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I am looking for older or new connections.  This is the information I have gathered from family members or online (someone did a complete family tree from William forward...thank you).  I have posted below William and his children and I would like to try to find his siblings, parents etc.  Although he was born in England, rumour has it we are connected to the Ireland Butler's also.  We are told that records were distroyed in a fire, thus "William" was as far as we could trace.  I am told he came to to North america with 2 brothers...one went to NL and the other to the North Shore (where ever that may be)...so here goes.

My famiy has collected the following, my direct line is his son Charles William Butler:
WILLIAM' BUTLER was born May 09, 1818 in England, and died February 17, 1905 in Murphy Cove, Nova Scotia. He married MARY ANN STOKES Abt. 1851 in Ship Harbour, Nova Scotia.
Notes for WILLIAM BUTLER: William Butler of Pleasant Harbour who died Feb 16th, was this day interred in St. Peter's Churchyard. Aged 86 years, 9 months. Rev A. H. Jyers, Rector of Ship Harbour. Feb 20, 1905
Notes for MARY ANN STOKES:
Butler, of West Pleasant Harbour died on July 14 1904 and was buried by me in the new Pleasant Harbour Church yard on Saturday, 16th July aged 73 years.
Children of WILLIAM BUTLER and MARY STOKES are:
ELLEN L.2 BUTLER, b. April 23, 1852, Pleasant Harbour, Nova Scotia; d. October 02, 1928, Traverse City, Michigan.
JEMIMA BUTLER, b. February 25, 1854, Ship Harbour, Nova Scotia; d. June 08, 1924, Halifax, NS.
MARY ANN BUTLER, b. November 16,1856, Murphy Cove, Nova Scotia; d. January 24, 1940, Murphy Cove, Nova Scotia.
ELIZA ADELAIDE BUTLER, b. September 02,1858, Ship Harbour, Nova Scotia.
EDWARD WALTER BUTLER, b. July 14, 1862, Shoal Bay, Nova Scotia3; d. May 11,1889.
Notes for EDWARD WALTER BUTLER: Edward Walter Butler of Pleasant Harbour was this day interred in Holy Trinity Church cemetery, Tangier. Aged 26 years.   May 11, 1889 Edward Ball, Rector
SUSAN MARIE BUTLER, b. June 21, 1863, Murphy Cove, Nova Scotia; d. September 10, 1940, Murphy Cove, Nova Scotia.
CHARLES WILLIAM BUTLER, b. September 29, 1864, Shoal Bay, Nova Scotia; d. March 09, 1934.
LETTIE CELESTIA BUTLER, b. October 22, 1868, Murphy Cove, Nova Scotia; d. January 30, 1958, Murphy Cove, Nova Scotia.
JAMES ALLEN BUTLER, b. October 26, 1869; d. June 07, 1929, VG Hospital, Halifax, NS.
GEORGE FOSTER BUTLER, b. October 04, 1875, Murphy Cove, Nova Scotia; d. December 16, 1949, Halifax, NS.
REUBEN JOHN BUTLER, b. April 27, 1876; d. September 21, 1944, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Information I have found online thus far:
 
(DS6) William Butler b.1818 - from the Butler's Society website
William Butler, born 9/5/1818 "within the sound of Bow Bells"(this the traditional definition of a Cockney, [who live in the East End of London]), departed England 1845 and arrived Nova Scotia c.1849. He married a British girl, Mary Ann Stokes, born 27/12/1831 who is said to have been raised on Jamaica. Information sought on ancestors of both.

This is from Geneology.com from 1999 - One family story indicates my great-grandfather William Butler b. 1818 in England left the UK with a brother and settled in New York for a short time. It is said they had a falling out and while my GGFather came to NS his brother went to Newfoundland. Have never been able to determine the validity of this account.

Any help from William onward or even the newer generations such as myself.