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John Thomas Butson

(1880 - 1944)

Father: George Butson (1848 - 1925)
Mother: Sarah Cherry (1851 - 1930)

Siblings:

  • John Thomas Butson (self)

Children:

None

Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1880-03-23 Birth
  • Place: Burnley
  • 1939 register
  • freebmd:  T1
  • lancashirebmd:  T2
  • lancashirebmd (update 2013-01-27):  T3
  • BMD (FMP):  T4
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 81 Waterloo Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 1
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG11-4150-133-5:  F1  F2  T5
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 81 Waterloo Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 11
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG12-3366-12-17:  F3  F4  T6
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 81 Waterloo Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 21
  • Occupation: Apprentice tinner
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG13-3869-149-41:  F5  F6  T7
abt.1907-08 Marriage
Florence Ralph (1881 - 1973)
  • Place: St Alban (St Paul), Burnley
  • GRO index:  F7  F8  T8
  • lancashirebmd:  T9
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 81 Waterloo Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 31
  • Occupation: Tinplate worker
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG14PN24825-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED2-SN58:  F9  F10  T10
abt.1916 Military service
  • www.burnleyinthegreatwar.info:  Link  F11  T11
  • Medal card:  F12
1939-09-29 1939 register
  • Birthdate: 1880-03-23
  • Abode: 81 Waterloo Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Occupation: L.M.S. railway permanent way labourer
1944-01-31 Death
  • Abode: 81 Waterloo Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 63
  • Estimated from burial date
  • freebmd:  T13
  • lancashirebmd.org.uk:  T14
  • BMD (FMP):  T15
  • Obituary:  F16  F17  Link
    • Edition: Burnley Express and News - February 9, 1944 - Page 2
  • Newspaper - In Memoriam:  F18  F19  F20  Link
    • Edition: Burnley Express and News - January 27, 1945 - Page 8
1944-02-04 Burial
  • Place: Grave 5311, Burnley Cemetery

Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1 
Births Jun 1880
BUTSON John Thomas     Burnley  8e 200
T2 
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1880
BUTSON John Thomas  Burnley  Preston   BU/131/87
T3 
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1880
BUTSON  John Thomas  Burnley  Preston  CHERRY  BU/131/87
T4 
Name:                     BUTSON, John Thomas
Registration District:    Burnley
County:                   Lancashire
Year of Registration:     1880
Quarter of Registration:  Apr-May-Jun
Mother's Maiden Name:     Not available before 1911 Q3
Volume No:  8E
Page No:    200
T5 
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

Transcribed from Census-1881-RG11-4150-133-5.jpeg by dh
T6 
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

Transcribed from Census-1891-RG12-3366-12-17.jpeg by dh
T7 
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

Transcribed from Census-1901-RG13-3869-149-41.jpeg by dh
T8 
Marriages Jul/Aug/Sep 1907
BUTSON John Thomas    Burnley  8e 443
RALPH Florence        Burnley  8e 443
T9 
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1907
BUTSON John Thomas  RALPH Florence  Burnley St Alban (St Paul)  Preston  CE112/5/17
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

Transcribed from Census-1911-RG14PN24825-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED2-SN58.jpeg by dh
T11 
Butson John Thomas      584049  Pte     Labour Corps    Waterloo Rd 81
T12 
N.T.N/D.    Burnley C.B. (pt)    474/2

81 Waterloo Rd.   Schedule 190

42  1  Butson John. T.   -  M  23 Mar  80  M  L.M.S. Rail Permanent Way Labo[...]
43  2  Butson Florence   -  F  29 Aug  81  M  Cotton Weaver

Transcribed from 1939-Register-TNA-R39-4307-4307f-012.jpg and TNA_R39_4307_4307F_012.jpg by dh
T13 
Deaths Mar 1944
Butson John T  63  Burnley  8e 238
T14 
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1944
BUTSON John Thomas  63  Burnley West  Preston  BUW/8/23
T15 
Name:                     BUTSON, John T
Registration District:    Burnley
County:                   Lancashire
Year of Registration:     1944
Quarter of Registration:  Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at death:             63
Volume No:  8E
Page No:    238
T16 
Burial: 4 Feb 1944 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs.
John Thomas Butson -
Age: 63yrs
Abode: 81 Waterloo Road
Grave: 5311
Gender: M
Register: Burials 1940 - 1948, Page 144, Entry 116761
Source: Original Registers Book 15

File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Census-1881-RG11-4150-133-5.jpeg
F2 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4150-133-5-Butson.text
F3 Image Census-1891-RG12-3366-12-17.jpeg
F4 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3366-12-17-Butson.text
F5 Image Census-1901-RG13-3869-149-41.jpeg
F6 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3869-149-41-Butson.text
F7 Image 1907M3-B-0059.jpg
F8 Image 1907M3-R-0310.jpg
F9 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24825-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED2-SN58.jpeg
F10 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24825-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED2-SN58.text
F11 Transcript burnleyservedb.htm
F12 Image MedalCard-JohnTButson_etc.pdf
F13 Image 1939-Register-TNA-R39-4307-4307f-012.jpg
F14 Image TNA_R39_4307_4307F_012.jpg
F15 Transcript R39-4307F-012-Butson.text
F16 Image BurnleyExpress-1944-02-09-p2-JohnThomasButson.jpeg
F17 Transcript BurnleyExpress-1944-02-09-p2-JohnThomasButson.txt
F18 Image BurnleyExpress/BurnleyExpress-1945-01-27-p8.pdf
F19 Image BurnleyExpress-1945-01-27-p8-JohnThomasButson.jpeg
F20 Transcript BurnleyExpress-1945-01-27-p8-JohnThomasButson.txt

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