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Peter Butson

(1850 - 1905)


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

Siblings:

Children:

None


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1850-08 Birth
  • Place: Muker, Yorkshire
  • Est. from 1851 census
  • freebmd:  T1
1851-03-30 Census
  • Abode: King's Pit House, Tan Hill, Bowes, Yorkshire
  • Age: 7 months
  • Birthplace: Bowes, Yorkshire
  • Census record HO107-2387-260-9:  F1  F2  F3  T2
1861-04-07 Census
  • Abode: Not found
  • Note: Assumed to be living at Clare Green, Brierfield. Census returns for this area have been destroyed See Census-1861-Burnley-5-Little-Marsden.txt
  • Census record
1871-04-02 Census
  • Age: 20
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Census record RG10-4155-122-27:  F4  T3  F5  F6
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 7 Carlton Street, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 30
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: King's Pit House, Tan Hill, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG11-4162-122-20:  F7  F8  T4
abt.1881-11 Marriage
Margaret Smith (1854 - 1927)
  • freebmd:  T5
  • lancashirebmd:  T6
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 15 Commercial Street, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 40
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Tan Hill, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG12-3379-74-37:  F9  F10  T7
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 7 Railway Street, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 50
  • Occupation: Chip potato dealer
  • Birthplace: Tan Hill, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG13-3884-51-9:  F11  F12  T8
1905-06-18 Death
  • Place: Leeds & Liverpool Canal, near Niffany Bridge, Skipton
  • Age: 54
  • Cause: Drowning
  • Note: is/was transcribed as Butsom
  • Estimated from burial date
  • freebmd:  T9
  • GRO online:  T10
  • Newspaper article:  F13  F14  F15  Link
1905-06-21 Burial
  • Place: Grave 4/6, Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel
  • Note: In same grave: wife Margaret, daughter Elizabeth Ann


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Births Sep 1850
BUTSON Peter - Teesdale 24 383
        
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

Transcribed from Census-1851-HO107-2387-260-9.jpeg and
                 Census-1851-HO107-2387-260-10.jpeg by dh

        
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

Transcribed from Census-1871-RG10-4155-122-27.jpeg by dh


        
T4
1881 census RG11 piece 4162 folio 122 page 20

Civil Parish or Township of Little
City or Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of [blank]
Town or Village or Hamlet of Brierfield
Urban Sanitary District of Brierfield
Rural Sanitary District of [blank]
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Luke's

Schedule 108   7 Carlton St

Ralph Butson        Head      Unm      26     Cotton Weaver     Yorkshire Kings Pit House
Peter Butson        Bro       Unm      30     Cotton Weaver     Yorkshire Kings Pit House
Margaret Butson     Sister    Unm         24  Cotton Weaver     Yorkshire Kings Pit House
Jane Butson         Sister    Unm         22  Cotton Weaver     Yorkshire Kings Pit House
Isabella Butson     Sister    Unm         19  Cotton Weaver     Lancashire Brierfield
Christopher Butson  Boarder   Widower  36     Goods Porter Rly  Lancashire Brierfield
Hannah Butson       Daughter              6                     Lancashire Brierfield

Transcribed from Census-1881-RG11-4162-122-20.jpeg by dh

        
T5
Marriages Dec 1881
BUTSON Peter - Burnley 8e 428
SMITH Margaret - Burnley 8e 428
        
T6
1881
BUTSON Peter  SMITH Margaret  Burnley Register Office or Registrar Attended   Preston  RM/52/139
        
T7
1891 census RG12 piece 3379 folio 74 page 37

Administrative County of Lancaster
Civil Parish of Great and Little Marsden
Municipal Borough of -
Municipal Ward of -
Urban Sanitary District of Brierfield
Town or Village or Hamlet of Brierfield
Rural Sanitary District of [Brierfield struck out]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Clitheroe
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Lukes

Schedule [230 struck out] 231   15 Commercial St

Peter Butson       Head           M    40     Cotton Weaver     _ X _  Yorks Tan Hill
Margaret Butson    Wife           M       36  Cotton Weaver     _ X _  Lancs Brierfield
Elizabeth A Smith  Daur           S       18                           Lancs Brierfield
James Smith        Father in Law  Wid  65     Mule Spinner      _ X _  Lancs Pendle Forest
Edwin Smith        Boarder        S    32     Cotton Weaver     _ X _  Lancs Brierfield

Transcribed from Census-1891-RG12-3379-74-37.jpeg by dh
[Transcriber's note: Elizabeth A Smith is Margaret's sister, not daughter. See Margaret's
1881 census transcript]

        
T8
1901 census RG13 piece 3884 folio 51 page 9

Administrative County Lancashire
Civil Parish of Brierfield
Ecclesiastical Parish of Brierfield. St Luke
County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of Brierfield
Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of North
Rural District of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Clitheroe
Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank]

Schedule 53   7 Railway St

Peter Butson       Head           M    50     Chip Potatoe Dealer     Own Acct  At Home  Yorks Tan Hill
Margaret Butson    Wife           M       46                                             Lan'e Brierfield
Elizabeth A Smith  Daur           S       28  Dressmaker              Own Acct  At Home  Lan'e Brierfield
James Smith        Father in Law  Wid  75     Retired Cotton Spinner                     Lan'e Coolam

Transcribed from Census-1901-RG13-3884-51-9.jpeg by dh

        
T9
Deaths Jun 1905
Butson Peter   54   Skipton 9a 36
        
T10
BUTSON, PETER  54
GRO Reference: 1905  J Quarter in SKIPTON  Volume 09A  Page 36
        
T11
4/6 Peter BUTSON 21/06/1905 0 4263
        
T12
Burial: 21 Jun 1905 Wheatley Lane Inghamite, Fence in Pendle, Lancs.
Peter Butson -
Age: 54 years
Abode: Colne Rd, Brierfield
Grave: 6
Section: 4
Buried by: Hy. Holt, Min.
Register: Burials Section 1-4 1877 - 1928, Page 225
Source: Original Parish Register
        


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 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4155-122-27-Butson.text
F5 Image Census-1871-RG10-4155-122-27.jpeg
F6 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4155-122-27.txt
F7 Image Census-1881-RG11-4162-122-20.jpeg
F8 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4162-122-20-Butson.text
F9 Image Census-1891-RG12-3379-74-37.jpeg
F10 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3379-74-37-Butson.text
F11 Image Census-1901-RG13-3884-51-9.jpeg
F12 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3884-51-9-Butson.text
F13 Image BurnleyExpress-1905-06-21-p4.pdf
F14 Image BurnleyExpress-1905-06-21-p4-PeterButson.jpeg
F15 Transcript BurnleyExpress-1905-06-21-p4-PeterButson.txt
F16 Transcript Butson_Wheatley.doc


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