Issue number 4 was not deliverable to the following. Do you have their address?

• BUTSON Family; Invercargill, New Zealand
• BUTSON, Lawrence; 122 The Greenway; Cambridge , Ontario
• MC CREA, Mrs. Shirley; 1911 Spiller Rd SE; Calgary, Alta
• MAC INTOSH, Olive; Matherwell, Ontario
• SMITH, Mr. & Mrs. Hubert; 1035 Shaw St.; Toronto, Ontario

1. WHO IS THE OLDEST LIVING BUTSON? Who is the oldest living Butson descendant? Please send birthdates for your nominees so we can accurately compare. Also send parents' names and the nominee's current address if you can.
2. In England, we found a cat named Butson (in Braunton, N. Devon) and the remains of a mine named Wheal Butson (about 1 mile out of St. Agnes, Cornwall). Do you know of any other place names, etc. with "Butson" in them?
3. Many of you have wondered about MY own Butson connection. I am the son of Walter G. Johnston, Jr., son of Walter Johnston, son of George Henry Johnston, son of Emma Butson, daughter of Henry Butson, son of Solomon Butson and Jane Keam who came to the Oshawa, Ontario area of Canada about 1840. Emma, and her husband John Johnston, married in 1876 in Reach Township, Ont. They brought their 4 year old son to Chicago in 1881, apparently the first branch of this Butson line to move permanently to the U.S.
4. "Distribution of Butsons in Great Britain" from our number 4 issue was published as a research note in the Fall 1982 issue of the Ontario Genealogical Society's quarterly "Families".

1. Betty Butson sent a wealth of records. She writes that William Butson (son of Jonathan Butson and Jane Derrick of Bristol, England; see ENGLAND in this issue), and Janet Paton received a family Bible when they married in 1873. This Bible recorded the names of 5 of their children, but Janet's death certificate (see below) numbered 8 children. Their eldest son, William Paton Butson, was the grandfather of Kenneth Butson, now of Blackburn, Victoria, 2nd cousin of Betty Butson's husband Robert. Through the newsletter, Kenneth contacted Robert and Betty to compile a lot of information. Other descendants of William Butson and Janet Paton are invited to contact her:
   Betty Butson
   6 Swan Road
   Murrumbeena 3163
   Victoria, Australia

   She sent a copy of the pedigree, chart of Kenneth Samuel BUTSON (b 23 Jan 1931 at Caulfield), son of William Charles Arthur BUTSON (b 3 June 1899 Richmond, Melb.; m 24 Sep 1927 to Elsie Elvira GREENLAW at South Yarra, Melb.; d 10 July 1974 Melb.), son and eldest of two children of William Paton BUTSON (b 13 Nov 1874 Kew, Melb.; m 5 Aug 1897 to Elizabeth CHARLTON at Melb.), son and eldest of eight children of William BUTSON (b 1845 Bristol, U.K.; m 24 Sept 1873 to Janet Anderson PATON at Kilmore), son of Jonathan BUTSON (m Jane DERRICK).

   She also sent photocopies of two vital records certified by the Office of the Government Statist of the State of Victoria:

   1. Marriage in the District of Kilmore, Colony of Victoria. Number 2 in register. 24 September 1873. William BUTSON (Bachelor; born Bristol England; coachman; age 28; present and usual residence: Wellington Street, Kew; father: Jonathan BUTSON (labourer); mother: Jane BUTSON (Maiden Name, DERRICK)) to Janet Anderson PATON (Spinster; born Kilmore Victoria; domestic servant; age 18; present and usual residence: George Street, Kilmore; father: James PATON (boundary rider); mother: Catherine PATON (Maiden Name, PARK)). Minister: Andrew HARDIE of St. George’s Presbyterian Church, KiImore. Had "written consent of Catherine PATON of George Street, Kilmore, the Mother of the Bride." Witnesses: John TAYLOR, Caroline HAMILTON.
   2. Death in District of Armadale, State of Victoria. 1927. Number 2633. Died I January 1927 (1 cannot be sure of location: 26 Lorne March, East Prahran, County of Bourle?). Janet BUTSON. Female, 68 years. Cause: (1) carcinoma-uterus (approximate duration: 12 months) and (2) toxemia (duration: gradual). It gives more, including her parents and details of burial, and her issue, in order of birth:
   • William Palton (sic) 52 yr,
   • Mary Jane 49 yr,
   • Albert Alexander 47 yr,
   • Herbert Isaac 44 yr,
   • Henry Derrick 42 yr,
   • Florence May 39 yr,
   • Wilfred Joseph 35 yr,
   • D’Arcy Clarence 31 yr.

   Betty Butson also sent the following:

   BUTSONS ARRIVING AT THE PORT OF MELBOURNE FROM 1852-1871

   BUTSON	Age	Date	Ship
   (infant)	1#	1857 March	"Rhea Sylvia"'
   Ellen	6	1855 February	"Almora"
   Francis	19	1858 February	"Anglo Saxon"
   Isaac	25	1854 June	"Golden Era"'
   Isaac	12	1855 February	"Almora"
   Isaac	?	1871 January	"Clarence"
   Jane	30	1855 February	"Almora"
   John	24	1855 February	"Shalimar"
   Jonathan	32	1852 November	"John Bunyan"
   Jonathan	1	1855 February	"Almora"
   Lydia	?	1854 June	"Tudor"
   Mary	30	1857 March	"Rhea Sylvia"
   Robert	34	1857 March	"Rhea Sylvia"
   Samuel	10	1855 February	"Almora"
   Sarah Jane	3	1855 February	"Almora"
   William	23*	1854 August	"Historia"
   William	8**	1855 February	"Almora"

   Notes:
   

   • # with Robert & Mary
     
   • * Single
     
   • ** Betty Butson writes: "From a Marriage Certificate, 24 Sept 1873, between William BUTSON and Janet Anderson PATON; William states his parents as Jonathan and Jane (nee DERRECK) BUTSON. Therefore could Jonathan have come to Australia in 1852 and in 1855 brought his wife and children out?"

   She also sent photocopies of the ship passenger lists for those on the "Almora" (they are listed as English, with Liverpool as the port of embarkation) and the "Rhea Sylvia" (English, embarked at Bristol, headed for Sydney). Both voyages apparently lasted about four months.

   (SOME) BUTSONS' PROBATES, INQUESTS (1880-1959)

   BUTSON	Death / Location / Trade, etc.
   Albert A	1957 0ct 10 / Carlton / Linesman**
   Alice C	1952 Jun 19 / Kew (Melb) / Spinster
   Elizabeth	1942 Sep 3 / East Prahran (Melb) / Married*
   Elizabeth D	1955 Dec 13 / from NSW / Spinster
   Elizabeth M	1920 Jun 18 / Moonee Ponds (Melb) / Spinster
   Ellen	1900
   Fanny	1934 Feb 25 / Yackandandah / Married
   Fran	1901
   Harold	1903
   Isaac	1881 Dec 5 / Ramsey & Malvern (Melb) / Storekeeper
   Isaac	1884 Feb 24 / Ballarat / Mining Mgr
   Isabella H	1950 Aug 22 / Eden Park/Widow
   James	1893
   Jane	1900Dec / Hawthorn (Melb) / Widow
   John T	1928 Mar 14 / Whittlesea / Farmer
   Richard T	1950 Jun 24 / Essendon (Melb) / Sheet Metal Worker
   Thomas	1898 May 10 / Bendigo / Mgr
   William J	1906 Jun 30 / Bendigo / Mining Mgr
   William J	1946 Feb 28 / Malvern (Melb) / Public Servant

   Notes:
   

   • * "This is the wife of William Paton BUTSON (b) 13-Nov-1874 (m) 25-Aug-1897, son of William BUTSON and Janet Anderson BUTSON (nee PATON)."
   • ** "This is the son of William and Janet A. BUTSON (as above)."

   BUTSONS RECORDED IN "MELBOURNE" 1860-1920

   	BUTSON	Address / Place / Years
   A	Mrs.? (Grocer)	Cotham Rd., Charles St. / Kew / 1868-78
   B	Isaac (* = Store)	* Survey Rd. / Kew / 1872-1873 * Malvern Rd. / Malvern / 1881-1882 (See L?) 66 Morrah St. / Parkville / 1901-02
   C	William	Cotham Rd. / Kew / 1875-1876 Regent St. / Collingwood / 1878 43 Argo St. / South Yarra / 1881-1882 Park St. / South Melbourne / 1883 128 Punt Rd. / South Yarra / 1885-87 9 Argo St. / South Yarra / 1888-1900 11 Argo St. / South Yarra / 1891 22 Cliff St. / South Yarra / 1892-94
   D	William	466 Malvern Rd. / Prahran / 1894-98 (NOTE: 2 Williams appear in 1894.)
   E	William	13 Barkly Ave. / Malvern / 1901-04
   F	William & Mrs. Jeannie	10 Francis St. / Prahran / 1901-08 10 Francis St. / Prahran / 1909 only William 10 Dixon St. / Prahran / 1910-1911
   G	William	17 Yarra St. / Richmond / 1901-1902 154 Green St. / Richmond / 1903-04
   H	John	Docker St. / Richmond / 1875-1876
   I	John	6 Young St. / Fitzroy / 1876-1877 Alfred Cres. / Fitzroy / 1878 Station St. / Carlton / 1881 Rae St. / Fitzroy / 1883 43 St. Georges Rd. / Fitzroy / 1884-92 88 Delbridge St. / Fitzroy / 1893 23 Maryborough St. / Est St Kilda / 1894 12 Hughes St. / North Carlton / 1896-1903
   J	Jonathan (sometimes called John)	32 Lesney St. / Richmond / 1877-1884 25 Amsterdam St. / Richmond / 1893 49 Charles St. / Kew / 1896-1914 34 Charles St. / Kew / 1915
   K	John (Saddler)	Bulleen Road / Kew / 1883-1890 31 High St. / Kew / 1891-1893 170 High St. / Kew / 1909-1912 191 High St. / Kew / 1913-1914 317 High St. / Kew / 1915
   L	Mrs. Hannah (Store)	(BB notes: see B?) Malvern Rd / Malvern / 1883-1884
   M	Mrs. Jane	Morang Rd. / Hawthorn / 1885-1901
   N	Mrs. J	Raleigh St. / Malvern / 1899
   0	J. T.	6 James St. / Richmond / 1893
   P	Mrs. Ellen	26 Church St. / Fitzroy / 1894-1896
   	Mrs. Helen	28 Church St/ Fitzroy / 1897-1904
   Q	William J.	4 Wynnstay Road / Prahran / 1898-1900 47 Wheatland Rd. / Malvern / 1907-12 61 Wheatland Rd. / Malvern / 1913-46
   R	John T.	146 MacPherson St. / North Carlton / 1899
   S	Mrs. Fanny	363 Rae St. / North Fitzroy / 1900
   T	Miss Patience	9 Albert St. / East Melbourne / 1903
   U	Miss E (* = Boarding House)	*389 Victoria St. / East Melbourne / 1903-1904 119 Victoria St. / Fitzroy / 1912
   V	William Paton	21 Cliff St. / South Yarra / 1905 160 Union St. / Prahran / 1918
   W	Fredrick D. (Cycle mech.)	8 High St. / Kew / 1905/1908
   X	Richard	73 Pilgrim St. / Footscrhy / 1907-14
   Y	Frank	7 Stubley Park Rd. / Kew / 1911-13
   Z	William Charlton A.	87 Hornby St. / Prahran / 1912
   AA	Mrs. Mary	197 Powlett St. / East Melbourne / 1912 205 Victoria St. / East Melbourne / 1913-4 101 Powlett St. / East Melbourne / 1915
   BB	Herbert	15 Grosvenor St. / South Yarra / 1912-13 40 Weigall St. / South Yarra / 1914-1918
   CC	Harry	43 Myrtle St. / South Yarra / 1915
   DD	Wilfred J. (BB notes: father of Robert BUTSON, her husband)	79 Wilson St. / Hawksburn / 1918-20
   EE	Mrs. Janet (BB notes: wife of William married 24 Sept 1873 (d) 1 Jan 1927)	26 Lorne St / Prahran / 1918-1927
   FF	Albert E.	58 Upton Rd. / Prahran / 1918-1919
   GG	William	6 Normandy St. / Prahran / 1919-1923
   HH	Mrs. Celia B. (BB notes: see J)	34 Charles St. / Kew / 1919
   II	Jas	10 Bowen St. / Richmond / 1919-1920
   JJ	Herbert	17 Clifford St. / Prahran / 1919-20
   KK	William Paton	20 Wynnstay St. / Prahran / 1927-30 6 Airlie Ave. / Prahran / 1931-33 20 Airlie Ave. / Prahran / 1935-39 19 Airlie Ave. / Prahran / 1941
   LL	William (BB notes: GG?)	28 Claremont St. / South Yarra / 1927-9

2. John Butson Tregea sent a pedigree chart of his Butson line. He (b 21 Jan 1920 Sydney NSW; m 21 Jan 1950 to Joyce Isabel SHAMBLER at Sydney NSW) is the son of Arthur Butson TRGRA (b 16 June 1887 Nelson NZ; m 25 April 1912 to Alice Mary WILLIAMS at Sydney NSW; d 30 August 1964 Sydney NSW), son of Arthur Butson TREGEA (b 25 September (?) 1859 Nelson NZ; m 26 October 1882 to Agnes MC KENZIE; d 27 May 1950), son of John Butson TREGEA (b 19 February 1818 St. Agnes, Cornwall, England; m 9 December 1843 to Grace MENHENETT at St. Agnes; d 9 December 1881 Nelson NZ), son of John George TREGEA and Sophia BUTSON (See ENGLAND for further details.).

1. There are only two known Butson families of Canada ... so far. These are Solomon's (c 1840, Oshawa, Ont. area) and Arthur Henry Cecil's (c 1900, Midland, Ont. area). However, the following references have not yet been linked to these families. Are they part of yet another Butson family or are they related to the two already known?

   The first was sent in by Laura Phoebe Deakin The 1861 census of the town of Goderich, Huron County, Ont. shows ("do" means "ditto", which repeats the text immediately above it):

   Name	Age	(status)	Birthplace	Religion
   Thomas Butson	32	Laborer	England	CofE
   Mary	21	wife of TB	England	CofE
   Elizabeth	3	child do	Canada W	CofE
   William	1	child do	do	CofE

2. Linda Lowrey sent the second. John BUTSON of Cornwall (son of W. J. BUTSON) went to the Clinton, B.C. area in the 1850's. His sister, Harriett Ann BUTSON (born 1828 at Whitehall (in Cornwall?)), married John CHENHALL in Cornwall before moving (as "Mrs. CHENHALL") about 1850 to either the Coulterville, Ont. or the Owen Sound, Ont. area.

3. My own research in England in 1981 brought to light some of the ancestry of Jane KEAM, wife of Solomon BUTSON, and mother of the largest branch of Canadian BUTSONs. See ENGLAND in this issue.

1. Terry Butson sent a brief summary of his Butson ancestry. He was born 1946, son of Lenard Fredrick Warnerford BUTSON, son 1914(?) of Fredrick BUTSON. Terry has 2 daughters and a sister. His father had 1 sister. His grandfather had 1 brother.

2. Malcolm Butson's ancestors came from the Crediton area of Devon. Some have come to the U.S. Two cousins from Brodhembury, Devon married the same day and went to Topsham, Vt. Another branch from Tiverton is represented by a Mrs. DUTTON in Wells River, Vt. or N.H. or in Lisbon, N.H. or Littleton, N.H. (My notes also have the words Reefe and Newcansthwaite, but I forget how they fit.)

3. Mrs. Donald Spensley writes that (1) the Platteville, Wis. (U.S.) area Butsons are descended from Thomas BUTSON, Jr., born 1839 Cornwall to Thomas BUTSON and Susan RICHARDS. (2) Her co-researcher Sandra Luebking (small world! I have known Sandra for several years through Illinois research.) recorded the cemetery marker of another Thomas BUTSON and wife Alice and several sons and daughters in the Inghamite Cemetery, Wheatley Lane, Pendleside, North Lancashire. (3) Finally, Mrs. Spensley writes: "Edmund Cooper tells us in MUKER: THE STORY OF A YORKSHIRE PARISH that Butson was one of the family names most found in the parish registers of Muker from 1638 to 1840..."

4. Sallie Phillips sent the LDS CFI extracts of PHILLIPS in Luxulyan. The absence of the marriage of Mary PHILLIPS’ to Robert KEAM causes me to believe that the CFI for Luxulyan PHILLIPS is incomplete.

   While in England, I traced part of the line of Jane KEAM, the wife of Solomon BUTSON (the immigrant to Canada). Solomon and Jane married at St. Blazey, Cornwall on 15 March 1817. Her brother Nicholas was a witness. Her sister Charity also married (to Thomas CARPENTER) at St. Blazey on 5 July 1817. Jane was baptized 22 July 1792 at Luxulyan. (Charity was younger than Jane: bap. 6 November 1796). Four of Jane's children eventually bore the names of her parents and siblings.

   Jane's parents Robert KEAM and Mary PHILLIPS, married 22 July 1792 at Luxulyan, which seems to have been home for these KEAMs and PHILLIPS for many generations. It was probably Jane's father who died at St. Blazey in 1837, leaving a will.

5. Richard Ross sent the following valuable information. He is doing an index of Cornwall marriages which are NOT in the classic Boyd marriage index. (His are marked with an asterisk: Boyd's are unmarked.) He has the dates for these marriages if we need them.

   Year	BUTSON	Spouse	Parish
   1783	Ann	Thomas BAWDEN	Redruth
   1824	Ann	Joseph PAULL	Redruth
   1844*	Ann	John MITCHELL	Cubert
   1829*	Edward	Elizabeth ENNOR	St. Agnes
   1763	Elizabeth	Richard NICHOLLS	St. Agnes
   1764	Elizabeth	Richard BENNATTS	Camborne
   1768	Elizabeth	James BURD	Padstow
   1795	Elizabeth	Richard HOOPER	St. Agnes
   1825*	Elizabeth	John STRATTON	St. Agnes
   1833*	Elizabeth	John CALLAWAT	St. Agnes
   1836*	Elizabeth	John PARNELL	St. Agnes
   1793	Hannah	John GOYNE	St. Agnes
   1793	Isaac	Mary MARTYN	Perranzabuloe
   1815*	Isaac	Esther RULE	St. Agnes
   1826*	Isaac	Dinah ENKA	St. Agnes
   1848*	Isaac	Elizabeth Jane PARNELL	St. Mewan
   1800	Jane	James FRANCIS	Gwennap
   1802	Jane	Thomas ANDEAN	Cubert
   1786	John	Elizabeth RICKARD	St. Stephen in Brannel
   1807	John	Elizabeth REMPHRY	St. Agnes
   1821*	John	Elizabeth GILBERT	Falmouth
   1824*	John	Elizabeth TYZZER	St. Agnes
   1828*	Mary	Mark WHITFORD	St. Agnes
   1834*	Mary	William MOOR	St. Agnes
   1777	Nicholas	Susanna TRUDGIAN	St. Stephen in Brannel
   1807*	Nicholas	Ann HUNKING	Mevagissey
   1793	Phillis	Thomas HULL	Falmouth
   1800	Sampson	Ann HOOPER	Perranzabuloe
   1833*	Silena	Henry COSSENTINE	Lanteglos by Fowey
   1784	Solomon	Jane CHENOWETH	Cubert
   1817*	Solomon	Jane KEAM	St. Blazey
   1785	Susanna	John TUCKER	St. Stephen in Brannel
   1763	Thomas	Jane WILLIAMS	Redruth
   1768*	Thomas	Alice JAGO	St. Just - Roseland
   1791	Thomas	Susanna LETCHER	St. Agnes
   1810	Thomas	Mary EDWARDS	St. Agnes
   1818*	Thomas	Elizabeth CHYNOWETH	St. Agnes
   1763	William	Rose HOCKIN	Withiel
   1796	William	Elizabeth LOBB	Gwennap

6. Linda Lowrey writes that her Harriett Ann BUTSON was born 1828 at Whitehall in England. She believes this to be in Cornwall, since all of the other family events are there. I find no parish named Whitehall in Cornwall. Can anyone tell us which Cornish parish contained a place named Whitehall?

7. Betty Butson sent (1) a copy of the 1851 census of the city of Bristol (parish of Bedminster) for household 76, which appears to have the address: Cox Barton; Foest Street. All of the BUTSONs were born in Somerset Bedminster. The lodgers were born at Gloucester, Magasfil (?) and Gloucester Kingsroad, respectively.

   Jonathan BUTSON	Head	31	Coal Miner
   Jane	Wife	30
   Isaac	Son	9	Scholar
   British
   Samuel	Son	7	Scholar do
   William	Son	5	Scholar do
   Ellen	Dau	4
   Sarah	Dau	2
   Samuel DERRICK	Lodger	26	Coal Miner
   John BRETTON	Lodger	30	do

   She also sent (2) a copy of the 25 March 1839 marriage record (by-banns) of Jonathan BATSON (sic) to Jane DERRICK in the parish church in the parish of Temple in the county and city of Bristol. They were both under age, he a bachelor, she a spinster. He was a coal miner. Both lived on Temple Street. His father was William BATSON (sic), a coal miner. Her father was Thomas DERRICK, a laborer. (Since they both made their marks spelling of their names was unknown to them; thus the variant spelling of his surname.) The witnesses were Edward E. FISHER and Patience DERRICK.

8. Brian Butson sent (1) a brief summary of his Butson ancestry. His father, Percy Buller BUTSON, was born January 1901 in Tiverton, Devonshire. He married Edith SMITH about 1930. They had three sons (Graham Dennis Cyprian, Brian Michael Oliver, and Peter David) and a daughter (Olive, who died at age 3 1/2). Percy had three brothers (Charles, Charles (adopted), and Harry) and a sister (Cissy). (2) He reports that the graveyard of the parish church of Tiverton has many BUTSON stones. (3) Percy’s father apparently spent some time in the U.S. in the late 1800’s, apparently having been decorated for heroism during the Johnstown Flood.

9. John Butson Tregea’s family moved from St. Agnes, Cornwall to New Zealand in the 1840’s or 1850’s. He has located the marriage of John George TREGEA and Sophia BUTSON at St. Agnes, but he cannot determine her parents. He sent the following census abstracts:

   1841 Census of Blackwater

   Sophia TREGEA	48 yrs
   James TREGEA	14 yrs	miner of copper
   Mary TREGEA	10 yrs
   Isaac TREGEA	7 yrs

   1851 Census of Skinners Bottom

   Sophia TREGEA	27	widow, born St. Agnes
   Isaac TREGEA	17	son, miner of copper

   1861 Census of Skinners Bottom

   Isaac TREGEA	27	head; miner of copper
   Jane TREGEA	26	wife
   Mary TREGEA	5	daughter, scholar
   James TREGEA	1	son
   Sophia TREGEA	77	lodger

   Skinners Bottom is less than one mile from Blackwater. Sophia’s son John Butson TREGEA was born 19 Feb 1818 at St. Agnes and died 28 Sep 1881 at Nelson, N.Z. See the section on Australia and New Zealand for further details.

2. Robert Paul Butson writes that he is a nephew of Clythe BUTSON of Oregon, son of Solomon and Sarah of Hillsboro, N.D. Clythe is the brother of Franklin R. (d. 1950), Orel Merrill (of Fargo, N.D., d. 1972), Beth (of Alexandria, MN, d. 1969). Clythe is the father of four children: Donald, Robert, James, and Beverly.

   Thanks to Cameron Vivian and a Staffa, Ont. (Canada) member of the KEMP family (Clythe’s mother was a KEMP), we now have an address for Clythe’s daughter, Mrs. Beverly HOERNTLEIN of Eugene, Oregon. Clythe is a candidate for being the oldest living BUTSON. He was born 16 December 1888.

3. William R. Butson writes that he is the grandson of William BUTSON and Bertha MILLER of Kelly Lake, Minnesota. His uncle Thomas BUTSON (and wife Joan (another KEMP!) and children Lynn and John) live in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. William’s brother Russell D. BUTSON and wife Marie (OOSTMAN) live in South Bend, Indiana.

4. Malcolm Butson related (see the English section) that there are BUTSON relatives in Vermont and New Hampshire.

5. Mrs. Donald Spensley writes (see the English section) that the Platteville, Wisconsin area BUTSONs are descended from Thomas BUTSON, born 1839 Cornwall, son of Thomas BUTSON and Susan RICHARDS. The Wisconsin Thomas married Mary GILL, daughter of Isaiah GILL and Jane BRONSON (to whom Mrs. SPENSLEY’s husband is distantly related).

• Leonard Frederick Warnerford BUTSON died 1977 in London, England. He was born 1914 (?), son of Fredrick.

• George Allen VIVIAN died 17 May 1982 at London, Ontario. Burial at Staffa, Ont. He was born 2 November 1908 at Hibbert Township, Perth County, Ont., son of George Alvin VIVIAN, son of Elizabeth Ann BUTSON, daughter of John BUTSON, son of Solomon and Jane.

It has been a year since the last issue. Here's why.

1. The U. S. Post Office put in new rules for overseas mailings, significantly raising our costs and effort.
2. I was sick for several months in the winter of 1981-2.
3. My wife, Lupe, went full time to get her B.A. degree in Biology and is now working full time.
4. The little rental house we own vacated, and we put in 6 weeks of our own labor on it.
5. I am studying Chinese.

• Dorothy SWEET of Victoria, B.C. (and Newquay, Cornwall) sent a donation and a letter about her study of Cornish immigrants in Canada. (18 Oct 1981)
• Lena (Mrs. James) MILLION of Stratford, Ont. sent a donation, information, and addresses. (9 Nov 1981)
• Joyce (Mrs.) CRIBBIE of Willowdale, Ont. sent some information. (21 Nov 1981)
• Laura Phoebe (Mrs. Clifford) DEAKIN of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. sent a Christmas card and an address. (11 Dec 1981)
• Terry BUTSON of Eatonford, Cambs. sent a donation and some information. (16 Dec 1981)
• Ruth BARBER of Alfred Cove, W. Aus. sent a Christmas card. (17 Dec 1981)
• Vernon BUTSON of Fergus Falls, Minn. sent a Christmas card and donation. (21 Dec 1981)
• Robert Paul BUTSON of St. Petersburg, FL sent a donation and some information. (4 Jan 1982)
• Professor John H. M. LASLETT of UCLA sent information about migrations of English coal miners. (5 Jan 1982)
• William R. BUTSON of Champaign, IL sent information. (13 Jan 1982)
• Margaret D. (Mrs. Norman) ENGLISH of Silverton, OR sent information. (19 Jan 1982)
• Malcolm BUTSON of Sussex called to give information. (21 Jan 1982)
• Laura Phoebe (Mrs. Clifford) DEAKIN of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. sent information. (7 Feb 1982)
• Jean SPENSLEY of Platteville, WI sent information. (24 Feb 1982)
• Betty (Mrs. Robert H.) BUTSON of Murrumbeena, Victoria sent a donation and information. (8 March 1982)
• Harold C. BUTSON of Omemee, Ont. sent a donation. (July 1982)
• Linda LOWREY of Hamilton, Ont. sent information (28 Aug 1982) and a photograph (14 Sep 1982).
• Sallie M. (Mrs. Charles) PHILLIPS of Heysham, Lancs. sent information on the PHILLIPS line, which ties into the Canadian immigrant Solomon BUTSON’s line at Luxulyan, Cornwall via the KEAM family about 1790. (23 May 1982)
• Richard A. ROSS of Palm Springs, FL is preparing a wonderful index of Cornish marriages and sent information. (14 July 1982)
• Betty (Mrs. Robert H.) BUTSON of Murrumbeena, Victoria sent another donation and information. (3 Oct 1982)
• Brian M. O. BUTSON of Morden, Surrey sent information. (9 Oct 1982)
• John Butson TREGEA of Pennant Hills, N.S.W. sent information. (18 Oct 1982)
• Flavia HODGES of the Univ. of Essex sent a note about a project for which I sent her a copy of the article on the distribution of BUTSONs in Great Britain. (31 Oct 1982)

1. This really is a low priority for me right now. So I may take quite a while to answer your e-mail. But someday, I will get around to it.
   
2. I am NOT planning to publish another issue.
   
3. Please include "Butson" in the subject of your note, since I am receiving e-mail on several different subjects, and this will help me to sort things out.
   
4. Once you have read all of the above, please send comments to WWJohnston01@yahoo.com.