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Henry Reginald Button (b. 1897 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England) — Local Past

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Henry Reginald Button

Born about June 1897 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England

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Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
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Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England
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Wombwell, South Yorkshire, England
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About April 1897
Birth
Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026Admin
Birth of Henry Reginald Button
Person
Henry Reginald Button
Vol. 9c, p. 231
Date
About April 1897
Place
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Recorded as RD Barnsley, Yorkshire
Mother
Edith Eliza Watkinson
Mother's maiden name Watkinson
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1 August 1897

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Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026Admin

Baptism of Henry Reginald Button

Person: Henry Reginald Button
Date: 1 August 1897
Place: Wombwell, South Yorkshire
Mother: Edith Eliza Watkinson

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31 March 1901

Census

Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026Admin

Census of 47 Hopwood Street, Barnsley, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire

Date: 31 March 1901
Place: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Recorded as 47 Hopwood Street, Barnsley, Yorkshire
People: Henry Richard Button
Recorded as Henry R Button
Head. Married. 38. Post office clerk. Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire
Edith Eliza Button
Wife. Married. 34. Born: Wombwell, Yorkshire
Henry Reginald Button
Recorded as Henry R Button
Son. Single. 3. Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire

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2 April 1911

Census

Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026Admin

Census of 80 St Peter’s Avenue, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire

Date: 2 April 1911
Place: Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire
Recorded as 80 St Peter’s Avenue, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire
People: Edith Eliza Button
Head. 44. Widow. Married 21 years, 4 children, 3 living, 1 died. Born: Wombwell, Yorkshire
Henry Reginald Button
Son. 13. News boy. Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire
Edith Ann Button
Daughter. 8. School. Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire
Ronald Eric Button
Son. 4. Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire

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Edith Eliza Watkinson (b. 1867 in Wombwell, South Yorkshire, England)
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George Francis Button (1895 Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England – 1895 Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England)
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Edith Ann Button (b. 1903 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England)
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Ronald Eric Button (b. 1906 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England)
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Edith Eliza Button (b. 1867)
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Henry Richard Button (b. 1863 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England)
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