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Fred Ernest Button (b. 1879 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England) — Local Past

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Fred Ernest Button

Born about March 1879 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England

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Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
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About January 1879
Birth
Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026Admin
Birth of Fred Ernest Button
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Fred Ernest Button
Vol. 9c, p. 216
Date
About January 1879
Place
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Recorded as RD Barnsley, Yorkshire
Mother
Sarah Ann Jenkinson
Mother's maiden name Jenkinson
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3 April 1881

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Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026Admin

Census of 3 Lancaster Street, Barnsley, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire

Date: 3 April 1881
Place: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Recorded as 3 Lancaster Street, Barnsley, Yorkshire
People: Fred Smith Button
Recorded as Fred S Button
Head. Married. 21. Surveyors assistant. Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire
Sarah A Button
Wife. Married. 25. Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire
Fred Ernest Button
Recorded as Fred E Button
Son. 2. Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire
Walter R Button
Son. 11 months. Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire

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Fred Smith Button (1859 Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England – 1910 Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)
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Sarah Ann Jenkinson (b. 1856 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England)
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Walter Percival Button (1880 Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England – 1951 Burnley, Lancashire, England)
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Katharine Ida Button (b. 1881 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England)
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Sarah A Button (b. 1857)
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Walter R Button (b. 1870)
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Sarah Alice Button (b. 1884 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

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Francis Jenkinson Button (b. 1887 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

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