William Butler (1544 - 1633)

Born 1544 in Hertfordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Wilson) Boteler — married 12 Feb 1593 in Willian, Hertfordshire, England

Descendants

Died 1633 at about age 89 in Hertfordshire, England

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Biography

No specific sourcing seen in either pre-merge profile for birth or death. Marriage record for William "Butler" and Ann Wilson 12 Feb 1592/93 at All Saints, Willian, Hertfordshire, NOT at Watton-at-Stone although they are only about 10 miles apart. Name is spelled Butler at Hertfordshire County Council searchable database ^[1] and at freereg.org.uk, search for "Butler" or "Boteler" in Herts. county.^[2]

The name "Boteler" appears many times in searches of Watton parish registers at familysearch^[3] although they may be for a related family. The name "Butler" also appears.

Neither name comes up in a search of FHL film 991342 for Willian parish registers but the separate marriage register is not searchable, only viewable on site at a Family History Center. Both names should probably be considered valid.

A WIlliam Butler son of William Butler was baptized 17 Nov 1605 at Ware, about 6 miles from Watton which could have been a son or grandson of this profile.^[4]

Original biography said William was born in 1544. He passed away in 1633 (neither date sourced).

Other family-tree and familysearch sources included were not valid or had no primary source including myheritage.com.

The name "John Boteler of Watton" does appear on page 33 of "The Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire" ^[5] on a list of the wealthier men of the Hundred of Hertfordshire and again as the knight "Sir John Boteler" who served in Parliament during the reign of Queen Mary (1553-1558). Various entries for "Boteler" appear in this book in Watton so that certainly seems to be a valid last name. However, the name "Butler" also appears in this book with respect to Sir John, Knight.

Given that the only written record that is apparently proven to relate to this specific William is his marriage to Ann Wilson and that is transcribed as "Butler" at Hertfordshire Council this merge is being completed under "Butler".

Sources

1. ↑ Hertfordshire County Council Marriages & Marriage Licences (1538 - 1922) https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/ufs/ufsmain?ebz=1_1546285513805&ebd=0
2. ↑ Freereg.Org https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_queries/new
3. ↑ Watton parish records at Familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3ABoteler~%20%2Bfilm_number%3A991344
4. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NRWL-FYR
5. ↑ The historical antiquities of Hertfordshire by Chauncy, Henry, Sir, 1632-1719 https://archive.org/details/historicalantiq03chaugoog/page/n59