Sir
Thomas
Pierce
Butler
10th Bt
Born in Ballintemple, County Carlow, Ireland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Emma (Butler) Shakerley
Husband of
Hester Elizabeth Bellingham
— married
8 Sep 1864 in Ardee, Ireland
Descendants 
Father of
Dorothea Hester (Butler) Plunkett
Died
at age 72
in Ballintemple, County Carlow, Ireland
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Biography
Thomas Pierce Butler, 10th Bt. was born on 16th December 1836, the son of Sir Richard Pierce Butler, 9th Bt. and Matilda Cookson.[1]
- He was educated at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Glos. England.
- He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Butler, of Cloughgrenan, co. Carlow on the 22nd of November 1862.
- He held the office of High Sheriff of County Carlow in 1866.
- He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of County Carlow.
- He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He married Hester Elizabeth Bellingham, daughter of Sir Alan Edward Bellingham, 3rd Bt. and Elizabeth Clarke, on 8th September 1864 at Castle Bellingham, Kilsaran, county Louth.[2] Known children of theirs are:
- Edith Alice, born 4th January 1867[3]
- Maud Isabell, born 29th January 1871[4]
- Richard Pierce, born 28th September 1872[5]
- Dorothea Hester, born 28th December 1873[6]
- Thomas Edmond, born 6th April 1875,[7]
- Walter Alan, born 14th March 1877,[8] died young
- Eleanor Frances, born 19th February 1880[9].
In the 1901 census he was shown as living at Ballintemple with three unmarried daughters:[10]
- Edith Alice aged 34
- Dorothea Hester aged 26
- Eleanor Frances aged 21.
Thomas died aged 72 on the 8th March 1909 at Ballintemple House, his daughter Maude was present.[11] Probate was granted to Sir Richard Pierce Butler.[12]
Sources
- ↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p13883.htm#i138824
- ↑ Ireland Civil Registration Ardee Marriages
- ↑ Ireland Civil Registration Dublin South Births
- ↑ Ireland Civil Registration Carlow Births
- ↑ Ireland Civil Registration Carlow Births
- ↑ Ireland Civil Registration Carlow Births
- ↑ Ireland Civil Registration Dublin South Births
- ↑ Ireland Civil Registration Dublin South Births
- ↑ Ireland Civil Registration Carlow Births
- ↑ Census of Ireland 1901 Ballintemple, Carlow
- ↑ Ireland Civil Registration Carlow Deaths
- ↑ Calendars of Wills and Administrations 1858-1920 1909
- Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles. Armorial Families: A Complete Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, and a Directory of Some Gentlemen of Coat-armour, and Being the First Attempt to Show which Arms in Use at the Moment are Borne by Legal Authority. Edinburgh, 1895. p.161. Internet Archive
- Ballintemple House, Co Carlow.
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Gender: Male Spouse: Matilda Child: Richard Pierce Butler