Alfred Butters born Norfolk died Harrogate 1940

[scruffypup]

My husband's greatgrandfather was Alfred Butters, and from talking to my aunt in law, I know he came from Norfolk, was married twice, the second marriage being to Rose Ann Lince in Knaresborough in 1913, the first is either Emily Hardisty or Mary Jane Winter at Knaresborough December 1892 and he died in the Harrogate bombings during 1940, but that's all I can find about him, there appear to be a few Alfred Butters living in Norfolk in the 1881 census, but he doesn't seem to appear living in Yorkshire or Norfolk on the 1891 census with a wife Mary Jane or Emily and he isn't on the 1901 census for Yorkshire either although he must have been in Yorkshire by 1892 for his marriage.

[lizdb]

Do you have a d-o-b for him? Either definite (as in got birth cert) or approx - so we can look for birth and then have idea of age and place of birth for looking on censuses?

[lizdb]

Here's his death:

Jul/Aug/Sep 1940 Alfred Butters aged 69 Knaresbro district ref 9a 352

So looks like he was born 1871 give or take a year or two

[lizdb]

OK, birth is:

Apr/May/Jun 1871 Alfred Butters, Wayland Reg distr ref 4b 247

[Tati]

1891
RG12/3521 12 15
Bilton with Harrogate, Yorkshire
Alfred Butters, serv, 20, Farm servant, b. Norfolk Anleboro (?)
 

[scruffypup]

Hi Liz

Wow that was quick I was just checking family search I knew I had seen a few Alfred's in the Norolk area but I think I might have found him it ties in with what you have found Alfred Butters Besthorpe Norfolk, head Walter RG11 1974/66 Pg 5

[lizdb]

I had just found that for him in 1881 too and was about to post
Parents Walter and Caroline and a selection of siblings living at Silver Cottage, Besthorpe

And Tati has got him in 1891 now moved up to Yorkshire

[scruffypup]

Hi Tati

Thanks for the 1891 info we know we are on to the right person now, many thanks.

Yours Julie

[Suffolk Mawther]

1891
RG12/3521 12 15
Bilton with Harrogate, Yorkshire
Alfred Butters, serv, 20, Farm servant, b. Norfolk Anleboro (?)
  

Bonjour Tati,

Oi reckon thet could be ATTLEBOROUGH gal, seeing as thet is in Narfolk  

Attleborough is to the south west of the county town of Norwich (and Besthorpe is just to the north east of Attleborough)

SM ...