Another Mystery Solved

Thanks to an Amey relative, I believe this photo to be taken around 1922 and possibly in North Sydney, NS. It is of Maud Buttery Amey, daughter Hilda and son Phillip John. The lady in the hat is a "Mrs. Dawe" who was probably a neighbor. The reason I was confused for awhile is that I misread a name on the back and did not know Maud had any other children besides Eliza who died at the age of 4. Also, the writing on the back seems to address Maud's husband, so it's possible it fell into her sister's (Eliza Buttery Scott) hands after Maud's death in 1929.



Amazing Scott Photos Found!

Thanks to Diane Scott Zeck in British Columbia, we now have photos of Thomas and Sarah Scott! These were supposedly taken around the time of their marriage. SO AWESOME!

Thomas Scott (1838‐1912) and Sarah Barnes Scott (1844‐1923)





The Amey Family

Thanks to this blog, distant relations continually pop up and I am always excited to hear from these fellow family researchers. Yesterday afternoon I was excited to see an email come in from a member of the Amey family, and with the info. he supplied me, I was able to track down more documentation.

My great grandmother Eliza had a sister named Maud who died pretty young. She married Philip Amey and they had a daughter (also named Eliza) who died at the age of 4. Until yesterday, this is about all I knew, but now have since learned the following and have been able to establish a timeline. Here are the facts:

• Maud's full name: Maud Elizabeth Buttery Amey (1893–1929)
• The Amey family came from Burnt Island and their original name was AMY. Philip Amey (Maud's husband) was born on Dec. 27, 1887, to Phillip Francis Amy and Elizabeth Jane Parsons. Philip had 2 brothers (William and Arthur), and 3 sisters (Eva Maude, Beatrice, and Lillian), and they all migrated at some point to North Sydney, NS.
• Maud and Philip had 3 children--Eliza, Philip "John", and Hilda J. who were all born in North Sydney in 1914, 1917 and 1920, respectively.
• Daughter Eliza was 4 when she died of influenza in 1918, and documentation indicates she was  buried at Lakeside Cemetery in North Sydney where other members of the Amey family are also buried.
• They migrated to New York, USA (Niagara Falls) in 1924.
• A 1930 census has father Philip, John and Hilda all living with Philip's sister in Niagara.
• In the 1940 census they were living at 2934 Nevada Ave., and they are still listed at that address in a 1959 city directory.
• Hilda Castricone died in Buffalo in 1998 with 3 children, 5 grandchildren and 3 great grands.

Maud Buttery Amey with daughter Eliza and with sister Eliza Buttery Scott (far right)

Portal to Our Buttery Roots

Last night I accidentally stumbled upon the 1978 British miniseries Lillie. Always a fan of British TV, period dramas and miniseries, I rented it not even knowing what it was about, and until I read the back of the DVD envelope, I didn't realize it was based on the life of Lillie Langtry (see www.jaynesjersey.com/lillielang.htm).

In the first scene, on a rocky beautiful beach, a man asks this girl if she is from Jersey, and then he mentions St. Hellier. He is a soldier in the regiment. Well, naturally, I jumped online and did some quick research, and it turns out she was born and raised in the same era and place as our Buttery ancestors! 1852 or 3. SO, it's really cool to watch this--like a portal into our past!

FYI: This is one interesting woman! Lillie was the semi-official mistress to the Prince of Wales, Queen Victoria's son Albert Edward ("Bertie"), the future king Edward VII.

Benjamin Buttery and Jane Griffiths

I'm very excited we have a history buff and researcher in the family (he lives in Wales.) According to James' findings, we are half Welsh and half English.

William Buttery's (1789-1869) mother (Jane Griffiths) was Welsh. His father Benjamin (our Patriarch) is buried in St. Mary's Churchyard in Monmouth, Wales.

Thanks, James. Keep up the good work!

My visit to Swansea, Wales, in 1987 (or 88) was pretty much accidental. On the plane trip over to college in England, I sat with an American girl of the same age who was living in Wales. At one point in the school year, I jumped on the train and stayed with her for the weekend. She introduced me to Prawn chips!

Welsh Buttery Branch

New Buttery Chart (Jan. 17, 2012)

Thanks to my blog, a welsh cousin (James) has made contact with me. Very cool. He says:

"I was born in the county of Pembrokeshire, in a small (and absolutely stunning) fishing town in west wales called Fishguard, all the surviving Butterys are still there including my mam and aunt."

James said this about his family in his first email:

"My mother Suzanne Dyer (formerly Buttery) was sorting through her attic at Christmas time and stumbled upon her Grandfathers (Joseph Henry Buttery) medals from world war I. She passed them to me to keep them in the family and because of my interest in military history. By researching his military number which is engraved on the medal I opened up some interesting avenues for research, including your website."

Fishguard, Wales

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