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Thomas Butson

(1860 - ?)

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

Siblings:

Other parents of half-siblings:

Mother: Elizabeth Farrand

Children:

With Vina Clegg

With Emily Farrar

Ivy Butson (1899 - 1915)

Timeline

Date	Event	Information	Sources
1860-10-28	Birth		GRO online: T1 1939 register
1861-04-07	Census	Abode: 144 Leeds Road, Bradford, Yorkshire Age: 6 months Birthplace: Bradford, Yorkshire	Census record RG09-3318-129-25: F1 F2 T2
1871-04-02	Census	Abode: 26 Vicar Lane, Bradford, Yorkshire Age: 10 Occupation: Worsted spinner Birthplace: Bradford, Yorkshire	Census record RG10-4452-21-1: F3 F4 F5 T3
1881-04-03	Census	Abode: 60 Copthorne Road, Great Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire Age: 20 Occupation: Spinning overlooker Birthplace: Bradford, Yorkshire	Census record RG11-4457-155-4: F6 F7 T4
1881-10-15	Marriage Vina Clegg (1862 - 1892)		Newspaper: F8 T5 Edition: Leeds Times - 22 October 1881 - page 8 column 4
1891-04-05	Census	Abode: 424 Horton Lane, Little Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire Age: 30 Occupation: Driver for yeast merchant Birthplace: Bradford, Yorkshire	Census record RG12-3640-107-14: F9 F10 T6
1901-03-31	Census	Abode: 176 Mount Street, Bradford, Yorkshire Age: 40 Occupation: Fruit salesman Birthplace: Bradford, Yorkshire	Census record RG13-4149-162-8: F11 F12 T7
1911-04-02	Census	Abode: 53 Seymour Street, Bradford, Yorkshire Age: 50 Occupation: Railway goods checker Birthplace: Bradford, Yorkshire Family: Widower 4 children, 2 alive, 2 dead	Census record RG14-PN26749-RD498-SD2-ED30-SN258: F13 F14 F15 T8
1939-09-29	1939 register	Birthdate: 1860-10-28 Abode: Becketts Registered Lodging House, 106, Grattan Road, Bradford, Yorkshire Occupation: Railway porter	1939 register RG101-3340-3340C-010-33: F16 T9
?	Death		Assumed; date not known

Transcripts of sources

Ref.	Transcript
T1	BUTSON, THOMAS MILNES GRO Reference: 1860 D Quarter in BRADFORD YORKSHIRE Volume 09B Page 59
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 Transcribed from Census-1861-RG09-3318-129-25.jpeg by dh
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 Transcribed from Census-1871-RG10-4452-21-1.jpeg and Census-1871-RG10-4452-21-2.jpeg by dh
T4	1881 census RG11 Piece 4457 Folio 155 Page 4 Civil Parish or Township of Horton City or Municipal Borough of Bradford Municipal Ward of Gt 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 All Saints Schedule 17 60 Copthorne Rd Thomas Butson Head 67 Railway Porter Lincolnshire Eliza Butson Wife 57 Yorkshire Tong Thomas Butson Son 20 Spinning Overlooker Yorkshire Bradford Elizabeth Butson Daughter 17 Worsted Weaver Yorkshire Bradford Eliza Butson Daughter 15 Worsted Spinner Yorkshire Bradford Transcribed from Census-1881-RG11-4457-155-4.jpeg by dh
T5	BUTSON-CLEGG.--Oct. 15th, at the parish church, Bradford, Thos. Butson to Vina Clegg, both of Bradford.
T6	1891 census RG12 Piece 3640 Folio 107 Page 14 Administrative County of Bradford Civil Parish of Horton Municipal Borough of Bradford Municipal Ward of Little Horton Urban Sanitary District of Bradford Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank] Rural Sanitary District of [blank] Parliamentary Borough or Division of Bradford Central Ecclesiastical Parish or District of All Saints Schedule 90 424 Horton Lane Thomas Butson Head M 30 Driver to Yeast Merchant - X - Yorkshire Bradford Vina Butson Wife M 28 Yorkshire Bradford Harry Butson Son 8 Scholar Yorkshire Bradford Fred Butson Son 6 Scholar Yorkshire Bradford Tom Butson Son 1 Yorkshire Bradford Thomas Butson Father Widr 78 Retired Railway Porter Yorkshire Swaildale Transcribed from Census-1891-RG12-3640-107-14.jpeg by dh
T7	1901 census RG13 piece 4149 folio 162 page 8 Administrative County Bradford Civil Parish of Bradford Ecclesiastical Parish of Bradford Holy Trinity County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of Bradford Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of South Rural District of [blank] Parliamentary Borough or Division of Eastern Division Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank] Schedule 44 176 Mount St 2 rooms Emily Garnett Head M 34 Worsted Mill Drawer Worker Yorkshire Bradford Annie Garnett Dau 4 Yorkshire Bradford Thomas Butson Lodger W 40 Fruit Salesman Own Ac Yorkshire Bradford Ivy Butson Lodger 1 Yorkshire Bradford Transcribed from YRKRG13_4148_4150-0750.jpg by dh
T8	1911 census RG14 PN26749 RD498 SD2 ED30 SN258 Registration District 498 Registration Sub-District 2 Bradford Central Enumeration District 30 Mr Butson 53 Seymour St Bfd Schedule [257 struck out] 258 Thomas Butson Head 50 Widower 4 2 2 Railway Goods Checker Worker Bradford Yorks Henry Butson Son 19 Dead Bradford Yorks [entry struck through] Fred Butson Son 26 Soldier in India (On furlough) Bradford Yorks Tom Butson Son 3 Dead Bradford Yorks [entry struck through] Ivy Butson Daughter 11 At school Bradford Yorks Emily Garnett Servant 46 Married House Keeper At Home Bradford Yorks Annie Garnett Boarder 14 Single Doffer (Worsted) Worker Bradford Yorks [For the Garnetts, the words "Servant", "Boarder" and "(Worsted)" were added in pencil] Enumerator JAU 2 Males 3 Females 5 Persons 4 rooms. Signed Thomas Butson [Altered from 4 3 7] 53 Seymour St Bradford Yorks Transcribed from rg14_26749_0521_03.jpg and rg14_26749_0522_03.jpg by dh
T9	E.D. Letter code KBEV Borough, U.D. or R.D. cwBradfordDistrict and Subdistrict 498/1 Address: Becketts Registered Lodging House, 106, Grattan Road Sch.no./sub: 3/51 Name: Butson, Thomas OVSPI: V M/F: M Birthdate: 28 Oct 60 SMWD: W Occupation: Railway Porter

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	Census-1881-RG11-4457-155-4.jpeg
F7	Transcript	Census-1881-RG11-4457-155-4-Butson.text
F8	Image	Leeds_Times_22_October_1881_0008.jpg
F9	Image	Census-1891-RG12-3640-107-14.jpeg
F10	Transcript	Census-1891-RG12-3640-107-14-Butson.text
F11	Image	YRKRG13_4148_4150-0750.jpg
F12	Transcript	Census-1901-RG13-4149-162-8-Garnett-Butson.text
F13	Image	rg14_26749_0521_03.jpg
F14	Image	rg14_26749_0522_03.jpg
F15	Transcript	Census-1911-RG14-PN26749-RD498-SD2-ED30-SN258.text
F16	Image	TNA_R39_3340_3340C_010.jpg

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