Jessie (Graham) Butler (1904 - 1988)

Born 21 Aug 1904 in Padiham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Sidney Ernest Butler — married 1927 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 24 Jun 1988 at age 83 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

Jessie (Graham) Butler was born in Padiham, Lancashire, England.

Jessie was born in the third quarter of 1904, in Padiham, Lancashire, England. She was the daughter of Robert Graham and Elizabeth Ann Ireland. ^[1]

In the 1911 census Jessie (age 6) was the daughter of Robert Graham at 21 Thompson Street Padiham Lancs, Padiham, Lancashire, England.^[2]

Jessie was 8 when she departed England on 24 December 1912, onboard the ship "Ajana" for Fremantle, Australia with her mother Elizabeth and sister Annie.^[3]

Jessie arrived on 1 February 1913 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia having departed from London, England onboard the ship "Ajana". ^[4]

In 1926, Jessie was living with her parents, Robert and Elizabeth Graham in Zenobia Street, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia. ^[5]

She married Sidney Ernest Butler in 1927, in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia. ^[6]

By 1929, she was living in East Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.

She passed away on 24 Jun 1988, in Fremantle, Western Australia and was cremated at the Fremantle Cemetery, Palmyra, Western Australia, Australia. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915"
   England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 8e; Page: 236
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8912 #6508166 (accessed 6 September 2022)
   Jessie Graham birth registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1904 in Burnley.
2. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 472; ED, institution, or vessel: 11; Piece: 24871
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2352 #21618230 (accessed 22 August 2023)
   Jessie Graham (6) daughter in household of Robert Graham (36) at 21 Thompson Street Padiham Lancs, Padiham, Lancashire, England. Born in Padiham, Lancashire, England.
3. ↑ Passenger List: "UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-132712
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2997 #38158463 (accessed 6 September 2022)
   Name: Jessie Graham; Gender: Female; Departure Age: 8; Birth Date: abt 1904; Departure Date: 24 Dec 1912; Departure Port: England; Ship Name: Ajana; Shipping Line: Australian Steam Shipping Co Limited; Destination Port: Fremantle, Australia; Master: T Young.
4. ↑ Passenger List: "Fremantle, Western Australia, Passenger Lists, 1897-1963"
   National Archives of Australia; Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600.; Inward passenger manifests for ships and aircraft arriving at Fremantle, Perth Airport and Western Australian outports from 1897-1963; Series Number: K 269; Reel Number: 37
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5378 #782518 (accessed 22 August 2023)
   Name: Annie Graham; Gender: Female; Departure Place: London, United Kingdom; Arrival Date: 1 Feb 1913; Arrival Place: Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia; Vessel: Ajana.
5. ↑ 1926 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #187218030 (accessed 22 August 2023)
   Name: Robert Graham; Electoral Date: 1926; Electoral Place: Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.
6. ↑ Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
   Western Australia Indexes to Vital Records 1906-1980; Registration Number: 309
   Ancestry Record 1780 #689655 (accessed 6 September 2022)
   Jessie Graham marriage to undefined in 1927 in Fremantle, Western Australia.
7. ↑ Burial: "Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current"
   Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
   Ancestry Record 60528 #177626609 (accessed 6 September 2022)
   Jessie Butler burial (died on 24 Jun 1988) in Palmyra, Melville City, Western Australia, Australia.