Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree

First Name Last Name
Home Search Login  
Print Bookmark

Henry Butson

Male 1831 - 1892  (61 years)


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Henry Butson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Born 24 Mar 1831  Bedelva, St Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 26 Jun 1831  St. Blazey, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Arrival 1840  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    arrival in Canada in 1840 based on 1901 Census showing his two surviving brothers (Nicholas & Robert) both gave that date for their arrival 
    Residence 1852  Whitby Township (East), Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 20 
    Residence 1861  Ops Township (Victoria County), Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    age 29 
    Residence 3 Jan 1868  Reach Township (Ontario County), Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 4 Jul 1868  Borelia, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    witness at marriage in Reach Township of Robert Kiley and Emiline Sheram == image online at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-38897-7520-74?cc=2568642 
    Residence 1871  Verulam Township (Victoria County), Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    age 33 
    Allowed on Account of Charity 2 Nov 1880  Bobcaygeon, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Village Council: "H. Butson was allowed $5.86 on account of charity." == "The Bobcaygeon Independent and Midland Counties' Herald" 5 Nov 1880 p 3 col 1 == http://vitacollections.ca/kl-digitalarchive/3331444/page/4?n= 
    Residence 1881  Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    age 42 
    Injured 31 Oct 1883  Fenelon Falls, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    injured falling into drain excavation along east side of Colborne Street in dark == "Fenelon Falls Gazette" 3 Nov 1883 p 2 col 3 "A Man Trap" == http://vitacollections.ca/kl-digitalarchive/3230014/page/2?q=butson&docid=OOI.3230014 
    Voter 20 Dec 1886  Lindsay, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    North Ward, Polling Sub-Division No. 3 - #844 - Lot: N hf 16 - Street: N Francis - juror - Tenant == Lindsay Voters List 20 Dec 1886 p 51 == http://vitacollections.ca/kl-digitalarchive/3592506/page/53?q=butson&docid=OOI.3592506 
    Residence 1891  Detroit, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    80 Riopelle - laborer - sons Albert, Henry, Thomas at same address 
    Died 9 Aug 1892  Detroit, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I460  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 

    Father Solomon Butson,   b. Bef 10 Nov 1793, St. Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1863, East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 15 Mar 1817  St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F62  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Harrison,   b. Abt 1835, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1862 and 1867, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Married 1852  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • 1861 census explicitly shows them married in 1852. Since Henry was single in the 1851/2 census, then their marriage must have been in the latter part of 1852
    Children 
     1. Mary Jane Butson,   b. Between 1853 and 1854, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1899, Leeds, Benson, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)  [natural]
    +2. Emma Emily Butson,   b. 1854, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1897, 1272 East 67th Street, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)  [natural]
    +3. Susan Susannah Butson,   b. 29 Aug 1859, Ops Township, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1951, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)  [natural]
    +4. Sarah Butson,   b. 2 Jul 1861, Ops Township, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1954  (Age 92 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Ann Wilson,   b. Abt 1837, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1899, Dunsford, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 3 Jan 1868  Reach Township (Ontario County), Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • he 32 born England residing Reach Twp, son of Solomon and Jane - she 29 born Dublin residing Reach Twp, dau of Rob and Mary Wilson
    Children 
    +1. Thomas Wilson Butson,   b. 1869, Bobcaygeon, Victoria South, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1930  (Age < 60 years)  [natural]
    +2. Henry Butson,   b. 1871, Bobcaygeon, Victoria South, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +3. Albert E Butson,   b. 1873, Bobcaygeon, Victoria South, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1960, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)  [natural]
    +4. Joseph Butson,   b. 31 Mar 1878, Bobcaygeon, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1928, Wayne County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)  [natural]
    +5. George Wilbert Butson,   b. 15 Apr 1881, Bobcaygeon, Victoria South, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F138  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 26 Jun 1831 - St. Blazey, Cornwall, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1852 - Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAllowed on Account of Charity - Village Council: "H. Butson was allowed $5.86 on account of charity." == "The Bobcaygeon Independent and Midland Counties' Herald" 5 Nov 1880 p 3 col 1 == http://vitacollections.ca/kl-digitalarchive/3331444/page/4?n= - 2 Nov 1880 - Bobcaygeon, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S18] 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: 1832
      Birth place: England
      Residence date: 1861
      Residence place: Victoria, Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1861canada&h=794640410&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    2. [S19] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1922. MS932, 695 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Ontario, Canada. Division Registrar Vital Stati;), County: Canada; Number: ; Date: .
      Birth date: abt 1836
      Birth place: England
      Marriage date: 3 Jan 1868
      Marriage place: Ontario, Ontario, Canada
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Reach Township
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ontariomarr1858-1899_ga&h=780410&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    3. [S2] 1881 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. 1881 Canada 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 limite;).
      Birth date: 1839
      Birth place: England
      Residence date: abt 1881
      Residence place: Victoria South, Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1881canada&h=922192&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S24] 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 1832
      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=143993&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    5. [S21] 1871 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 1871 Canada Census Index.Images reproduced by courtesy of Library and Archives Canada, ;).
      Birth date: abt 1838
      Birth place: England
      Residence date: '1871'
      Residence place: Victoria South, Ontario, 'canada'
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1871canada&h=272934&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    6. [S27] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta), Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory titl;).
      Residence date: 1891
      Residence place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=usdirectories&h=441053663&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    7. [S18] 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;).

    8. [S19] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1922. MS932, 695 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Ontario, Canada. Division Registrar Vital Stati;).