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William Henry Butler 1840–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1840

Birth Location: Belper, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 13 Feb 1920

Death Location: Openwood Gate, Derbyshire, England

Father: William Butler

Mother: ANN COOPER

Spouse(s): Selina Skidmore

Children(s): Selina Butler, George Butler, Elizabeth Butler, Joseph Butler, John Butler, Andrew Butler, Lydia Butler, William Butler, Mary Butler, Walter Butler, Peter Butler, Clara Butler

William Henry Butler was born in 1840 in Belper, Derbyshire, England, the child of William Butler And Ann Cooper. In 1881, William Henry Butler resided in Belper, Derbyshire, England. William Henry Butler married Selina Skidmore, and had children including Andrew Butler, Clara Butler, Elizabeth Ann Butler, George Henry Butler, John Herbert Skidmore Butler, Joseph Butler, Lydia Butler, Mary A Butler, Peter Skidmore Butler, Selina Ellen Butler, Walter Butler, William H Butler. William Henry Butler passed away in 1920 in Openwood Gate, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Henry Butler was born in 1840 in Belper, Derbyshire, England, the child of William Butler And Ann Cooper.
  • In 1881, William Henry Butler resided in Belper, Derbyshire, England.
  • William Henry Butler married Selina Skidmore, and had children including Andrew Butler, Clara Butler, Elizabeth Ann Butler, George Henry Butler, John Herbert Skidmore Butler, Joseph Butler, Lydia Butler, Mary A Butler, Peter Skidmore Butler, Selina Ellen Butler, Walter Butler, William H Butler.
  • William Henry Butler passed away in 1920 in Openwood Gate, Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Butler's Ancestors

Self
William Butler
1840–1920
Birth Place: Belper, Derbyshire, England
Parents
William Butler
1815–1887
Denby, Derbyshire, England
ANN COOPER
1817–1888
Belper, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
John Butler
1778–1845
Belper, Derbyshire, England
Mary Fletcher
1778–1838
Derbyshire
John Cooper
1776–
Derbyshire, England
ELIZABETH
1776–
Derbyshire
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Butler's Descendants

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William (Henry) Butler (Apr 1840–13 Feb 1920) m. Selina Skidmore (abt 1851–23 Nov 1928)
  1. 1. Selina (Ellen) Butler 1871–1924 m. John Holmes 1868–1942
    1. 1. Lydia Holmes 1908–1979 m. Arthur Barber 1906–1982
      1. 1. Beryl Barber 1941–1982 m. George Barnes 1940–2021
    2. 2. John (William) Holmes 1894–1970
    3. 3. Nellie Holmes 1896–
    4. 4. James Holmes 1898–1978
    5. 5. Ernest Holmes 1903–1961
    6. 6. Andrew Holmes 1904–1985 m. Agnes Holmes 1905–
    7. 7. Walter Holmes 1910–
    8. 8. Selina (E) Holmes 1895–1982
    9. 9. Albert Holmes 1901–1901
  2. 2. George (Henry) Butler 1866–1867
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann) Butler 1864–1941 m. Joseph Cooper 1873–
    1. 1. Arthur (F) Cooper 1895–
    2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Cooper 1902–
  4. 4. Joseph Butler 1889–1972
    1. 1. Marjorie Butler 1923–1995
      1. 1. Terry Fretwell 1944–2007
  5. 5. John (Herbert Skidmore) Butler 1886–1947
    1. 1. Gwendoline (May) Butler 1914– m. Frank Hall 1910–
  6. 6. Andrew Butler 1882–1951 m. Bertha (Annie) Statham 1879–1969
  7. 7. Lydia Butler 1874–1936 m. Samuel Mee 1873–1963
    1. 1. Selina (Elizebath) Mee 1897–1963
    2. 2. Nelson Mee 1904–1952
    3. 3. Samuel Mee 1907–1992
    4. 4. Gordon Mee 1913–1975
    5. 5. Lydia Mee 1896–1896
  8. 8. William (H.) Butler 1875–1945
  9. 9. Mary (A.) Butler 1877–1948
  10. 10. Walter Butler 1891–1963
  11. 11. Peter (Skidmore) Butler 1884–1956
    1. 1. Dorothy (Clara) Butler 1913–2003
      1. 1. Jean Parker 1938–2015
  12. 12. Clara Butler 1880–1946 m. Joseph Brindley 1878–1942
    1. 1. Hattie (Mary) Brindley 1901–1982
      1. 1. Dorothy Catt 1923–2003

William Butler's Timeline

5 Records

1840
Apr 1840
Birth of William Henry Butler in Belper, Derbyshire, England
Belper, Derbyshire, England
1863
04 Oct 1863
Age 23
William Henry Butler was married in Duffield,Derby,England
Duffield,Derby,England
1881
1881
Age 41
William Henry Butler resided here in Belper, Derbyshire, England
Belper, Derbyshire, England
1891
1891
Age 51
William Henry Butler resided here in Belper, St Peter, Belper, Derbyshire, England
Belper, St Peter, Belper, Derbyshire, England
1920
13 Feb 1920
Age 80
Death of William Henry Butler in Openwood Gate, Derbyshire, England
Openwood Gate, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1840
    Event Place: Belper, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2744; Folio: 22; Page: 38; GSU roll: 6097854
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3413; Folio: 13; Page: 17; GSU roll: 1341816

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 04 Oct 1863
    Event Place: Duffield,Derby,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Belper, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3413; Folio: 13; Page: 17; GSU roll: 1341816

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Belper, St Peter, Belper, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2744; Folio: 22; Page: 38; GSU roll: 6097854

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1920
    Event Place: Openwood Gate, Derbyshire, England

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