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Ralph Butson

(1855 - 1935)


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

Siblings:

Children:

None


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1855-02 Birth
  • Place: Teesdale (probably Tan Hill)
  • 1871 Census
  • freebmd:  T1
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: 16
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Census record RG10-4155-122-27:  F1  T2  F2  F3
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 7 Carlton Street, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 26
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: King's Pit House, Tan Hill, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG11-4162-122-20:  F4  F5  T3
abt.1889-05 Marriage
Mary Clarkson (abt.1855 - 1893)
  • freebmd:  T4
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 46 Halifax Road, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 36
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Yorkshire
  • Census record RG12-3379-96-35:  F6  F7  F8  T5
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 34 Oxford Street, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 47
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Bowes, County Durham
  • Census record RG13-3884-66-4:  F9  F10  T6
abt.1906-08 Marriage
Sophia Sutcliffe (1867 - 1940)
  • freebmd:  T7
  • lancashirebmd:  T8
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 166 Grey Street, Burnley
  • Age: 56
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Swaledale, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG14PN24797-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED19-SN177:  F11  F12  T9
1935-03-06 Death
  • Place: Victoria Hospital, Burnley
  • Age: 80
  • Abode: 166 Grey Street, Burnley


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Births Mar 1855
Butson  Ralph    Teesdale  10a 143
        
T2
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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T3
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

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T4
Marriages Jun 1889
BUTSON Ralph  - Burnley 8e 426
CLARKSON Mary - Burnley 8e 426
        
T5
1891 census RG12 piece 3379 folio 96 pages 35 and 36

Administrative County of Lancaster
Civil Parish of Little Marsden part of
Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of [blank]
Urban Sanitary District of Brierfield part of
Town or Village or Hamlet of Brierfield part of
Rural Sanitary District of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Clitheroe
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Luke part of

Schedule 157   46 Halifax Rd

Nancy Clarkson    Head         Wid     73                          Yorkshire
Ann Clarkson      Daur         S       38  Cotton Weaver    _ X _  Yorkshire
Mary Clarkson     Daur in Law  M       35  Cotton Weaver    _ X _  Yorkshire
Ralph Butson      Visitor      M    36     Cotton Weaver    _ X _  Yorkshire
John J. Clarkson  Son          S    22     Cotton Weaver    _ X _  Brierfield Lancs

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T6
1901 census RG13 piece 3884 folio 66 page 4

Administrative County Lancaster
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 West
Rural District of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Clitheroe NE. Lancs
Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank]

Schedule 24   34 Oxford Street

Christopher Butson  Head     M      57     Retired Railway Labourer             Durham Bowes
Mary Butson         Wife     M         55                                       Lancs Brierfield
Ralph Butson        Brother  Wid'r  47     Cotton Weaver             Worker     Durham Bowes

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T7
Marriages Sep 1906
BUTSON Ralph     - Burnley 8e 573
SUTCLIFFE Sophia - Burnley 8e 573
        
T8
Marriage:  BUTSON Ralph  SUTCLIFFE Sophia  1906
           Burnley Register Office or Registrar Attended  Lancashire  Preston  RM/136/151
        
T9
1911 census RG14PN24797 RG78PN1421 RD472 SD1 ED19 SN177

Registration District      472
Registration Sub-District  1
Enumeration District       19

166 Grey St Burnley

Schedule 177

Ralph Butson   Head  56    Married         Weaver Cotton    Worker           Swaledale Yorkshire
Sophia Butson  Wife    43  Married 4 None                   Worker  at Home  Briercliffe Lanc

Enumerator JN   1 Males  1 Females  2 Persons     4 rooms. Signed  Ralph Butson
                                                                   166 Grey St Burnley

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T10
Deaths Mar 1935
BUTSON Ralph   80 - Burnley 8e 265
        
T11
1935  Page 590
BUTSON Ralph of 166, Grey-Street Burnley died 6th March 1935 at
the Victoria Hospital Burnley Probate London 4 May to
Mary Alice Scott Spinster. Effects £372 16s. 5d.
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4155-122-27-Butson.text
F2 Image Census-1871-RG10-4155-122-27.jpeg
F3 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4155-122-27.txt
F4 Image Census-1881-RG11-4162-122-20.jpeg
F5 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4162-122-20-Butson.text
F6 Image Census-1891-RG12-3379-96-35.jpeg
F7 Image Census-1891-RG12-3379-96-36.jpeg
F8 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3379-96-35-Clarkson.text
F9 Image Census-1901-RG13-3884-66-4.jpeg
F10 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3884-66-4-Butson.text
F11 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24797-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED19-SN177.jpeg
F12 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24797-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED19-SN177.text
F13 Image 1935-Probate-RalphButson.jpeg
F14 Transcript 1935-Probate-RalphButson.txt


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