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George Butson

(1848 - 1925)


Father: Thomas Butson (1806 - 1862)
Mother: Alice Peacock (1814 - 1878)

Siblings:

Children:

With Sarah Cherry


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1848-11 Birth
  • freebmd:  T1
1851-03-30 Census
  • Abode: King's Pit House, Tan Hill, Bowes, Yorkshire
  • Age: 2
  • Birthplace: Bowes, Yorkshire
  • Census record HO107-2387-260-9:  F1  F2  F3  T2
1861-04-07 Census
  • Note: Assumed to be living at Clare Green, Brierfield. Census returns for this area have been destroyed
  • Census record not found:  F4
1871-04-02 Census
  • Age: 22
  • Occupation: Coal miner
  • Census record RG10-4155-122-27:  F5  T3  F6  F7
abt.1878-02 Marriage
Sarah Cherry (1851 - 1930)
  • freebmd:  T4
  • lancashirebmd:  T5
abt.1879-05-04 Stillborn child
  • lan-opc:  T6
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 81 Waterloo Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 31
  • Occupation: Coal miner
  • Birthplace: Westmorland
  • Census record RG11-4150-133-5:  F8  F9  T7
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 81 Waterloo Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 42
  • Occupation: Coal miner
  • Birthplace: Swaledale, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG12-3366-12-17:  F10  F11  T8
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 81 Waterloo Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 51
  • Occupation: Coal miner hewer underground
  • Birthplace: Swaledale, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG13-3869-149-41:  F12  F13  T9
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 81 Waterloo Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 60
  • Occupation: Coal miner hewer
  • Birthplace: Wensleydale, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG14PN24825-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED2-SN58:  F14  F15  T10
1925-09-10 Death
  • Abode: 81 Waterloo Road, Burnley
  • Age: 76
  • freebmd:  T11
  • Probate calendar
1925-09-14 Burial
  • Place: Grave 5310, Burnley Cemetery
  • Age: 76
1925-10-17 Probate


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Births Dec 1848
But__n  George - Teesdale 24 [25]67
(Correct reference: BUTSON George - Teesdale 24 367)
        
T2
1851 census HO107 Piece 2387 Folio 260 Pages 9 and 10

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

Schedule 27  Tan Hill  Kings Pit House

Thomas Butson       Head  Mar  44     Coal Miner  Yorkshire Thwaite Muker
Alice Butson        Wife  Mar     36              Yorkshire Muker
Elizabeth Butson    Daur  U       17  At home     Yorkshire Muker
Ann Butson          Daur  U       16  At home     Yorkshire Muker
John Butson         Son   U    14     At home     Yorkshire Bowes
Thomas Butson       Son   U    13     At home     Yorkshire Bowes
Mary Butson         Daur  U       11              Yorkshire Bowes
William Butson      Son   U    9      Coal Miner  Yorkshire Bowes
Christopher Butson  Son        7      Coal Miner  Yorkshire Bowes
George Butson       Son        2                  Yorkshire Bowes
Peter Butson        Son        7 months           Yorkshire Bowes

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T3
1871 Census RG10 Piece 4155 Folio 122 Page 27

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 131  St James St


Alice Butson     Head  W       57                 Yorkshire, Swaledale
George Butson    Son   Unm  22     Coal Miner     Yorkshire, Bowes
Peter Butson     Son   Unm  20     Cotton Weaver  Yorkshire, Bows
Alice Butson     Daur  Unm     18  Cotton Weaver  Yorkshire, Bows
Ralph Butson     Son        16     Cotton Weaver  Yorkshire, Bows
Margaret Butson  Daur          14  Cotton Weaver  Yorkshire, Bows
Jane Butson      Daur          12  Scholar        Yorkshire, Bows

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T4
Marriages Mar 1878
BUTSON George - Burnley 8e 326
CHERRY Sarah - Burnley 8e 326
        
T5
Marriage:  BUTSON  George  CHERRY  Sarah  1878
           Burnley Register Office or Registrar Attended  Lancashire  Preston  RM/43/81
        
T6
Burial: 5 May 1879 Cemetery, Burnley, Lancashire, England
stillborn Butson - child of G. Butson
Abode: Waterloo Road
Grave: 5349
Notes: Buried in a Public Grave
Register: Burials 1873 - 1879, Page 264, Entry 19894
Source: Lancashire OPC - : Original Registers Book 3
        
T7
1881 census RG11 piece 4150 folio 133 page 5

Civil Parish or Township of Habergham Eaves
City or Municipal Borough of Burnley
Municipal Ward of Fulledge
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. Pauls

Schedule 28   81 Waterloo Rd

George Butson     Head     Mar    31     Coal Miner            Westmorland
Sarah Butson      Wife     Mar       30  Cotton Bobbin Winder  Yorkshire
John Thos Butson  Son             1                            Lancashire Burnley
John Cherry       Brother  Unmar  27     Coal Miner            Yorkshire
James Cherry      Brother  Unmar  19     Coal Miner            Yorkshire

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T8
1891 census RG12 piece 3366 folio 12 page 17

Administrative County of Lancashire
Civil Parish of Habergham Eaves
Municipal Borough of Burnley
Municipal Ward of St Pauls
Urban Sanitary District of Burnley
Town or Village or Hamlet of Burnley
Rural Sanitary District of Burnley
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Burnley
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Pauls

Schedule 98   81 Waterloo Road

George Butson     Head  M  42     Coal Miner  _ X _  Yorkshire Swaledale
Sarah Butson      Wife  M     44                     Yorkshire Heptastall
John Thos Butson  Son      11                        Lancashire Burnley

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T9
1901 census RG13 piece 3869 folio 149 page 41

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

Schedule 250   81 Waterloo Rd

George Butson   Head  M  51     Coalminer hewer under ground  worker   Yorks: Swaledale
Sarah Butson    Wife  M     52                                         Yorks: Hebden Bridge
John T. Butson  Son   S  21     Tinner apprentice             worker   Lancs: Burnley

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T10
1911 census RG14PN24825 RG78PN1422 RD472 SD2 ED2 SN58

Regisration District 472
Registration Sub-district 2
Enumeration District 2

Schedule 58   81 Waterloo Road, Burnley Wood, Burnley

George Butson    Head        60     Married  [struck out]  Coal Miner, Hewer  Worker  Yorks, Wensleydale
Sarah Butson     Wife           60  Married  33 1 1                                   Yorks, Heptonstall
John T. Butson   Son         31     Married  [struck out]  Tinplate Worker    Worker  Lancs, Burnley
Florence Butson  Son's Wife     29  Married  3             Cotton Weaver      Worker  Lancs, Burnley

Enumerator: AB  Males: 2  Females: 2  Persons: 4   No. of Rooms 4   Signature George Butson  81 Waterloo Road, Burnley Wood, Burnley

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T11
Deaths Sep 1925
BUTSON George   76   Burnley 8e 212
        
T12
Burial: 14 Sep 1925 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs.
George Butson -
Age: 76yrs
Abode: 81 Waterloo Road
Grave: 5310
Gender: M
Register: Burials 1920 - 1926, Page 272, Entry 95073
Source: Original Registers Book 12
        
T13
1925.  Page 469
BUTSON George of 81 Waterloo-road Burnley died 10 September
1925 Administration Lancaster 17 October to Sarah Butson
widow. Effects £176 17s 5d.
        


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-Butson.text
F4 Text Census-1861-Burnley-5-Little-Marsden.txt
F5 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4155-122-27-Butson.text
F6 Image Census-1871-RG10-4155-122-27.jpeg
F7 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4155-122-27.txt
F8 Image Census-1881-RG11-4150-133-5.jpeg
F9 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4150-133-5-Butson.text
F10 Image Census-1891-RG12-3366-12-17.jpeg
F11 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3366-12-17-Butson.text
F12 Image Census-1901-RG13-3869-149-41.jpeg
F13 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3869-149-41-Butson.text
F14 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24825-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED2-SN58.jpeg
F15 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24825-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED2-SN58.text
F16 Image 1925-Probate-GeorgeButson.jpeg
F17 Transcript 1925-Probate-GeorgeButson.txt


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