Giles Button (1868 Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England – 1915 Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England)

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About October 1868
Birth
Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026
Birth of Giles Button
Person
Giles Button
Vol. 9c, p. 156
Date
About October 1868
Place
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Recorded as RD Barnsley, Yorkshire
Mother
Jane Beet
Mother's maiden name Beet
Civil registration birth index. RD Barnsley, Yorkshire. 4th quarter, 1868. Giles Button. Mother's maiden name Beet. Vol. 9c, p. 156.
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22 August 1869
Baptism
Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026
Baptism of Giles Button
Person
Giles Button
Date
22 August 1869
Place
St Mary's Church, Kingstone, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Mother
Jane Beet
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Giles Button was baptised at St Mary's Church, Barnsley, Yorkshire on 22 August 1869. He is the son of Giles Button and Jane Button of Barnsley, brickmaker.
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2 April 1871
Census
Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026
Census of Low Street, Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, Royston, South Yorkshire
Date
2 April 1871
Place
Low Street, Monk Bretton, Royston, South Yorkshire
People
Giles Button
Head. Married. 29. Brick maker. Born: Hawksworth, Yorkshire
Jane Beet
Recorded as Jane Button
Wife. 25. Brick maker’s wife. Born: Thurlstone, Yorkshire
Albert Button
Son. Unmarried. 3. Scholar. Born: Ecclesfield, Yorkshire
Giles Button
Son. Unmarried. 2. Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire
1871 census Low Street, Monk Bretton, Yorkshire. The household consisted of: Giles Button. Head. Married. 29. Brick maker. Born: Hawksworth, Yorkshire. Jane Button. Wife. 25. Brick maker’s wife. Born: Thurlstone, Yorkshire. Albert Button. Son. Unmarried. 3. Scholar. Born: Ecclesfield, Yorkshire. Giles Button. Son. Unmarried. 2. Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire.
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5 April 1891
Census
Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026
Census of Company Row, Low Valley, South Yorkshire
Date
5 April 1891
Place
Company Row, Low Valley, South Yorkshire
People
John Roebuck
Head. Married. 45. Coal miner. Born: Rawmarsh, Yorkshire
Jane Beet
Recorded as Jane Roebuck
Wife. 45. Born: Thurgoland, Yorkshire
Albert Button
Son. 23. Coal hurrier. Born: Ecclesfield, Yorkshire
Giles Button
Son. 22. Coal hurrier. Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire
Frank Button
Son. 19. Pit pony driver. Born: Monk Bretton, Yorkshire
Walter Button
17. Pit pony driver. Born: Monk Bretton, Yorkshire
Mary Hannah Button
Recorded as Mary Ann Button
Daughter. 14. Born: Low Valley, Yorkshire
Harry Button
Son. 12. Scholar. Born: Low Valley, Yorkshire
John Arthur Roebuck
Recorded as John A Roebuck
Son. 10. Scholar. Born: Low Valley, Yorkshire
William Roebuck
Son. 5. Scholar. Born: Low Valley, Yorkshire
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11 August 1891
Marriage
Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026
Marriage of Giles Button and Mary Ann Greenhow
Groom
Giles Button
Age: 22. Bachelor. Coal miner. Company Row, Low Valley
Company Row, Low Valley, South Yorkshire
Bride
Mary Ann Greenhow
Age: 20. Spinster. Blacks buildings, Snape Hill
Date
11 August 1891
Place
Darfield, South Yorkshire
Recorded as the parish church, Darfield, Yorkshire
Groom's father
Giles Button
Brickmaker, deceased
Bride's father
William Greenhow
Coal miner
Witnesses
Albert Parkinson
Phillis Ann Wilson
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12 April 1896
Marriage
Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026
Marriage of Frank Button and Martha Maria Pearson
Groom
Frank Button
Age: 24. Bachelor. Miner. Low Valley, Darfield
Bride
Martha Maria Pearson
Age: 17. Spinster. Low Valley, Darfield
Date
12 April 1896
Place
All Saints Church, Church Street, Darfield, South Yorkshire
Groom's father
Giles Button
Brick maker, deceased
Bride's father
John Pearson
Publican
Witnesses
Mary Button
Giles Button
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2 April 1911
Census
Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026
Census of 110, Snape Hill Road, Darfield, South Yorkshire
Date
2 April 1911
Place
110, Snape Hill Road, Darfield, South Yorkshire
People
Giles Button
Head. 42. Married. Colliery road repairer. Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire
Mary Ann Greenhow
Recorded as Mary Ann Button
Wife. 39. Married 19 years 3 children 2 living 1 died. Born: Staincross, Yorkshire
Sarah Jane Button
Daughter. 19. Single. General servant (domestic). Born: Darfield, Yorkshire
Ernest Giles Button
Son. 4. Born: Darfield, Yorkshire
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9 August 1915
Photo memory
Clare Hopkins · 6 Jun 2026
Photograph of Giles Button and Mary Ann Greenhow
Date
9 August 1915
People
Giles Button
Mary Ann Greenhow
"Giles, the beloved husband of Mary Ann Button who died August 9th 1915, aged 46 years." Photograph of headstone taken at All Saints Church, Darfield, on 24 July 2020.
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9 August 1915
Death
Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026
Death of Giles Button
Person
Giles Button
Date
9 August 1915
Place
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Death Houghton Main Colliery. 09 August 1915. “Enlarging an airway and was shovelling out loose dirt into a tub when there was a fall of roof and he was suffocated”.
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Birth of Giles Button

Baptism of Giles Button

Census of Low Street, Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, Royston, South Yorkshire

Census of Company Row, Low Valley, South Yorkshire

Marriage of Giles Button and Mary Ann Greenhow

Marriage of Frank Button and Martha Maria Pearson

Census of 110, Snape Hill Road, Darfield, South Yorkshire

Photograph of Giles Button and Mary Ann Greenhow

Death of Giles Button