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Thomas The Black Butler Earl 1532–1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Ormond, Wales, England

Death Date: 1615

Death Location: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: Sir Butler*

Mother: Lady Ormonde

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sheffield, **Margery CHAMBERS

Children(s): Robert Butler, Elizabeth Desmond, Thomas Butler, Robt Butler, John Butler, Edward Tudor, Thomas Butler, John Powers, Sir Duisk, James Thurles, Thomas Butler, Katherine Butler, Elizabeth O'Dwyer

The story of Thomas The Black Butler Earl began in 1532 in Ormond, Wales, England. Thomas The Black Butler Earl married Agnis Perrie, Ann, Elizabeth Sheffield, Margery Chambers, and had children including Edward Butler Tudor, Elizabeth Ellis Ellis Butler O Dwyer Butler O Dwyer, Elizabeth Butler Baroness Dingwall Countess Desmond, James Butler Viscount Thurles, John Butler, John Powers, Katherine Butler, Robert Pennoyer Butler, Robt Butler, Sir Piers Fitzthomas Butler Of Duisk, Thomas Butler, Thomas James Butler. Thomas The Black Butler Earl passed away in 1615 in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas The Black Butler Earl began in 1532 in Ormond, Wales, England.
  • Thomas The Black Butler Earl married Agnis Perrie, Ann, Elizabeth Sheffield, Margery Chambers, and had children including Edward Butler Tudor, Elizabeth Ellis Ellis Butler O Dwyer Butler O Dwyer, Elizabeth Butler Baroness Dingwall Countess Desmond, James Butler Viscount Thurles, John Butler, John Powers, Katherine Butler, Robert Pennoyer Butler, Robt Butler, Sir Piers Fitzthomas Butler Of Duisk, Thomas Butler, Thomas James Butler.
  • Thomas The Black Butler Earl passed away in 1615 in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Butler*
1504–1546
Birth Location: Desmond, CY, Cork, Ireland
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Lady Ormonde
1521–1616
Birth Location: Westmill, Hetfordshire, England
LO

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Sheffield
1565–1600
Birth Location: Berkley, Gloucestershire, England
ES
**Margery CHAMBERS
1547–1612
Birth Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, , England
*C

Children(s)

Robert Butler
1575–1625
Birth Location: Clifford or Dorston, Herefordshire or Bristol, Gloucestershrire, England
RB
Elizabeth Desmond
1591–1628
Birth Location: Ormond, Wales
ED
Thomas Butler
1585–1619
Birth Location: –
TB
Robt Butler
1562–1620
Birth Location: North Walsham, Norfolk, England
RB
John Butler
1575–
Birth Location: Dorston, Hereford, England
JB
Edward Tudor
1548–1553
Birth Location: Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, England
ET
Thomas Butler
1574–1628
Birth Location: Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
TB
John Powers
1597–1661
Birth Location: Curraghmore, Waterford, Ireland
JP
Sir Duisk
1555–1601
Birth Location: Slane, Meath, Ireland
SD
James Thurles
1583–1589
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
JT
Thomas Butler
1590–1605
Birth Location: Exhall Near Coventry, Warwick, England
TB
Katherine Butler
1579–1624
Birth Location: –
KB
Elizabeth O'Dwyer
1550–1629
Birth Location: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
EO

Thomas Earl's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Earl
1532–1615
Birth Place: Ormond, Wales, England
Parents
Sir James”9th Earl of Ormonde” Butler*
1504–1546
Desmond, CY, Cork, Ireland
Lady (Jean Joan FitzGerald, Countess of Desmond; Countess of) Ormonde
1521–1616
Westmill, Hetfordshire, England
Grandparents
Piers Butler
1464–1539
Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Countess (Margaret Mary Fitzgerald-Windsor-Ormond\Ormonde-Fitzgerald-O'Brien\O'Brian-Butler-van Castletown, Countess of) Castletown
1472–1542
Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
James (FitzGerald 10th Earl of) Desmond
1470–1529
Dingle, Kingdom Of Desmond, Munster Province, Ireland
Lady (Amy) O'Brien
1497–1537
Dingle, Kingdom Desmond, Munster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Butler
1430–1487
Sawe Cavenagh
1430–
Gerard Kildare
1455–1513
Alison Eustace
1457–1495
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Earl's Descendants

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Thomas (The Black Butler) Earl (1532–1615) m. Elizabeth Sheffield (1565–NOV 1600) m. **Margery CHAMBERS (8 MAY 1547–ABT 1612)
  1. 1. Robert (Pennoyer -) Butler 1575–1625
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Butler, Baroness Dingwall, Countess) Desmond 1591–1628
  3. 3. Thomas (James) Butler 1585–1619
  4. 4. Robt Butler 1562–1620
  5. 5. John Butler 1575–
  6. 6. Edward ((Butler)) Tudor 1548–1553
  7. 7. Thomas Butler 1574–1628
  8. 8. John Powers 1597–1661
  9. 9. Sir (Piers FitzThomas Butler, of) Duisk 1555–1601
  10. 10. James (Butler, Viscount) Thurles 1583–1589
  11. 11. Thomas Butler 1590–1605
  12. 12. Katherine Butler 1579–1624
  13. 13. Elizabeth ("Ellis" "Ellis Butler O'Dwyer" Butler) O'Dwyer 1550–1629 m. Richard (Preston Earl of Desmond) I 1581–1628 m. James (Sir) Butler 1545–1601
    1. 1. Elizabeth Preston 1615–1630
    2. 2. Pierce Butler 1587–1661 m. Countess (Lady Ellen Butler of) Ikerrin 1597–1663
      1. 1. Theobold Butler 1630–1669
      2. 2. *Hon. (James Butler Viscount of) Ikerran 1618–1674
      3. 3. Gilbert Butler 1624–
      4. 4. Ellen (Baroness Dunboyne) Butler 1625–1663
      5. 5. Richard Butler 1625–
      6. 6. Walter Butler 1612–1680
      7. 7. Ellice Butler 1631–1693
      8. 8. Edmund Butler 1615–1638
      9. 9. Pierce Butler 1617–
      10. 10. Thomas Butler 1620–1702
      11. 11. *Hon. (James Butler Viscount of) Ikerran 1616–1638 m. Ellen Butler 1610–1663
      12. 12. Theobold Butler 1620–1669
    3. 3. Lady (Catherine) Butler 1564–1654 m. Lord (John) O'Reilly 1562–1621
      1. 1. HRH (Brian Bernard O'Reilly, Prince of East) Breffny 1584–1631

Thomas Earl's Timeline

14 Records

1531
1531
Birth of Thomas The Black Butler Earl in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
1531
1531
Birth of Thomas The Black Butler Earl in Paulstown, 5307, Ireland
Paulstown, 5307, Ireland
1531
1531
Birth of Thomas The Black Butler Earl in Munster, Tipperary, Ireland
Munster, Tipperary, Ireland
1532
1532
Birth of Thomas The Black Butler Earl in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
1532
1532
Birth of Thomas The Black Butler Earl
None
1532
1532
Birth of Thomas The Black Butler Earl
None
1532
1532
Birth of Thomas The Black Butler Earl in Ormond, Wales, England
Ormond, Wales, England
1614
1614
Age 82
Death of Thomas The Black Butler Earl
None
1614
22 NOV 1614
Age 82
Death of Thomas The Black Butler Earl in Carrick, south Ayrshire, Scotland, Leitrim, Connaught, Ireland
Carrick, south Ayrshire, Scotland, Leitrim, Connaught, Ireland
1614
22 NOV 1614
Age 82
Death of Thomas The Black Butler Earl in Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary, Ireland
Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary, Ireland
1614
22 NOV 1614
Age 82
Death of Thomas The Black Butler Earl in Carrick, Tipperary, Ireland
Carrick, Tipperary, Ireland
1614
22 NOV 1614
Age 82
Death of Thomas The Black Butler Earl
None
1614
22 NOV 1614
Age 82
Death of Thomas The Black Butler Earl
None
1615
1615
Age 83
Death of Thomas The Black Butler Earl
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; School Admission and Discharge Registers; Reference: LCCEODIV02HAVAD/002
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 03; Page: 531
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Paulstown, 5307, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Munster, Tipperary, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Ormond, Wales, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: JUN 1601
    Event Place: Slane, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 JAN 1605
    Event Place: Uttoxeter, Stafford, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Shropshire: Condover - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1614

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 NOV 1614
    Event Place: Carrick, south Ayrshire, Scotland, Leitrim, Connaught, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 03; Page: 531
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 NOV 1614
    Event Place: Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 NOV 1614
    Event Place: Carrick, Tipperary, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 NOV 1614

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 NOV 1614

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1615

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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