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Clement Butson

(1904 - 1988)

Nickname: Clem

Clem Butson was a circus director and theatre impresario. Entertainments Manager at Blackpool Tower Circus Grand Theatre, Blackpool Winter circus at Harringay Arena (with Tom Arnold)

Father:	Thomas Butson (1868 - 1951)
Mother:	Mary Mason (abt.1867 - 1947)

Siblings:

Children:

None

Timeline

Date	Event	Information	Sources
1904-02-26	Birth	Place: Burnley	lancashirebmd: T1 BMD (FMP): T2 Death registration (day/month)
1911-04-02	Census	Abode: 84 Albert Road, Blackpool Age: 7 Birthplace: Brierfield	Census record RG14PN25423-RG78PN1454-RD477-SD3-ED21-SN217: F1 F2 F3 F4 T3
1938-11-20	Travel	From: Kingston [Jamaica?] To: USA Ship: S.S. Chiriqui Age: 34 Occupation: Theatrical manager Birthplace: Brierfield Abode: Blackpool	Passenger manifest: F5 F6 F7 F8 Link T4
1953	Telephone directory	Abode: 1 Princes Row, London SW1	Phone book: F9 T5
1988-06-20	Death	Place: Flat 8,9 Kings Gardens, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2PF Occupation: Theatre impresario (retired) Note: Index entry only	Trustee notice in London Gazette 15th July 1988: F10 Obituary in The Circus Report 15th August 1988: Link F11 F12 T6 BMD (from CB): T7 BMD (from FMP): T8 Obituary in The Guardian 27 June 1988: F13 Probate calendar
1988-09-26	Probate		Probate calendar: F14 T9

Transcripts of sources

Ref.	Transcript
T1	1904 BUTSON Clement Nelson Preston MASON NEL/20/39
T2	Name: BUTSON, Clement Registration District: Burnley County: Lancashire Year of Registration: 1904 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar Mother's Maiden Name: Not available before 1911 Q3 Volume No: 8E Page No: 248
T3	RG14 PN25423 (RG78 PN1454) RD477 SD3 ED21 SN217 Regn District Fylde 477 Regn Sub district Blackpool 3 Enumeration District 21 Civil Parish Blackpool (part of) Ecclesiastical Parish Blackpool St John the Evangelist (part of) Borough or Urban District County Borough of Blackpool Ward of Borough or Urban District Bank Hey Ward Parilamentary Borough or Division Blackpool Division of North Lancashire (pt of) 84 Albert Rd Bpool Thomas Butson Head 42 Married Company Housekeeper at home Brierfield Mary Butson Wife 42 Married 11 5 3 2 Assisting in business at home Brierfield Clement Butson Son 7 Brierfield Marjorie Mason Butson Daughter 3 Blackpool Alfred Leslie Butson Son 2 Blackpool 20 rooms. Signed Mr Thos Butson 84 Albert Rd Bpool
T4	[Extract] S.S. Chiriqui Arriving at New York, 24th November 1938 List 3 No 13 Sailing from Kingston, November 20, 1938 Head tax status: exempt Butson Clement [Age] 34 [Sex] M [Married/Single] S [Occupation] Theatrcl Manager [Read] Yes [Language] English [Write] Yes [Nationality] Gt.Brit [Place of birth] England [04-15 pencilled above] Brierfield [Visa] Tran.Cert #67 [Issued] Liverpool 1938 10/31 [Last permanent address] England [15 pencilled above] Blackpool [Next of kin] Moth: Mary Butson 28 Ullswater, Blackpool, Eng [Final destination] England via N.Y. [Ticket] Y [Paid by] Self [Possess $50] M [In USA before] No [Going to join relative] Intransit to England Hotel Astor, N.Y.C. [Purpose of visit] Transit 10 days [Intends to become citizen] No [Criminal questions] No [to all] [Health] Good [Deformed] No [Height] 5ft 11in [Complexion] Lt [Hair] Brn [Eyes] Brn [Marks of identification] None
T5	Butson Clement, 1 Princes row S.W.1 VICtoria 4976
T6	Vol. 17 No. 33 1988 Aug 15 Page 12 "Death. Clem Butson, circus producer (Britain)."
T7	Deaths 1988 BUTSON Clement - Sussex, Brighton
T8	Name: BUTSON, Clement Registration District: Brighton County: Sussex Year of Registration: 1988 Month of Registration: June Date of Birth: 26 February 1903 Volume No: 18 Page No: 345 Reg No: 688
T9	1988 Page 1248 BUTSON, Clement of Flat 8 9 Kinds Gdns Hove died 20 June 1988 Probate Brighton 26 September £37893 8851314576Y

File sources

Ref.	Type	File name
F1	Image	Census-1911-RG14PN25423-RG78PN1454-RD477-SD3-ED21-SN217-cover.jpeg
F2	Image	Census-1911-RG14PN25423-RG78PN1454-RD477-SD3-ED21-SN217.jpeg
F3	Image	Census-1911-RG14PN25423-RG78PN1454-RD477-SD3-ED21-front.jpeg
F4	Transcript	Census-1911-RG14PN25423-RD477-SD3-ED21-SN217-Butson.text
F5	Image	1938-Chiriqui-Kingston-NewYork-ClementButson-1.jpeg
F6	Image	1938-Chiriqui-Kingston-NewYork-ClementButson-2.jpeg
F7	Image	1938-Chiriqui-Kingston-NewYork-ClementButson-3.jpeg
F8	Image	1938-Chiriqui-Kingston-NewYork-ClementButson-4.jpeg
F9	Image	1953-London-SurnamesAD-p593.jpeg
F10	Image	ClementButson-LondonGazette-1988-07-15.pdf
F11	Transcript	ClemButson-obit-CircusReport1986-90-index.html
F12	Image	CircusReport-ClemButson.jpeg
F13	Image	ClemButson-obit-Guardian-27Jun1988.pdf
F14	Image	1988-Probate-ClementButson.png

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