Researching Kent Butler
Dig into the past of Kent Butler using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | 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 Kent means "border, coast" and is of English origin.
Records of Kent Butler on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Kent Butler in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Butler ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Kent Butler and the Butler Family History
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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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.
Search Parish Records for Kent Butler at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Kent Butler using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Kent Butler records.
Explore MyHeritage for Kent Butler information.
Search the LDS Database for records about Kent Butler.
Research the Butler surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Butler Military records.
| 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 Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Kent Butler.
Study MyTrees for information on the Butler family and people looking to contact living Butler relations.
Check out One Great Family for Butler records submitted by people who are already researching the Butler Family Tree.
Find Kent Butler from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Butler Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Butler surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 276480 people with the Butler surname in the USA? Butler is ranked number 72 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Butler Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Kent Butler. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Kent Butler
Kent Butler
Kent Scott Butler (January 8, 1951 – May 13, 2011) was an American urban and environmental planner, and Associate Dean of the Community and Regional Planning program at the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture until his death on May 13, 2011.
He was born in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Between 1973 and 1977, he studied and obtained his Bachelor's, Masters, and Doctorate degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Butler is known for articles on development planning and co-authored the popular educational reference Planning and Urban Design Standards: Student Edition. Butler helped create the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer groundwater management district, and the plan for the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve. This preserve complements a federal wildlife refuge of the same name and is planned to become one of the largest urban preserves in the United States.
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