Individual Details
William Isaac BUTLER
(10 Jan 1838 - 23 Aug 1888)
William's baptismal sponsors were Isaac Joseph Fairbrother and Ellena Fairbrother. I think it likely that Ellena Fairbrother, Helena Fairbrother and Eleanor Fairbrother (the latter two being sponsors of siblings of William) are the same person.
A William Butler listed as a student at Sedgley Park School in Staffordshire in the 1851 census is likely to be our William as our William's elder brother Robert had earlier attended the school. Like Robert, William went on to become a priest. The 1861 census tells us he was an ecclesiastical student at St. Mary's College, Aston, Warwickshire; and, according to the 1871 census where he is listed as a member of the household of his brother George in Brompton Square in London, he was a Roman Catholic clergyman and vice-president of the College of Wolverhampton. By the time of the 1881 census he was ministering in Alton, Staffordshire and at the time of his death in 1888 he was living at Ordnance House, North Hyde (near Heston), Middlesex. Probate records from 1888 show that William left £121 10s 9d on his death and that his brother James had been appointed executor of the estate. According to his death certificate William died at the age of 50 of "malignant disease of stomach" at St. Mary's Orphanage (presumably attached to Ordnance House), North Hyde.
A William Butler listed as a student at Sedgley Park School in Staffordshire in the 1851 census is likely to be our William as our William's elder brother Robert had earlier attended the school. Like Robert, William went on to become a priest. The 1861 census tells us he was an ecclesiastical student at St. Mary's College, Aston, Warwickshire; and, according to the 1871 census where he is listed as a member of the household of his brother George in Brompton Square in London, he was a Roman Catholic clergyman and vice-president of the College of Wolverhampton. By the time of the 1881 census he was ministering in Alton, Staffordshire and at the time of his death in 1888 he was living at Ordnance House, North Hyde (near Heston), Middlesex. Probate records from 1888 show that William left £121 10s 9d on his death and that his brother James had been appointed executor of the estate. According to his death certificate William died at the age of 50 of "malignant disease of stomach" at St. Mary's Orphanage (presumably attached to Ordnance House), North Hyde.
Events
| Birth | 10 Jan 1838 | Covent Garden, London | |||
| Christen | 4 Feb 1838 | St. Patrick's Church, Westminster, London | |||
| Death | 23 Aug 1888 | Ordnance House, North Hyde, Heston, Middlesex | |||
| Burial | St. Mary's Cemetery, Kensal Green, London (grave 7197) |
Families
| Father | George James BUTLER (1795 - 1870) |
| Mother | Margaret Lucy MEADE (1802 - 1868) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth (Eliza) Mary BUTLER (1828 - 1864) |
| Sibling | James Bernard John Edward BUTLER (1830 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Susan BUTLER (1831 - 1850) |
| Sibling | George Patrick BUTLER (1834 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Robert BUTLER (1836 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Margaret BUTLER (1840 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Thomas Aloysius BUTLER (1840 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann BUTLER (1844 - 1902) |