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Sarah Cherry

(1851 - 1930)

Father: not known
Mother: not known

Siblings:

Children:

With George Butson

Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1851-05 Birth
  • GRO index:  F1  T1
  • GRO online:  T2
abt.1878-02 Marriage
George Butson (1848 - 1925)
  • freebmd:  T3
  • lancashirebmd:  T4
abt.1879-05-04 Stillborn child
  • lan-opc:  T5
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 81 Waterloo Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 30
  • Occupation: Cotton bobbin winder
  • Birthplace: Yorkshire
  • Census record RG11-4150-133-5:  F2  F3  T6
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 81 Waterloo Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 44
  • Birthplace: Heptonstall, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG12-3366-12-17:  F4  F5  T7
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 81 Waterloo Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 52
  • Birthplace: Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG13-3869-149-41:  F6  F7  T8
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 81 Waterloo Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 60
  • Birthplace: Heptonstall, Yorkshire
  • Family: Married 33 years, 1 child (alive)
  • Census record RG14PN24825-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED2-SN58:  F8  F9  T9
1930-02-21 Death
  • Abode: 81 Waterloo Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 80
  • Probate calendar
  • GRO online:  T10
1930-04-05 Probate

Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1 
Births Apr/May/Jun 1851  Cherry  Sarah  Todmorden  XXI 892
T2 
CHERRY, SARAH  SUTCLIFFE
GRO Reference: 1851  J Quarter in TODMORDEN  Volume 21  Page 892
T3 
Marriages Mar 1878
BUTSON George - Burnley 8e 326
CHERRY Sarah - Burnley 8e 326
T4 
Marriage:  BUTSON  George  CHERRY  Sarah  1878
           Burnley Register Office or Registrar Attended  Lancashire  Preston  RM/43/81
T5 
Burial: 5 May 1879 Cemetery, Burnley, Lancashire, England
stillborn Butson - child of G. Butson
Abode: Waterloo Road
Grave: 5349
Notes: Buried in a Public Grave
Register: Burials 1873 - 1879, Page 264, Entry 19894
Source: Lancashire OPC - : Original Registers Book 3
T6 
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

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T7 
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
T8 
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

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T9 
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

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T10 
BUTSON, SARAH  80
GRO Reference: 1930  M Quarter in BURNLEY  Volume 08E  Page 288
T11 
1930  Page 506
BUTSON Sarah of 81 Waterloo-road Burnley widow died 21
February 1930 Probate Lancaster 5 April to John Thomas
Butson platelayer. Effects £298 18s. 10d.

File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image 1851B2-C-0639.jpg
F2 Image Census-1881-RG11-4150-133-5.jpeg
F3 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4150-133-5-Butson.text
F4 Image Census-1891-RG12-3366-12-17.jpeg
F5 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3366-12-17-Butson.text
F6 Image Census-1901-RG13-3869-149-41.jpeg
F7 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3869-149-41-Butson.text
F8 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24825-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED2-SN58.jpeg
F9 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24825-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED2-SN58.text
F10 Image 1930-Probate-SarahButson.jpeg
F11 Transcript 1930-Probate-SarahButson.txt

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