Solomon Butson
S. of
John Butson &
Elizabeth Rickard
Solomon Butson
Bap. 10.11.1793 at St. Stephen-By-Brannel, Cornwall, England
Occ. Farmer
Marr. Joan Keam 15.3.1817 at St. Blazey, Cornwall
Died
23rd April 1863 at Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Buried at St. Paul's Anglican Cem., Near Columbus, Ontario (on the 26th)
Children
Mary Keam
John
Thomas
John#2
William
Nicholas Keam
Charity Keam
Henry
James Edward
Robert Keam
NOTE
Solomon BUTSON on 10 Nov 1793 to John BUTSON and Elizabeth, from "St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall (1790 to 1799)". Also listed in these bap. extracts are John & Elizabeth's other children which match the IGI.
This family Emigrated to Ontario, Canada in 1840 & appear in the
1851 census of Whitby, Ontario, although it records all their birthplaces as Upper Canada. Also present was Grandson,
John Hambly. Also living near by are sons, William & Nicholas & dau. Charity (Beckett).
Canadian Genealogy Index. Name: Solomon Butson
Event: Living
Year: 1846
Province: Ontario
County: Ontario
Place: Whitby Township
Source: Brown's Toronto City and Home District Directory 1846-7, George Brown, Toronto, 1846.
Volume_Page: 105
Note: The province and county are associated with the location of the record source and in some cases may not be the same as the place where the event occured.
Other trees & records suggest there was another son named Vickles but I couldn't find any evidence that Vickles was the child of Solomon & Joan. He wasn't present with the family in the 1851 census above. Infact the only evidence that a Vickles even existed is the marriage entry below.
Canadian Genealogy Index.
Name: Vickles Butson
Event: Married
Year: 1861
Province: Ontario
Place: Ontario County
Source: Ontario County Marriage Register, R.G. 8 (1858-1969) Series I-6-B, Vol. 45-47, Provincial Archives of Ontario.
Volume Page: Vol.1 p.153
Note: The province and county are associated with the location of the record source and in some cases may not be the same as the place where the event occured.
I know that you have been skeptical of the existence of "Vickles" Butson, and you were right to be. I have finally tracked down the two references, and it is clear that it "Vickles" is nothing but a mis-reading of "Nicholas"
I just posted the following on the Ancestry.com Butson surname board (http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.butson/47.1/mb.ashx ):
There Never Was A "Vickles" Butson
I have encountered only two references that claimed to show the existence of a "Vickles" Butson. In both cases, it was actually Solomon & Jane Butson's son Nicholas.
The first was a claim that a "Vickles" Butson was listed with his family in the 1851 Canada Census. I have the image of this census page, showing the entire family, and there is no "Vickles" but there definitely is "Nicholas" who someone could have mistaken for "Vickles". He is shown with his first wife Mary Ann ADAMS, her sister Jane (spelled ADDAMS) and Nicholas' parents Solomon & Jane Butson.
Interestingly, the next following family after all the Butson families is that of the MALYON family, including Mary MALYON who became Nicholas's second wife on 18 Jan 1861.
And their marriage record is the source of the other supposed existence of "Vickles" Butson. Ancestry.com carries the record as Vickles Butson (Ontario County Marriage Register, R.G. 8 (1858-1969) Series I-6-B, Vol. 45-47, Provincial Archives of Ontario, with the specific marriage indicated as Vol. 1, p. 153). While I have not yet obtained the image for this record, the fact that it is the marriage of Nicholas Butson and Mary MALYON is extremely likely when you see that Ancestry.com has the exact same citation for Mary MALLIN's marriage.
The numerous databases (and web sites) that have perpetuated the erroneous reading of "Vickles" when they should have read "Nicholas" must all be corrected. There never was a Vickles Butson. (Wesley Johnston)
Joan (1792-1874), of Luxulyan, Cornwall. Dau. of Robert Keam & Mary Phillips. Thomas died aged 25.
Joan's name also recorded as Jane Kame. The 1st John died aged 2. Thomas never married. Vickles, nothing known.
A gravestone reads: "In memory of Thomas Butson, son of Solomon & Anne Butson who died Dec., 11, 18 46 aged 26 years. (sic)". (Mother's name wrong)
I got help with this line from Nestor Martinez, of Alberta, Canada, Shirley McCrea, of Canada & Others.
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