtenstall
Thomas Butson         father  79    widower                                        thwaite swaledale
William Peel          lodger  23    single              Cotton cut looker  worker  lanc bury


Enumerator JP    3 Males  1 Females  4 Persons     4 rooms. Signed  Francis Garth Butson
                                                                    57 Waterbarn St

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T15
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1913
BUTSON Thomas   82   Burnley East   Preston   BUE/43/75
        
T16
Deaths Dec 1913
Butson Thomas   82   Burnley   8e 224
        
T17
DEATHS
Nov. 5 - Thomas Butson, Warerbarn-street, 82
        
T18
6/315 Thomas BUTSON 08/11/1913 82 7389
        
T19
Burial: 8 Nov 1913 Wheatley Lane Inghamite, Fence In Pendle, Lancs.
Thomas Butson -
Age: 82 years
Abode: 57 Waterbarn Street, Burnley
Grave: 315
Notes: see page 162,238
Section: 6
Buried by: Hy Holt, Min
Register: Burials Section 5-7 1889 - 1924, Page 259
Source: Original Parish Register
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Baptism-ThomasButson-1831-06-22-StMaryMuker.jpeg
F2 Image GBPRS_YORKSHIRE_004003802_00203.jpg
F3 Image Census-1841-HO107-1246-3-21-9.jpeg
F4 Transcript Census-1841-HO107-1246-3-21-9-Butson.text
F5 Image Census-1851-HO107-2380-250-16.jpeg
F6 Transcript Census-1851-HO107-2380-250-16-Butson.text
F7 Image TeesdaleMercury-1856-08-27-p01.pdf
F8 Image Banns-ThomasButson-ElizabethButson-1856-StMaryMuker-GBPRS_YORKSHIRE_007588027_00286.jpg
F9 Image Census-1861-RG09-3672-19-17.jpeg
F10 Image Census-1861-RG09-3672-19-17.ancestry.jpeg
F11 Transcript Census-1861-RG09-3672-19-17-Butson.text
F12 Image Census-1871-RG10-4155-168-38.jpeg
F13 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4155-168-38-Butson.text
F14 Image Census-1881-RG11-4149-5-4.jpeg
F15 Image Census-1881-RG11-4149-6-5.jpeg
F16 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4149-5-4-Butson.text
F17 Image Census-1891-RG12-3362-103-34.jpeg
F18 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3362-103-34-Butson.text
F19 Image Census-1901-RG13-3866-131-8.jpeg
F20 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3866-131-8-Butson.text
F21 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24809-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED31-SN178.jpeg
F22 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24809-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED31-SN178.text
F23 Image BurnleyExpress-1913-11-12-p8.pdf
F24 Image BurnleyExpress-1913-11-12-p8-ThomasButson.jpeg
F25 Transcript Butson_Wheatley.doc


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