> > 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! I think this may have arisen because they were both called Butler and both appeared in Wycombe. Someone may have said 'I wonder if we are related?' and someone else said' I'm sure we must be related...' and that got hardened into 'we are related/. > > This could have arisen because there was an idea in Victorian times that everyone of the same surname 'must' be related. This is behind some of those entries we see in the IGI where Wilbur P Hackensacker has claimed all persons named Smith or jones (almost) as his 'relatives. ' > > > > > > Amanda > > > > > > > > ***************************** > > >