My Butt/Butts Connection

Additional information found by Margaret Miller in October 2021 in the Canterbury Cathedral Archives now on findmypast and familysearch.org, as well as entries found on familysearch.org by Grahame Thom. The first group are likely to be the ancestors of Sarah Butts who married Obadiah Ikin, in Canterbury, Kent on 23 May 1781.

John Butt was baptised on 22 December 1731 at St Paul, Canterbury, the son of Henry and Sarah Butt

Sarah Butt was buried at St Paul, Canterbury on 29 December 1761
Henry Butt was buried at St Paul, Canterbury on 16 February 1764

John Butts married Ann Burley on 23 February 1755 following banns on 26 January 1755, and 2 and 9 February 1755 at St Paul, Canterbury (ref U3/81/1/6) . All their children were baptised at St Paul (ref U3/81/1/3)

Mary Butts 25 April 1756
Ann Butts 8 June 1757, died 24 June 1757
Sarah Butts 8 October 1758
Henry Butts 5 October 1760
Ann Butts 22 August 1762, died 22 March 1865
Thomas Butts 16 December 1764

John Butt buried at St Paul, Canterbury, Kent, on 15 January 1786.
Ann Butt buried at St Paul, Canterbury, Kent, on 7 October 1792.

The following entries cannot be placed in the above “tree” but are likely to be related to them – extracted from familysearcxh.org.

Henry Butt married Sarah Pettit on 6 March 1711, at St Mary Bredin, Canterbury, Kent
Sarah Butt, baptised on 23 September 1716, St Mary Bredin, Canterbury, Kent, parents Henry and Sarah Butt
Henry Butt, baptised parents Henry and Sarah Butt
William Butt baptised 19 November 1721, Canterbury, Kent, parents Henry and Sarah Butt
William Butt baptised 11 August 1723, St Paul, Canterbury, Kent, parents Henry and Sarah Butt
Unnamed male Butt buried on 2 August 1724, at St Paul, Canterbury, Kent, father Henry Butt
William Butt baptised on 5 September 1725, Canterbury, Kent, parents Henry and Sarah Butt
George Butt baptised 28 January 1727, Canterbury, Kent, parents Henry and Sarah Butt
George Butt baptised 28 January 1728, St Paul, Canterbury, Kent, parents Henry and Sarah Butt
unnamed Butt buried 27 June 1729, Canterbury, Kent
Sarah Butt baptised 29 December 1729, Canterbury, Kent, father Henry Butt
Samuel Butt baptised 29 December 1729, Canterbury, Kent, father Henry Butt
John Butt baptised 22 December 1731, at St Paul, Canterbury, Kent parents Henry and Sarah Butt
Mary Butt baptised 10 February 1733, St Paul, Canterury, Kent, parents Henry and Sarah Butt
Mary Butt baptised 10 February 1734, St Paul, Canterbury, Kent, parents Henry and Sarah Butt
William Butt baptised 25 April 1736, St Paul, Canterbury, Kent, parents Henry and Sarah Butt
Susan Butt baptised 1 July 1739, St Paul, Canterbury, Kent, parents Henry and Sarah Butt
Henry Butt buried on 8 August 1761, at St Paul, Canterbury, Kent, father John Butt
Sarah Butt buried on 29 December 1761, at Canterbury, Kent, spouse Henry Butt
Henry Butt buried on 16 February 1764, at St Paul, Canterbury, Kenton 7 December 1718, at St Paul, Canterbury, Kent