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William Butson

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  • Name William Butson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Born 5 Nov 1792  Dulverton, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    • Birthdate from family Bible -- Dulverton birthplace from 1851 census showing him age 60 -- Searched (18 Jun 2013) film of Oakford bap original images 1786-Aug 1800 found no Butsons = apparently born elsewhere than Oakford.
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 2 Dec 1792  Dulverton, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • == FHL Film 1526604, Item 43
    Residence 1841  Old Lodge, Stoodleigh, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    age 50, agricultural labourer, born Devon 
    Residence 1851  High Street, Dulverton, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    age 60, Labourer, born Dulverton - William and Elizabeth with children Eliza, Sarah Ann 
    Residence 1861  Bridge Tenement, Dulverton, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    age 70, married, Ag Lab [Agricultural Labourer], born Dulverton in Somerset - William and daughter Sarah 
    Residence 1871  Bridge Cottage, Dulverton, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 79, widowed, Ag Lab [Agricultural Labourer], born Dulverton Somerset - living alone 
    Died Between Oct and Dec 1872  Dulverton, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Dulverton Registration District deaths, Vol 5c, P 235
    Person ID I2569  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 

    Father Thomas Butson,   b. Bef 25 Apr 1756, Brompton-Regis, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 3 Dec 1818, Dulverton, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Merchant,   b. Abt 1764, Dulverton, Somersert, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 3 Feb 1833, Dulverton, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Banns 5 Mar 1786  Skilgate, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    he husbandman of this parish, she spinster of Dulverton - banns 5, 12, 19 Mar 1786 == https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60858/images/42886_1831109331_0925-00015?pId=2217009 == also https://sites.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/H_m_w/Skilgate/banns.html 
    Marriage Banns 12 Mar 1786  Dulverton, Somersert, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    he of Skilgate, she of this parish - Banns 12, 19 and 26 Mar 1786 at Dulverton - no bann found at Skilgate == https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60858/images/42886_1831109331_0603-00046 
    Married 7 Apr 1786  Dulverton, Somersert, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Family ID F785  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Parker,   b. 18 Feb 1795, Oakford, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1866, Dulverton, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 24 Apr 1817  Oakford, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • DFHS Oakford Marriages 1813-1837, p 2
    Children 
    +1. John Butson,   b. Bef 26 Oct 1817, Oakford, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Thomas Butson,   b. Bef 7 Feb 1819, Oakford, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. William Butson,   b. Bef 7 Feb 1819, Oakford, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Mary Butson,   b. Bef 29 Jul 1821, Oakford, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     5. Elizabeth Butson,   b. Bef 1 Dec 1822, Oakford, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Robert Butson,   b. Bef 11 Jul 1824, Oakford, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +7. 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)  [natural]
    +8. George Butson,   b. Bef 5 Aug 1827, Stoodleigh, Oakford, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Dec 1876, Dulverton, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 49 years)  [natural]
     9. Anne Butson,   b. Abt 1830, Oakford, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +10. Henry Butson,   b. Abt 1830, Dulverton, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +11. Maria Butson,   b. Bef 30 Dec 1832, Stoodleigh, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +12. Edwin Thomas Butson,   b. Abt 1835, Stoodleigh, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1902, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  [natural]
    +13. Eliza Butson,   b. Abt 1837, Stoodley, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     14. Sarah Ann Butson,   b. Abt 1841, Stoodley, Devon, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F778  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S56] 1851 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National;), Class: HO107; Piece: 1890; Folio: 159; Page: 14; GSU roll: 221040.

    2. [S100] 1841 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Data imaged from the National;), Class: HO107; Piece: 261; Book: 8A; Civil Parish: Stoodleigh; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 7; Page: 8; Line: 20; GSU roll: 241328.

    3. [S124] 1861 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from The National A;), Class: RG 9; Piece: 1606; Folio: 62; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542838.

    4. [S105] 1871 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National A;), Class: RG10; Piece: 2357; Folio: 81; Page: 2; GSU roll: 835098.

    5. [S129] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death 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;).

    6. [S190] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample, Taylor, Ron, comp., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;).

    7. [S118] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    8. [S196] Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\dul/2/1/8.

    9. [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.

    10. [S196] Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\dul/2/1/4.

    11. [S196] Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\skil/2/1/3.