Thanks Martin for the information - it indeed looks as if William was in the publishing/newspaper business back in 1854. I still have no link from my Butlers to William Butler, but will keep your info just in case of progress! Amanda -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Martin Saunders Sent: 11 September 2007 20:33 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BKM] Butler in Wycombe Hi Amanda, I noticed in you email "I have found out that William Butler set up the BFP in 1856, died in 1885 & had a son Thomas Harsant Butler in Wycombe in the Dec qtr of 1851 (who succeeded his father as editor)." I have a transcript of my gggrandfather's diary covering the years 1854 to 1863 in which he mentions a Mr Butler of Wycombe several times. All are concerned with papers, periodicals and books and paying bills for such. (My gggrandfather was a schoolmaster in Haddenham). Several of the entries pre-date 1856 suggesting your Mr Butler (if it is the same man) was in the trade before then. Here's the entries I found: In 1854 I accepted Mr Butler's invitation to become agent to the Wycombe and South Bucks monthly Advertiser and Railway Guide Price /2 at first but in September it was reduced to /1. (January 1854) Tuesday - 26th Our Wycombe friends came to see us, and took 8 papers back to Mr Butler. (May 1854) 26 - Saturday Wrote to the Wycombe paper and sent Mr Butler the particulars of the month. (June 1854) 23 Saturday Wrote to Mr R Welford & Mr Butler ordered 3 dozen papers for next month. (1854) September - 1st to 14th Enjoyed my visit to Wycombe very much - Heard some very good sermons by Mr Pledge visited the Sunday School - Read "The Struggles for life" and some other books - settled with Mr Butler for the papers up to Midsummer (1855) June 24th Sent an advertisement to Mr Butler's paper 1859. Jan 1 - Sat, Went to Wycombe yesterday. Cousin John Francklin died on Wednesday nearly 17 ys of age Settled with Mr Butler 1863 Jan 3. First parcel received from Mr Butler this year contained Periodicals as per order 1 Scripture dictionary -/3, Six Almanacs 3 British Workman & 3 Band of Hope Almanacs Martin On 10 Sep 2007, at 20:38, Amanda Gostelow wrote: > Dear Sheila, > > > > The only other reply I had was off-list from Margaret, see below. > > I have not made any further progress on this, except for a > conversation with > my aunt who said that she was sure we were descended from William > Butler of > the Bucks Free Press, but possibly from way back. Still no sign of > my Louis > - the nearest I can find is a Lewis Butler born in Aylesbury in > 1844 - not > yet convinced! > > > > Amanda > > > > ***************************** > > > _____ > > From: SHEILA REYNOLDS [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 09 September 2007 17:39 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BKM] Butler in Wycombe > > > > Hi Amanda. > > did anyone else reply to your posting? > > I have not seen any come up. > > Sheila > > Dear Listers, > > > I haven't posted anything to the list for quite a while, but have a > problem > that I wish to ask for help with. > > > My GGG Grandad was Louis Butler, born in Blockley, Worcestershire > in abt > 1845. He appears on the 1881 census as living with his family in > 60, Easton > Street, Wycombe. Louis' daughter Elizabeth Louise was my GG > Grandmother. > > > My grandad, before he died, told me that William Butler, the editor > of the > Bucks Free Press, was also an ancestor of mine. > > > But I can't find a connection between Louis Butler & William > Butler. Can > anyone help please? > > > I have found out that William Butler set up the BFP in 1856, died > in 1885 & > had a son Thomas Harsant Butler in Wycombe in the Dec qtr of 1851 (who > succeeded his father as editor). > > Could it be that Louis & Thomas were brothers or cousins perhaps? > > > Thank you for any help you can give. > > > Amanda > *************************************** BGS Website: http://www.bucksgs.org.uk/ BFHS Website: http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/ Bucks Genuki Website: http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message