Butler family of Rock Hill House, Blackrock
John Butler married Annie Richardson
born circa 1849 18 Apr 1876 born circa 1851
Swords, Co Dublin Booterstown Ballinatone, Co Wicklow
died 24 Dec 1930 died 7 Feb 1929 (78)
Blackrock Blackrock
John Butler born circa 1849 in Swords, Co Dublin son of George Butler, a labourer. He was a
shoemaker resident in Blackrock when he married Annie Richardson on 18 April 1876 at
Booterstown Parish Church. Annie was living in Blackrock and was the daughter of John
Richardson, a shoemaker. They were living in Carysfort Avenue in 1901. They had five
children of whom four survived in 1911. John was a master bootmaker and they lived at Rock
Hill House, Blackrock from 1902 to 1930. Annie died 7 Feb 1929 at Rock Hill House, her
daughter Eliza Lily Wilson the informant. John died at Rock Hill House on 24 Dec 1930, his
daughter Jane the informant. Both are buried at Deansgrange.
1 Eliza Lily (Lily) Butler born circa 1878 in Co Dublin was a dressmaker. She married
James Wilson on 12 Dec 1923 at SS Philip& James, Booterstown. James was with the
RIC and the son of Richard Wilson, a clerk. They lived at Millicent House, Dargle Road
Bray in 1929 where James died on 3 Apr 1949 aged 76. Eliza died 7 Feb 1967 and is
buried with her husband and parents in Deansgrange.
2 Thomas Butler born circa 3 Jul 1879 at 2 Sydney Terrace, Blackrock was a master boot
maker. Thomas of Rock Hill House died a bachelor on 3 Jun 1926 aged 46 and is buried
at Deansgrange.
3 Jane (Janie) Butler born 24 Nov 1881 at 2 Sydney Terrace, Blackrock was a dressmaker.
She married Andrew Thomas Stotesbury of Drumcondra on 24 Feb 1902 at SS Philip &
James, Booterstown. Thomas was a foreman in a building company and the son of
Thomas Stotesbury and Sarah Murphy. In 1917 Andrew applied for custody of their
daughter after Jane left him and went back to live with her father. Jane applied for a
separation because of physical abuse. Andrew, a building contractor died on 8 Jul 1920
at the Royal Hospital for incurables late of Clarendon Street. Jane died 2 Apr 1944 at
Rock Hill House, Blackrock and is buried with her parents.
1 Dorothy Muriel Stotesbury born 16 Mar 1906 at Rock Hill House worked as a
shop assistant at HCR in Blackrock and never married.
4 George Butler born 7 Apr 1889 at 5 Sydney Terrace, Blackrock. George a civil servant
was an assistant clerk in the Land Commission in 1911. He married Edith Marion Brooks
on 16 Aug 1916 in at Bray Parish Church. Edith was living at Dargle View Terrace, Bray
and the daughter of Edward Brooks, a gardener. They lived at Merrion View Avenue and
had three children. George continued to work for the Land Commission. George a
retired civil servant died at Meath Road, Bray on 23 Nov 1966 aged 77 and is buried at
Deansgrange.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - December 2019 updated September 2026
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John Butler married Annie Richardson
born circa 1849 18 Apr 1876 born circa 1851
Swords, Co Dublin Booterstown Ballinatone, Co Wicklow
died 24 Dec 1930 died 7 Feb 1929 (78)
Blackrock Blackrock
John Butler born circa 1849 in Swords, Co Dublin son of George Butler, a labourer. He was a
shoemaker resident in Blackrock when he married Annie Richardson on 18 April 1876 at
Booterstown Parish Church. Annie was living in Blackrock and was the daughter of John
Richardson, a shoemaker. They were living in Carysfort Avenue in 1901. They had five
children of whom four survived in 1911. John was a master bootmaker and they lived at Rock
Hill House, Blackrock from 1902 to 1930. Annie died 7 Feb 1929 at Rock Hill House, her
daughter Eliza Lily Wilson the informant. John died at Rock Hill House on 24 Dec 1930, his
daughter Jane the informant. Both are buried at Deansgrange.
1 Eliza Lily (Lily) Butler born circa 1878 in Co Dublin was a dressmaker. She married
James Wilson on 12 Dec 1923 at SS Philip& James, Booterstown. James was with the
RIC and the son of Richard Wilson, a clerk. They lived at Millicent House, Dargle Road
Bray in 1929 where James died on 3 Apr 1949 aged 76. Eliza died 7 Feb 1967 and is
buried with her husband and parents in Deansgrange.
2 Thomas Butler born circa 3 Jul 1879 at 2 Sydney Terrace, Blackrock was a master boot
maker. Thomas of Rock Hill House died a bachelor on 3 Jun 1926 aged 46 and is buried
at Deansgrange.
3 Jane (Janie) Butler born 24 Nov 1881 at 2 Sydney Terrace, Blackrock was a dressmaker.
She married Andrew Thomas Stotesbury of Drumcondra on 24 Feb 1902 at SS Philip &
James, Booterstown. Thomas was a foreman in a building company and the son of
Thomas Stotesbury and Sarah Murphy. In 1917 Andrew applied for custody of their
daughter after Jane left him and went back to live with her father. Jane applied for a
separation because of physical abuse. Andrew, a building contractor died on 8 Jul 1920
at the Royal Hospital for incurables late of Clarendon Street. Jane died 2 Apr 1944 at
Rock Hill House, Blackrock and is buried with her parents.
1 Dorothy Muriel Stotesbury born 16 Mar 1906 at Rock Hill House worked as a
shop assistant at HCR in Blackrock and never married.
4 George Butler born 7 Apr 1889 at 5 Sydney Terrace, Blackrock. George a civil servant
was an assistant clerk in the Land Commission in 1911. He married Edith Marion Brooks
on 16 Aug 1916 in at Bray Parish Church. Edith was living at Dargle View Terrace, Bray
and the daughter of Edward Brooks, a gardener. They lived at Merrion View Avenue and
had three children. George continued to work for the Land Commission. George a
retired civil servant died at Meath Road, Bray on 23 Nov 1966 aged 77 and is buried at
Deansgrange.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - December 2019 updated September 2026
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