Final Resting Place

"Our ancestors are the sum of who we are." Meryl Streep

Rochester, NY

My newfie great grandparents. Many thanks to our cousin Walter Scott for locating their graves and sending photos!!!



Researching Canadian Kin

From Family Tree Magazine Website:
101 Best Websites for 2011: Sites for researching Canadian kin

Grand Bay, Newfoundland

I can't believe I haven't mentioned what my dear Buttery cousins did for me a few months ago...they took local photos! I wanted to see what the area in this old photo below looked like today.

Here are some they sent me. I won't name who lives where due to privacy concerns.

Paying Tribute

I'm sorry to announce the passing of 2 descendents from both Newfoundland Branches, Robert Buttery and Winnifred Maude Osborne.

Robert Buttery
I don't yet know much about Robert, but that he died 9/14/12 and was the son of James Buttery, grandson of Albert Buttery and great grandson of John Edward Buttery (1885-1971).

Winnifred Maude Osborne 84, North Sydney
(August 16, 1928 - August 21, 2012)
from http://www.chantfuneralhome.com/fh/print.cfm?type=obituary&o_id=1566056&fh_id=12438

It is with sadness but great joy we announce the peaceful passing of our dear mother into the presence of our Savior on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney. Born in Little Bay East, Newfoundland, she was the daughter of the late Gordon and Alice (Thornhill) Scott. Winnie worshipped at the Westside Bible Chapel. Winnie is survived by her children, Eileen (Gordon) Cummings, Ontario, Juanita (David) Pero, Ontario, Jacob Osborne, Scott (Jennifer) Osborne, Ontario, Kim (Ian) McCulloch, North Sydney; 13 grandchildren, Lisa, Nicole, Shannon, Leanne, David Scott, Apryl, Adrian, Micah, Ryan, Brittany, Jacob, North Sydney, Benjamin, Sophia Winnifred; 15 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings, George (Georgina) Scott, Halifax, Mildred (Peter) Harrison, Baddeck, Lillian (Allan) Radford, B.C.; nieces and nephews as well as special cousins, Rendell and Ruthie Thornhill. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Jacob, siblings, Archibald Scott, Sarah ‘Sadie’ Bennett. Cremation has taken place. Visitation will be held Friday, Aug. 24 from 7-9 p.m.at the Westside Bible Chapel, 325 Keltic Dr.Sydney River. A memorial service will take place 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 at the Westside Bible Chapel In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Gideons International in Canada. Corinthians 5:8 ... “away from the body and at home with the Lord” Online condolences may be sent to our web page at www.chantfuneralhome.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of ... 

Evidence of Scottish Roots

There has always been an understanding that the LBE Scott clan had Scottish roots, but I haven't seen any evidence until now. FYI--many Scotts came from England and Ireland.

My evidence is a death certificate I found for Capt. George "Thomas" Scott who died in 1944 in North Sydney. In a box designated "Racial Origin", it says "Scottish." I was quite thrilled to find this as I have a fondness for the Scots. In the 80s I visited the area of Edinburgh, and as a child, my parents took me to see a performance of The Royal Scots Guard (bagpipes) in Asheville, NC. I memorized their unique march, listened to their album, and wanted to learn how to play the bagpipes. Lucky for my parents I never did. HA!

There's just one downside to this important document...a couple of the boxes were filled in incorrectly, so who's to say the Scottish origin is correct? If anyone has more solid evidence and/or certificates of any other family members, PLEASE contact me! newfiescott@gmail.com

Worlds Collide in North Sydney, NS

Revised 8/13/12

Both Buttery descendents and Scotts are buried in Lakeside Cemetery in North Sydney, NS. I think most Newfies have connections to this area, as it is "The Gateway to Newfoundland." Lots of stories. I gotta go here!

See an aerial view of Lakeside and North Sydney here: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=46.219381&lon=-60.278463&z=13&l=0&m=b

Capt. Thomas & Emily Scott lived on Beacon St. He died in 1944.



Other Scott Descendent Addresses
1 currently lives on Cottage St. and grew up on East St.

Buttery Addresses

• Maud Buttery Amey: Minto St.
• William Buttery: Minto St. (coalminer in 1911 census)
• Eliza Beatrice Buttery Bond Sturge (Walter F. Buttery's youngest daughter): East St.; Worked (and lived with) for Capt. Wilson Mosher* on Pierce St. in 1932.
• Ralph Bond (Eliza's son): Stanley St.

*The Mosher name has long been honoured in the annals of Nova Scotian seafaring. When the twenty-five ton schooner Golden Hind, homeward bound for Sydney, Cape Breton, with a Christmas load of produce from Prince Edward Island, struck on the rocks of Craignish, Inverness County, in a December snowstorm in 1926, it was Capt. Wilson Mosher, her master, who swam ashore with the lifeline through three hundred yards of surf, rescued his crew, and then swam back again to the vessel," so that he could be the last man to leave the ship, in accordance with British traditions of the sea." from http://www.1812privateers.org/Canada/index.html

Still Searching for Walter Frederick Buttery

No one cares about this but me, but the more info. I post, the more likely someone will see who knows something. I don't know why the fate of Walter has bugged me so much. Maybe its because I'm afraid of falling off the face of the earth, too, one day. Hopefully, someone will search for and remember me as I am doing for Walter.

A break in the case might have come yesterday when I was notified by Ancestry.com that there was a potential match in the 1940 census. As I have never found much evidence of him past 1909/10, I thought he must have died young. His sister (my great grandmother Eliza Buttery Scott) had no photos of him in old age, as she did her other brothers. Maybe he was just the family drifter or black sheep.

The just released 1940 census has a man named Fred Butter living in Detroit, Michigan. He was born in Newfoundland in 1888. So, it's not the same name, but everyone changed their names back then. The census lists his son, also Fred Butter (Jr.), who was previously living in Conneaut, Ohio. The census says Fred (Sr.) is married, but no wife is listed. They lived in an apartment at 2127 Oakdale Ave., and both were in the automobile industry. As you'll see from this map, it is just across the river from Canada...and not that far from Rochester, NY, where his sister lived.

 

Here is a screenshot of the chart I've pieced together on Walter. Click on image to enlarge.



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.



IMPORTANT RETRACTION

We thought these were photos of Thomas & Sarah, but they are NOT. They are of Thomas & Sarah's son Jacob and his first wife "Mauty" on their wedding day in 1906. Their youngest daughter Margaret Dineley has confirmed this. Sorry for the confusion! Thanks to the family for reading this blog and notifying me!

 

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

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

Out-of-This-World Tourism Videos

First Phone Call to Newfoundland

Download Buttery Family Chart PDF
Today I placed a call to Hazel Kettle in Grand Bay! We had a delightful chat and I was able to gather a little more info. for the chart, as well as correct some errors. Hazel is the 11th and final child of John Edward Buttery (1885-1971). She is also the last surviving child. John was Eliza's (Gammy) brother, so Hazel is my 1st cousin 2x removed. Hazel was a very good niece to Gammy. She stayed in touch and sent most of the photos and postcards I found in Gammy's possessions. I hope I can meet her in person one day soon. Here are some photos.

Hazel is in the center between her sisters.

Hazel is 2nd from left-1970

Hazel on left with Dad and oldest sibling Sadie

In 2009 with great grands

Deep Rooted Thoughts

Why isn't everyone interested in discovering their heritage? And why is it that the ones that ARE interested are usually the "over 40" crowd? Nearly 25 years ago I spent my first year of college in England. I visited Scotland and Wales and never knew until this past year that I had cousins in all of these places. But if I HAD, would I have cared? Why didn't my mother and grandfather have an interest in learning about all of their cousins? If they had, I might have spent my summers in Newfoundland!



Buttery Branches

With the new discovery of a third cousin in Wales, UK, I thought it interesting to map the branches geographically from William Buttery. This will obviously be a continuing exercise as I slowly gather info. William (1789-1869) and Alega (wife # 2) had 10 children, and their descendants landed as follows:

1. William Buttery (Jr.) 1845*: Channel Islands
2. Elizabeth Buttery 1846: Channel Islands
3. Eliza Buttery 1847: Ireland
4. Joseph H. Buttery 1850: Wales
5. Charles Buttery 1852:
6. James E. Buttery 1855:
7. Richard Buttery 1856:
8. **Albert Edward Buttery 1858: Newfoundland, USA
9. Emily Buttery 1861:
10. Rosa Duncan Buttery Nugent 1866: Ireland, Canada

Happy New Year!

One year ago I did not know who my great grandparents were. I thought I had no roots and called myself a "plain white bread american." A year ago I was reflecting on the many lives lost in the year 2010--family friends and relatives, and many famous personalities. At the end of 2011--just a few weeks ago--I held in my hands a Christmas card postmarked LITTLE BAY EAST, NEWFOUNDLAND. Amazing! 2010 was a year of loss, and 2011 was a year of loved ones GAINED!

My life is so much richer with the discovery of many DEAR relatives throughout Canada and even Australia! I now travel the world while sitting here at my computer. Everyone needs to discover their roots and learn about who they really are. It's also a way of bringing our loved ones back to life. I'd like to think future generations will do the same for me.