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Clement Butson

(1904 - 1988)

Nickname: Clem

Clem Butson was a circus director and theatre impresario. He was entertainments manager at Blackpool Tower Circus and Grand Theatre, Blackpool. He directed the 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
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 
1911 census RG14PN25423 RG78PN1454 RD477 SD3 ED21 SN217

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)

Regisration District      477 Fylde
Registration Sub-district 3   Blackpool
Enumeration District      21

Thos Butson
84 Albert
B'pool

Schedule 217

Thomas Butson          Head      42     Married            Company House Keeper   at home  Brierfield Lanc  Brit Sub [struck out]
Mary Butson            Wife         42  Married  11 5 3 2  Assisting in business  at home  Brierfield Lanc
Clement Butson         Son       7                                                         Brierfield Lanc
Marjorie Mason Butson  Daughter     3                                                      Blackpool Lanc
Alfred Leslie Butson   Son       2                                                         Blackpool Lanc

Enumerator: WE  Males: 3  Females: 2  Persons: 5   No. of Rooms 20   Signature Mr Thos Butson Address  84 Albert Rd Bpool

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                 Census-1911-RG14PN25423-RG78PN1454-RD477-SD3-ED21-SN217-cover.jpeg and
                 Census-1911-RG14PN25423-RG78PN1454-RD477-SD3-ED21-SN217.jpeg by dh
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-RG78PN1454-RD477-SD3-ED21-SN217.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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