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Matthew Charles Butler (1823 - 1898)

Matthew Charles Butler
Born in Chatham, Kent, England, United Kingdommap [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 20 Dec 1845 in Northfleet, Kent, England, United Kingdommap
Father of , and
Died at about age 74 in Ekeren, Antwerp, Belgiummap
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Biography

Birth: Matthew Charles Butler was born on 5 April 1823, and baptised on 18 July 1824 at St Mary the Virgin, Chatham, Kent, England. His parents, fisherman Charles Butler and his wife Mary, were said to be living in Chatham at that time.[1]

The family seem to have moved to Milton next Gravesend shortly after this, as his younger siblings, Elizabeth Mary[2] and Arthur William,[3] were baptised there in 1825 and 1827 respectively. Their father was still a fisherman.

The 1841 census recorded Matthew's mother and younger siblings still living in Milton, Gravesend[4] but Matthew, who would have been about 17, and his father are missing. Given their occupations, it's likely they were working at sea when the census was taken.

Marriage: Matthew married Catharine Warrington at St Botolph, Northfleet on 20 Dec 1845. Both were said to be living in the parish, and both Matthew and his father-in-law gave their occupation as waterman. Matthew's own father was a mariner on this occasion and, unusually, Catharine's occupation was also recorded: she was a bonnet maker. The marriage was registered in North Aylesford district.[5]

Parish register: 20 Dec 1845, St Botolph, Northfleet,
Groom: Matthew Charles Butler, 22, bachelor, Northfleet, waterman
Bride: Catharine Warrington, 23, spinster, Northfleet, bonnett maker
Groom's father: Charles Butler, mariner
Bride's father: Joseph Warrington, waterman
Witnesses: Isaac Helliott Coy and Frances Coy[6]

Over the next seventeen years, Matthew and Catherine had six children :

All the children were born in the district of Gravesend, with the family initially living in the parish of St George, which covered the western part of the town, before moving to Edwin Street in the eastern parish of Milton next Gravesend in the mid-1850s.[12]

Matthew's occupation was recorded as waterman at the baptisms of his first two children, but the 1851 census records that he was in fact by then qualified as a Master Mariner. From September of 1857 onwards, he gave his occupation as Pilot.

1851 Census: Bath Street, Gravesend, Kent
Matthew C Butler, 27, head, b Chatham, Kent, master mariner
Catherine Butler, 28, wife, b Gravesend, Kent
Charles Josh (sic) Butler, 4, son, b Gravesend
Joseph Warrington, 37, brother-in-law, unmarried, b Gravesend, waterman[19]
1861 Census: Edwin Street, Milton next Gravesend, Gravesend, Kent
Matthew C Butler, 38, head, b Chatham, Kent, pilot
Catherine Butler, 39, wife, b Gravesend, Kent
Charles B Butler, 14, son, b Gravesend
Matthew Butler, 8, son, b Gravesend, scholar
Catherine M Butler, 5, daughter, b Gravesend, scholar
Mary A Butler, 3, daughter, b Gravesend, scholar
Matilda Butler, 2, daughter, b Gravesend
Hannah Hains, 16, servant, b Langdon Hills, Essex, house servant[20][21]

Matthew himself was presumably working at sea when the 1871 census was taken but his wife and younger children were recorded still living in Milton.

1871 Census: Milton next Gravesend, Gravesend, Kent
Catherine Butler, 48, wife, b Gravesend, Kent
Kate Butler, 15, daughter, b Gravesend,
Mary A Butler, 13, daughter, b Gravesend,
Matilda Butler, 11, daughter, b Gravesend
Arthur G Butler, 8, son, b Gravesend
Annie H Butler, 2, granddaughter, b Gravesend, mariner's daughter[22]

Widowed: Matthew's wife Catherine died aged 52 in 1874.[23] She was buried in Gravesend St George, but the parish register noted that she had lived at Queen Street, in the parish of Milton.[24]

Matthew's whereabouts after this are uncertain. He appears to be missing from both the 1881 and 1891 England census returns, and his burial record seems to indicate that he had been living in Antwerp, in the Flemish part of Belgium at the end of his life.

Burial: Matthew Charles Butler died aged 75 in 1898. He was buried in Gravesend, Kent on 26 September, but the parish register recorded his abode as Geckeren (sic) Antwerp.[25]

Research Notes

Burial record: Geckeren is probably Ekeren, a neighbourhood of Antwerp which appears to be close to the river and docks. He presumably died there, as there is no English death registration.

1841 census return for mother and siblings is ambiguous - ages are all too young, but family group makes sense as a whole.

Needs profiles: sons Charles Joseph, Matthew James and Arthur George (birth registrations and baptisms above). Siblings Elizabeth Mary and Arthur William (baptisms above).

Locations: Ordnance survey [1869 map] of Gravesend and Northfleet.

Sources

  1. ↑ Baptism: Kent : Chatham : St Mary the Virgin : Archdeacon's Transcripts : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58184623e93790ec8b0d83cb : viewed 31 Jan 2023) baptism Matthew Charles Butler 18 Jul 1824
  2. ↑ Sister's baptism: Kent : Milton next Gravesend : St Peter and St Paul : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/581859b1e93790ec8b3e23ba : viewed 31 Jan 2023) baptism Elizabeth Mary Butler 02 Oct 1825
  3. ↑ Brother's baptism: Kent : Milton next Gravesend : St Peter and St Paul : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/581859b3e93790ec8b3e2786 : viewed 31 Jan 2023) baptism Arthur William Butler 11 Nov 1827
  4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841 (mother and siblings)," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQKB-NXW : 6 March 2021), Mary Butler, Milton, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  5. ↑ Marriage Registration: Marriage Entry (https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=F6%2BH4itq0GLRSSE46qT3lw&scan=1 : accessed 31 Jan 2023) FreeBMD database online. Butler, Matthew Charles [and Catharine Warrington], Marriages , 1845 Dec Quarter, N Aylesford Volume 5 Page 642.
  6. ↑ Marriage (parish): Kent : Northfleet : St Botolph : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58856ca0f493fd128ce9a643 : viewed 19 Dec 2022) marriage Matthew Charles Butler to Catharine Warrington 20 Dec 1845
  7. ↑ Charles: England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 19 Dec 2022), database entry for BUTLER, CHARLES JOSEPH (Mother's maiden surname: WARRINGTON). GRO Reference: 1846 D Quarter in GRAVESEND AND MILTON Volume 05 Page 209.
  8. ↑ Charles (baptism): Kent : Gravesend : St George : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818561de93790ec8b351299 : viewed 31 Jan 2023) baptism Charles Joseph Butler 03 Jan 1847
  9. ↑ Matthew: England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 31 Jan 2023), database entry for BUTLER, MATTHEW JAMES (Mother's maiden surname: WARRINGTON). GRO Reference: 1852 J Quarter in GRAVESEND AND MILTON Volume 02A Page 228.
  10. ↑ Matthew (baptism):Kent : Gravesend : St George : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58185629e93790ec8b35320a : viewed 31 Jan 2023) baptism Matthew James Butler 09 May 1852
  11. ↑ Kate: England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 31 Jan 2023), database entry for BUTLER, KATE MATILDA (Mother's maiden surname: WARRINGTON). GRO Reference: 1855 D Quarter in GRAVESEND AND MILTON Volume 02A Page 230.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Kate (baptism):Kent : Milton next Gravesend : Holy Trinity : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5bbdc850f493fd892d5bf268 : viewed 31 Jan 2023) baptism Kate Matilda Butler 22 Mar 1857
  13. ↑ Mary Ann: England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 31 Jan 2023), database entry for BUTLER, MARY ANN (Mother's maiden surname: WARRINGTON). GRO Reference: 1857 S Quarter in GRAVESEND Volume 02A Page 255.
  14. ↑ Mary Ann (baptism): Kent : Milton next Gravesend : Holy Trinity : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5bbdc856f493fd892d5bf44d : viewed 31 Jan 2023) baptism Mary Ann Butler 04 Sep 1857
  15. ↑ Matilda: England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 31 Jan 2023), database entry for BUTLER, MATILDA (Mother's maiden surname: WARRINGTON). GRO Reference: 1859 J Quarter in GRAVESEND Volume 02A Page 270.
  16. ↑ Matilda (baptism): Kent : Gravesend : St George : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58185639e93790ec8b355eca : viewed 31 Jan 2023) baptism Matilda Butler 14 Sep 1862
  17. ↑ Arthur: England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 31 Jan 2023), database entry for BUTLER, ARTHUR GEORGE (Mother's maiden surname: WARRINGTON). GRO Reference: 1862 M Quarter in GRAVESEND Volume 02A Page 306.
  18. ↑ Arthur (baptism): Kent : Gravesend : St George : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58185639e93790ec8b355ec1 : viewed 31 Jan 2023) baptism Arthur George Butler 14 Sep 1862
  19. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGLM-RC5 : 9 November 2019), Matthew C Butler, Gravesend, Kent, England; citing Gravesend, Kent, England, p. 11, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  20. ↑ 1861 Census (1) General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/607abf54f493fd8946e078ca : viewed 19 Dec 2022), Matthew C BUTLER, Kent, England; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/470, Folio 137, Page 34, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  21. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861 (2)," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MP-489S : 3 March 2021), Matthew C Butler, Milton, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  22. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFX6-GZ9 : 27 June 2022), Catherine Butler, 1871.
  23. ↑ Catherine's death: England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 31 Jan 2023), database entry for BUTLER, CATHERINE  (Age at death: 52).GRO Reference: 1874  S Quarter in GRAVESEND  Volume 02A  Page 227
  24. ↑ Catherine's burial: Kent : Gravesend : St George : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58180f63e93790ec75b84dbe : viewed 31 Jan 2023) burial Catherine Butler 02 Aug 1874
  25. ↑ Burial: Kent : Gravesend : St George : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58180f17e93790ec75b7f164 : viewed 29 Jan 2023) burial Matthew Charles Butler 26 Sep 1898




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