Brief Life History of William George
When William George Butler was born on 18 May 1878, in Gingin, Western Australia, Australia, his father, George Butler, was 44 and his mother, Annie Hill, was 18. He married Elizabeth Maud Cockram on 20 September 1912, in Gingin, Western Australia, Australia. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 25 April 1961, in his hometown, at the age of 82, and was buried in Gingin Cemetery, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia.
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- Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
- William George Butler, "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980"
- William George Butler, "Find a Grave Index"
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World Events (7)
1892
Coolgardie gold-field is discovered.
1901
First Federal election.
1901
The Australian flag flown for the first time.
Name Meaning
English: from a word that originally denoted a wine steward, usually the chief servant of a medieval household, from Norman French butuiller (Old French bouteillier, Latin buticularius, from buticula ‘bottle’). In the large households of royalty and the most powerful nobility, the title came to denote an officer of high rank and responsibility, only nominally concerned with the supply of wine, if at all. As well as being widespread in England, this is also the surname of an important Irish family, descended from Theobald FitzWalter, who was appointed Chief Butler of Ireland by King Henry II in 1177. It is Gaelicized as de Buitléir.
English: occasionally perhaps an occupational name from Middle English boteler ‘maker of bottles (usually of leather)’, a derivative of Middle English botel, Old French bo(u)teille ‘bottle’ and synonymous with Botelmaker.
Americanized form of French Bouthillier (see Bouteiller ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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