Richard Butler (1850 - 1925)

Born 3 Dec 1850 in Stadhampton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Helena Kate (Layton) Butler — married 2 Jan 1878 in St Matthew's Church, Kensington, South Australia

Husband of Ethell Pauline (Finey) Butler — married 7 Jun 1894 in St Cuthbert's Church, Prospect, South Australia

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1925 at age 74 in South Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Richard Butler is Notable.

Richard Butler came free to the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Sir Richard Butler, Premier from 1927 to 1930 and from 1933 to 1938 (see brothers' obituary, findagrave)

Birth

Richard was born in 1850, Stadhampton, Oxfordshire, registration district of Abingdon, Berkshire - His parents were Richard Butler and Mary Eliza Sadler

Marriage One

BUTLER—LAYTON-—On the 2nd January, at St. Matthew's, Kensington, by the Rev. E. Jenkins, assisted by the Very Rev. the Dean of Adelaide, Richard, eldest son of Richard Butler, of Burnside, to Helena Kate, third daughter of Edward Wills Layton, of Sydney, N.S.W. Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912) Thu 3 Jan 1878

Marriage Two

BUTLER—FINEY.—On the 7th June, at St. Cuthbert's, Prospect, by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Adelaide, assisted by the Rev. J. Pitcher, Richard Butler, of Mallala, to Ethel Pauline, seeond daughter of the late Thomas Dixie Finey. Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904) Sat 16 Jun 1894

Death

He passed away in 1925, Croydon, Surrey, England.

Sources

• Kay Rollison, 'Butler, Sir Richard (1850–1925)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/butler-sir-richard-5447/text9247
• Genealogy South Australia. Online database entry: Richard Butler and Helena Kate Layton, marriage, 02-Jan-1878 at St Matthew Church Kensington. Registration number: 114/14
• Genealogy South Australia. Online database entry: Richard Butler and Ethel Pauline Finey, marriage, 07-Jun-1894 at St Cuthbert Church Prospect. Registration number: 179/843

• Birth - "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26RK-T5F : 1 October 2014), Richard Butler, 1850; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Abingdon, Berkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• Death - "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVH7-JSY5 : 4 September 2014), Richard Butler, 1925; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Croydon, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• https://genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search South Australia BDM] - Marriage (1) Reg #114/14 - Marriage (2) Reg #179/843

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167225814/richard-butler

Sir Richard Butler - BIRTH 3 Dec 1850 Stadhampton, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England DEATH - 28 Apr 1925 (aged 74) Croydon, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England BURIAL @ North Road Cemetery Nailsworth, Prospect City, South Australia, Australia PLOT: Plot 2519, Path 10 North MEMORIAL ID 167225814 Farmer, Grazier (sheep), Local Government Councillor, Member of Lower House, Premier Elder son of Richard & Mary Eliza (nee Sadler) Butler. Husband of Helena Kate (nee Layton) Butler and Ethel Pauline (nee Finey)

Parents: Richard Butler b1815–1887 AND Mary Eliza Sadler Butler b1820–1898

Spouses: Helena Kate Layton Butler b1855–1893 (m. 1878) AND Ethel Pauline Finey Butler b1864–1952 (m. 1894)

Siblings: -

Mary Butler Pitcher 1849–1899 Charles Philip Butler 1853–1877 Henry Herbert Butler 1861–1939 Daniel Frederick Butler 1865–1925

Children: -

Charles Philip Butler 1880–1953 John Coleridge Patteson Butler 1886–1911 Guy Theodore Butler 1888–1948 Harold Dixie Butler 1900–1981