Butler, Walter

Walter Butler, c1833-1878




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Life Events


Born:c1833Queen's County (County Laois), Ireland [01].
Arrived:16 January 1854Melbourne, Colony of Victoria, on the ship Hope. Departed London, 10 October 1853 [02] [03] [04] [05].
Married:3 October 1872Holy Trinity Church of England, Wangaratta, Colony of Victoria, to Louisa Tucker [1852-1942] [06] [07].
Died:26 January 1878Port Philip Club Hotel, Flinders Street, Melbourne, Colony of Victoria, aged 45 years [08] [09].
Buried:27 January 1878Melbourne General Cemetery, Parkville, Colony of Victoria [Grave: Church of England, Section Q, No 0252] [10] [11] [12].

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Career


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References


Notes

Notes
01 An 1878 obituary says that he hails from Queen's County, Ireland, "having been born while his parents were in one of the British possessions, his father being an officer in the army."
02 Shipping Intelligence - Arrived; The Argus (Melbourne), 17 January 1854, p 4 [Trove, 12 June 2023].
03 Marten A Syme; Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Victorian Ports, Volume 2 1846-1855; Roebuck Society, Canberra, 1987; p 223.
04 Hope Passenger List, Public Record Office of Victoria, VPRS 947, January-March 1854 [ 12 June 2023].
05 Tentative identification, as Butler's name is crossed out on the PROV passenger list. His first Victorian Public Sefvice appointment was on 21 April 1854.
06 Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriage Index M1872-003812.
07 Marriages - Butler-Tucker; The Argus (Melbourne), 5 October 1872, p 4 [Trove, 30 December 2023].
08 Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death Index D1878-002451.
09 Deaths - Butler; The Argus (Melbourne), 28 January 1878, p 1 [Trove, 21 March 2023].
10 Correspondence from Melbourne General Cemetery.
11 Find a Grave - Walter Butler [ 30 December 2023].
12 Funeral Notices - Butler; The Herald (Melbourne), 26 January 1878, p 3 [Trove, 30 December 2023].

Further Reading

Updates

2024-10-13Page formatting revised.
2023-12-30Life Events updated and references added.