Researching Arthur Button
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3553 people with the Button surname? In that year Button was ranked number 1180 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Arthur means "from Latin Artorius, legendary king" and is of Welsh origin.
Records of Arthur Button on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Arthur Button and the Button Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Button Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Button family tree.
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Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Arthur Button using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 4289 people with the Button surname in the UK? Button is now ranked number 1364 for popularity in the UK. |
Button Family Tree Databases
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Button Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Button surname in the USA? Button is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Arthur Button
Air Vice Marshal Arthur Daniel Button (26 May 1916 – 27 May 1991) was a Royal Air Force officer.
He was educated at Ilford County High School and University College, Southampton (later the University of Southampton; BSc Hons (Lond.)).
He joined the RAF Educational Service in 1938. He married Eira Waterhouse in 1944. He was on general duties, 1941-6; his pilot experience during this time was mainly for instructional purposes. In 1946 he received the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air, and returned to the RAF Education Branch. He was a senior maths instructor until 1949, followed by other varied duties such as armament staff officer at HQ RAF Bomber Command. He rose to become Director of the RAF Educational Services 1972–6.
After his retirement, he was director of the Association of Recognised English Language Schools (ARELS) Examinations Trust, 1976–86. He was a member of the council of the RAF Benevolent Fund and the RAF Association, 1980-9 and the Lord Kitchener National Memorial Fund, 1983–1991. He was Honorary President, ARELS-FELCO (Federation of English Language Course Organisations), from 1990 and a governor of the Duke of Kent School, 1981–6.
He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1959 and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1976.
Source: Arthur Button, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaArthur Button (cricketer)
Arthur Zachariah Button, later Cox (1815–1870) was an English cricketer. Button was born in Stifford, Essex and played only one first-class level match - for the Marylebone Cricket Club in July 1838. A batsman and bowler of unknown handedness, he scored ten while batting last in the order, then took one wicket with the ball as the MCC drew with an Oxford University cricket team.
In 1858 his relative Philip Zachariah Cox died and Button changed his last name to "Cox" to qualify for a share of the estate. Cox served as a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Essex, a Justice of the Peace, and a Master of Fox Hounds. He was also an officer in the Essex militia.
His third son was Major General Sir Percy Zachariah Cox (1864-1937), an important figure in the creation of the modern Middle East. His second son Lt. Col. Edward Henry Cox (b. 1863) also had a distinguished military career, being mentioned in dispatches and earning a Queen's South Africa Medal with five clasps, the King's South Africa Medal with two clasps, and the Distinguished Service Order during the Boer War.
Source: Arthur Button (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Button
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