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James Button 1817–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Frome, Somerset

Death Date: Oct/Dec 1890

Death Location: Islington, London

Father: Samuel Button

Mother: Ann Gerrish

Spouse(s): Catherine Penny, Elizabeth Burgess

Children(s): James Button, Ann Button, Amelia Button

In 1817, James Button entered the world in Frome, Somerset, born to Samuel Button And Ann Gerrish. In 1861, James Button resided in Clerkenwell St James, Middlesex, England. James Button married Catherine Francis Penny, Elizabeth Burgess, and had children including Amelia Button, Ann Button, James Button. James Button passed away in 1890 in Islington, London.

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Biography

  • In 1817, James Button entered the world in Frome, Somerset, born to Samuel Button And Ann Gerrish.
  • In 1861, James Button resided in Clerkenwell St James, Middlesex, England.
  • James Button married Catherine Francis Penny, Elizabeth Burgess, and had children including Amelia Button, Ann Button, James Button.
  • James Button passed away in 1890 in Islington, London.

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James Button's Ancestors

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James Button
1817–1890
Birth Place: Frome, Somerset
Parents
Samuel Button
1796–1879
Frome, Somerset, England
Ann Gerrish
1795–1870
Frome, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Thomas Gerrish
1757–1827
Gloucestershire England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Button's Descendants

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James Button (1817–Oct/Dec 1890) m. Catherine (Francis) Penny (abt 1836–Jan/Mar 1899) m. Elizabeth Burgess (abt 1817–abt 1879)
  1. 1. James Button 1836–
  2. 2. Ann Button 1842–
  3. 3. Amelia Button 1850–1917

James Button's Timeline

3 Records

1817
1817
Birth of James Button in Frome, Somerset
Frome, Somerset
1861
1861
Age 44
James Button resided here in Clerkenwell St James, Middlesex, England
Clerkenwell St James, Middlesex, England
1890
Oct/Dec 1890
Age 73
Death of James Button in Islington, London
Islington, London

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Frome, Somerset
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 194; Folio: 87; Page: 13; GSU roll: 542589

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Clerkenwell St James, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 194; Folio: 87; Page: 13; GSU roll: 542589

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct/Dec 1890
    Event Place: Islington, London

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