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George BUTSON

Male Abt 1863 - 1953  (90 years)


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  • Name George BUTSON  [1] 
    Born Abt 1863  East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 18 Jun 1953  Hibbert Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2215  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 

    Father 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rebecca FITCHETT,   b. Abt 1841, Reach Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1893, Hibbert Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 27 Sep 1860  East Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • The marriage record has the mother as Jane Butson 67 and the bride as Jane Butson 56 but the bride's parents Peter & Rebecca Figgett - witnesses appear to be Benson Ramsay and M. Coab (difficult to read) both of Reach - married by William G. Rainous
    James Butson - Rebecca Fitchett - Marriage    		 James Butson - Rebecca Fitchett - Marriage
    His mother's name is entered as both groom's mother's name (age 67) and as bride's name (age 56). Rebecca's name is not on the document, but her parents' names are in the bride's parents' columns. ---- The source of the image is Reel 11 of Archives of Ontario MS248 "Marriage Registers" 1858-June 1869. The full series includes reels 5-18. Reel 11 contains Ontario County and Ottawa. ----- The Ontario County marriages are in 3 volumes. Volume 1 covers 1858-1863 (223 double numbered pages, with page 2 not included). Volume 2 covers 1863-1866 (75 double pages). Volume 3 covers 1867-1869 (45 double pages). ----- The Ottawa marriages are in two groups. (1) 4 single pages covering 1859-186? and (2) 193 single pages of "Carleton County - Ottawa" ----- I purchased a copy of this reel 5 May 1973 from the Archives of Ontario for Can$10. Wesley Johnston
    Family ID F52  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca Elizabeth CAMPBELL,   b. 28 Nov 1862, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1937, Hibbert Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 22 Dec 1886  McKillop, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Edgar James BUTSON,   b. 24 Apr 1888, Staffa, Hibbert Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1961  (Age 72 years)  [natural]
     2. Joseph Harold - Earl - BUTSON,   b. 15 May 1890, Staffa, Hibbert Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1972, Lumsden, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [natural]
     3. William George BUTSON,   b. 24 Jul 1892, Hibbert Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1917, No. 22 Casualty Clearing Station, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)  [natural]
     4. Frederick Leslie - Les - BUTSON,   b. 24 Mar 1895, Staffa, Hibbert Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1978, Hillside Nursing Home, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  [natural]
     5. Isaac Marshall BUTSON,   b. 20 Jan 1897, Perth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1899, Perth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F666  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S18] 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 1863
      Birth place: Ontario
      Residence date: 1871
      Residence place: Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1871canada&h=1934740&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1871 Census of Canada      		 1871 Census of Canada


    2. [S15] 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;).
      Birth date: abt 1834
      Birth place: England
      Marriage date: 27 Sep 1860
      Marriage place: Ontario, Ontario, Canada
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Whitby Township
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ontariomarr1858-1899_ga&h=793645&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt