Brief Life History of Edward Williamson
When Edward Williamson Butler was born in July 1853, in Milton, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Butler, was 22 and his mother, Ellen Mills, was 23. He married Elizabeth Maria Capling in 1874, in Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Milton Regis, Kent, England in 1881 and Sittingbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died in September 1929, in Strood, Kent, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 76.
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- Edward Butler in household of John Butler, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
- Edward William Butler, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
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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