GB 0103 MS ADD 305 - Butler Family Letters

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GB 0103 MS ADD 305 1877-1911 Collection (fonds) 1 folder Butler , family
Galton , Sir , Francis , 1822-1911 , Knight , eugenicist
Butler; Arthur Gray (1831-1909); Headmaster of Haileybury

Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911) married Louisa Jane Butler (d.1897) in 1853. Louisa's father was George Butler (1774-1853), dean of Peterborough and previously headmaster of Harrow School. Her mother was Sarah Maria Gray from Wembley Park, Middlesex. Louisa had many brothers and sisters, one of whom was Arthur Butler. She and Galton had no children.

Presented through Dorothy Middleton in 1983 by Arthur Butler's grandaughter, Mrs Christina Colvin, in memory of her father, Professor Harold Edgeworth Butler, Professor of Latin at University College London, 1911-1943.

Letters between the Butler family and Sir Francis Galton, and between members of the family. Many of the letters are from Galton to his brother-in-law Arthur Butler.

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  1999  Butler , Arthur Gray , 1831-1909 , Headmaster of Haileybury Butler , family Butler , George , 1774-1853 , Headmaster of Harrow and Dean of Peterborough Galton , Louisa Jane , d 1897 , née Butler , wife of Sir Francis Galton x Butler , Louisa Jane Galton , Sir , Francis , 1822-1911 , Knight , eugenicist

Presented through Dorothy Middleton in 1983 by Arthur Butler's grandaughter, Mrs Christina Colvin, in memory of her father, Professor Harold Edgeworth Butler, Professor of Latin at University College London, 1911-1943.

Letters between the Butler family and Sir Francis Galton, and between members of the family. Many of the letters are from Galton to his brother-in-law Arthur Butler.

Open.

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

• English

• Latin

English

Collection level description.

• English