John Yeats BA RHA
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John Butler Yeats BA RHA (1839 - 1922)

John Butler Yeats BA RHA
Born in Lawrencetown, Tullylish, County Down, Irelandmap
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Husband of — married 10 Sep 1863 in Sligo, Sligo, Irelandmap
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Died at age 82 in New York City, New York, United Statesmap
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Irish Artist John Butler Yeats was born in 1839, in County Down, Ireland: the eldest son of nine children of Rev William Butler Yeats and Jane Grace Corbert.

In 1851, aged about 12, John attended a religious school at Seaforth, near Liverpool, Lancashire, England: Proprietors named Davenport[1]

John was later educated at the Atholl Academy, a private school in the Isle of Man, run by a Scot who believed in flogging. He excelled academically.

He entered Trinity College in Dublin in 1857: studied law. Attained a BA in 1862.[2] He was called to the bar in 1866, but changed his career to an artist shortly after his marriage.[3]

John married on 10th September 1863 to Susan Mary Pollexfen, daughter of merchant William and Elizabeth (née Middleton) Pollexfen.[4][5]

"They occupied a relatively newly-build house in a fashinable and new part of suburban Dublin." About 1866 they moved to London, England.[6]

Children: [7]

  1. William Butler b.13th June 1865 in Dublin.
  2. Susan Mary "Lily" b.25th August 1866 in Enniscrone, Co. Sligo.
  3. Elizabeth Corbet "Lolly" b.11th March 1868 on Fitzroy Road, London.
  4. Robert Corbet b.27th March 1870.
  5. John Butler "Jack" b.29th August 1871.
  6. Jane Grace b.1875 died 9 months later.

In 1871, aged 32, he lived in St Pancras, Middlesex.[8]

In 1901, a widower, aged 61, he lived in Middlesex, England.[9]

In 1907, aged 68, he accompanied his daughter Lilly to the United States.[10] Their final destination was New York. He never returned .

In 1920, aged 80, he lived in Manhattan, New York City.[11] He is cited as "American". Date of naturalization unknown.

He died in the United States in in 1922.[12]

Burial:[13]

Sources

  1. ↑ UK Census Online:Census Transcript Household Lancashire 1851 Address Seaforth Village Parish Litherland Registration District West Derby Image Reference HO107 PN:2191 FN:? Page:385 to 386: Entry No 17 of 24 Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation John B Yeats 12 1839 None Ireland Schlor
  2. ↑ :A catalogue of graduates who have proceeded to degrees in the University of Dublin: from the earliest recorded commencements to July, 1866: with supplement to December l6, l868.by Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland)  :Page 624:Entry No 15 : Yeates (John Butler), B. A., Vern. 1862.
  3. ↑ "Prodigal Father: The Life of John Butler Yeats (1839-1922)" by William Michael Murphy publ 2001 [1]
  4. ↑ Irish Civil Records:Marriage of JOHN YEATS and SUSAN POLLEXFEN on 10 September 1863 Group Registration ID 3326611 SR District/Reg Area Sligo[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1863/09659/5502860.pdf
  5. ↑ "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGJC-532 : 10 February 2018), John Butler Yeats and Susan Mary Pollexfen, 10 Sep 1863; citing 0151,Sligo Saint Johns,Sligo,Ireland, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 101,451.
  6. ↑ https://www.ireland.anglican.org/news/6409/yeats-150-church-of-ireland
  7. ↑ "W.B. Yeats: A Life" by R. F. Foster http://movies2.nytimes.com/books/first/f/foster-yeats.html
  8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBDZ-3DK : 24 April 2019), John B Yeats, 1871.
  9. ↑ UK Census Online:Census Transcript Household Middlesex 1901 Address 3, Blenheim Road Parish Acton Registration District Brentford Image Reference RG13 PN:1205 FN:? Page:111 Entry No 1of 6 Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation
    1. John B Yeats 61 1840 Head Ireland Artist (Portrait)
    2. Susan M Yeats 34 1867 Daughter Sligo, Ireland
    3. Elizabeth C Yeats 33 1868 Daughter London Artist Water Colour
    4. Ruth Pollexfin 15 1886 Niece Limerick, Ireland
    5. Rose A Hopkins 44 1857 Servant Dublin Hoath Cook Domestic
    6. Mary Briars 24 1877 Servant Dublin Hoath House Maid Domestic
  10. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXLY-X3P : 2 March 2021), John B. Yeats, 1907.
  11. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJYW-22H : accessed 27 January 2020), John B Yeats in household of Mary Petilpas, Manhattan Assembly District 3, New York, New York, United States; citing ED 276...
  12. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WLP-GWJ : 10 February 2018), John Butler Yeats, 03 Feb 1922; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives.
  13. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial ID: 11752990 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11752990/john-butler-yeats: accessed 01 March 2023), memorial page for John Butler Yeats (16 Mar 1839–3 Feb 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11752990, citing Chester Rural Cemetery, Chestertown, Warren County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
  • "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X968-BJ3 : 20 May 2019), John B Yeats, Acton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast

See also:

  • DICTIONARY OF IRISH BIOGRAPHY:Yeats, John Butler. Contributed by Anglesea, Martyn:

https://www.dib.ie/biography/yeats-john-butler-a9158





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The top photograph is William Butler Yeats. It is in the National Library in Dublin (the other way round). https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000241497/HoldingsILS#tabnav
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