Solomon BUTSON

Male Bef 1793 - 1863  (> 69 years)


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  • Name Solomon BUTSON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born Bef 10 Nov 1793  St. Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Baptised 20 Nov 1793; birth date not recorded
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 10 Nov 1793  St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Baptisms p 37 1793 - 13th entry on page - Solomon Son of John & Eliz Butson ... do [Nov] 10
    Solomon Butson - Baptism-1793-11-10
    Solomon Butson - Baptism-1793-11-10
    Baptisms p 37 1793 - 13th entry on page - Solomon Son of John & Eliz Butson ... do [Nov] 10
    Banns 16 Feb 1817  St Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Solomon Butson - Jane Keam - Banns 1817-02-16
    Solomon Butson - Jane Keam - Banns 1817-02-16
    St. Blazey Banns, Marriages (1754-1817) - Page 51 [of Banns, last physical page in book] - The Year 1817 [above third entry on page; theirs is the fifth and final entry on the page and in the book] - Banns of Marriage Between Solomon Butson of this Parish and Jane Keane of this Parish were published on the three Sundays underwritten: That is to say, On Sunday, the 16th February, On Sunday, the [no entry], On Sunday, the [no entry] [The last two entries are blank because these banns were transferred to the next book.]
    Arrival May 1840  Quebec City, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    arrival in Canada in 1840 based on 1901 Census showing his two surviving sons (Nicholas & Robert) both gave that date for their arrival - probably aboard the "Clio" sailing from Padstow in April arriving Quebec May 1840 
    Residence 1846  Lot 10, Concession 5, Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    lot owned by William Chewitt == Brown's Toronto and Home District Directory 1846-7 page 109 of Home District Section == https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSTY-C36D-9?i=72&cat=486525 
    Residence 1850  Lot 6, Concession 9, Whitby Township, York, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    == Roswell's City of Toronto and County of York Directory for 1850-1, York County section page 118 
    Residence 1852  Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    100 acres on Concession 9, Lot 6 - Agricultural Schedule - probably the southern half, across the road from his son Nicholas on 8-6 
    Butson and Harrison in 1851 Agricultural Census of Reach and Whitby Townships
    Butson and Harrison in 1851 Agricultural Census of Reach and Whitby Townships
    Residence 1852  Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    age 45 [sic], born Upper Canada [sic], No Church, Farmer - Solomon & Jane & kids Henry, James, Robt with grandson John Hambly - next to son Nicholas Butson family 
    Residence 1861  East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    age 65, born England, Farmer, English Church - Solimon & Jane & [grandchildren] John Hamley, Charity Becket as one family in 1 1/2 story frame house 
    Died 23 Apr 1863  East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Grave Stone of Solomon Buston & Jane (Keam) Butson in the cairn at St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery, west of Columbus, Ontario
    Grave Stone of Solomon Buston & Jane (Keam) Butson in the cairn at St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery, west of Columbus, Ontario
    In Memory of SOLOMEN BUTSON Who Died April 23, 1863. Aged 67 Years Also JANE KAME BUTSON Who died April 28, 1874 AGED 78 Years [her age not visible in the photograph] ----- Thanks to Christine Ferguson for the photograph. ----- See the following web page for more on St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery's families: http://www.wwjohnston.net/famhist/ontario-cemeteries/columbus-st-pauls-anglican.htm (note that there is some kind of bug in Ancestry.com that will not display the above URL correctly -- it should read columbus-st which it does read in the text of this description but Ancestry displays it wrong)
    Person ID I256  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 

    Father John BUTSON,   b. Bef 20 Mar 1756, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth RICKARD,   b. 10 Nov 1765, St. Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 16 Dec 1795, St. Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 30 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 5 Aug 1786  St. Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    John Butson - Elizabeth Rickard Marriage 1786-08-05
    John Butson - Elizabeth Rickard Marriage 1786-08-05
    St Stephen in Brannel Marriages (1754-1804) - page 91 #357 - Banns of Marriage between John Butson & Elizabeth Rickard were published July 16th 23d & 30th. The said John Butson of this Parish Bachelor and Elizabeth Rickard of this Parish Spinster were married in this Church by Banns this 5th Day of August 1786 by me ?K? Griney Curate. This Marriage was solemnized between us: JB John Butson's sign, Uu Elizabeth Rickard's sign. In Presence of Wm Henwood, Thomas Crowle
    Family ID F428  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Joan Jenny KEAM,   b. Bef 22 Jul 1792, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1874, Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 81 years) 
    Married 15 Mar 1817  St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    UK, Cornwall, St Blazey-Marriages-Vol 6-1813-1834-title
    UK, Cornwall, St Blazey-Marriages-Vol 6-1813-1834-title
    Solomon Butson-Jane Keam Marriage 15 Mar 1817 is on page 11
    Solomon Butson - Jane Keam Marriage - detail
    Solomon Butson - Jane Keam Marriage - detail
    Page 11 - First Entry
    Solomon Butson - Jane Keam Marriage 1817-03-15
    Solomon Butson - Jane Keam Marriage 1817-03-15
    Page 11 - First Entry
    Children 
    +1. Mary Keam BUTSON,   b. 17 Aug 1817, Bedelva, St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1871  (Age > 55 years)  [natural]
     2. John BUTSON,   b. Bef 25 Jul 1819, Trethurgy, St. Austell, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 27 Dec 1821, Biscovay, St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 2 years)  [natural]
     3. Thomas BUTSON,   b. 29 Mar 1821, Biscovay, St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1846, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)  [natural]
    +4. John BUTSON,   b. 18 Dec 1822, Biscovay, St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1876, Staffa, Perth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)  [natural]
    +5. William BUTSON,   b. 16 Sep 1824, Biscovay, St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1900, Sundridge, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [natural]
    +6. Nicholas Keam BUTSON,   b. 6 Nov 1826, Bedelva, St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1922, Brooklin, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)  [natural]
    +7. Charity Keam BUTSON,   b. 26 May 1829, Bedelva, St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1899, Whitby East Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [natural]
    +8. Henry BUTSON,   b. 24 Mar 1831, Bedelva, St Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1892, Detroit, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)  [natural]
    +9. James BUTSON,   b. 21 Nov 1832, Bedelva, St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1880, Staffa, Perth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)  [natural]
    +10. Robert Keam BUTSON,   b. Bef 24 May 1835, Bedelva, St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1910, Port Perry, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 75 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F69  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Thomas Butson - Baptism-1821-07-22
    Thomas Butson - Baptism-1821-07-22
    Entry #261 (p 33) Date baptised - 22 July 1821; Child's Christian Name - Thomas; Parents Name - Solomon & Jane Butson; Abode - Biscovay; Quality, Trade or Profession - Miner; By whom the Ceremony was performed - E. Wood
    Robert Keam Butson - Baptism
    Robert Keam Butson - Baptism
    Robert Keam Butson - Birth - page 65 - entry 8 -- Date baptised - 24 May 1835; Child's Christian Name - Robert Keam; Parent's Name - Solomon & Jane Buxton; Abode - Bedelva; Quality, Trade or Profession - Miner; By whom the Ceremony was performed - C. W. Carlyon
    Henry Butson Birth & Baptism
    Henry Butson Birth & Baptism
    St. Blazey Baptisms (1829-1855) - Page 18 - Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of St Blazey in the County of Cornwall in the Year 1831 - No. [no entry] - When baptised: 26 Jun 1831, Born March 24 - Child's Christian Name: Henry - Parent's Name: Solomon & Jane Butson - Abode: Bedelva- Quality, Trade or Profession: Miner - By whom Ceremony was performed - W. ?Hockin?
    James Butson Baptism-16 Jun 1833
    James Butson Baptism-16 Jun 1833
    James Butson - Birth - page 40 - entry 6 -- Date baptised - 16 Jun 1833; Child's Christian Name - James son of; Parent's Name - Solomon & Jane Butson; Abode - Bedelva; Quality, Trade or Profession - Miner; By whom the ceremony was performed - W Hockin Jr
    John Butson - Baptism-1819-07-25
    John Butson - Baptism-1819-07-25
    St. Austell Baptisms (1813-1826) - page 118 - Baptisms in the Parish of St Austell in the County of Cornwall in the Year 1819 - #837 - When Baptized: 25 Jul 1819 - Child's Christian Name: John - Parents Name: Solomon & Jenny Butson - Abode: Trethergy - Quality, Trade, or Profession: Tinner - By whom the Ceremony was performed: Thos. S. Smyth
    Nicholas Keam Butson - Baptism
    Nicholas Keam Butson - Baptism
    Entry #592 (p 74) Date baptised - 19 Feb 1827; Child's Christian Name - Nicholas Keam; Parents Name - Solomon & Jane Butson; Abode - Bedelva; Quality, Trade or Profession - Miner; By whom the Ceremony was performed - E. Wood
    UK, Cornwall, St Blazey-Marriages-Vol 6-1813-1834-title
    UK, Cornwall, St Blazey-Marriages-Vol 6-1813-1834-title
    Solomon Butson-Jane Keam Marriage 15 Mar 1817 is on page 11
    Robert Keam Will-Image 2 of 2 (See PDF of images & transcription)
    Robert Keam Will-Image 2 of 2 (See PDF of images & transcription)
    See https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/12001386/person/-321289738/media/7c54bc75-f070-4161-9322-68cc7968667f
    Henry Butson-Mary (Wilson) Irwin - Marriage
    Henry Butson-Mary (Wilson) Irwin - Marriage
    Henry Butson (32 of Reach, born England, son of Soloman/Jane) to Mary IRWIN (29 of Reach, born Dublin, dau of Rob WILSON/Mary WILSON) 3 Jan 1868 [on next page - by George Jamieson, Can. Presbyterian Church, Prince Albert]; witness : John NOTT, Borelia (Ontario County Marriage Register vol. 3 p. 26) == image now online at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-38897-7520-74?cc=2568642
    Solomon Butson - Jane Keam Marriage - detail
    Solomon Butson - Jane Keam Marriage - detail
    Page 11 - First Entry
    Solomon Butson - Jane Keam - Banns 1817-02-16
    Solomon Butson - Jane Keam - Banns 1817-02-16
    St. Blazey Banns, Marriages (1754-1817) - Page 51 [of Banns, last physical page in book] - The Year 1817 [above third entry on page; theirs is the fifth and final entry on the page and in the book] - Banns of Marriage Between Solomon Butson of this Parish and Jane Keane of this Parish were published on the three Sundays underwritten: That is to say, On Sunday, the 16th February, On Sunday, the [no entry], On Sunday, the [no entry] [The last two entries are blank because these banns were transferred to the next book.]
    William Butson - Baptism-1825-01-09
    William Butson - Baptism-1825-01-09
    St. Blazey Baptisms (1813-1836) - Page 59 - Baptisms in the Parish of St. Blazey in the County of Cornwall in the Year 1825 - #465 - When Baptized: 9th Jany. 1825 - Child's Christian Name: William - Parents Name: Solomon & Jane Butson - Abode: Biscovay - Quality, Trade or Profession: Miner - By whom the Ceremony was performed: E. Wood
    Grave Stone of Solomon Buston & Jane (Keam) Butson in the cairn at St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery, west of Columbus, Ontario
    Grave Stone of Solomon Buston & Jane (Keam) Butson in the cairn at St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery, west of Columbus, Ontario
    In Memory of SOLOMEN BUTSON Who Died April 23, 1863. Aged 67 Years Also JANE KAME BUTSON Who died April 28, 1874 AGED 78 Years [her age not visible in the photograph] ----- Thanks to Christine Ferguson for the photograph. ----- See the following web page for more on St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery's families: http://www.wwjohnston.net/famhist/ontario-cemeteries/columbus-st-pauls-anglican.htm (note that there is some kind of bug in Ancestry.com that will not display the above URL correctly -- it should read columbus-st which it does read in the text of this description but Ancestry displays it wrong)
    Solomon Butson - Jane Keam Marriage 1817-03-15
    Solomon Butson - Jane Keam Marriage 1817-03-15
    Page 11 - First Entry
    Charity Keam Butson - Baptism
    Charity Keam Butson - Baptism
    Entry #783 (p 98) Date baptised - 4 Oct 1829; Child's Christian Name - Charity Keam; Parents Name - Solomon & Jane Butson; Abode - Bedelva; Quality, Trade or Profession - Miner; By whom the Ceremony was performed - T. S. Smyth
    John Butson - Baptism
    John Butson - Baptism
    St. Blazey Baptisms (1813-1836) - Page 42 - Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of St. Blazey in the County of Cornwall in the Year 1823 - #330 - When Baptized: March 16 - Child's Christian Name: John Son of - Parents Name: Solomon & Jane Butson - Abode: Biscovay - Quality, Trade or Profession: Miner - By whom the Ceremony was performed: W. Hocker Jun. R of St. Mewan
    Butson and Harrison in 1851 Agricultural Census of Reach and Whitby Townships
    Butson and Harrison in 1851 Agricultural Census of Reach and Whitby Townships
    Solomon Butson - Baptism-1793-11-10
    Solomon Butson - Baptism-1793-11-10
    Baptisms p 37 1793 - 13th entry on page - Solomon Son of John & Eliz Butson ... do [Nov] 10
    Mary Keam Butson - Baptism
    Mary Keam Butson - Baptism
    Entry #115 (p 15) Date baptised - 17 Aug 1817; Child's Christian Name - Mary Keam; Parents Name - Solomon & Jane Butson; Abode - Bedelva; Quality, Trade or Profession - Miner; By whom the Ceremony was performed - ?St. Jn.? Frist -- [margin annotation] proh pudor! [for shame!, apparently due to the fact that the parents had only been married 5 months earlier]

    Documents
    Keam, Robert-Will-images and transcription
    Keam, Robert-Will-images and transcription
    == https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XSM3-4Z2?i=1006&cat=329778 AND https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XSM3-8SM?i=1007&cat=329778

    Histories
    Butson-Keam Cottage at Bodelva, St Blazey, Cornwall
    Butson-Keam Cottage at Bodelva, St Blazey, Cornwall

  • Sources 
    1. [S16] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.Census of Nova Scotia, 1851. Halifax, Nova Scoti;).
      Birth date: abt 1807
      Birth place: Upper Canada
      Residence date: 1852
      Residence place: Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1851canada&h=143991&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
      1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia


    2. [S48] Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s, Genealogical Research Library, Ontario, Canada, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Compiled from various family history sources. See source information provided with each entry.Original data: Compiled from various family history sources. See source i;).
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=canadagenindex_ga&h=1881479&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    3. [S17] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. Appreciation is expressed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing the 1861 Canada Census Index..Original data - Census returns for 1861. Microfilm C-999 to C;).
      Birth date: 1796
      Birth place: England
      Residence date: 1861
      Residence place: Ontario, Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1861canada&h=795404013&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1861 Census of Canada
      1861 Census of Canada


    4. [S16] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.Census of Nova Scotia, 1851. Halifax, Nova Scoti;).
      Residence date: 1852
      Residence place: Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1851canada&h=145507&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
      1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia


    5. [S49] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    6. [S119] Cornwall Online Parish Clerks, http://www.cornwall-opc.org., Butson-Keam Marriage 5 Aug 1786 St. Stephen in Brannel.
      -- Parish or Registration District: Stephen in Brannel, St.
      -- Date: 05-Aug 1786
      -- GROOM: John BUTSON
      -- BRIDE: Eliz. RICKARD
      -- Register notes: Phillimores
      -- Transcriber: Shirley Cattermole
      http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/searchdb.php?yr=17&pr=stephen&gfn=&gsn=butson&bfn=&bsn=rickard&wit=&records=50&dbname=marriages&formval=&Submit=Search

    7. [S121] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).