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William Thomas Butt 1840–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1840

Birth Location: St John's, Newfoundland

Death Date: 20 Apr 1925

Death Location: Butt's Cove, Exploits Islands, Newfoundland

Father: Thomas Butt

Mother: Anne Knight

Spouse(s): Eliza Dorey

Children(s): Thomas Butt, Benjamin Butt, Joseph Butts, Robert Butt, Annie Butt, Norman Butt, Archibald Butt, Charles Butt, Lewis Butt, Kate Butt, Rachael Butt, James Butt, Leaonard Butt, Dorman Butt, Benjamin )

In 1840, William Thomas Butt entered the world in St John's, Newfoundland, born to Thomas Butt And Anne Knight. William Thomas Butt married Eliza Dorey, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Butt, Archibald Butt, Benjamin Butt, Benjamin Walter Butt Murcell, Charles Arthur Butt, Dorman Norman Butt, James Frederick Butt, Joseph Butts, Kate Butt, Leaonard Butt, Lewis William Butt, Norman Butt, Rachael Butt, Robert Henry Butt, Thomas Clouston Butt. William Thomas Butt passed away in 1925 in Butt's Cove, Exploits Islands, Newfoundland.

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Biography

  • In 1840, William Thomas Butt entered the world in St John's, Newfoundland, born to Thomas Butt And Anne Knight.
  • William Thomas Butt married Eliza Dorey, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Butt, Archibald Butt, Benjamin Butt, Benjamin Walter Butt Murcell, Charles Arthur Butt, Dorman Norman Butt, James Frederick Butt, Joseph Butts, Kate Butt, Leaonard Butt, Lewis William Butt, Norman Butt, Rachael Butt, Robert Henry Butt, Thomas Clouston Butt.
  • William Thomas Butt passed away in 1925 in Butt's Cove, Exploits Islands, Newfoundland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Butt
1807–1892
Birth Location: Western Bay, Newfoundland
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Anne Knight
1813–1874
Birth Location: St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Dorey
1849–1919
Birth Location: Kiar's Cove, Black Island, Bay of Exploits, Newfoundland
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Children(s)

Thomas Butt
1890–1936
Birth Location: Exploits, Burnt Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland
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Benjamin Butt
1879–1951
Birth Location: Exploits, Newfoundland, Canada
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Joseph Butts
1881–1953
Birth Location: Carbonear, Conception Bay North, Newfoundland
JB
Robert Butt
1875–
Birth Location: Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
RB
Annie Butt
1877–1949
Birth Location: Exploits, Burnt Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland
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Norman Butt
1890–1917
Birth Location: Exploits, Burnt Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland
NB
Archibald Butt
1900–
Birth Location: Bay de Verde, Newfoundland, Canada
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Charles Butt
1886–
Birth Location: Exploits, Burnt Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland
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Lewis Butt
1884–1905
Birth Location: Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
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Kate Butt
1871–
Birth Location: Exploits, Burnt Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland
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Rachael Butt
1896–1918
Birth Location: Carbonear, Newfoundland
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James Butt
1893–1973
Birth Location: Freshwater, Newfoundland, Canada
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Leaonard Butt
1885–
Birth Location: Clown's Cove, Newfoundland, Canada
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Dorman Butt
1897–1917
Birth Location: Exploit's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Benjamin )
1879–1949
Birth Location: Exploits, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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William Butt's Ancestors

Self
William Butt
1840–1925
Birth Place: St John's, Newfoundland
Parents
Thomas Butt
1807–1892
Western Bay, Newfoundland
Anne Knight
1813–1874
St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Grandparents
John (Charles) Butt
1783–1842
Broad Cove, Bay de Verde, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Diana ((Dianceha)) Coombs
1780–1866
Western Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Robert Brooking
1789–1849
Widecombe In The Moor, Devon, England
Katherine Knight
1781–1847
St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Great-Grandparents
George Butt
1750–1836
Mary Martin
1753–1838
John Coombs
1752–1840
Alice Martin
1755–1780
Michael Knight
1735–1819
Sarah Brace
1846–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Butt
1727–1819
Lilly Budden
1726–1790
Christopher Martin
1730–1832
###Mary Pryer
1730–1801
Mary Bailey
1723–
John Coombs
1722–1801
Jean Martin
1725–
William Knight
1725–1793
Anna Vassall
1735–1823
Margery Evans
1725–1790

William Butt's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Butt (Sep 1840–20 Apr 1925) m. Eliza Dorey (01 Sep 1849–17 Nov 1919)
  1. 1. Thomas (Clouston) Butt 1890–1936 m. Ella (Ann 'Annie') Bennett 1892–1960 m. Ella (Ann "Elsie") Bennett 1893–
    1. 1. Louise Freeman 1916–1948 m. Austin (Wakefield) Freeman 1912–2003
      1. 1. Owen (Reginald) Freeman 1944–2021 m. Audrey (Lona) Chaulk 1944–2023
      2. 2. Barry Freeman 1942–1956
    2. 2. Dorothy (Marion (Dot)) Butt 1923–2012 m. Harold Abbott 1923–2002
    3. 3. Dorman (John (Jack)) Butt 1926–2006 m. Ruby Freeman 1925–2012
    4. 4. Wilhemina (Rose) Butt 1929–2013 m. George Fowlow 1922–1995
    5. 5. Leonard (Raymond) Butt 1921–1977 m. Dorthy Freemen 1923–2005
  2. 2. Benjamin Butt 1879–1951 m. Fannie (E) Butt 1900–
  3. 3. Joseph Butts 1881–1953
  4. 4. Robert (Henry) Butt 1875–
  5. 5. Annie (Elizabeth) Butt 1877–1949
  6. 6. Norman Butt 1890–1917
  7. 7. Archibald Butt 1900–
  8. 8. Charles (Arthur) Butt 1886–
  9. 9. Lewis (William) Butt 1884–1905
  10. 10. Kate Butt 1871–
  11. 11. Rachael Butt 1896–1918
  12. 12. James (Frederick) Butt 1893–1973
  13. 13. Leaonard Butt 1885–
  14. 14. Dorman ((Norman)) Butt 1897–1917
  15. 15. Benjamin (Walter Butt (Murcell) ) 1879–1949
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Joan Butt) (Hegedus) 1932–2011

William Butt's Timeline

2 Records

1840
Sep 1840
Birth of William Thomas Butt in St John's, Newfoundland
St John's, Newfoundland
1925
20 Apr 1925
Age 85
Death of William Thomas Butt in Butt's Cove, Exploits Islands, Newfoundland
Butt's Cove, Exploits Islands, Newfoundland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1840
    Event Place: St John's, Newfoundland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1925
    Event Place: Butt's Cove, Exploits Islands, Newfoundland
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