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Walter Butler 1538–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Gowran, Klknny, Ireland

Death Date: 1560

Death Location: Ballynodagh, Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: James Butler

Mother: Joan Fitzgerald

Spouse(s): Anne Counaugh

Children(s): Pierce Moyally

The story of Walter Butler began in 1538 in Gowran, Klknny, Ireland. Walter Butler married Anne Counaugh, and had children including Pierce Butler Of Moyally. Walter Butler passed away in 1560 in Ballynodagh, Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Butler began in 1538 in Gowran, Klknny, Ireland.
  • Walter Butler married Anne Counaugh, and had children including Pierce Butler Of Moyally.
  • Walter Butler passed away in 1560 in Ballynodagh, Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Butler's Ancestors

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Walter Butler
1538–1560
Birth Place: Gowran, Klknny, Ireland
Parents
James "9th Earl of Ormond" Butler
1500–1546
Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
Joan Fitzgerald
1500–1569
Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
Piers Butler
1464–1539
Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Margaret Fitzgerald
1465–1542
Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Butler
1438–1487
Sabh Butler
1458–1508
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Butler
1420–1464
Catherine Butler
1415–1506

Walter Butler's Descendants

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Walter Butler (1538–1560) m. Anne Counaugh (1538–)
  1. 1. Pierce (Butler of) Moyally 1558–1627 m. Ellen (Sutton) Purcell 1564–1629
    1. 1. Captain (James Earl Butler of Nodstown &) Moyalty 1586–1633 m. Eleanor Fitzgerald 1590–1648
      1. 1. James (Butler) Sr 1630–1681
        1. 1. James (Bidwell) Butler 1672–1736 m. Hannah Wilson 1693–1767 m. Lydia Butler 1676–1723

Walter Butler's Timeline

5 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Walter Butler in Ballynenoddagh, Ardmayle, Tipperary, Ireland
Ballynenoddagh, Ardmayle, Tipperary, Ireland
1538
1538
Birth of Walter Butler in Gowran, Klknny, Ireland
Gowran, Klknny, Ireland
1557
1557
Age 19
Walter Butler was married in Ardmayle, Tipperary, Ireland
Ardmayle, Tipperary, Ireland
1560
1560
Age 22
Death of Walter Butler in Ballynodagh, Kilkenny, Ireland
Ballynodagh, Kilkenny, Ireland
1570
10 May 1570
Age 32
Death of Walter Butler in Ballynodagh, Kilkenny, Ireland
Ballynodagh, Kilkenny, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Ballynenoddagh, Ardmayle, Tipperary, Ireland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Gowran, Klknny, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Ardmayle, Tipperary, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1570
    Event Place: Ballynodagh, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Ballynodagh, Kilkenny, Ireland

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