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Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler 1531–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1531

Birth Location: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Death Date: Abt 1609

Death Location: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: James Ossory

Mother: Lady Ormond

Spouse(s): Anne Counagh, Alice Lacon

Children(s): Robert Butler

The story of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler began in 1531 in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland. Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler married Alice Lacon, Anne Counagh, and had children including Robert Butler. Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler passed away in 1609 in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler began in 1531 in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
  • Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler married Alice Lacon, Anne Counagh, and had children including Robert Butler.
  • Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler passed away in 1609 in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Ossory
1495–1538
Birth Location: Desmond, Cork, Ireland
JO
Lady Ormond
1510–1565
Birth Location: Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
LO

Spouses(s)

Anne Counagh
1552–1618
Birth Location: Ardmayle, Tipperary, Ireland
AC
Alice Lacon
1543–1575
Birth Location: Herefordshire, England
AL

Children(s)

Robert Butler
1562–1620
Birth Location: North Walsham, Norfolk, England
RB

Thomas Butler's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Butler
1531–1609
Birth Place: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Parents
James Butler , 9th Earl of Ormond and 2nd Earl of Ossory
1495–1538
Desmond, Cork, Ireland
Lady (Joan Fitzgerald , Countess of) Ormond
1510–1565
Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
Piers ("Red Piers" Butler , 8th Earl of) Ormond
1467–1539
Margaret (FitzGerald , Countess of Ormond, Countess of) Ossory
1473–1542
Ireland
James (Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald , 10th Earl of) Desmond
1485–1528
Dingle, Kingdom Of Desmond, Munster Province, Ireland
Lady (Amy Mac-I-Brien-Ara) O'Brien
1490–1537
Dingle, Kingdom Desmond, Munster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ireland
–1487
Maurice Desmond
–1520
Lady Fermoy
1510–
King Thomond
1450–1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Butler
1420–1464
Catherine O'Carroll
–1506
Lord Desmond
1419–1468
Ellice Barry
1431–1486
Lord Fermoy
1490–1489
King Thomond
1425–1466
Lady Burgh
1425–1466

Thomas Butler's Descendants

1.
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Thomas ('Black Tom') Butler (Feb 1531–Abt 1609) m. Anne Counagh (1552–1618) m. Alice Lacon (1543–5 Aug 1575)
  1. 1. Robert Butler 1562–1620 m. Elizabeth Chambers 1560–1620 m. Alice (Barry , Headmaster of Merchant Taylors' School,) London 1575–1616
    1. 1. Hannah Butler 1587–1645 m. Captain (Edmund Norton Scarborough , Justice of Accomac, House of Burgess Jamestown, Caius College Cambridge, First Commander Plantation of) Accomac 1584–1635
      1. 1. Col. (Edmond) Scarborough 1617–1671 m. Mary (Carleton) Jones 1619–1691
        1. 1. Hannah (Johannah) Scarborough 1630–1650 m. Robert (Enfield) King 1649–1700

Thomas Butler's Timeline

17 Records

1531
Feb 1531
Birth of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
1531
Feb 1531
Birth of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
1532
1532
Age 1
Birth of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
1532
1532
Age 1
Birth of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
1540
1540
Age 9
Birth of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
1540
1540
Age 9
Birth of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
1540
1540
Age 9
Birth of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
1540
1540
Age 9
Birth of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler in Offaly, Kildare, Ireland
Offaly, Kildare, Ireland
1609
12 Apr 1609
Age 78
Death of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1609
1609
Age 78
Death of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler in North Walsham, Norfolk, England
North Walsham, Norfolk, England
1609
12 Apr 1609
Age 78
Death of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1609
Abt 1609
Age 78
Death of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler in Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary, Ireland
Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary, Ireland
1614
22 Nov 1614
Age 83
Death of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler in Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary, Ireland
Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary, Ireland
1614
1614
Age 83
Death of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler in Carrick, Scotland
Carrick, Scotland
1614
22 Nov 1614
Age 83
Death of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler in Carrick, South, Ayrshire, Scotland
Carrick, South, Ayrshire, Scotland
1614
22 NOV 1614
Age 83
Death of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1615
1615
Age 84
Death of Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler in Carrick, Scotland
Carrick, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1531
    Event Place: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Offaly, Kildare, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1531
    Event Place: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1614
    Event Place: Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1609
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: North Walsham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1609
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: Carrick, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1614
    Event Place: Carrick, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1614
    Event Place: Carrick, South, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 NOV 1614
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1609
    Event Place: Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary, Ireland
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69BOT2A015MS09222/001

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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