Benjamin BUTTON
1834 ~ 1889
|
Year |
Date |
Event |
Details |
|
1834 |
? |
Birth |
Stoke by Nayland, Suffock, England ~ To Thomas & ? (nee MAYHEW) BUTTON |
|
1856 |
11 Sep |
Travel |
Boarded 'Egmont' bound for New Zealand |
|
1856 |
- |
Document |
Diary of journey on 'Egmont' |
|
1856 |
23 Dec |
Travel |
Arrived in Port of Lyttleton and settled in Christchurch |
|
? |
? |
Business |
Set up business: Painter/Decorator |
|
1859 |
? |
Hobby |
Elected to the first comm. of the Christchurch Insectarium? Institute |
|
? |
? |
Hobby |
He lent his collection of Moths & Butterflies to the opening entertainment of the Institute |
|
? |
? |
Hobby |
He became leader of the Christchurch Philharmonic Society's Orchestra |
|
? |
? |
Hobby |
He became leader of the Christchurch Band and had "put in on the map" |
|
? |
? |
Hobby |
He provided the music for the ball held in the Town Hall, Christchurch in aid of the Taranaki Fund |
|
1861 |
28 Feb |
Marriage |
Julia Davis MONEY @ St Michaels, Christchurch by Rev. Chas Alabaster. C.F. Money was witness |
|
1861 |
18 Nov |
Birth |
Daughter Ida (died 1946) |
|
1863 |
? |
Birth |
Son Arthur Frederick (died 1863 @ 3mths) |
|
1863 |
05 Feb |
Death |
Wife Julia aged 27 |
|
1864 |
Oct |
Business |
He took James Paton into partnership in his painting business |
|
1865 |
? |
Business |
He sent to the Dunedin Exhibition held, twelve samples of painting on board imitating graining on marbles. These were highly praised |
|
1865 |
16 March |
Travel |
Travelled to England on 'Airedale, Albion and Wellesley' |
|
1865 |
- |
Document |
Diary of journey to England |
|
1865 |
10 Oct |
Marriage |
Sarah dau of Joseph & Elizabeth (nee HONEYBALL) SAGE @ Reigate, Surrey, England |
|
1866 |
? |
Birth |
Daughter Alice (twin) |
|
1866 |
? |
Birth |
Daughter Louisa (twin) |
|
1867 |
Sep |
Hobby |
He was member of the reconstructed? Christchurch Musical Union (doesn't tie in, as I thought he was in England at this time) |
|
1870 |
? |
Birth |
Daughter Ellen (died 1942) |
|
1870-1872? |
? |
Travel |
Arrived back in New Zealand |
|
1872 |
? |
Hobby |
Bandmaster of C.Y.C. Band |
|
1872 |
Apr |
Business |
He had a partner called John C. Lloyd but they parted |
|
1872 |
17 Nov |
Birth |
Daughter May (died 1958) [My great grandmother] |
|
1873 |
Feb |
Hobby |
He was on the Comm. of the Mandelosohn? Society |
|
1873 |
? |
Birth |
Son Sidney (died 1884) |
|
1873 |
? |
Hobby |
As Bandmaster of the Christchurch Brass Band he announced that the band was ready to accept outdoor or indoor engagements |
|
1875 |
? |
Birth |
Son Egmont (died 1920) |
|
1876 |
? |
Hobby |
The C.Y.C. Band gave him a dinner & presentation |
|
1877 |
? |
Birth |
Daughter Gertrude (died 1879) |
|
1879 |
? |
Birth |
Daughter Laura |
|
1882 |
Sep |
Hobby |
The C.Y.C. again entertained him to dinner. This was to mark the end of his service as conductor of the C.Y.C. Band, a position he had held for the last ten years |
|
? |
? |
Hobby |
He was first violin to the St Cecilia Musical Society |
|
? |
? |
Hobby |
He was first violin to the Orchestral Society |
|
? |
? |
Hobby |
He belonged to the Free Thought Assoc. & the Freethinkers were indebted to him for many musical evenings |
|
1889 |
25 Sep |
Document |
Last Will & Testament |
|
1889 |
21 Oct |
Death |
He died at his residence in Colombo Street @ 55 years |
|
1889 |
24 Oct |
Burial |
Linwood Cemetery |
|
1896 |
24 Nov |
Document |
Bankrupcy (by both his accountant and his friend to write Sarah his wife out of the will) |
|
1896 |
03 Dec |
Document |
Release of Bankrupcy |
