Robert
Thomas
Button
Born about in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Anna Mary (Pymar) Button
— married
11 Jun 1850 in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Thomas Button, Harriet Jane (Button) Patrick, Ellen (Button) Newman, Isabel Button and John Button
Died
at about age 83
in Rangitata, Canterbury, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Apr 2016
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Biography
Robert Thomas Button was born in ~1828 in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
Robert married Anna Mary Pymar on 11 Jun 1850 in the parish church of St Gregory, Norwich. [1]Norwich, Norfolk, England.
Robert died on 2 Oct 1911 in Rangitata, Canterbury. [2] [3]
His funeral was held on the 4 October 1911 when he was buried in the Linwood Cemetery. His grave is in Block 28, Plot 84, with his daughter Ellen Newman who was buried here on the 15 March 1910. [4]
Sources
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NX56-NNP : 12 February 2018), Robert Thomas Button and Anna Mary Pymer, 01 Mar 1850; citing St. Gregory, Norwich, Norfolk, Englad, reference p 67 item 1, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,517,748.
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs,www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz, Death Registration of Robert Thomas Button, aged at death 83Y; citing Death Certificate 1911/8667 .
- ↑ Death notice for Robert Thomas Button, https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19111003.2.42, Star (Christchurch), Issue 10274, 3 October 1911, Page 3
- ↑ Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database, https://heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/, Accessed 25 November 2021, Burial details for Robert Thomas Button
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