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See my posts above timed 18.02 & 17.19

Earlier post?

He was, hence my reference to his first wife in an earlier post and how come he sired 22 kids, marry more than once and marry a young second wife, she's still fertile well into her husband's old age.

michael could have been married before there are a few children born to them

Sheriff Butler
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name:
Sheriff Butler
Gender:
Male
Christening Date:
24 Jan 1812
Christening Date (Original):
24 JAN 1812
Christening Place:
ROWSTON,LINCOLN,ENGLAND
Father's Name:
Michael Butler
Mother's Name:
Miliicent

Reading between the lines I think that Mary may have started out as a housekeeper to Michael after his first wife died. He seems to have been a bit of lad, as Mary had 3 children before they married, the fact that the baptisms register notes him as the reputed father for 2, with the other born between them indicates that the truth of their relationship was well known.

thats such a big age gape for michael and mary

I have at least one other case of a man marrying a much younger 2nd wife and continuing to father children into his 70's. As men don't have a menopause as such, if his wife is still in her fertile, why not?

I expect you have this, Julie

First name(s) Mary
Last name Haylock
Sex Female
Birth year -
Marriage year 1834
Marriage date 29 May 1834
Marriage place Rowston
Residence Rowston
Spouse's first name(s) Michael
Spouse's last name Butler
Spouse's residence Rowston
County Lincolnshire

I would question whether Michael was fathering children at the age of 75

BUTLER, MICHAEL 87
GRO Reference: 1865 S Quarter in SLEAFORD Volume 07A Page 249

Facts

BUTLER, JANE HAYLOCK
GRO Reference: 1853 M Quarter in SLEAFORD Volume 07A Page 385

BUTLER, MARTIN HAYCOCK
GRO Reference: 1839 D Quarter in SLEAFORD Volume 14 Page 491

jane may have immagrated

I appreciate that, but I thought it was worth spelling it out for anyone not trawling through all the posts.

3 births in 1853 for jane butler ehe lincoln birth is in the Scampton area


Births Mar 1853 (>99%)
Butler Jane Sleaford 7a 385 Scan available - click to view
Births Sep 1853 (>99%)
BUTLER Jane Lincoln 7a 427 Scan available - click to view
BUTLER Jane Spilsby 7a 467

That's why they were posted!

The Scampton census is not the same family as mine - Jane's parents are Michael and Mary. maylon's 1861census post is the right family. What the 2 census posts demonstrate I think is that the Jane Butler buried at Scampton is a different Jane Butler.

Apologies- I didn't see your edit

If you refer back to my post I have included the census details for the Butler family in Scampton.

Scampton may not be far from Lincoln, but as a burial place it doesn't tie in when the family lived in Rowston.

The death listed by Malyon is likely for this Jane Butler- on the burials the entry under Jane Butler is another Jane Butler aged 83- which also fits with this family:

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Village, Scampton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Joseph Buttler Head Married Male 38 1823 Cottager Scampton, Lincolnshire, England
Fanny Buttler Wife Married Female 38 1823 - Ingham, Lincolnshire, England
Thomas Buttler Son - Male 13 1848 Scholar Ingham, Lincolnshire, England
John Buttler Son - Male 5 1856 Scholar Scampton, Lincolnshire, England
Robert Buttler Son - Male 0 1861 - Scampton, Lincolnshire, England
Mary Buttler Daughter - Female 11 1850 Scholar Scampton, Lincolnshire, England
Jane Buttler Daughter - Female 8 1853 Scholar Scampton, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Buttler Daughter - Female 3 1858 Scholar Scampton, Lincolnshire, England
Jane Buttler Mother Widow Female 81 1780 Nurse Welton, Lincolnshire, England
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Burials:
Jane Butler aged 13 buried June 24th 1866 Scampton
Jane Butler age 87 buried Dec 1st 1866 Scampton

Should have said the last of 11 on previous post.

scampton its only 5 miles north of lincoln