Researching Colin Butler
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 29199 people with the Butler surname? In that year Butler was ranked number 107 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Colin means "Victor" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Colin Butler on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Colin Butler and the Butler Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Butler 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 Butler family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 44158 people with the Butler surname in the UK? Butler is now ranked number 98 for popularity in the UK. |
Butler Family History Databases
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Butler Forums
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Colin Butler. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Colin Butler
Colin Butler (entomologist)
Colin Gasking Butler OBE FRS (26 October 1913 – 4 January 2016) was a British entomologist who first isolated the pheromone, known as "queen substance", which attracts drones to queen bees.
The son of a schoolmaster, Butler was born at Horsham and educated at Monkton Combe School, Bath, and at Queens' College, Cambridge. Following his graduation, he won a scholarship doing research at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and was later appointed to superintend Cambridge University's entomological field station.
He eventually left Cambridge for the entomology department of the Rothamsted Experimental Station at Harpenden, where his research helped to uncover the "queen substance" pheromone. He worked at Rothamsted until his retirement in 1976 as head of the entomology department, publishing several books.
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