King and Butters in Peterhead

[gypsyspirit]

Hi everyone
I am researching our family from Peterhead and would love to hear from anyone with similar family names.  My gggrandfather Alexander Butters arrived in Australia in 1854 at the time of the gold rushes and we believe he is the one with a short prison record for desertion from the UK Merchant Navy in Melbourne.  His death certificate states born Aberdeenshire abt 1830, gives mother: Barbara King  father: John Butters Sea Captain.  We have researched the family tree, and found DNA matches that fit,  but unable to place Barbara King in her family apart from her probable father Alexander King - shoemaker in Peterhead.
Any leads would be helpful. Thanks Margaret.

[rosie17]

Hi Margaret there are several tree's on Anc....y with names that match if you have access you could make  contact ..Don't know if you have the death certificate for Barbara King on Scotlands People 1885 St Nicholas Aberdeen 168/1659 other surname Butters

1841 Census for Alexander King age 67 shoe maker born about 1774
address King Street Peterhead Aberdeenshire
Isabella King age 20
Alexander Butter age 10

Rosie

[flst]

If you do as I did & search on Freecen you will find Barbara in the 1841 -1871 censuses. In 1841 she is living in James Street, Peterhead. She is a seaman's wife & has 6 children living with her. In 1851 she is in Back Street, Peterhead & widowed. There are 4 children there, the youngest, Helen, is aged 6. This may give an indication as to when John butters died. In 1861 Barbara's surname is shown as Buttus. She has family living with her including a married daughter. By 1871 she is living with that daughter  in Aberdeen.
Regards,
flst

[gypsyspirit]

Thanks for the lookups. Yes we have the census data mentioned and death registry notice for Barbara King/Butters. We have also found some information on family trees - many of those on Ancestry belong to myself and other local family.  We have followed the later families to Australia, Canada and USA.  I was hoping someone in Aberdeenshire would be able to find a link to Barbara's King family other than the brother shoemaker in Peterhead.  Other posts have mentioned Alexander King watchmaker/silversmith and Charlie King Peterhead merchant but we have not been able to link her to them.  We have also been unable to find the correct birth and death for her husband John Butters, seaman.  There is a Masters ticket issued in 1855 with a likely birth date, but he and Barbara apparently had  a daughter "born posthumously" in 1849.  So many Butters in Scotland and perhaps Ireland?
thanks
Margaret

[GR2]

The following people are buried in the same grave in the old cemetery at Peterhead.

16-1-1808 Robert King, 6, son of Charles King, merchant
2-1-1810 William King, 4, son of Charles King, merchant
7-1-1810 Barbara King, 2, daughter of Charles King, merchant
21-3-1843 Benjamin King, 8 months
8-12-1845 Barbara Butter, 6
14-5-1847 Alexander King, 74, Kirk Street
18-8-1848 Ann Butter 3, months
5-3-1850 John Butter, infant
16-1-1958 Isabella King or Strachan, 66, 82 King Street
29-11-1958 William Strachan, 71, 82 King Street
10-5-2005 William James Strachan, 82, 59 Windmill Street

[flst]

Another thing to check are the Old Parish Records,on scotlandspeople website, for the baptisms of the children. Sometimes the names of sponsors,occupations & addresses can lead to a discovery of a family link.
flst

[gypsyspirit]

Thanks for the detailed information from the Cemetery, this certainly include family members, and is the correct Alexander King.  I had found a scanned document for burial for Barbara King or Butters 14 Aug 1855 in plot 34 at the same cemetery, which I assumed was our Barbara.  It is possible there was no room for Barbara in this plot in 1855, although further burials were possible later.  This gives me some leads to find her family.

And also thanks for the hint re additional information on baptism records.
thanks Margaret

[themonkeymonkey]

Joan Butter  22/5/1849 born Peterhead is a daughter but I cannot find a death notice

[gypsyspirit]

I have not found a death notice for Joan Butter born 1849.  She was baptised and the record states "born posthumously" and this fits with the disappearance of her father (Master seaman) from the records - maybe died at sea or a foreign port?   Witness to the baptism was Benjamin King - I believe Barbara's brother.