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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: Elizabeth BURGESS

Spouse(s): Betsy KEMP

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

The story of James Button began in 1816 in , Of Essex, England. James Button married Betsy KEMP, and had children including Nash Kemp Button, Betsy Jane BUTTON, Emily BUTTON, Jabez BUTTON, Isabella BUTTON, Rodney BUTTON, Epsey BUTTON, Charles BUTTON, Richard Walter BUTTON. James Button passed away in 1899 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of James Button began in 1816 in , Of Essex, England.
  • James Button married Betsy KEMP, and had children including Nash Kemp Button, Betsy Jane BUTTON, Emily BUTTON, Jabez BUTTON, Isabella BUTTON, Rodney BUTTON, Epsey BUTTON, Charles BUTTON, Richard Walter 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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Elizabeth BURGESS
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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Betsy BUTTON
1841 –
Birth Location: , Essex, England
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Emily BUTTON
1843 – 1896
Birth Location: Chrishall, Essex, England
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Jabez BUTTON
1845 – 1918
Birth Location: Chrishall, Essex, England
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Isabella BUTTON
1847 – 1934
Birth Location: , Essex, England
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Rodney BUTTON
1848 – 1927
Birth Location: , Essex, England
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Epsey BUTTON
1851 –
Birth Location: , Essex, England
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Charles BUTTON
1856 – 1933
Birth Location: , Essex, England
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Richard BUTTON
1858 – 1862
Birth Location: Chilwell, Victoria, Australia
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James Button's Ancestors

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

James Button's Descendants

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James Button (1816 – Aug 1899) m. Betsy KEMP (1820 – 28 Feb 1904)
  1. 1. Nash (Kemp) Button (1839 – 05 Apr 1927) m. Caroline Hooley (1857 – 10 May 1912)
    1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) Button (09 Jun 1881 – )
    2. 2. Myra (Lily) Button (20 Apr 1888 – )
  2. 2. Betsy (Jane) BUTTON (1841 – )
  3. 3. Emily BUTTON (1843 – 01 Mar 1896) m. Stephen CANE (09 Oct 1832 – 24 Jun 1914)
    1. 1. Charles Cane (1867 – 13 Jan 1940)
    2. 2. Emma CANE (1869 – )
    3. 3. Betsy (Jane) CANE (1871 – 1871)
    4. 4. Stephen (George) Cane (1873 – 26 Nov 1954)
    5. 5. Ada (Jane) Cane (1875 – )
  4. 4. Jabez BUTTON (1845 – 1918) m. Sarah (Jane) Leach (1860 – 13 Nov 1924)
    1. 1. Lucy (Jane) Button (10 Feb 1883 – 15 Nov 1949)
    2. 2. Ethel (May) Button (1884 – ) m. Richard (M.) Leahy
    3. 3. Mary (Maude) Button (08 May 1886 – )
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Button (28 Mar 1888 – Jan 1889)
  5. 5. Isabella BUTTON (1847 – 19 Dec 1934) m. Daniel Hare
  6. 6. Rodney BUTTON (1848 – 1927) m. Elizabeth Nunn (1855 – 14 Jun 1902)
    1. 1. Alice (Rebecca) Button (27 Aug 1875 – ) m. John (James) Fern
    2. 2. Walter Button (13 Sep 1877 – 18 Aug 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 (13 Feb 1879 – )
    4. 4. Florence Button (25 Oct 1880 – )
    5. 5. Albert Button (29 Apr 1882 – ) m. Jane Stewart
    6. 6. Jessie Button (25 Jun 1884 – )
    7. 7. Robert (Archer) Button (04 Apr 1886 – )
    8. 8. Frederick (James) Button (22 Feb 1888 – ) m. Ethel Sells
    9. 9. Betsy (Eva) Button (1891 – )
  7. 7. Epsey BUTTON (1851 – ) m. Jonas Challis
  8. 8. Charles BUTTON (1856 – 1933) m. Sarah (Jane) LOVITT (12 Aug 1860 – 06 Sep 1927)
    1. 1. Arthur (Charles) BUTTON (29 Sep 1881 – )
    2. 2. Edith (Jane) BUTTON (28 Apr 1883 – Abt. 1957) m. Frederick (John) THOMAS (25 Aug 1879 – 14 Jun 1948)
      1. 1. Charles (Joseph) Thomas (21 Mar 1907 – 01 Aug 1960) m. Phyllis (Jean) Fitzgerald (15 Apr 1915 – 31 May 2004)
        1. 1. David (Charles) Thomas (31 Dec 1943 – ) m. Irene Burroughs (11 Apr 1945 – )
        2. 2. Glenda (Mary) Thomas (16 Nov 1945 – ) m. Alan (David) McKenzie (15 Mar 1938 – 10 Jun 2001) m. Wallace Lysaght (9 May 1913 – 31 July 1993) m. Neil (C.) Harper
        3. 3. Murray (Joseph) Thomas (14 Jul 1950 – ) m. Barbara (Judith) Sleep (04 Mar 1952 – )
        4. 4. Michael (Rees) Thomas (28 Sep 1951 – ) m. Carol (1950 – ) m. Elspeth (Marie-Jean) Munro
    3. 3. Robert (Frank) BUTTON (07 Apr 1885 – 1973)
    4. 4. Frances (Elizabeth) BUTTON (30 May 1887 – 1888)
    5. 5. Elsie (May) BUTTON (10 Aug 1889 – )
    6. 6. James (Nash) BUTTON (1891 – )
    7. 7. Frances (Emma) BUTTON (1893 – )
    8. 8. George (Hugh) BUTTON (1895 – )
    9. 9. John (Hewitt) BUTTON (1898 – )
    10. 10. Gilbert (Thomas) BUTTON (1901 – 1923)
  9. 9. Richard (Walter) BUTTON (1858 – 1862)

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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