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James Button 1816–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: , Of Essex, England

Death Date: Aug 1899

Death Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Father: John Button

Mother:

Spouse(s): Betsy KEMP

Children(s): Nash Button, Isabella BUTTON, Epsey BUTTON, Richard BUTTON, Charles BUTTON, Rodney BUTTON, Betsy BUTTON, Jabez BUTTON, Emily BUTTON

James Button was born in 1816 in , Of Essex, England, the child of John Button And Elizabeth Burgess. James Button married Betsy Kemp, and had children including Betsy Jane Button, Charles Button, Emily Button, Epsey Button, Isabella Button, Jabez Button, Nash Kemp Button, Richard Walter Button, Rodney Button. James Button passed away in 1899 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • James Button was born in 1816 in , Of Essex, England, the child of John Button And Elizabeth Burgess.
  • James Button married Betsy Kemp, and had children including Betsy Jane Button, Charles Button, Emily Button, Epsey Button, Isabella Button, Jabez Button, Nash Kemp Button, Richard Walter Button, Rodney Button.
  • James Button passed away in 1899 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Button
1767–
Birth Location: Chrishall, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Betsy KEMP
1820–1904
Birth Location: , Essex, England
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Children(s)

Nash Button
1839–1927
Birth Location: , Essex, England
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Isabella BUTTON
1847–1934
Birth Location: , Essex, England
IB
Epsey BUTTON
1851–
Birth Location: , Essex, England
EB
Richard BUTTON
1858–1862
Birth Location: Chilwell, Victoria, Australia
RB
Charles BUTTON
1856–1933
Birth Location: , Essex, England
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Rodney BUTTON
1848–1927
Birth Location: , Essex, England
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Betsy BUTTON
1841–
Birth Location: , Essex, England
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Jabez BUTTON
1845–1918
Birth Location: Chrishall, Essex, England
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Emily BUTTON
1843–1896
Birth Location: Chrishall, Essex, England
EB

James Button's Ancestors

Self
James Button
1816–1899
Birth Place: , Of Essex, England
Parents
John Button
1767–
Chrishall, Essex, England
Grandparents
Nicholas Button
1732–
Elmdon, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Button
1705–
Eleanor
–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Button
1675–

James Button's Descendants

1.
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James Button (1816–Aug 1899) m. Betsy KEMP (1820–1904)
  1. 1. Nash (Kemp) Button 1839–1927 m. Caroline Hooley 1857–1912
    1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) Button 1881–
    2. 2. Myra (Lily) Button 1888–
  2. 2. Isabella BUTTON 1847–1934
  3. 3. Epsey BUTTON 1851–
  4. 4. Richard (Walter) BUTTON 1858–1862
  5. 5. Charles BUTTON 1856–1933 m. Sarah (Jane) LOVITT 1860–1927
    1. 1. Edith (Jane) Button 1883–1960 m. Frederick (John) Thomas 1879–1948
      1. 1. Charles THOMAS 1907–1960 m. Phyllis (Jean) Fitzgerald 1915–2004
    2. 2. Arthur (Charles) BUTTON 1881–
    3. 3. Robert (Frank) BUTTON 1885–1973
    4. 4. Frances (Elizabeth) BUTTON 1887–1888
    5. 5. James (Nash) BUTTON 1891–
    6. 6. Frances (Emma) BUTTON 1893–
    7. 7. George (Hugh) BUTTON 1895–
    8. 8. John (Hewitt) BUTTON 1898–
    9. 9. Gilbert (Thomas) BUTTON 1901–1923
    10. 10. Elsie (May) BUTTON 1889–
  6. 6. Rodney BUTTON 1848–1927 m. Elizabeth Nunn 1855–1902
    1. 1. Alice (Rebecca) Button 1875–
    2. 2. Walter Button 1877–1947 m. Mary (Ellen) Kavanagh 1881–1936
      1. 1. Francis (Albert) Button 1904–
      2. 2. Robert (Walter) Button 1908–
      3. 3. John Button 1912–
    3. 3. Ernest Button 1879–
    4. 4. Florence Button 1880–
    5. 5. Albert Button 1882–
    6. 6. Jessie Button 1884–
    7. 7. Robert (Archer) Button 1886–
    8. 8. Frederick (James) Button 1888–
    9. 9. Betsy (Eva) Button 1891–
  7. 7. Betsy (Jane) BUTTON 1841–
  8. 8. Jabez BUTTON 1845–1918 m. Sarah (Jane) Leach 1860–1924
    1. 1. Lucy (Jane) Button 1883–1949
    2. 2. Ethel (May) Button 1884–
    3. 3. Mary (Maude) Button 1886–
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Button 1888–1889
  9. 9. Emily BUTTON 1843–1896 m. Stephen CANE 1832–1914
    1. 1. Emma CANE 1869–
    2. 2. Betsy (Jane) CANE 1871–1871
    3. 3. Stephen (George) Cane 1873–1954
    4. 4. Ada (Jane) Cane 1875–
    5. 5. Charles Cane 1867–1940

James Button's Timeline

3 Records

1816
1816
Birth of James Button in , Of Essex, England
, Of Essex, England
1899
Aug 1899
Age 83
Death of James Button in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
1899
Aug 1899
Age 83
Burial of James Button in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: , Of Essex, England
    Record Source: BUTTON.ged

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1899
    Event Place: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: BUTTON.ged

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aug 1899
    Event Place: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: BUTTON.ged
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