Thomas Baybutt (1883 - 1926)

Born 8 Sep 1883 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Husband of Margaret (Farrimond) Caminiti — married 23 Dec 1905 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Died 30 Sep 1926 at age 43 in Crowsnest, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Tom Baybutt was born in Lancashire, England.

Tom Baybutt migrated from England to Canada.

Thomas was born September 8, 1883 in Lamberhead Green, Pemberton, Lancashire, England. He was the son of Thomas Baybutt and Ann Miller.^[1]

Baptism

Baptism: 23 Sep 1883 St John the Divine, Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Thomas Baybutt - [Child] of Thomas Baybutt & Ann ^[2]

Born: 8 Sep 1883

Abode: Lamberhead Green Pemberton

Occupation: Collier

Baptised by: H. Mitchell

Register: Baptisms 1879 - 1893, Page 142, Entry 1129

Source: LDS Film 1885636

1901 CENSUS - 44 Bartons Fold, Pemberton, Lancashire ^[3]

Thomas BAYBUTT, head, widower, age 59, retired coal hewer, Pemberton

Alice BAYBUTT, dau, single, age 22, cotton reeler, Pemberton

Thomas BAYBUTT, son, age 17, labourer in coal mine (below), Pemberton

James HILL, step-son, single, age 19, coal hewer, Pemberton

Margaret DARBYSHIRE, step-dau, single, age 24, retired cotton reeler, Pemberton

Marriage

Marriage: 23 Dec 1905 St John the Divine, Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Thomas Baybutt - 22 years, Collier, Bachelor, 44 Barton Fold

Margaret Farrimond - 24 years, Jam Factory Hand, Spinster, 30 Silver St.

Groom's Father: Thomas Baybutt, Collier

Bride's Father: John Farrimond, Collier

Witness: Alexander Farrimond; Alice Baybutt

Married by Banns by: Edward Francis Forrest Vicar

Register: Marriages 1901 - 1907, Page 175, Entry 350

Thomas died at the age of 42 on September 30, 1926 in Crowsnest, British Columbia. Cause of death was fractured skull and broken neck in an automobile accident. Burial took place on Oct 3rd at Natal-Michel Cemetery with undertaker George Fisher of Natal BC. (This cemetery no longer exists)

Tragic Accident

THOMAS BAYBUTT Buried in Natal

Funeral was held here under Masonic Auspices ~ Deceased well known here

"Under Masonic Auspices, C. B. Anderson, worshipful master of Elk River Lodge No 35 and the Rev H. U. Oswald, chaplain, officiating, with 40 brothers in attendance, the funeral of Thomas Baybtt, victim of a motoring accident at Crowsnest Thursday, was held at Natal on Sunday afternoon.

The circumstances surrounding Mr Baybutt's death were most distressing, his wife and child being with him when steering his car to the side of the road to avoid a rolling boulder, the car plunged over an embankment to the railway track below.

Eye witnesses of the tragedy testified that the car rolled over 3 times in its descent. It is stated that Mr Baybutt managed to throw his little son clear of the car before it crashed on the rails. Mrs. Baybutt sustained several injuries as did her 5 yr old son, Mr Baybutt dying instantly of a broken neck and a fractured skull as his head came in contact with the steel.

A special in charge of Garvin Moore of this city, was at once ordered out to convey the injured lady and her little boy to the Natal hospital where their injuries were given surgical attention.

Mr Baybutt was well known to many railroad men of Cranbrook, he having kept the Canadian Pacific Railway boarding house at Crowsnest for several years. Prior to his going into that business, he worked in the mines in Fernie and Michel." ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJ7M-37L : 19 March 2020), Thomas Baybutt, 1883.
2. ↑ https://lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9PM-M8Z : 21 May 2019), Thomas Baybutt in household of Thomas Baybutt, Pemberton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com); citing Pemberton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ The Cranbrook Courier, Oct 7, 1926)

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7WFT-QW2 : 23 February 2021), Thomas Baybutt, Pemberton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9PM-M8Z : 21 May 2019), Thomas Baybutt in household of Thomas Baybutt, Pemberton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Pemberton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWYD-KSH : 17 August 2019), Thomas Baybutt, Pemberton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

SEE ALSO:

• http://www.coalking.ca/people/geographical/crowsnest_crowsnest.html