James Butler's family tree : in a circular format
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Biggs, Alice and Vorster, Christine, “James Butler's family tree : in a circular format”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/10342
- Description
- James Butler's family tree. Prepared by Alice Biggs (Brooklyn) and Christine Vorster (Irene) 1973-1975. James Butler was born in London, 1854 and immigrated to South Africa in 1874. He established a book shop "Butler and Wilkie". Later became the editor of the Midland News. He died and was buried in Cradock in 1923. He got married in 1882 to Annie Letitia Collett, born 1856.She lived at Grass Ridge, Cradock and died at Graaff-Reinet, buried in Cradock in 1951.
- Subject
- Butler, Guy, 1918-2001
- Butler, James, 1854-1923
- Butler family
- Collett family
- Biggs family
- Vorster family
- Moys family
- Murray family
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/54137
- Date Issued
- 1973-1975
- Provenance
- Butler Family Photograph Collection
- Type
- still image
- Format
- jpg
- Location - Physical Location
- Original held at Cory Library for Humanities Research, situated at Rhodes University.
- Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator
- MS/L 19 337
- useGuidelines
- In order to obtain a license for the use of any of the images apply to the Cory Library at cory@ru.ac.za
Biggs, Alice and Vorster, Christine, “James Butler's family tree : in a circular format”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/10342
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