Margaret Lois (Hope) Butler (1903 - 2000)

Born 27 Jun 1903 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of John Alfred Valentine Butler — married 2 Jul 1929 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 9 Nov 2000 at age 97 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Margaret Hope (1903-2000) known as Lois, was born in Edinburgh on 27 Jun 1903. ^[1] She was the daughter of John Hope and Elizabeth Holms-Kerr. When she was little, her family moved to Bellevue, Haddington, East Lothian.

Accompanied by her mother, Lois made several transatlantic trips in the 1920s to attend Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania as a student. ^{[2] [3]}

On 2 Jul 1929 she married John Alfred Valentine Butler at St Mary, Haddington. ^[4]

Butler & Hope wedding 1929

By summer 1939, they have 3 children and her husband gets a post as a lecturer at Princeton University in New Jersey for a year so the family travels to America aboard the Queen Mary. ^[5] When war breaks out in Europe the following month, they are stranded there. Sometime after his post expires, her husband obtains work at the British Supply Council in North America and the family are living at 4620 Norwood Drive, Chevy Chase, Montgomery, Maryland. ^[6] They are able to return to the UK in Jun 1944 travelling aboard the "Rangitiki" to Liverpool, and return to Bellevue, Haddington initially. ^[7]

Sometime before 1962, they move to Nightingale Corner, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. ^[8] This is still their address when her husband John died, although the death was recorded in Chelsea, London. ^{[9] [10]}

Lois herself died in 2000 in the Watford registration district. ^{[11] [12]}

Sources

1. ↑ 1903 HOPE, MARGARET LOIS F (Statutory registers - Births 685/1 726-St George)
2. ↑ 10/09/1927. The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: M1464; Roll Number: 535
3. ↑ 03/01/1928. Year: 1928; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 1; Page Number: 104
4. ↑ 1929 HOPE, MARGARET LOIS / BUTLER, JOHN ALFRED V (Statutory registers - Marriages 709/ 15-Haddington)
5. ↑ 04/07/1939. Year: 1939; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 1; Page Number: 129
6. ↑ 15/02/1942. National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Maryland, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 74
7. ↑ 27/06/1944. The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1206
8. ↑ 15/10/1962. The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; NAI Number: 2848504; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A3998; NARA Roll Number: 790
9. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index (3rd Qtr 1977 Chelsea District. Volume 11 Page 1428)
10. ↑ 10 Feb 1978. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations) John A V Butler
11. ↑ 11/2000. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index (Nov 2000. Watford District No 5361A. Register No A50D. Entry 199)
12. ↑ 14/11/2000. The Times (London, England). Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000. Page 24