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Squire Butson

(1857 - 1928)


Father: Thomas Butson (1814 - 1892)
Mother: Eliza Milnes (abt.1824 - 1891)

Siblings:

Other parents of half-siblings:
  1. Mother: Elizabeth Farrand

Children:

With Elizabeth Baldwin


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1857-11 Birth
  • GRO online:  T1
1861-04-07 Census
  • Abode: 144 Leeds Road, Bradford, Yorkshire
  • Age: 3
  • Birthplace: Bradford, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG09-3318-129-25:  F1  F2  T2
1871-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 26 Vicar Lane, Bradford, Yorkshire
  • Age: 13
  • Occupation: Worsted spinner
  • Birthplace: Bradford, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG10-4452-21-1:  F3  F4  F5  T3
abt.1880-08 Marriage
Elizabeth Baldwin (abt.1855 - 1931)
  • freebmd:  T4
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 41 Lidget Street, Great Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire
  • Age: 23
  • Occupation: Railway guard
  • Birthplace: Bradford, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG11-4457-93-12:  F6  F7  T5
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 41 Clayton Road, Great Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire
  • Age: 33
  • Occupation: Railway guard
  • Birthplace: Bradford, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG12-3639-132-10:  F8  F9  T6
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 41 Clayton Road, Great Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire
  • Age: 43
  • Occupation: Railway guard
  • Birthplace: Bradford, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG13-4167-72-10:  F10  F11  T7
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 41 Clayton Road, Lidget Green, Bradford, Yorkshire
  • Age: 53
  • Occupation: Railway goods guard for Midland Railay
  • Birthplace: Bradford, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG14-PN26820-RD498-SD4-ED10-SN353:  F12  F13  F14  T8
1928-05-14 Death
  • Place: 41 Clayton Road, Bradford, Yorkshire
  • Age: 70
  • Abode: 41 Clayton Road, Bradford, Yorkshire
  • Occupation: Goods guard
  • Informant: Roy W Parkin
  • freebmd:  T9
  • GRO online:  T10
  • Burial record
1928-05-17 Burial
  • Place: Section 4 plt 2268, Scholemoor Cemetery and Crematorium, Bradford, Yorkshire


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
BUTSON, SQUIRE  CROSLEY
GRO Reference: 1857  D Quarter in BRADFORD AND NORTH BIERLEY, YORKSHIRE  Volume 09B  Page 108
        
T2
1861 census RG09 Piece 3318 Folio 129 Page 25

Parish or Township of Bradford
City or Municipal Borough of Bradford
Municipal Ward of South
Parliamentary Borough of Bradford
Town of Bradford
Hamlet or Tything, &c, of [blank]
Ecclesiastical District of [blank]

Schedule 115  144 Leeds Rd

Thomas Butson    Head       Mar  41     Railway Co Porter       Yorkshire Muker in Swaledale
Eliza Butson     Wife       Mar     37                          Yorkshire Bradford
Francis Butson   Son        Un   20     Railway Co Porter       Yorkshire Bradford
Joseph Butson    Son        Un   16     Worsted Factory Worker  Yorkshire Bradford
Squire Butson    Son             3                              Yorkshire Bradford
Thomas Butson    Son             6mth                           Yorkshire Bradford
William Milnes   Step son        15     Butcher                 Yorkshire Bradford
Ann Milnes       Step daur          8                           Yorkshire Bradford
Mary Ann Butson  Daur               11  Scholar                 Yorkshire Bradford


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T3
1871 census RG10 Piece 4452 Folio 21 Pages 1 and 2

Civil Parish or Township of Bradford
City or Municipal Borough of Bradford
Municipal Ward of South
Parliamentary Borough of Bradford
Town of [blank]
Village or Hamlet, &c, of [blank]
Local Board or Improvement Commissioners District of [blank]
Ecclesiastical District of St. Peter's

Schedule 5  26, Vicar Lane

Thomas Butson     Head          Mar  57     Railway Porter    Yorks Muker Swaledale
Eliza Butson      Wife          Mar     47                    Yorkshire Tong nr Bradford
Mary Ann Butson   Daur          Unm     20  Worsted Spinner   Yorkshire Bowling
Ann Milnes        Lodger        Unm     18  Cotton Winder     Yorkshire Horton
Squire Butson     Son                13     Worsted Spinner   Yorkshire Bradford
Tom Butson        Son                10     Worsted Spinner   Yorkshire Bradford
Elizabeth Butson  Daur                  7   Scholar           Yorkshire Bradford
Eliza Butson      Daur                  5   Scholar           Yorkshire Bradford
William Milnes    Lodger        Mar  25     Butcher           Yorkshire Manningham
Louis Milnes      Lodger's Son       3      Scholar           Yorkshire Bradford


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T4
Marriages Sep 1880
BALDWIN  Elizabeth  Bradford, Y.  9b 51
BUTSON   Squire     Bradford, Y.  9b 51
        
T5
1881 census RG11 piece 4457 folio 93 page 12

Civil Parish or Township of  Horton
City or Municipal Borough of  Bradford
Municipal Ward of  Great Horton
Parliamentary Borough of  Bradford
Town or Village or Hamlet of  [blank]
Urban Sanitary District of  Bradford
Rural Sanitary District of  [blank]
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of  Great Horton

Schedule 57   41 Lidget St.

Squire Butson     Head  Mar  23    Railway Guard  Yorkshire Bradford
Elizabeth Butson  Wife  Mar    26                 Yorkshire Bradford
Edith Butson      Daur         4 mo               Yorkshire Bradford

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T6
1891 census RG12 piece 3639 folio 132 page 10

Administrative County of  [Yorkshire struck out] Bradford
Civil Parish of  Horton
Municipal Borough of  Bradford
Municipal Ward of  Gt Horton
Urban Sanitary District of  Bradford
Town or Village or Hamlet of  [blank]
Rural Sanitary District of  [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of  Bradford West
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of  Gt Horton

Schedule 52   41 Clayton Rd   3 rooms

Squire Butson     Head  M  33    Railway Guard  _ X _  Yorkshire Bradford Hn
Elizabeth Butson  Wife  M    35                        Yorkshire Gt. Horton
Edith Butson      Daur       10  Scholar               Yorkshire Gt. Horton
Baldwin Butson    Son      7                           Yorkshire Gt. Horton

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T7
1901 census RG13 piece 4167 folio 72 page 10

Administrative County  Bradford
Civil Parish of  Bradford
Ecclesiastical Parish of Gt Horton St John the Evangelist (part of)
County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of  Bradford
Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of  Gt Horton
Rural District of  [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of  Western Bradford
Town or Village or Hamlet of  [blank]

Schedule 59    41 Clayton Rd   4 rooms

Squire Butson     Head  M  43    Railway Guard       Worker   Yorks Bradford
Elizabeth Butson  Wife  M    46                               Yorks Bradford  Deaf from childhood
Edith Butson      Daur  S    20  Weaver of Alpacca    Worker  Yorks Bradford
Amos B Butson     Son   S  17    Stuff Warehouse Boy  Worker  Yorks Bradford 

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T8
1911 census RG14 PN26820 RD498 SD4 ED10 SN353

Registration District      498
Registration Sub-District  4   Horton
Enumeration District       10

Mr Butson
41 Clayton Road  Lidget Green Bradford

Schedule 353

Squire Butson     Head      53    Married              Railway Goods Guard  Midland Ry    Worker        Yorks Bradford      British
Elizabeth Butson  Wife        55  Married 29 2 2 None  House Work                                 Home  Yorks Great Horton  British
Edith Butson      Daughter    30  Single               Worsted Weaver       Worsted Mill  Worker        Yorks Great Horton  British

Enumerator AM    1 Males  2 Females  3 Persons    3 rooms. Signed  Squire Butson  41 Clayton Road Bradford Yorkshire

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T9
Deaths Jun 1928
Butson  Squire  70  Bradford  9b 233
        
T10
BUTSON, SQUIRE  70
GRO Reference: 1928  J Quarter in BRADFORD  Volume 09B  Page 233
        
T11
Squire Butson
Birth
    1857
    Bradford, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Death
    14 May 1928 (aged 70..71)
    Bradford, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Burial
    Scholemoor Cemetery and Crematorium
    Bradford, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
    GPS-Latitude: 53.7899973, Longitude: -1.7966667
Plot
    Sec.4, No.2268, Uncon
Burial Register:
Age: 70yrs
Occupation: Goods Guard
Date of Interment: 17 May 1928
Place of Abode: 41 Clayton Road
Place of Death: 41 Clayton Road
Parents: Thomas and Eliza Butson
Informant: Roy W Parkin
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Census-1861-RG09-3318-129-25.jpeg
F2 Transcript Census-1861-RG09-3318-129-25-Butson.text
F3 Image Census-1871-RG10-4452-21-1.jpeg
F4 Image Census-1871-RG10-4452-21-2.jpeg
F5 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4452-21-1-Butson.text
F6 Image WRYRG11_4456_4459-0408.jpg
F7 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4457-93-12-Butson.text
F8 Image WRYRG12_3639_3642-0021.jpg
F9 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3639-132-10-Butson.text
F10 Image YRKRG13_4164_4167-1098.jpg
F11 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-4167-72-10-Butson.text
F12 Image rg14_26820_0706_03.jpg
F13 Image rg14_26820_0705_03.jpg
F14 Transcript Census-1911-RG14-PN26820-RD498-SD4-ED10-SN353.text


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