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Walter Butler 1537 – 1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Ardmayle, Tipperary, Ireland

Death Date: 1560

Death Location: Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: James Butler

Mother: Joan Fitzgerald

Spouse(s): Lady MacCarthy-Reagh

Children(s): Lady Butler, Joan Butler, Walter Butler

In 1537, Walter Butler entered the world in Ardmayle, Tipperary, Ireland, born to James 9th Earl of Ormonde Viscount Thules Butler and Joan (Countess of Desmond and Ormonde) Fitzgerald. Walter Butler married Lady Katherine MacCarthy-Reagh, and had children including Lady Eleanor Grace Butler, Joan Ellen Butler, Walter Butler. Walter Butler passed away in 1560 in Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1537, Walter Butler entered the world in Ardmayle, Tipperary, Ireland, born to James 9th Earl of Ormonde Viscount Thules Butler and Joan (Countess of Desmond and Ormonde) Fitzgerald.
  • Walter Butler married Lady Katherine MacCarthy-Reagh, and had children including Lady Eleanor Grace Butler, Joan Ellen Butler, Walter Butler.
  • Walter Butler passed away in 1560 in Kilkenny, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Butler
1496 – 1546
Birth Location: Desmond, Cork, Ireland
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Joan Fitzgerald
1509 – 1564
Birth Location: Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Lady MacCarthy-Reagh
1533 – 1585
Birth Location: Upper Clara, Kilkenny, Ireland
LM

Children(s)

Lady Butler
1560 – 1593
Birth Location: co, Kilkenny, Ireland
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Joan Butler
1561 –
Birth Location: Kilcash, Ireland
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Walter Butler
1569 – 1632
Birth Location: Kilcash, CY, Tipperary, Ireland
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Walter Butler's Ancestors

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Walter Butler
1537 – 1560
Birth Place: Ardmayle, Tipperary, Ireland
Parents
James 9th Earl of Ormonde Viscount Thules Butler
1496 – 1546
Desmond, Cork, Ireland
Joan ((Countess of Desmond and Ormonde)) Fitzgerald
1509 – 1564
Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Piers Red) Butler
1467 – 1539
Kilkenny Castle, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland
Lady (Margaret Countess of Ormond) Fitzgerald
1472 – 1542
Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir KG
1440 – 1487
Lady Ormond
1458 – 1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Butler's Descendants

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Walter Butler (1537 – 1560) m. Lady (Katherine) MacCarthy-Reagh (1533 – 1585)
  1. 1. Lady (Eleanor Grace) Butler (1560 – 1593)
  2. 2. Joan (Ellen) Butler (1561 – )
  3. 3. Walter Butler (1569 – 24 Feb 1632)

Walter Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Walter Butler in Ardmayle, Tipperary, Ireland
Ardmayle, Tipperary, Ireland
1560
1560
Age 23
Death of Walter Butler in Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Ardmayle, Tipperary, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Kilkenny, Ireland
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