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James Button 1815–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1815

Birth Location: Chrishall, Essex, England

Death Date: 21 Aug 1899

Death Location: Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia

Father: John Snr

Mother: Elizabeth Burgess

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Kemp

Children(s): Emla Button, Hepzibah Button, Elizabeth Button, Richard Button, Nash Button, Rodney Button, Charles Button, Isabeliah Button, Jabez Button, Emily Button, Job Button, Richard Button

The story of James Button began in 1815 in Chrishall, Essex, England. In 1841, James Button resided in Chrishall, Essex, England. In 1851, James Button resided in Chrishall, Essex, England. James Button married Elizabeth Betsy Kemp, and had children including Charles Button, Elizabeth Betsy Jane Button, Emily Button, Emla Button, Hepzibah Hepsey Button, Isabeliah Button, Jabez Button, Job Button, Nash Kemp Button, Richard Hugh Button, Richard Walter Button, Rodney Button. James Button passed away in 1899 in Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of James Button began in 1815 in Chrishall, Essex, England.
  • In 1841, James Button resided in Chrishall, Essex, England.
  • In 1851, James Button resided in Chrishall, Essex, England.
  • James Button married Elizabeth Betsy Kemp, and had children including Charles Button, Elizabeth Betsy Jane Button, Emily Button, Emla Button, Hepzibah Hepsey Button, Isabeliah Button, Jabez Button, Job Button, Nash Kemp Button, Richard Hugh Button, Richard Walter Button, Rodney Button.
  • James Button passed away in 1899 in Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Snr
1767–1850
Birth Location: Chrishall, Essex, England
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Elizabeth Burgess
1777–1866
Birth Location: Chrishall, Essex, England
EB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Kemp
1819–1904
Birth Location: Chrishall, Essex, England
EK

Children(s)

Emla Button
1842–
Birth Location: Chrishall, Essex, England
EB
Hepzibah Button
1850–1931
Birth Location: Chrishall, Essex, England
HB
Elizabeth Button
1840–1926
Birth Location: Chrishall, Essex, England
EB
Richard Button
1853–
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
RB
Nash Button
1839–1927
Birth Location: Chrishall, Essex, England
NB
Rodney Button
1847–1927
Birth Location: Chrishall, Essex, England
RB
Charles Button
1856–1933
Birth Location: Chrishall, Essex, England
CB
Isabeliah Button
1846–1934
Birth Location: Chrishall, Essex, England
IB
Jabez Button
1844–1918
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
JB
Emily Button
1842–1896
Birth Location: Chrishall, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
EB
Job Button
1845–1918
Birth Location: Chrishall, Essex, England
JB
Richard Button
1858–1862
Birth Location: Chilwell, Victoria, Australia
RB

James Button's Ancestors

Self
James Button
1815–1899
Birth Place: Chrishall, Essex, England
Parents
John Button Snr
1767–1850
Chrishall, Essex, England
Elizabeth Burgess
1777–1866
Chrishall, Essex, England
Grandparents
Nicholas Button
1732–1773
Elmdon, Essex, England
Jane Fordham
1730–1800
Chrishall, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Button
1705–1732
Eleanor
1705–1794
William Fordham
1698–1753
Susanna May
1697–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Button
1668–1717
Margaret Blunt
1670–1754

James Button's Descendants

1.
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James Button (abt 1815–21 Aug 1899) m. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Kemp (abt 1819–26 Feb 1904)
  1. 1. Emla Button 1842–
  2. 2. Hepzibah ((Hepsey)) Button 1850–1931 m. Jonas (James) Challis 1846–1930
    1. 1. Bernard (Vincent) Challis 1893–1977
    2. 2. Richard (Walter) Challis 1878–1949
    3. 3. Robert (Montague Kemp) Challis 1888–1960
    4. 4. James (John) Challis 1871–1957
    5. 5. Martha (Agnes Valentine) Challis 1886–1915 m. Frederick (John) Badenhope 1876–1940
    6. 6. Emily (Louisa) Challis 1869–1932
    7. 7. Mary (Jane) Challis 1873–1951
    8. 8. Hepsy (Eliza) Challis 1875–1960
    9. 9. Edwin (Ernest (Edward)) Challis 1884–1959
    10. 10. Thomas (Charles) Challis 1882–1952
    11. 11. Nash (Button) Challis 1891–1983
    12. 12. Betsy (Button) Challis 1894–1958 m. John (Harold) Spruce 1896–1976
    13. 13. Jonas (George) Challis 1880–1957
  3. 3. Elizabeth ((Betsy) Jane) Button 1840–1926 m. George Baker 1849–1938
    1. 1. Walter (George) Baker 1872–1944
    2. 2. Herbert (Albert George Walter Button) Baker 1871–1944
    3. 3. Eliza (George Maud Rose) Baker 1877–1878
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Ellen) Baker 1880–1886
    5. 5. Emily (George) Baker 1873–1968
    6. 6. Eliza (George Maud) Baker 1875–1876
    7. 7. George (Walter) Baker 1869–1944 m. Mary 1871–1942
      1. 1. Walter (Andrew) Baker 1915–1981
    8. 8. Ernest (Erwin) Baker 1882–1953
    9. 9. Minnie Baker 1883–1956 m. Andrew (Cowie) Wilson 1882–1930
      1. 1. Cowie (Stanley) Wilson 1907–1987
      2. 2. Ruby Wilson 1908–
      3. 3. Mabel (Jessie) Wilson 1905–1952 m. Ray Lindstrom 1912–
      4. 4. Ruby (Cecilia) Wilson 1906–1906
      5. 5. Lawrence (Ivor) Wilson 1910–1988
      6. 6. Leonard (Thomas) Wilson 1912–1994
      7. 7. Connie (Jean) Wilson 1916–1996
    10. 10. Maria (Rose George Mary Martha) Baker 1879–1879
    11. 11. Richard (Hugh) Baker 1876–1942
  4. 4. Richard (Hugh) Button 1853–
  5. 5. Nash (Kemp) Button 1839–1927 m. Caroline Hooley 1857–1912
    1. 1. Myra (Lily) Button 1888–1977
    2. 2. Frances (Elizabeth) Button 1881–1966 m. James Lawrence 1861–1940
      1. 1. David Lawrence 1924–2004 m. Dorothy (May) Holt 1929–1994
      2. 2. Frederick (George) Lawrence 1887–1978
  6. 6. Rodney Button 1847–1927
  7. 7. Charles Button 1856–1933 m. Sarah (Jane) Lovitt 1860–1927
    1. 1. Elsie (May) Button 1889–1981
    2. 2. Edith (Jane) Button 1883–1960
    3. 3. Fanny (Elizabeth) Button 1887–1888
    4. 4. Frances (Emma) Button 1893–1964
    5. 5. John (Hewitt) Button 1898–1961
    6. 6. Robert (Frank) Button 1885–1973
    7. 7. George (Hugh) Button 1895–1969
    8. 8. Gilbert (Thomas) Button 1901–1923
    9. 9. James (Nash) Button 1891–1975
    10. 10. Arthur (Charles) Button 1881–1950 m. Agnes Leach 1881–
      1. 1. Eric (James) Button 1902–1981
      2. 2. Violet (May) Button 1910–1991
      3. 3. Henrieta Button 1906–1985 m. Jack (Melbourne) Brierly 1902–1983
        1. 1. Kenneth Brierly 1929–2018
        2. 2. Lynette Brierly 1931–2011
      4. 4. Lillian (Rose (Rose)) Button 1912–
      5. 5. Dorothy (A) Button 1915–2001
      6. 6. Arthur (Charles) Button 1908–1909
      7. 7. Alfred (George) Button 1913–1914
  8. 8. Isabeliah Button 1846–1934
  9. 9. Jabez Button 1844–1918 m. Sarah (Jane) Leach 1860–1924
    1. 1. Mary (Maude) Button 1886–1975
    2. 2. Lucy (Jane) Button 1883–1949
    3. 3. Ethel (May) Button 1884–1960 m. Richard (Morgan) Leahy 1879–1947
      1. 1. Phyllis Leahy 1913–
      2. 2. Constance (May) Leahy 1917–1979
      3. 3. Heather Leahy 1922–2011
    4. 4. Margaret (Ann) Button 1888–1889
  10. 10. Emily Button 1842–1896 m. Stephen Cane 1832–1914
    1. 1. Stephen (George) Cane 1873–1954
    2. 2. Ada ((Agnes) Jane) Cane 1875–1966 m. Joseph Renkin 1871–1944
      1. 1. George (Rae) Renkin 1902–1983
      2. 2. Lucy (May) Renkin 1904–1983
      3. 3. Alan (Thomas) Renkin 1906–1991 m. Elsie (May) Phillips 1901–1980
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Rae) Renkin 1913–2004
    3. 3. Emma Cane 1869–1962
    4. 4. Betsy (Jane) Cane 1870–1871
    5. 5. Charles (Clement) Cane 1869–1940
  11. 11. Job Button 1845–1918
  12. 12. Richard (Walter) Button 1858–1862

James Button's Timeline

6 Records

1815
abt 1815
Birth of James Button in Chrishall, Essex, England
Chrishall, Essex, England
1841
6 Jun 1841
Age 26
James Button resided here in Chrishall, Essex, England
Chrishall, Essex, England
1851
30 Mar 1851
Age 36
James Button resided here in Chrishall, Essex, England
Chrishall, Essex, England
1899
21 Aug 1899
Age 84
Death of James Button in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
1899
19 Oct 1899
Age 84
James Button - Probate
None
1900
1900
Age 85
James Button resided here in Victoria, Australia
Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1815
    Event Place: Chrishall, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists
    [2] Australia Death Index
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1786; Folio: 193; Page: 26; GSU roll: 207435.
    [4] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 340; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Chrishall; County: Essex; Enumeration District: 13; Folio: 5; Page: 4; Line: 18; GSU roll: 241377
    [5] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [6] Class: HO107; Piece: 1786; Folio: 193; Page: 26; GSU roll: 207435.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1841
    Event Place: Chrishall, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 340; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Chrishall; County: Essex; Enumeration District: 13; Folio: 5; Page: 4; Line: 18; GSU roll: 241377

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1851
    Event Place: Chrishall, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1786; Folio: 193; Page: 26; GSU roll: 207435.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Class: HO107; Piece: 1786; Folio: 193; Page: 26; GSU roll: 207435.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 May 1857
    Event Place: Southampton, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1857
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1899
    Event Place: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1899
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591
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