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Samuel Butson

Male 1858 - 1940  (82 years)


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  • Name Samuel Butson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Born 30 Aug 1858  Tiverton Road, Bampton, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10] 
    • Abode: Tiverton Road - father occupation: Labourer - birthdate is from 1921 passport application
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 19 Sep 1858  Bampton, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • St Michael Church - Abode: Tiverton Road - father occupation: Labourer
    Residence 1861  Bampton, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Tiverton ?New? Road - James (37, Labourer, born Oakford), Elizabeth (40, Wiveliscombe, Somerset), all children born Bampton: Jane (11, Scholar), Caroline (8, Scholar), Samuel (2, Scholar [sic]) 
    Arrival 1879  [8] 
    Arrival 1880  [7] 
    Residence 1881  Little Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    1 Stewart Street - Baker - age 22, married - born Tiverton, Devonshire 
    Departure 4 May 1882  Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    sailing date and place per 1921 passport application 
    Arrival Jun 1883  New York, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    arrival in US per 21 Jun 1884 Naturalization Declaration of Intention ("first paper") 
    Naturalization 21 Jun 1884  Dickinson, Stark, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    First Papers - Volume D-11, Page 5 
    Residence 1891  Tacoma, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Machinist Helper for NPRR [Northern Pacific Railroad] 
    Residence 1900  Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    1707 45th Street - Fireman (Car????) 
    Naturalization 11 Feb 1904  Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Superior Court - per 1921 passport application 
    Residence 11 Feb 1904  Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    at time of final citizenship 
    Residence 1910  Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    4636 Park Avenue - Fuel Dealer 
    Residence 18 Aug 1921  Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    759 South 48th Street - Fuel Dealer - passport application for travel to Mexico for the purpose of overlooking land interest in Mexico, to return to US within 1 year 
    Departure 6 Sep 1921  San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Departure for Mexico on Pacific Mail Company Steamer - per 1921 passport application 
    Died 24 Nov 1940  Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I2349  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 

    Father James Butson,   b. Bef 6 Jan 1826, Oakford, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1901, Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Glover,   b. Abt 1825, Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1895, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Banns 21 Mar 1847  Stoodleigh, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Married 11 Apr 1847  Stoodleigh, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Family ID F715  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria Greyson,   b. Between Jul and Sep 1858, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1926, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 5 Jun 1879  Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 13] 
    Children 
    +1. Lydia Jane - Lydia Marie - Butson,   b. Between Apr and Jun 1882, Little Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1932, Seattle, King, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Anna Florence - Annie - Butson,   b. Jul 1884, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1953, Sedro-Woolley Ward, Skagit, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)  [natural]
     3. Nellie Butson,   b. Aug 1886, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1903, Seattle, King, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)  [natural]
    +4. Bertha Butson,   b. Oct 1888, Dixon, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1946, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)  [natural]
    +5. George William - Willie - Butson,   b. 9 Jun 1891, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1964, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F716  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1 Stewart Street - Baker - age 22, married - born Tiverton, Devonshire - 1881 - Little Bolton, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - arrival in US per 21 Jun 1884 Naturalization Declaration of Intention ("first paper") - Jun 1883 - New York, New York, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNaturalization - First Papers - Volume D-11, Page 5 - 21 Jun 1884 - Dickinson, Stark, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1707 45th Street - Fireman (Car????) - 1900 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNaturalization - Superior Court - per 1921 passport application - 11 Feb 1904 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - at time of final citizenship - 11 Feb 1904 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 4636 Park Avenue - Fuel Dealer - 1910 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 759 South 48th Street - Fuel Dealer - passport application for travel to Mexico for the purpose of overlooking land interest in Mexico, to return to US within 1 year - 18 Aug 1921 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeparture - Departure for Mexico on Pacific Mail Company Steamer - per 1921 passport application - 6 Sep 1921 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Nov 1940 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
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      Birth date: abt 1859
      Birth place: Bampton, Devon, England
      Residence date: 1861
      Residence place: Bampton, Devon, England
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1861&h=18908459&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    2. [S90] Washington Death Index, 1940-1996, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - Washington State Department of Health. State Death Records Index, 1940-1996. Microfilm. Washington State Archives, Olympia, Washington.Original data: Washington State ;).
      Birth date: abt 1857
      Birth place:
      Death date: 24 Nov 1940
      Death place: Tacoma
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=washingtondeathindex&h=1002272&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    3. [S125] 1881 England Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the l;), Class: RG11; Piece: 3836; Folio: 92; Page: 56; GSU roll: 1341917.
      Birth date: abt 1859
      Birth place: Tiverton, Devon, England
      Residence date: 1881
      Residence place: Little Bolton, Lancashire, England
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&h=9932295&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S192] Tacoma, Washington Directories, 1889-91, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.Original data - Tacoma, WA, 1889.Tacoma, WA: R. L. Polk & Co., 1889.Tacoma, WA, 1890 Tacoma, WA, 1890.Tacoma, WA, 1891 Tacoma, WA: R. L. Polk & Co., 1891..Original data: Tacom;).
      Residence date: 1891
      Residence place: Tacoma, WA
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    5. [S65] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont;).
      Birth date: Sep 1858
      Birth place: Devon, United Kingdom
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    6. [S193] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.Original data - Passport Applications, 1795–1905. NARA Microfilm Publication M1372, 694 rolls. General Records Department of State, Record Group 59. National Archives, Washington, D.C;).
      Birth date: 30 Aug 1858
      Birth place: Devonshire, England
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Washington
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    7. [S13] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, ;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Tacoma Ward 5, Pierce, Washington; Roll: T623_1749; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 185; FHL microfilm: 1241749.
      Birth date: Aug 1859
      Birth place: England
      Marriage date: 1880
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Tacoma city, Pierce, Washington
      Arrival date: 1880
      Arrival place:
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    8. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Tacoma Ward 5, Pierce, Washington; Roll: T624_1665; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0264; Image: 230; FHL microfilm: 1375678.
      Birth date: 1859
      Birth place: England
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Tacoma Ward 5, Pierce, Washington
      Arrival date: 1879
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=29935782&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    9. [S194] Selected U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1790-1974, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Record of Admissions to Citizenship, District of South Carolina, 1790-1906; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1183, 1 roll); Records of District Courts of the Un;).
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Washington
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    10. [S96] North Dakota, U.S., Naturalizations, 1873-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2021;), The State Historical Society of North Dakota; Bismarck, North Dakota; North Dakota, Naturalizations, 1873-1952.

    11. [S191] Devon, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1920, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2021;), Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset, England.

    12. [S131] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915, FreeBMD, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Contro;).

    13. [S13] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, ;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Tacoma Ward 5, Pierce, Washington; Roll: T623_1749; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 185; FHL microfilm: 1241749.
      Birth date: Oct 1859
      Birth place: England
      Marriage date: 1880
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Tacoma city, Pierce, Washington
      Arrival date: 1882
      Arrival place:
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