Go to the passenger list in  http://www.cubagenweb.org  They have a B.W. Butler listed having sailed in 1863 on a ship called the Conway.  It shows it sailed from St. Thomas to Habana.   No mention of Zebulon, however.  You may want to check the passenger lists from Ellis Island.  If they ever traveled through NYC, even in transit, it will show them.  You may have to try different spellings of the names since mistakes were made.   Good luck  Conchita Gutiérrez Cuesta Miami, Fl.  USA From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> >To: cuba@rootsweb.com >Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2011 5:32 PM >Subject: [CUBA] CUBA - Butler Family 1861 - 1901 > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Author: elaineking1973 >Surnames: Butler >Classification: queries > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.caribbean.cuba.general/11130/mb.ashx > >Message Board Post: > >My ancestor lived in Cuba between the above dates (perhaps not the full extent of these dates) He was Zebulon Butler (born in Staffordshire, England in 1832) and his wife Betsy (nee Wright, born 1837, Staffordshire, England) - they had the following 3 daughters, all of whom have Cuba as their place of birth on the 1901 UK census: > >Elizabeth Wright Butler 1864 born Cuba >Annie Louise Butler born 1866 Matanzas, Cuba >Mary Alice Butler born 1868 Matanzas, Cuba > >Would LOVE to know why they went to Cuba, what they did there, what it would have been like back then, how they would have travelled (via New York???) how long was it by sea?  etc.......... > >Can anyone help me with this please? > >Important Note: >The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > >========================================== >To reply to a message from the surname Bulletin Board you must post your answer on the Bulletin Board and not directly to the list. >~~~~~~ >Para contestar un mensaje del tablero de pesquisas es necesario que conteste por medio del tablero y no directamente a la lista. >========================================== >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CUBA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >