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From: Jack Butler< >
Subject: Re: NZ Butler
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 20:36:10 -0700


Jenny:

I believe all Irish BUTLERs share a common heritage from Theobold
FITZWALTER, the Anglo-Norman appointed Chief Butler of Ireland by Henry II
in 1172. Unfortunately, a scarcity of records makes it impossible to prove.
My father and at least 2 generations before were born in Co. Kilkenny, where
BUTLER is about as common as SMITH in this country.

You probably need contact with BUTLERs in New Zealand. I attended the
Triennial Rally of The BUTLER Society in Kilkenny last Sept. There were
BUTLERs from New Zealand and they have a NZ BUTLER Society, same with
Australia, So. Africa, North America--even Germany (von BUTTLAR). You might
Fax Melo Lennox-Conyngham, Secretary, The BUTLER Society: Fax No.
0113535621545 She can put you in touch with the New Zealand BUTLER
Society. Someone in Auckland may have info.
Did you write that your G-G-G-Grandfather landed in NZ in 1887? My mother
was born in that year. Her G-G-Grandson is less than 1 year old!!!

Jack BUTLER
----Original Message-----
From: Jenny Buckton <>
To: <>
Date: Thursday, January 15, 1998 5:00 AM
Subject: NZ Butler

>Hi, I have just subscribed.
>My Butler connection is through my great great great Grandfather Butler (I
>am afraid I have no first name). He was a soldier in India for a long time
>and was then stationed in Furmoy, County Cork, Ireland. He volunteered to
>join the militiamen, called 'Fencibles' formed to come to New Zealand to
>help in the 'Maori trouble'.
>I also have written that he was a 'Dublin man'. He had a son , Dr Butler by
>his first wife. His second wife was a Mary O'Sullivan. They came to New
>Zealand on the 'Sir Robert Sale' landing in Auckland on the 11th Nov. 1887.
>They had five children, Eugene, Alfred, Louisa, Frances and Mary Annie (my
>great great grandmother). Mary Annie married Henry Owen Donnelly.
>Well that's all I know about my Butler heritage,
>
>Any one out there with a connection?
>
>Bye for now,
>Jenny
>
>

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