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Name: Aku nwata
E-mail address: agunwata@yahoo.com
Comments:Nice site. sure i will visit again
Thursday, April 30th 2009 - 10:36:05 AM
Name: Janice Jones
E-mail address: janjones@mts.net
Comments:Google brought me here - looking for Lettice Stott who married Myles Baron in Leyland in October 1758. I would love to find Lettice, her birthdate and her parents. There might be a Butterworth connection.
Sunday, April 19th 2009 - 04:36:38 AM
Name: Rebecca Butterworth
E-mail address: silversetsfire@hotmail.com
Comments:Cool site- I learned a lot about my name!
Friday, April 17th 2009 - 04:02:04 AM
Name: cynthia butterworth mcallister
E-mail address: txsweet44@yahoo.com
Comments:hi would love some help finding my roots! grandfather george butterworth father richard butterworth great grandfather george b butterworth can anyone help?
Wednesday, April 8th 2009 - 10:38:04 PM
Name: cynthia butterworth mcallister
E-mail address: txsweet44@yahoo.com
Comments:would love more info on my family history
Wednesday, April 8th 2009 - 10:09:56 PM
Name: Russell Butterworth
E-mail address: russellB27@aol.com
Comments:Glad to be one of you
Monday, March 16th 2009 - 02:37:36 AM
Name: Sue Horne
E-mail address: sealrescuehorne@sky.com
Comments:Hi
What a fantastic website. Up to date cannot find my ancestors but I am sure they will be around somewhere. My gt grandmother was Lucy Butterworth b @ 1875, her siblings were AMELIA 1872, MARY 1876, ELIZABETH 1878, ALICE 1880 and ROBERT 1881. Lucy's parents were EDWIN (maybe EDWARD) BUTTERWORTH b @ 1846 who married MARGARET TAYLOR, EDWARDS siblings were ZACHARIAH 1854 and MARY 1857, not sure if there were anymore. EDWIN's parents were ROBERT 1820 and MARGARET BRIERLEY. I am stuck now. Would love to hear from anyone who knows of this branch of Butterworths from Rochdale.
ps LUCY BUTTERWORTH married GEORGE PARKINSON and went to live in Burnley.
Sunday, February 22nd 2009 - 11:29:12 AM
Name: Alex Butterworth
Comments:Hiya Everyone- WOW! There is loads of butterworths!
Thursday, January 29th 2009 - 07:21:20 PM
Name: Alex Butterworth
Comments:Hiya Everyone- WOW! There is loads of butterworths!
Thursday, January 29th 2009 - 07:20:54 PM
Name: Julie
Comments:Hi Roz,
I had to laugh when I read your comment about common surnames!
I have Herbert Lord who married and divorced Lily Butterworth. He then married Lilian Chadwick.
Lily's sister Bessie married Frank Ashworth.
Walker Butterworth married Elizabeth Clegg.
His father, also Walker Butterworth was married to Priscilla Howarth/Haworth (a version of Howorth).
With my ancestors names being so common, it is no wonder I am stuck in the 1800's.
Best regards to all the "Butties" out there, no matter where there are.
Regards, Julie
Thursday, January 29th 2009 - 03:55:09 AM
Name: julie
E-mail address: my12.ferals@yahoo.com.au
Comments:Hi Epiphany,
Had to laugh when I read your entry re common surnames like Butterworth!
I have a Herbert A Lord married to/ and divorced from a Lily Butterworth. He then married Lilian Chadwick.
Lily's sister Bessie Butterworth married Frank Ashworth.
I have Walker Butterworth married to Elizabeth Clegg.
I have his father, also Walker Butterworth married to a Priscilla Howarth/Haworth.
Best regards to all the "Butties" out there, no matter where they are.
With all of these common names, it is no wonder I am stuck in the 1800's!
Julie
Thursday, January 29th 2009 - 03:38:04 AM
Name: Barbara Roberts
E-mail address: sewsweetgal@yahoo.com
Comments:I am descended from John Butterworth & Sarah Freeman thru their daughter Hannah Butterworth & John Titus. Was just looking for other Butterworth descedants. The Butterworths are in my dads maternal line.
Thursday, January 29th 2009 - 01:27:52 AM
Name: chris butterworth
E-mail address: but66@btinternet.com
Comments:hi great reading about the butties i am from wallasey on wirral like a lot of people interested in family tree any info please get in touch thanks
Monday, January 26th 2009 - 03:58:37 PM
Name: Ian BUTTERWORTH
E-mail address: ineke@bigfoot.com
Homepage URL: http://member.melbpc.org.au/~ian/
Comments:Hi Ros,

Thanks for your comments.

I am not sure if I can ever sort out which James was the father of Thomas BUTTERWORTH bp 1 Dec 1639, St Chad's, Rochdale, LAN, ENG. However I continue to work on it in the hope that I will get back another generation. Then I will want to go back another one, but that is the "bug" that is Family History research.

Good luck with your research.

Best regards,


Ian B.
Saturday, January 24th 2009 - 10:52:05 PM
Name: Roz Butterworth
E-mail address: epiphany00@iprimus.com.au
Comments:Alas Ian, none of your Butties seem to belong to my tree - perhaps further back than the 1500s but I haven't gotten that far. I have been doing some transcribing of births, deaths and marriages for the Lancashire on-line Parish Clerk Society, and from transcribing St Chadd's in the 1820s I can safely say that the surname BUTTERWORTH was far more common than SMITH in Rochdale - incredibly numerous - as were the names STOTT, HOLT, BAMFORD, CHADWICK, WOOLFENDEN, ASHWORTH, TAYLOR, CLEGG, SCHOFIELD, MILLS, LORD, KERSHAW, CROSSLEY, HOWORTH and BUCKLEY. When so many children were christened John, James, Mary, Ann, Elizabeth, Edmund etc it makes genealogy very difficult. I'm stuck at John Butterworth who married Mary (probably had one of the maiden names mentioned above), sometime in the 1780s.

Good hunting.
Friday, January 23rd 2009 - 08:53:39 AM
Name: Ian BUTTERWORTH
E-mail address: ianbut@westnet.com.au
Homepage URL: http://member.melbpc.org.au/~ian/
Comments:Hi Butties,

Can any one see any connection to any of these BUTTERWORTH or connecting Lines?

Descendants of Robert BUTTERWORTH
---------------------------------
Robert BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1560
+[--?--] [--?--] b. Abt 1560
|--Thomas BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1593, c. 22 Apr 1593, Saint Chad's Church of
| England, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
+Maria [--?--] b. Abt 1593, m. 6 Jan 1619/20, Saint Chad's Church of
England, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
|--Alice BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1621, c. 23 Dec 1621, Rochdale, Lancashire,
| England
|--Thomas BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1624, c. 8 Aug 1624, Saint Chad's Church of
| England, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
| +Alice BUCKLEY b. Abt 1630-1640, m. 23 Jun 1657, Rochdale, Lancashire,
| England
| |--Presila BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1656, c. 22 Jun 1656, Saint Chad's Church
| | of England, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
| |--Edmund BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1660, c. 24 Jun 1660, Saint Chad's Church of
| | England, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
| |--Thomas BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1661, c. 8 Sep 1661, Saint Chad's Church of
| | England, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, d. Bef 1672
| |--Robert BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1662, c. 8 Mar 1662/63, Saint Chad's Church
| | of England, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, d. Bef 1671
| |--Alice BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1666, c. 7 Oct 1666, Saint Chad's Church of
| | England, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
| |--Thomas BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1672, Of Sharrock Green near Blackburn,
| | Lancashire, England, c. 23 Mar 1672/73, Saint Chad's Church of
| | England, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, d. Rochdale, Lancashire,
| | England
| | +Mary BRADSHAW b. Abt 1676, c. 29 Sep 1676, Middleton by Oldham,
| | Lancashire, England, m. 24 Jun 1701, Rossendale, Lancashire, England
| | |--John BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1702, c. 28 Apr 1702, Newchurch in
| | | Rossendale, Lancashire, England
| | | +[--?--] [--?--] b. Abt 1702
| | | |--Henry BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1723, c. 2 Feb 1723/24, Burnley,
| | | | Lancashire, England
| | | |--John BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1728, c. 13 Aug 1728, Burnley Church of
| | | | England Chapelry of Burnley, Lancashire, England
| | | |--James BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1730, c. 6 Dec 1730, Burnley Church of
| | | | England Chapelry of Burnley, Lancashire, England
| | | | +Esther [--?--] b. Abt 1740, m. 16 May 1758, Rochdale,
| | | | Lancashire, England
| | | | |--Nathaniel BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1765, c. 14 Apr 1765, Saint
| | | | | Chad's Church of England, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
| | | | | +Mary BUCKLEY b. Abt 1765, m. 20 Aug 1787, Rochdale,
| | | | | Lancashire, England
| | | | | |--[--?--] BUTTERWORTH b. 1794
| | | | | |--James BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1797, c. 10 Sep 1797, Rochdale,
| | | | | | Lancashire, England
| | | | | |--Mary BUTTERWORTH b. 1798, c. 11 Mar 1798, Westwood,
| | | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | | |--Nathaniel BUTTERWORTH b. 5 Feb 1799, c. 17 Mar 1799,
| | | | | | Rochdale, Lancashire, England, d. Bef 1807
| | | | | |--John BUTTERWORTH b. 20 Jul 1801, c. 5 Oct 1801, Rochdale,
| | | | | | Lancashire, England, d. 1835
| | | | | | +Ann BINNS b. 9 Dec 1798, m. 8 Nov 1824, d. 8 May 1875
| | | | | |--[--?--] BUTTERWORTH b. 1806
| | | | | |--Nathaniel BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1807, Bradford, Wiltshire,
| | | | | | England, d. Abt 1877, Lancashire, England
| | | | | +Ann [--?--] b. Abt 1812, Colerne, Wiltshire, England, d.
| | | | | Abt 1879, Lancashire, England
| | | | | |--Elizabeth Ann O'Connell BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1842,
| | | | | | Colerne, Wiltshire, England, c. 10 Jul 1842, Colerne,
| | | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | |--Esther BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1769, c. 12 Mar 1769, Saint Chad's
| | | | | Church of England, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
| | | | |--Ann BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1771, c. 22 May 1771, Saint Chad's
| | | | | Church of England, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
| | | |--Thomas BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1731, c. 15 Jan 1731/32, Burnley
| | | | Church of England Chapelry of Burnley, Lancashire, England
| | |--Reverend Henry BUTTERWORTH Blacksmith b. Abt 1703, c. 18 Feb
| | | 1703/04, Newchurch in Rossendale, Lancashire, England
| | +Mary WYLDE b. Abt 1704, m. Abt 1718
| | |--John BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1718, c. 26 Jan 1718/19, Newchurch in
| | | Rossendale, Lancashire, England
| | |--Edmund BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1720, c. 29 May 1720, Newchurch in
| | | Rossendale, Lancashire, England
| | |--Arthur BUTTERWORTH b. 1721
| | |--Reverend James BUTTERWORTH Particular Baptist b. Abt 1723, c. 24
| | | Mar 1722/23, Newchurch in Rossendale, Lancashire, England
| | +Alice COWPER b. Abt 1704, c. 15 Mar 1703/04, Middleton by Oldham,
| | Lancashire, England, m. 29 Oct 1726, Haslingden, Lancashire,
| | England
| | |--Henry BUTTERWORTH Of Hapton; Particular Baptist b. Abt 1726, c.
| | | 27 Feb 1725/26, Saint Peter Parish Church, Bolton le Moors,
| | | Lancashire, England
| | | +Elizabeth WHITACRE b. Abt 1723, c. 12 May 1723, Haslingden,
| | | Lancashire, England, m. 1 Jun 1748, Haslingden, Lancashire,
| | | England
| | | |--Alice BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1745, c. 25 Aug 1745, Padiham,
| | | | Lancashire, England
| | | |--Mary BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1748, c. 24 Jul 1748, Padiham,
| | | | Lancashire, England
| | | |--John BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1750, c. 29 Jan 1750/51, Padiham,
| | | | Lancashire, England
| | | | +Isabel HARGREAVES b. Abt 1750, m. 27 Apr 1776, Padiham,
| | | | Lancashire, England
| | | | |--James BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1777, c. 1777, Padiham,
| | | | | Lancashire, England, d. Bef 1782
| | | | |--James BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1782, c. 15 Dec 1782, Padiham,
| | | | | Lancashire, England
| | | | | +Isabella DIXON b. Abt 1782, m. 21 Jun 1807, Clitheroe,
| | | | | Lancashire, England
| | | | | |--John BUTTERWORTH b. 1809, c. 1809, Padiham, Lancashire,
| | | | | | England
| | | | | |--Isabella BUTTERWORTH b. 1807, c. 1897, Padiham,
| | | | | | Lancashire, England
| | | | | +Mary BAILEY b. Abt 1782, m. 25 May 1812, Padiham,
| | | | | Lancashire, England
| | | | | |--Martha BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1813, c. 1813, Padiham,
| | | | | | Lancashire, England
| | | | | |--Henry BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1821, c. 1821, Padiham,
| | | | | | Lancashire, England
| | | | |--Henry BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1784, c. 26 Dec 1784, Padiham,
| | | | | Lancashire, England
| | | | | +Jane HARGRAVES b. Abt 1784, m. 19 May 1807, Padiham,
| | | | | Lancashire, England
| | | | | |--Isaac BUTTERWORTH b. 1807, c. 1811, Padiham,
| | | | | | Lancashire, England
| | | | |--John BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1787, c. 4 Mar 1787, Padiham,
| | | | | Lancashire, England
| | | | |--Edmund BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1778, c. 10 May 1789, Padiham,
| | | | | Lancashire, England, d. Abt 1847, Bradford-on-Avon,
| | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | +Lucy FLOYD b. 1778, c. 28 Mar 1790, Aston Juxta
| | | | Birmingham, Warwick, England, m. 30 Mar 1807, South
| | | | Wraxall, chapelry of Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire,
| | | | England, d. 11 Jan 1827, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire,
| | | | England
| | | | |--Thomas BUTTERWORTH b. 1810, Bradford-on-Avon,
| | | | | Wiltshire, England, d. Abt 1863, Wiltshire, England
| | | | | +Mary Ann SHACKMAN b. Abt 1810, Bradford-on-Avon,
| | | | | Wiltshire, England, m. Abt 1838, Wiltshire, England,
| | | | | d. Abt 1852, Wiltshire, England
| | | | | |--John BUTTERWORTH b. 1840, Bradford-on-Avon,
| | | | | | Wiltshire, England, d. Abt 1864, Wiltshire,
| | | | | | England
| | | | | |--Mary Helen BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1842, c. 4 May 1842,
| | | | | | Holy Trinity, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire,
| | | | | | England, d. Abt 1863, Wiltshire, England
| | | | | |--William BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1847, c. 7 Feb 1847, Holy
| | | | | | Trinity, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, d.
| | | | | | 1847, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England
| | | | | |--Edmund BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1847, c. 17 Feb 1847, Holy
| | | | | | Trinity, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, d.
| | | | | | 1847, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England
| | | | | |--Frances Maria BUTTERWORTH b. Jun 1848,
| | | | | | Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, c. 24 Sep
| | | | | | 1848, Holy Trinity, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire,
| | | | | | England, d. Abt 1862, Wiltshire, England
| | | | |--James BUTTERWORTH Author & Historian b. 5 Jan 1811,
| | | | | Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, c. 8 Feb 1811,
| | | | | Holy Trinity, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England,
| | | | | d. Abt 1888, Wiltshire, England
| | | | | +Ann SPENDER b. 1811, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire,
| | | | | England, m. 24 Sep 1833, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire,
| | | | | England, d. Bef 1868
| | | | | +Rebecca MORRIS b. Abt 1846, Bradford-on-Avon,
| | | | | Wiltshire, England, m. Abt 1868, Bradford-on-Avon,
| | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | | |--Edith BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1866, Bradford, Devon,
| | | | | | England
| | | | | | +Albert MINES b. Abt 1867, Warminster, Wiltshire,
| | | | | | England, m. Abt 1894, Wiltshire, England
| | | | | |--Florence BUTTERWORTH b. 1869, Bradford-on-Avon,
| | | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | | | +Charles Edward SMITH b. Abt 1867,
| | | | | | Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, m. Abt 1889,
| | | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | | | |--Florence A. SMITH b. Abt 1890, Bradford-on-Avon,
| | | | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | | | |--Leonard Arthur SMITH b. Abt 1896,
| | | | | | | Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England
| | | | | | |--Edmond Charles SMITH b. Abt 1898,
| | | | | | | Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England
| | | | | |--Arthur BUTTERWORTH b. 1870, Bradford-on-Avon,
| | | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | | | +Violet GORE b. Abt 1877, Egerton, Kent, England,
| | | | | | m. Abt 1900, Wiltshire, England
| | | | | |--Edmund James BUTTERWORTH b. 1871, Bradford-on-Avon,
| | | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | | |--Charles BUTTERWORTH b. 1873, Bradford-on-Avon,
| | | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | | |--Annie BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1877, Bradford-on-Avon,
| | | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | | | +George Victor PENNY b. Abt 1865, Bradford-on-Avon,
| | | | | | Wiltshire, England, m. 1899, Wiltshire, England
| | | | | | |--Herbert George PENNY b. Abt 1900,
| | | | | | | Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England
| | | | | |--Thomas BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1880, Bradford-on-Avon,
| | | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | | |--Charlotte Ellen BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1883,
| | | | | | Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England
| | | | | |--Agnes BUTTERWORTH b. 1886, Bradford-on-Avon,
| | | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | |--Alfred BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1813, d. 4 Feb 1851,
| | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | |--Caroline BUTTERWORTH b. 1822, d. 2 Aug 1826,
| | | | | Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England
| | | |--Henry BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1753, c. 29 Apr 1753, Padiham,
| | | | Lancashire, England
| | | |--Edward BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1756, c. 5 Feb 1756, Padiham,
| | | | Lancashire, England, d. 1821-1833
| | | | +Hester COGSWELL b. Abt 1776, c. 27 Apr 1776, Saint James'
| | | | Parish Church, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, m. 2 Aug
| | | | 1803, Staverton, a Chapelry of Trowbridge, Wiltshire,
| | | | England, d. 15 Jun 1833, Melksham, Wiltshire, England, bur.
| | | | 20 Jun 1833, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
| | | |--Robert BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1759, c. 24 Jun 1759, Padiham,
| | | | Lancashire, England
| | | |--Thomas BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1761, c. 30 Aug 1761, Padiham,
| | | | Lancashire, England
| | | +Mary WALMSLEY b. Abt 1761, m. 31 May 1795, Burnley,
| | | Lancashire, England
| | | |--Mary BUTTERWORTH b. 22 Feb 1796, c. 24 Apr 1796, Padiham,
| | | | Lancashire, England
| | | | +[--?--] [--?--] b. Abt 1796
| | | | |--Thomas BUTTERWORTH b. 20 Aug 1819, c. 5 Sep 1819,
| | | | | Padiham, Lancashire, England
| | | | +Richard HEYS b. Abt 1792, c. 27 May 1792, Padiham,
| | | | Lancashire, England, m. 31 Mar 1823, Padiham,
| | | | Lancashire, England
| | | | |--James HEYS
| | | | |--Nancy HEYS
| | | | |--Richard HEYS
| | | | |--Ormerod HEYS
| | | |--Margaret BUTTERWORTH b. 13 Mar 1797, c. 9 Apr 1797,
| | | | Padiham, Lancashire, England
| | | | +[--?--] [--?--] b. Abt 1797
| | | | |--Mary BUTTERWORTH b. 1818, c. 1818, Padiham, Lancashire,
| | | | | England
| | | |--Martha BUTTERWORTH b. 13 Aug 1798, c. 6 Jan 1799, Padiham,
| | | | Lancashire, England
| | | +Ann HOWORTH m. 21 Jul 1801, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
| | | |--Oremerod BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1803, c. 1803, Padiham,
| | | | Lancashire, England
| | |--Reverend John BUTTERWORTH Particular Baptist b. 13 Dec 1727,
| | | Goodshaw, Lancashire, England, d. 24 Apr 1803, Coventry,
| | | Warwickshire, England, bur. 6 May 1803, Cow Lane Chapel,
| | | Coventry, Warwickshire, England
| | +Hannah RAMSBOTTOM b. Abt 1727, m. 22 Jul 1746, Rochdale,
| | Lancashire, England, d. Bef 1751
| | |--John BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1746, c. 23 Apr 1746, Rochdale,
| | | Lancashire, England
| | | +Ann FLETCHER b. Abt 1746, m. 19 Jun 1768, Rochdale,
| | | Lancashire, England
| | | |--Mary BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1769, c. 2 Jan 1769, Saint Chad's
| | | | Church of England, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
| | | |--Joseph BUTTERWORTH MP & Law Book Publisher b. 12 Aug 1770,
| | | | Coventry, Warwickshire, England, d. 30 Jun 1826, Bedford
| | | | Square, City Of London, London, Middlesex, England
| | | +Ann COOKE b. Abt 1771, c. 2 Jan 1771, Saint James'
| | | Parish Church, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, m. 13 Oct
| | | 1791, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, d. 12 Jun 1820,
| | | Bedford Square, City Of London, London, Middlesex,
| | | England
| | | |--Joseph Henry BUTTERWORTH b. 17 Oct 1792, c. 24 Dec
| | | | 1804, City Road Chapel Wesleyan, Finsbury, London,
| | | | England, d. 27 Oct 1828, Geneva, Genève, Switzerland
| | | | +Mary Ann STOCK b. Abt 1793, Bristol, Somerset,
| | | | England, m. 19 Oct 1813, Henbury, Gloucestershire,
| | | | England
| | | | |--Mary Ann BUTTERWORTH b. 2 Jan 1814, Cannon Street
| | | | | Meeting House - Baptist, Birmingham, Warwickshire,
| | | | | England
| | | | |--Reverend Joseph Henry BUTTERWORTH MA, Exter; of
| | | | | Stapleton b. Abt 1815, London, Middlesex, England,
| | | | | d. 1890, Middlesex, England
| | | | | +Mary Eliza Alexandrina BOWEN b. Abt 1823, Bristol,
| | | | | Gloucestershire, England, m. 14 May 1840, Farnham,
| | | | | Surrey, England, d. Abt 1906, Middlesex, England
| | | | | |--Mary Josephine BUTTERWORTH b. Abt May 1841,
| | | | | | Farnham, Surrey, England
| | | | | | +George Henry BENGOUGH b. Abt 1841, m. Abt 1860,
| | | | | | Gloucestershire, England, d. Bef 2 Apr 1871
| | | | | | |--Mary G. E. BENGOUGH b. Abt 1863, Paris,
| | | | | | | Rhône-Alpes, France
| | | | | | |--Beatrice E. BENGOUGH b. Abt 1865, Paris,
| | | | | | | Rhône-Alpes, France
| | | | | |--Charles Henry BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1842, Farnham,
| | | | | | Surrey, England
| | | | | |--Frederic William BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1844,
| | | | | | Devonshire Street, London, Middlesex, England
| | | | | | +Agnes Amelia BAILLIE b. Abt 1854, London,
| | | | | | Greater London, England, m. Abt 1892, London,
| | | | | | England
| | | | | |--Rosa BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1847, London, Middlesex,
| | | | | | England, d. 1878
| | | | | |--Arthur R. BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1851, Stapleton,
| | | | | | Gloucestershire, England
| | | | | |--Alfred E. BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1854, Stapleton,
| | | | | | Gloucestershire, England
| | | | | +Pilima [--?--] b. Abt 1826, Bristol,
| | | | | Gloucestershire, England
| | | | |--Thomas Stock BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1817, Westbury on
| | | | | Severn, Gloucestershire, England, d. Abt 1842,
| | | | | Gloucestershire, England
| | | | | +Margaret Blanche J. DAVIES b. Abt 1816, Bedwells,
| | | | | Monmouthshire, Wales, m. Abt 1838, Devon, England
| | | | | |--Mary Frances BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1840
| | | | | |--Blanche BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1840, Westbury on
| | | | | | Severn, Gloucestershire, England
| | | | | |--Reginald Wyndham BUTTERWORTH J. P. b. Abt May
| | | | | | 1841, Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire,
| | | | | | England
| | | | | +Rosalind Harriet DANIEL-TYSSEN b. 7 Aug 1846,
| | | | | Sandgate, Kent, England, c. 28 Oct 1846,
| | | | | Eastwell, Kent, England, m. 6 Jun 1872,
| | | | | Cheriton, Kent, England
| | | | | |--Frances Maud BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1874, Henbury,
| | | | | | Gloucestershire, England
| | | | | |--Winifred Mary BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1875,
| | | | | | Henbury, Gloucestershire, England
| | | | | |--R. Francis A. BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1876,
| | | | | | Henbury, Gloucestershire, England
| | | | | |--Rosalind H. BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1877, Henbury,
| | | | | | Gloucestershire, England
| | | | | |--May BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1879, Henbury,
| | | | | | Gloucestershire, England
| | | | | |--Agatha M. BUTTERWORTH b. Abt Mar 1881,
| | | | | | Henbury, Gloucestershire, England
| | | | |--Louisa BUTTERWORTH b. 6 Dec 1819, c. 7 Dec 1819,
| | | | | Holy Trinity, Clapham, Surrey, England, d. 15 Sep
| | | | | 1823
| | | | |--Harriet BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1821, Surrey, England
| | | | |--Reverend George BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1822, Clapham,
| | | | | Surrey, England, c. 14 Jan 1823, Holy Trinity,
| | | | | Clapham, Surrey, England, d. 16 Sep 1909,
| | | | | Portishead, Somerset, England
| | | | | +Frances Maria KAYE b. Abt 1820, Camberwell,
| | | | | Cambridgeshire, England, m. Jun Q 1849,
| | | | | Lincolnshire, England, d. Abt 1860,
| | | | | Gloucestershire, England
| | | | | |--Mary Eliza BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1851, Henbury,
| | | | | | Gloucestershire, England
| | | | | |--Susan I. BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1852, Deerhurst,
| | | | | | Gloucestershire, England
| | | | | |--Clara Frances BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1854, Henbury,
| | | | | | Gloucestershire, England, d. 1 Feb 1943,
| | | | | | Clevedon, Somerset, England
| | | | | |--Sir Alexander Kaye BUTTERWORTH b. 8 Dec 1854,
| | | | | | Henbury, Gloucestershire, England, d. 23 Jan
| | | | | | 1946, London, Greater London, England
| | | | | | +Julia Marguerite WIGAN b. Abt 1850, Erith,
| | | | | | Kent, England, m. Abt 1884, London, England
| | | | | | |--George Sainton Kaye BUTTERWORTH MC b. 12 Jul
| | | | | | | 1885, London, Greater London, England, d. 5
| | | | | | | Aug 1916, World War I at the Battle of
| | | | | | | Somme, Centre, France
| | | | | | +Dorothea (Luke) IONIDES b. 25 Jan 1878, London,
| | | | | | Greater London, England, c. 13 Jul 1878, Church
| | | | | | of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London,
| | | | | | England, m. 26 Jan 1916, London, England, d. 7
| | | | | | Aug 1961, London, Greater London, England
| | | | | |--Margaret BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1856, Deerhurst,
| | | | | | Gloucestershire, England
| | | | | |--George Montagu BUTTERWORTH b. 12 May 1858,
| | | | | | Deerhurst, Gloucestershire, England, d. 12 Dec
| | | | | | 1941
| | | | | | +Catharine Lucie WARDE b. Abt 1862, India, m.
| | | | | | Abt 1884, Middlesex, England
| | | | | | |--Hugh Montago BUTTERWORTH b. 1 Nov 1885,
| | | | | | | Saffron Walden, Essex, England, d. 25 Sep
| | | | | | | 1915, Menin Gate, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen,
| | | | | | | France
| | | | | | |--Mary Herriette BUTTERWORTH b. 1887, Swindon,
| | | | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | | | |--Catherine M. BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1890, Swindon,
| | | | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | | | |--Irene J. BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1893, Swindon,
| | | | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | | | |--Madelon R. BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1897, Swindon,
| | | | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | | | |--Dorothy G. BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1899, Swindon,
| | | | | | | Wiltshire, England
| | | | | |--Frances M. BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1860, Deerhurst,
| | | | | | Gloucestershire, England
| | | | | +Graeme Vassal COX b. 26 Sep 1858, Chipping
| | | | | Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England, m. 1884,
| | | | | Keynsham, Somerset, England, d. 14 Oct 1927,
| | | | | Aberdovey, Cardigan, Wales
| | | | |--John Walter BUTTERWORTH b. 18 Apr 1824, c. 19 Jun
| | | | | 1824, Holy Trinity, Clapham, Surrey, England
| | | | |--Louisa Frances BUTTERWORTH b. 19 Jul 1825, c. 18 Jan
| | | | | 1826, Holy Trinity, Clapham, Surrey, England
| | | | | +[--?--] [--?--] b. Abt 1825, m. Abt 1850, Isle of
| | | | | Wight, England
| | | | |--Ellen BUTTERWORTH b. 23 Aug 1827, c. 3 Jan 1828,
| | | | | Holy Trinity, Clapham, Surrey, England
| | | | |--Alexander Knox BUTTERWORTH b. 2 Feb 1829, c. 30 Jul
| | | | | 1830, Henbury, Gloucestershire, England
| | | |--[--?--] BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1796
| | | |--James BUTTERWORTH b. Bef 1804
| | | +Ann JEAS b. Abt 1754, m. 1 Jul 1776, Coventry Saint
| | | Michael's Church of England, Warwickshire, England
| | | |--Hannah BUTTERWORTH b. 22 Jun 1778, Coventry, Warwickshire,
| | | | England, c. 1778, Cow Lane Chapel, Coventry,
| | | | Warwickshire, England
| | | |--John BUTTERWORTH b. 8 Aug 1779, Coventry, Warwickshire,
| | | | England, c. 1779, Cow Lane Chapel, Coventry,
| | | | Warwickshire, England
| | | |--Lydia BUTTERWORTH b. 21 Dec 1780, Coventry, Warwickshire,
| | | | England, c. 1780, Cow Lane Chapel, Coventry,
| | | | Warwickshire, England
| | | |--Rebekka BUTTERWORTH b. 3 Jul 1782, Coventry, Warwickshire,
| | | | England, c. 1782, Cow Lane Chapel, Coventry,
| | | | Warwickshire, England
| | | |--Benjamin BUTTERWORTH b. 11 Sep 1786, Coventry,
| | | | Warwickshire, England, c. 1786, Cow Lane Chapel, Coventry
| | | | , Warwickshire, England
| | |--Mally BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1750, c. 13 May 1750, Rochdale,
| | | Lancashire, England
| | +Ann HEAP b. Abt 1727, m. 2 Jul 1751, Coventry, Warwickshire,
| | England, d. 9 May 1808, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
| | |--Thomas BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1752
| | | +Mary A. TAYLOR b. Abt 1899, Platts Common, Yorkshire,
| | | England, m. 27 Jul 1781, Coventry Saint Michael's Church of
| | | England, Warwickshire, England, d. 1954, Platts Common,
| | | Yorkshire, England
| | | |--James BUTTERWORTH c. 1782, Cow Lane Chapel, Coventry,
| | | | Warwickshire, England
| | | |--John BUTTERWORTH c. 1784, Cow Lane Chapel, Coventry,
| | | | Warwickshire, England
| | | |--Sarah BUTTERWORTH c. 1786, Cow Lane Chapel, Coventry,
| | | | Warwickshire, England
| | |--Henry BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1754, d. 1847, Coventry,
| | | Warwickshire, England
| | | +Elizabeth JACKSON b. Abt 1755, Cow Lane Chapel, Coventry,
| | | Warwickshire, England, m. 14 Dec 1777, Coventry Saint
| | | Michael's Church of England, Warwickshire, England
| | | |--Ann BUTTERWORTH b. 25 Sep 1778, Coventry, Warwickshire,
| | | | England, c. 1778, Cow Lane Chapel, Coventry,
| | | | Warwickshire, England
| | | |--Sarah BUTTERWORTH b. 18 Feb 1781, Coventry, Warwickshire,
| | | | England, c. 1781, Cow Lane Chapel, Coventry,
| | | | Warwickshire, England
| | | |--Mary BUTTERWORTH b. 22 May 1784, Coventry, Warwickshire,
| | | | England, c. 1784, Cow Lane Chapel, Coventry,
| | | | Warwickshire, England
| | | |--Henry BUTTERWORTH Law Book Publisher b. 28 Feb 1786,
| | | | Coventry, Warwickshire, England, c. 1786, Cow Lane
| | | | Chapel, Coventry, Warwickshire, England, d. 2 Nov 1860,
| | | | Upper Tooting, London, England
| | | +Elizabeth Henry WHITEHEAD b. Abt 1786, m. 1813, d. 1853
| | | |--Joshua Whitehead BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1818, c. 21 Jan
| | | | 1818, Saint Pancras, Middlesex, England, d. 8 Jan
| | | | 1895, 45 Russell Road, Kensington, Middlesex, England
| | | |--Elizabeth Margaretta BUTTERWORTH b. 13 Jul 1819, c. 6
| | | | Apr 1821, Saint Dunstan-In-The-West, Greater London,
| | | | England
| | |--Benjamin BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1756
| | |--Hannah BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1758
| | +Thomas OSMOND b. Abt 1757, Stretford, Lancashire, England,
| | c. 1 Jan 1758, m. 26 Mar 1778, Coventry Saint Michael's
| | Church of England, Warwickshire, England
| |--Abraham BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1674, c. 19 Jul 1674, Saint Chad's Church
| | of England, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
|--William BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1627, c. 1 Feb 1627/28, Rochdale, Lancashire,
| England
|--Nancy BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1629, c. 16 Aug 1629, Of Bagustate, Rochdale,
| Lancashire, England
|--Marie BUTTERWORTH b. Abt 1631, c. 27 Mar 1631, Rochdale, Lancashire,
| England
---------------------------------

Best regards,

Ian BUTTERWORTH.
Wednesday, December 24th 2008 - 05:17:22 AM
Name: Barry Butterworth
E-mail address: pbbutter@activ8.net..au
Comments:Living in country Western Australia, it has been a battle to get any information on my english roots.

My grandfather William Henry was born 18 June 1866 to Henry (c1845) and Mary Alice nee Williams (c 1847). They married 6 May 1865. He went to sea at a very early age and came to WA. His brothers and sisters were:- Alice Jane (1868), Thomas (1870), John (1872), Albert (1875), Mary Elizabeth (1877), Elizabeth Ann (879), Charles (1881); Frances Elizabeth (1883)and Georgine (1887)

If these details ring a bell with your particular branch of the family would love to hear from you to extend my own knowledge.

On the family name, my research led me to believe that it hails from "worth" place of; and Butter which was the old English habit of making a word plural by adding an "r" - Butte meaning the range of hills that were in the region.
Tuesday, December 23rd 2008 - 05:13:13 AM
Name: Barry Butterworth
E-mail address: ugsfl1@bigpond.com
Comments:Living in country Western Australia, it has been a battle to get any information on my english roots.

My grandfather William Henry was born 18 June 1866 to Henry (c1845) and Mary Alice nee Williams (c 1847). They married 6 May 1865. Children were Alice jane (1868), Thomas (1870), John (1872), Albert (1875), Mary Elizabeth (1877), Elizabeth Ann (879), Charles (1881); Frances Elizabeth (1883)and Georgine (1887)

If these details ring a bell with your particular branch of the family would love to hear from you to extend my own knowledge.

On the family name, my research led me to believe that it hails from "worth" place of; and Butter which was the old English habit of making a word plural by adding an "r" - Butte meaning the range of hills that were in the region.
Tuesday, December 23rd 2008 - 05:08:44 AM
Name: Barry Butterworth
E-mail address: ugsfl1@bigpond.com
Comments:My grandfather William Henry Butterworth was born in Toxteh Park Liverpool on 18 June 1866, but went to sea at a young age and came to Australia.

I have been able to find his father - Henry Butterworth born c 1845 and married Mary Alice Williams on 6 May 1865.
Their children were Alice Jane b 1868; Thomas b 1870; John b 1872; Albert b 1875; Mary Elizabeth b 1877; Elizabeth Ann b 1879; Charles b 1881; Frances Elzabeth b 1883 and Georgina b 1887.

My research lead me to believe the family name came from "worth" - place of; and Butte range of hills with Butter being the plural.

However, I have been unable to locate any further information on the above family to work back from there.

I understand that my great grandfather's father was a Thomas Butterworth and his wife Elizabeth - but that is all I have. Would dearly love to hear from someone from this branch of the Butterworth family. I live in a small country area in Western Australia and find it very difficult to be able to research much further and any help would be very much appreciated.
Tuesday, December 23rd 2008 - 04:36:08 AM
Name: Constance Faith Hogan
E-mail address: fhogan05@aol.com
Comments:Hello Everyone,
6Great Grandfather James Butterworth m Mary Hill
5Henry Butterworth m Charlotte Fowler
4Henry Hill m Helen Smith
3George Forrest Butterworth m Alice Crawford
2George Forrest 2nd m Isabel Imlay Baird
1George Forrest 3rd m Janet Pammenter
0William Henry Butterworth N/M L.T.Hogan
Me-Constance Faith Hogan
I have a huge family tree that hangs on my wall in my room, and i often look at it wondering who these thousands of people that are on it are? and where they are? if you have any family that falls within this line of butterworths feel free to send me and email! i would love to share more!
Faith
Wednesday, December 3rd 2008 - 08:29:50 PM
Name: Constance Faith Hogan
E-mail address: fhogan05@aol.com
Comments:Hello Everyone,
6Great Grandfather James Butterworth m Mary Hill
5Henry Butterworth m Charlotte Fowler
4Henry Hill m Helen Smith
3George Forrest Butterworth m Alice Crawford
2George Forrest 2nd m Isabel Imlay Baird
1George Forrest 3rd m Janet Pammenter
0William Henry Butterworth N/M L.T.Hogan
Me-Constance Faith Hogan
I have a huge family tree that hangs on my wall in my room, and i often look at it wondering who these thousands of people that are on it are? and where they are? if you have any family that falls within this line of butterworths feel free to send me and email! i would love to share more!
Faith
Wednesday, December 3rd 2008 - 08:28:55 PM
Name: Michaella Anesbury
E-mail address: micky75454@hotmail.com
Comments:Hi
I know my last name is not butterworth but I have family that is.
I was wondering if anyone knows about John Butterworth. All I know is that he died on the titanic and he had red hair if any-bodys knows about please contact me.
Alan butterworth and Carol butterworth.
Thankyou Michaella
Friday, November 28th 2008 - 09:36:55 AM
Name: John Butterworth
E-mail address: jb014m1118@blueyonder.co.uk
Comments:hi i am researching our family tree my g/father was Frank born 1874 his mother was Sarah a Butterworth born 1849 and her father was William born 1812 and his mother Betty born 1776 (father not yet traced)
my g/mother who was married to Frank was Annie Green born 1876 also her father John Carr Green born 1845 and also his father George born 1818
also any families of WILLETT/TOTTYS all traced at HARLEY/WENTWORTH/TANKERSLEY in South Yorkshire
Sunday, October 26th 2008 - 07:58:26 PM
Name: JOHN BUTTERWORTH
E-mail address: jb014m1118@blueyonder.co.uk
Comments:hi. i am researching my family tree
my g/father being Frank born 1874 his mother Sarah A BUTTERWORTH born 1849 her father being William born 1812 also his mother Betty born 1776 (unable to trace his father yet)
my g/mother being Annie Green born 1876 her father John Carr Green born 1845 and his father George Green born 1818 i have found these all to be born in Yorkshire around HARLEY/WENTWORTH/TANKERSLEY areas
i am also interested in the familys of
WILLETTS/TOTTYS also from the same area
Sunday, October 26th 2008 - 05:40:16 PM
Name: Ian BUTTERWORTH
E-mail address: ianbut@westnet.com.au
Comments:Hi All,

I posted a request for some info on the BUTTERWORTH family who were in Padiham, LAN, ENG and when I was checking to see what the the latest posts were I saw that a few people were interested in the BUTTERWORTH name. Below are a few bits of info that I have collected over the years of my research.

If anyone has the ability to lookup the Padiham, LAN, ENG Parish Registers I would very much appreciate it.

My 4 x Great Grandfather was Edward BUTTERWORTH (a draper in Trowbridge, WIL, ENG) and I know he was born c1756 but I have never known were. Recently I have found on the LDS Pilot Family Search Site an Edward BUTTERWORTH bp 1756 (no day or month) in Padiham, LAN, ENG. (There are very few Edward BUTTERWORTH on the IGI in this time period). Now this tied in well with information that my father had told me (that had been pasted down through the family) that the BUTTERWORTH Line were related to a Joseph who was a MP and a Law Book publisher and they were also related to a lot of Callithumpian ministers (in Australia and New Zealand this is used to refer to some unspecified nonconformist religious sect. This may be derived from the other meaning given in the English Dialect Dictionary of "a group of social reformers"). In fact they were Particular Baptist and 5 sons born to Henry BUTTERWORTH (a blacksmith of Goodshaw, Rossendale, LAN, ENG) and 4 of these sons became Particular Baptist ministers. Both these things are connected to this Line in Padiham as far as I can tell from a Tree I built up from IGI and other information I have found on the Web.

Henry BUTTERWORTH bp 27 Feb 1726, Bolton le Moors, LAN, ENG (was the son of Henry the blacksmith mentioned above) m. Elizabeth WHITACRE and according to the LDS Pilot Family Search Site they had 7 children bp in Padiham, LAN, ENG between 1745 and 1761. The children were: -
Alice bp 1745
Mary bp 1748
John bp 1750
Henry bp 1753
Edward bp 1756
Robert bp 1759
Thomas bp 1761.

I would be extremely grateful if you could confirm these baptisms and supply any other information that might have been written in the registers. If you could also confirm the marriage that would also be great as it appears to be after the first few children were born if the info I found on the Web is correct (or it could be that Henry married twice).

Thanking you.

Talk to you later.

Best regards,

Ian Butterworth.
Melbourne Victoria Australia

BUTTERWORTH
The surname BUTTERWORTH is locative in origin, that is, it derives from the place where the original bearer lived or held land. In this case the name derives from BUTTERWORTH, an ancient division of the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire. The word comes from Old English and means "enclosure where butter is produced". Early instances on this name in records include Reginald de BUTERWORTH living in the reign of Henry II (BAINES' History of Lancashire); John BUTTERWORTH, of BUTTERWORTH in 1595; Alice BUTTERWORTH, of Rochdale in 1587, listed in "Wills at Chester (1545-1620). From the original village in Rochdale the name has become widespread in Lancashire and even travelled to the colonies. Bearers of the name BUTTERWORTH were among the founders of the New World. James BUTTERWORTH, a weaver, is listed among the passengers of the ship Concord which sailed to Virginia in 1698; Judith BUTTERWORTH of Middleton in Lancashire, sailed from Dublin on the ship Lamb for Virginia in 1698 as an indentured servant for five years; Nicholas BUTTERWORTH aged 19, was similarly bound to Mr. William PARK in Virginia in 1700. A distinguished bearer of the name is John BUTTERWORTH (b. 1918), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick.

Blazon of Arms: Argent a lion couchant azure between four ducal coronets gules.
Translation: The lion symbolizes the Generous Spirit of the Warrior. Crowns, or Coronets, signify Authority; Argent, the colour argent (silver) symbolizes Purity, Integrity and Gratitude; gules, (red) symbolizes Valour, Fidelity, Joy and Honour.

Crest: A sphere resting on a cloud proper.
Translation: The cloud signifies Liberty and Abundance.

Motto: Per ardua Deo Favente.
Translation: Through difficulties, God helping.
The above came from The Historic Research Center, Inc.

A Dictionary of Surnames - P. HANKS and F. HODGES Oxford University Press 1988 - BUTTERWORTH.
English. (Lancashire and Yorkshire) A habitation name from places in Lancashire (near Rochdale) and in West Yorkshire. Both are so called from Old English Butore Butter (see Butters 2) and word enclosure (see Worth). The surname is
recorded from an early date in each of these two places; it probably arose independently in each.
Butters: English:
1. Patr. from Butter.
2. Variation of Butteriss.
Butteriss. English:
1 Variation of Buttrell (according to REANEY) occupational name for a Servant working in a wine cellar.
Various BUTTRISS, BUTTRESS, BUTTRICE, BUTTERS, BUTTREY. A family, who moved from Northants to Leicestershire in the 18th Century, appear to have changed their name from BUTTERY to BUTTRISS, but the reason for this is not known.

The following is from Colin BUTTERWORTH: -
BUTTERWORTH

Arms:
Gules on a chevron between two lions rampant in chief and in base an eagle displayed with two heads d'or three cross crosslets azure.
Crest:
An eagle d'or wings elevated erminois the dexter claw resting on an escutcheon azure charged with cross crosslet gold.
Motto:
"PER ARDUA DEO FAVENTE" - THROUGH DIFFICULTIES GOD HELPING.

This was originally classed as a local surname, representing "of Butterworth", an ancient division of the parish of Rochdale, Co. Lancashire, England. This surname has ramified in the most extraordinary manner. We meet with it in every village and town in Lancashire, and it has wandered into all the English colonies.

LIST OF REGISTRATIONS:
Reginald de BOTERWORTH, in the Reign of Henry II.
John BUTTERWORTH of Butterworth, 1595
Alice BUTTERWORTH of Rochdale, 1587
1661. Christening - Margarett, daughter of Robert BUTTERWORTH.
1766. Married - Joseph BUTTERWORTH and Jane MOSS.

The name was first found recorded under the spelling of Reginald de BOTERWORTH.

At the time of Henry II.
Local surnames derive from a place name indicating where the man once lived. This local surname is derived from an English place and was usually preceded by a preposition such as de, at, by, in, etc. After the Norman Conquest the usual preposition was later dropped.

LIONS:
The king of beasts takes its significance from the early Romans. At this time he was associated with Majesty and Kingship. In the later usage the lion has become emblematic of Strength, Courage and Generosity.

EAGLE:
This feathered charge denotes magnanimity and Fortitude of Mind. The various poses and depiction of the eagle indicates a number of symbolic interpretations. An eagle displayed on the wings spread, is representative of Speed and Wisdom.

English Surnames - P. H. REANEY and R. M. WILSON-BUTTERWORTH.
Imp. from the calendar of Inquisitions and Post Mortems (Unpublished).
BUTTERWORTH, BUTTERWOOD: Roger de BUTTERWORD 13th century WHC (The Coucher Book of Chartular of Whalley Abby. (Chetham Soc. 10, 11, 16, 20, 1847-9).
Alexander de BOTERWORTH 1389 Imp. Lancashire.
Thomas BUTTERWORTH 1456 Fry (Register of Freeman of the City of York) Surtees Soc. 96, 1202, 1897, 1899. From BUTTERWORTH (Lancashire).

Penguin Dictionary of Surnames - Basil COTTLE.
BUTTERWORTH.
Location name "Enclosure where butter is produced". O. E.: Place in Lancashire.

David BUTTERWORTH: -
"Butterworth was one of the 4 townships which made up Rochdale (the valley of the River Roche), and it was the southeast part of the town. It is mainly small rounded hills and rough moorland, with higher hills of the Pennines Yorkshire to the east. I have been told that BUTTERWORTH means "hamlet in the hills" for the "worth" means a farm or dwelling, and "Butter" is the plural of "Butt" which is a hill in the old Lancashire dialect. My great-aunt used to say that there were more BUTTERWORTH's in Rochdale than stars in the Milky Way." "There are almost 1,000 BUTTERWORTH's listed in the Telephone Directory for that area of northeast Manchester. Rochdale is 12 miles NE of Manchester." "The BUTTERWORTH who was Lord of the Manor in the Middle Ages owned a BUTTERWORTH Hall in Butterworth, but the last building on this site was pulled down about 75 years ago."

Geoff HAIGH wrote: -
The origin of the name BUTTERWORTH. Although it did say that the name also came from Yorkshire where it was believed to have developed independently. When you scan through the International Genealogical Index ® there are many, many entries from the area of Butterfield at Rochdale.

Trevor BUTTERWORTH wrote: -
The area near to Rochdale which was called Butterworth, - or rather a hamlet in Butterworth, called Ogden. As you probably know, Butterworth is no longer the name given to the area, although Butterworth Hall still exists. On a visit to the British Museum last year with my son, he excitedly called me to a display wherein a silver arm of about 4 inches off a Roman statue was on display with the legend 2 found at Butterworth. There are the remains of a Roman fort just over the hill in Saddleworth at Castleshaw (the Castleshaw Valley is on the Pennine fringe between Huddersfield and Oldham), so I guess they were pretty busy around the area.

My brother and I travelled up from the South of England to visit Ogden, and although the old Baptist church, which served that small community, is no longer there the old graveyard is and it is almost exclusively BUTTERWORTH's! In the older censuses the place of birth for Lane Bottom and Ogden residents was given as the generic 'Rochdale'. Whilst these Baptist forebears of mine could celebrate the birth of children with naming ceremonies, and have their funerals at the Baptist church, all marriages had to be done in a Church of England. Finding them and relating them to the other records is making it a bit difficult to trace back!

We enquired of: ISU@libraries.manchester.gov.uk about marriage records for the Rochdale area for the early 1800's. They replied, "At that time, owing to HARDWICKE's Marriage Act of 1754, all marriages in the Rochdale area would have had to have been performed at St Chad's, the ancient parish church of Rochdale. There are other old churches in the Rochdale area (which at that time would have been chapelries of St Chad's), such as Holy Trinity, Littleborough, and St James, Milnrow. However in both cases, although we have christening registers commencing around 1715. The marriage registers start in 1838 - there are not even marriage registers predating 1754. The St Chad registers are on microfilm." All absorbing stuff, but at the end of the day, as the Rochdale poet Edwin WAUGH put it (drawing attention to the proliferation of the BUTTERWORTH name around the Rochdale districts):
"Some liken to wrangle o'er nowt but a name
And who were their Mams and their Dads.
But Gentle or Simple it all comes to't same -
We're all Johnny Butter'oth's lads."

Margaret DRAPER wrote: -
I was about to email you the following information which was in Britain's "This England" magazine of Sep 2000 in the Letters section:
"Sir, Among the 'English Surnames' (Winter 1999 edition) I noticed my own name, BUTTERWORTH - but not with the explanation - I expected. In the early 1900's my grandfather was a vicar near Rochdale in Lancashire and while I was still very small, explained to me how he believed the name had become established. During the 12th century our ancestors identified themselves by quoting their point of origin, which was a village on a ford over the River Buit in Holland, a tributary of the Schelde. "de BUITEVOORDE" was unfortunately too much for early Lancastrians and it was soon Anglicized to its present form. Was my grandfather telling tall stories or is this the correct explanation of why the vast majority of those named BUTTERWORTH hail from Rochdale?
Signed: Michael BUTTERWORTH.
Sunday, October 12th 2008 - 04:57:34 AM
Name: Larry Butterworth
E-mail address: larrybutterworth@btinternet.com
Comments:Hi my name is Lawrence Butterworth 7 our family are also reshearching our family tree we may be able to help each other
Yours sincerly
Larry (Doncaster)
Monday, October 6th 2008 - 02:26:41 PM
Name: roz butterworth
E-mail address: epiphany00@iprimus.com.au
Comments:I've been researching my Butterworths and have gotten stuck at my Great Great Grandfather. I know his name was James Butterworth and he was supposedly born in Bolton. He was described by my Grandfather as an 'engineer'. Trouble is, I don't think he ever married my GG grandmother Annie Walter. There is no marriage certificate. Oh his son and daughter's baptismal certificates and another daughter's birth certificate he is described as a mechanic. The only James Butterworth, engineer born in Bolton was married to someone else, but as they lived very close to each other, I suspect a bit of bigamy (or secret family) going on. GG Grandfather never appears on the censuses living with Annie Walter and there is no birth cerficate for my G Grandfather James Walter Butterworth. If James Butterworth of Bolton is my GG Grandfather then the family goes back to Oldham, and who they are is anyone's guess. The IGI gets very ambiguous and there are so many Johns and Elizabeths.

SO... If you're out there reading this and you know anything about the elusive James, engineer or Mechanic, possibly of Bolton, please let me know. Given that it's my surname, I'd really like to go back with it as far as I can.

Thanks very much

Roz (Perth WA)
Monday, September 29th 2008 - 06:01:01 PM
Name: martin butterworth
E-mail address: butterworth471@btinternet.co.uk
Comments:hi butties, i live in brid east yorks ,and there is no buttys here apart from my sisters, my dad is still alive , but he says he has no surviving relatives, he says his mum dad sisters all died, i beleive there is someone out there who must be related to us,all i know is that he was brought up in holmfirth near huddersfield.his father had a scrap yard with house on site. when thwe family died he lost the buisness and joined the paras, he has never talked to me about his family, but would love to know more, my dad is 64 and called roland
Wednesday, September 24th 2008 - 07:55:04 PM
Name: elizabeth hayton
E-mail address: mumatmyhome@yahoo.co.uk
Comments:my grate grand mother was margaret butterwoth daughter of william t butterwoth(1870) and sarah e yates(1872). he is the son of robert butterworth(1835)and margaret ? (1834). if you may know any of these people drop me a line
Sunday, September 21st 2008 - 04:05:51 PM
Name: ethel butterworth
E-mail address: alexmerilla@hotmail.com
Comments:I was born in 1920 to tomas and florence butterworth of Lake Bank ,Littleborough. I have been very interested in this history, thankyou
Monday, September 15th 2008 - 06:47:54 PM
Name: kayleigh butterworth
E-mail address: show_me_ur_kiss@live.co.uk
Comments:hello,
i am from featherstone in west yorkshire, my grandfather brian butterworth has been researching the family name for years now and has come back with very little. i would appriciate if you could please give me more information into the name has he has spent so much time turning up nothing. i am 19 and am intrested (due to my grandfather) in the origin of my name.

Thnak you for all you have done so far

kayleigh
Monday, September 8th 2008 - 02:59:27 AM
Name: rgmolyneux
E-mail address: rgmolyneux@bigpond.com.au
Homepage URL: http://rgmolyneux@bigpond.com.au
Comments:Interesting looking up old families for my wife, whose mother was a
BUTTERWORTH with an Amercian Father and Mother whose inital parents
hailed from England, and he was involved in a cotton Mill in Mnchester or
thereabouts, her grandfather was Cornelius BUTTERWORTH who married
Sarah CRAIG, also from england, whereabouts unknown, now buried at
Eastern Cemetry - Geelong Victoria.
Robert Molyneux.
Thursday, August 21st 2008 - 08:06:11 AM
Name: Carol Burgess
E-mail address: mzwaddles@yahoo.com
Comments:What a wonderful read! I am also a Butterworth Descendant and loved the history.
Tuesday, August 12th 2008 - 08:31:23 AM
Name: Patricia Butterworth
E-mail address: patriciabutterworth@yahoo.co.uk
Comments:Very good site, very interesting
Sunday, August 10th 2008 - 03:04:19 PM
Name: Andrew Butterworth
E-mail address: plumbutterworth@gmail.com
Comments:Hello Butties!

My family (like yours) was originally from Rochdale. My great Grandfather, Ebanezer, lived in Dob Cross on Saddleworth Moor. My Grandfather is Herbert and my Father is Graham. I know that Ebanezer had several sons including James and Frank - I would dearly love to make a connection with family.

Saturday, July 26th 2008 - 12:05:02 AM
Name: Ben Butterworth
E-mail address: bloodfin8@hotmail.com
Comments:Hi, my names Ben Butterworth. I'm 13, and come from Hutton Rudby, North Yorkshire. (its closer to Midlesbrough) ANyway, I typed my name into google and this site came up. My grandfarther Harry Butterworth (1928-1996) was a Cumbrian far,er, but later moved to midlesbrough (and surround area, even as far as south africa!) to become a ship builder. Thats all i know, but I have heard of Viking roots, and Butterworths in Machester/Rochdale areas. Anyway, im very interested and if you could email me back i would be very happy! thanks for the info!
Saturday, July 19th 2008 - 10:10:45 PM
Name: ashley garstang butterworth
E-mail address: debutty@hotmail.com
Comments:im interested to find out more about my family tree
Thursday, July 10th 2008 - 02:55:11 AM
Name: Bil Hardman
E-mail address: corwin@hotmail.co.uk
Comments:Hi Ian you Should really keep in touch with Z & H , they're trying to sort the tree out too !
Friday, July 4th 2008 - 12:13:40 PM
Name: Ian BUTTERWORTH
E-mail address: ianbut@westnet.com.au
Homepage URL: http://member.melbpc.org.au/~ian/
Comments:My 4 x Great Grandfather was Edward BUTTERWORTH who according to the 1821 census of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England was born between 1751 and 1761 and he died between 1821 and 1833.He was a Linen Draper in Trowbridge.

On 2 Aug 1803 he married Hester COGSWELL (1776-1833) in Staverton (a Chapelry of Trowbridge) and they appear to have had about 7 children but as far as I can find only 2 survived to adulthood.
1. My 3 x Great Granduncle Edward BUTTERWORTH (1806-1878) married Elizabeth HAYWARD (1811-1878) on 31 May 1832 in Trowbridge and they had 3 daughters (none of whom married).
2. James Henry BUTTERWORTH (1810-1841) married Ann SIDNELL (1798-1893) but I cannot ID a date or place of marriage. James and Ann had only the one child Henry George BUTTERWORTH (1835-1888) and the Line comes forward in time from there.
Both Edward and James were drapers (Edward in Trowbridge and James in Melksham, Wiltshire, England. After James died Ann continued to run the business and later on Henry entered the business as well.

I am trying to find out more about my 4 x Great Grandfather Edward BUTTERWORTH.

One possible match could be Edward BUTTERWORTH b. 1756 to Henry BUTTERWORTH of Padiham, Lancashire, England.

Can anyone help me with this?

Thanks.


Ian Butterworth.
Friday, July 4th 2008 - 03:39:09 AM
Name: Veronica
E-mail address: alien_dreams@yahoo.com
Comments:As someone with a direct lineage to the early 1500's, the name is a habitational one, from a place near Rochdale, Lancashire and a place in West Yorkshire.

Both are so-called from the Olde English Butere - ie. Butter plus enclosure worth. Although the surname is recorded from a very early date both most likely developed independantly of one another.

Sunday, May 25th 2008 - 07:41:18 PM
Name: Kathey Robertson
E-mail address: KR35021@aol.com
Comments:I am new to this site, but from what I've read so far, this may help me fill in a lot of blanks on my Butterworth family tree.

My line goes back to Issac and Averilla (Gilbert) Butterworth. Issac was born 1734 and died 1766. Isaac was my 6th Grandfather. My line branches off with Edith Butterworth when she married John Girton.

Looking forward to find any new information.
Tuesday, May 20th 2008 - 11:48:42 PM
Name: Terje Tverdal
E-mail address: tdal@travelnet.no
Comments:Greetings from Norway.I am going through some old pictures from my parents,and found a 1946-pic of Yvonne Mary and William Brian Butterworth, with small dog "Kelpie". Who and why? Anybody knows? Let med know. Rgds Terje in Hardanger, Norway - viking land. May 12th 2008
Monday, May 12th 2008 - 02:35:19 PM
Name: Joan Butterworth
E-mail address: mafia-28@live.com
Comments:Sorry I put the wrong email addy on the last post.....

Thanks
Friday, May 9th 2008 - 10:14:51 AM
Name: Joan Butterworth
E-mail address: mafia-20@live,com
Comments:Hi all...This is a great page....I hail from the Stoke On Trent Butterworth's we emigrated to New Zealand in 1970 when i was just a kid, but one of my children still bears the Butterworth surname which means there is now a Southern Hemisphere connection
my father William, my Grandad & Great Grandad all came from Tunstall but i do beleive they all started in Lancishire...is this correct, and are there any more Stokey Butterworth's out there?
Keep the dream book going this is great !!!
Friday, May 9th 2008 - 10:13:19 AM
Name: Katrina Thomas
E-mail address: katrina.thomas@boppoly.ac.nz
Comments:Hi there

Looking for James (b. 1968), brother of Susan, son of John and Ann (N. Yorkshire); would anyone be able to put me in touch please?

Thanks so much!
Wednesday, April 30th 2008 - 04:15:53 AM
Name: Taylor Wood
E-mail address: totallytaylorjade@yahoo.com
Comments:Hi, My last name as you can see is "wood" but my great grandads mum's name was:
Emily Strickland...nee "butterworth
i am doing this because i am doing my family tree and coat of arms. on my way looking back i have found this website and thought that i will have a look!

love from Tay
Friday, April 25th 2008 - 08:52:42 PM
Name: Gary Butterworth
E-mail address: rmsmcc@ntlworld.com
Comments:Live in Corby Northamptonshire
Have found Butterworths going back to 14th century living in this area. Looking for more info
Monday, April 21st 2008 - 10:30:31 AM
Name: Isaac William Butterworth
E-mail address: ike@myfirstpres.org
Homepage URL: http://myfirstpres.org
Comments:Born in Salem, New Jersey (USA), in 1946, to William George and Dorothy (Haught) Butterworth. Raised in Fort Worth, Texas. Can trace my line fairly confidently back to the mid 1800's but seem to get lost there. Would love to discover UK roots.
Friday, April 18th 2008 - 03:37:32 AM
Name: Alan Butterworth
E-mail address: alan.butterworth6@ntlworld.com
Thursday, April 17th 2008 - 12:41:46 PM
Name: Alan Butterworth
E-mail address: alanbuts@internode.on.net
Comments:Excellent, vry informative.
Thursday, March 20th 2008 - 04:26:07 AM
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