George Butt (1741 - 1795)

Born 26 Dec 1741 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Husband of Martha Sherwood — married 26 Apr 1773 in Saint Mary Magdalen,Richmond,Surrey,England

Descendants

Died 30 Sep 1795 at age 53 in Stanford-on-Teme, Worcestershire, England

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George Butt was born in England.

Biography

George Butt (26 December, 1741 – 30 September, 1795) was a British poet, teacher, cleric. He became George III's Chaplain-in-Ordinary. He and his wife Martha had three children and to varying degrees they were all writers.

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Family Search Christening Transcript: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name: George Butt Event Type: Christening Event Date: 30 Dec 1741 Event Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Event Place (Original): Saint Mary, Lichfield, Stafford, England Gender: Male Father's Name: Cary Butt

Family Search Church Records Transcript: England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944 Name: George Butt Event Type: Baptism Event Date: 30 Dec 1741 Event Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Event Place (Original): St Mary, Lichfield, St Mary, Staffordshire, England Parish: St Mary Father's Name: Butt Mother's Name: Cary Affiliate Image Identifier: D20/1/2

England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription: First name(s) George Last name Butt Name note - Marriage year 1773 Marriage date 26 Apr 1773 Marriage place Saint Mary Magdalen,Richmond,Surrey,England Father's first name(s) - Father's last name - Mother's first name(s) - Mother's last name - Spouse's first name(s) Martha Spouse's last name Sherwood Spouse's father's first name(s) - Spouse's father's last name - Spouse's mother's first name(s) - Spouse's mother's last name - Place Richmond County Surrey Country England Record set England Marriages 1538-1973 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from Great Britain

03 October 1795 - Oxford Journal - Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Transcript: OXFORD, Oaober. On Wednefday the 30th ult. died of a paralytic stroke, the Rev. George Butt, D. D. formerly Student of Christ Church College, in this Univerfity, Chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, Rector of Stanford in Worcestershire and vicar of Kidderminster

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Butt

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol4/pp341-345

Sources

• Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 by Joseph Foster
• Wikipedia entry for George Butt
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NG7N-T52 : accessed 8 February 2016), George Butt, 30 Dec 1741; citing SAINT MARY,LICHFIELD,STAFFORD,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,068,982, 421,567.

Family Search Christening Transcript: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Family Search Church Records Transcript: England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944

England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription:

03 October 1795 - Oxford Journal - Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Transcript:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Butt