Opinions sought please

[spison]

This is fascinating! And yes Gasser that was some find!

Flippin heck Gasser, it's hard keeping up with you. That now clinches it. Brilliant.

Do you think I ought to contact 'Austrailia Directory of Biography' and set them right or just leave it. after all it says

"This article was first published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, (MUP), 1969"
Terry

I think you should try if you have the energy. It wouldn't be the first mistake that has been made on the ADB - and some biographies have been sanitized. At least this seems to be an error that only access to heaps of records can be proven wrong. TROVE I think is making lots of people reassess what they thought.

Jane

[terrysfamily]

Thanks Jane. I have sent them my findings. Now all I have to do is just sit back and wait. According to their bumph, they say they will reply to my email. I don't know if I can hold my breath that long.

Terry

[gasser]

Lets us know what they say Terry......if and when they get back to you.

Gail

[spison]

Yes please.
Jane

[terrysfamily]

Will do.
Terry

[terrysfamily]

Had an email this morning.

Thank you for your email regarding the parents of William Butters. I will look into the issue you have raised and get back to you within a few days.

Meanwhile, your interest in the Australian Dictionary of Biography is appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

***** ********* (Dr)
Research Editor
Australian Dictionary of Biography.

[gasser]

Well..... they've acknowledged you. It's a start !!

[spison]

Now we're all waiting with bated breath!

Jane

[terrysfamily]

I have found yet another site that has a biography on the Rev. William Butters.

This one say's his parents Were John and Mary Butters, maybe John was a bigamist as in the one by ADB his parents were John and Sarah!!

http://webjournals.ac.edu.au/journal...iam-1810-1887/

They also have

BUTTERS, WILLIAM (b. Hibalstow, Lincs, England, Jan 1810; d. Brixton, Devon, England, 10 Oct 1887). Wesleyan Methodist minister.

Now his death is on FreeBMD and is registered in Lambeth.

Brixton, Devon!!! He died in Upper Tulse Hill, London.

Several sites I have visited say he had 5 children when in fact he had 8.

Tell me honestly, do people just guess these things up? or am I being to critical?

[Nicolina]

somebody obviously doesn't know their Brixton from their Brixham. I'm glad that they are not driving me anywhere, or I could end up anywhere and not be heard from again.