{"id":3376,"date":"2025-01-01T16:10:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T16:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3376"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:57:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:57:59","slug":"1872-nathan-butterfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3376","title":{"rendered":"1872 &#8211; Nathan Butterfield"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nathan Butterfield was born in Thornton, Bradford in about 1845<br>On the 1851 census he is listed as being 6 years old and living in Bradford.<br>On the 1861 census he is listed as being 16 and living at Gildersome working as a harrier in a coal mine.<br>Nathan was married on April 9th 1865 at Rothwell to Sarah Jane Lupton, he was aged 20 and was working as a miner.<br>On the 1871 census he and Sarah were living at Gildersome as a coal miner and had a two year old son, Albert.<br>Nathan was killed at the Joshua Bowers &amp; Sons, West Allerton Colliery on the 8th April 1872. He was a driver and was crushed by corves. He was 27 years old.<br>He was buried at Gildersome on the 11th April 1872<br>On the 28th April 1872 his son John Herbert was baptised at Allerton Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-1851-Census-1024x656.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-1851-Census-1024x656.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-1851-Census-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-1851-Census-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-1851-Census-1536x984.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-1851-Census-2048x1312.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-59a0457dc0665963b10f637035b6293f wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1851 Census<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-1861-Census-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-1861-Census-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-1861-Census-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-1861-Census-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-1861-Census-1536x1006.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-1861-Census-2048x1341.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4f746f172dd8b0df0bf11f0e016af080 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1861 Census<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Marriage-Cert-1024x721.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Marriage-Cert-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Marriage-Cert-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Marriage-Cert-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Marriage-Cert-1536x1081.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Marriage-Cert-2048x1442.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b89cfb5fda3194c9b13938cab2445e69 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Marriage Entry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-1871-Census-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-1871-Census-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-1871-Census-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-1871-Census-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-1871-Census-1536x1039.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-1871-Census-2048x1386.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/screenshot-N.-Butterfield-Colliery-accident-1024x800.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/screenshot-N.-Butterfield-Colliery-accident-1024x800.png 1024w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/screenshot-N.-Butterfield-Colliery-accident-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/screenshot-N.-Butterfield-Colliery-accident-768x600.png 768w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/screenshot-N.-Butterfield-Colliery-accident.png 1037w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-edc79b126c3d8ae4be1913d0fa91f6fc wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1871 Census<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Civil-Registration-Death-Index-712x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Civil-Registration-Death-Index-712x1024.jpg 712w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Civil-Registration-Death-Index-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Civil-Registration-Death-Index-768x1105.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Civil-Registration-Death-Index-1068x1536.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Civil-Registration-Death-Index-1423x2048.jpg 1423w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Civil-Registration-Death-Index-scaled.jpg 1779w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Church-Burial-Record-725x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Church-Burial-Record-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Church-Burial-Record-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Church-Burial-Record-768x1085.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Church-Burial-Record-1087x1536.jpg 1087w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Church-Burial-Record-1450x2048.jpg 1450w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathan-Butterfield-Church-Burial-Record-scaled.jpg 1812w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"847\" src=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baptism-of-Nathan-Butterfields-Son-at-Allerton-Bywater.-Nathan-shown-as-Deseaced-1024x847.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baptism-of-Nathan-Butterfields-Son-at-Allerton-Bywater.-Nathan-shown-as-Deseaced-1024x847.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baptism-of-Nathan-Butterfields-Son-at-Allerton-Bywater.-Nathan-shown-as-Deseaced-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baptism-of-Nathan-Butterfields-Son-at-Allerton-Bywater.-Nathan-shown-as-Deseaced-768x635.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baptism-of-Nathan-Butterfields-Son-at-Allerton-Bywater.-Nathan-shown-as-Deseaced-1536x1270.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baptism-of-Nathan-Butterfields-Son-at-Allerton-Bywater.-Nathan-shown-as-Deseaced-2048x1693.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nathan Butterfield was born in Thornton, Bradford in about 1845On the 1851 census he is listed as being 6 years old and living in Bradford.On the 1861 census he is listed as being 16 and living at Gildersome working as a harrier in a coal mine.Nathan was married on April 9th 1865 at Rothwell to 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