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Personal data Edward James BUTTON 

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Household of Edward James BUTTON

He has/had a relationship with Caroline.


Notes about Edward James BUTTON

· Edward James Button disappeared from Brighton after 1871, and it seems that hereappeared only for the 1901 census in which he is recorded as being a lodger with hisbrother William Henry in Dartford, Kent. It is a matter of pure specualtion where he wasin the intervening years, but it seems likely that he left England with his brother Albert -but their ways parted when Albert jumped ship in New Zealand. Perhaps Edward Jamescontinued travelling the world as a merchant seaman for the next 25+ years.

Report16 Jun 2012 09:55
We have been looking for any information on Edward James Button born 1854 in Brighton, Sussex, and who disappeared from UK records after the 1871 census.

What we have found is Edward James Button, butcher, who died in a gun accident at Mellum Creek, Queensland in January 1889, aged "about 32". He left a will, but it's lost - not in the Queensland archives. There was an inquest, and the transcript survives. Can order a copy but doubt if it will cast much light on his identity. In 1886 there was an Edward Button, butcher, who was robbed in Hyde Park, Sydney. In 1882 an Edward James Button, ship's butcher on the "Potosi", landed in Sydney. In 1897 a 'long lost relatives' enquiry in the Australian Town and Country Journal was published (copied from the Lloyd's Weekly London newspaper) for Edward James Button of Hackney-road London "came to Australia in October 1882 in the 'Potosi'; was heard of in Sydney in 1886. Sisters ask".

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Edward James BUTTON

Benjamin BUTTON
1785-1819
Mary Ann ATKINSON
1793-1860
John STACE
1804-1876
Charlotte HORSCRAFT
1805-1875

Edward James BUTTON
1854-1938


Caroline
1861-????


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    1. England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    2. 1861 England Census, Ancestry.com, Class: RG 9; Piece: 592; Folio: 124; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542667 / Ancestry.com
    3. 1871 England Census, Ancestry.com, Class: RG10; Piece: 1074; Folio: 92; Page: 2; GSU roll: 827495 / Ancestry.com
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    Historical events

    Christening day March 19, 1854

    • The temperature on March 19, 1854 was about 6.6 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 42%. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
    • In the year 1854: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
      • January 4 » The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the Samarang.
      • February 23 » The official independence of the Orange Free State is declared.
      • February 24 » A Penny Red with perforations was the first perforated postage stamp to be officially issued for distribution.
      • March 31 » Commodore Matthew Perry signs the Convention of Kanagawa with the Tokugawa Shogunate, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade.
      • July 13 » In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General José María Yáñez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon.
      • December 3 » Battle of the Eureka Stockade: More than 20 gold miners at Ballarat, Victoria, are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences.

    Day of death May 30, 1938

    • The temperature on May 30, 1938 was between 9.2 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
      • March 27 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan.
      • April 25 » U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law.
      • July 3 » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.
      • July 10 » Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record.
      • July 20 » The United States Department of Justice files suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case would eventually result in a break-up of the industry in 1948.
      • September 27 » The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
    

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