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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.

That's why they were posted!

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

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

jane may have immagrated

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

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

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?

thats such a big age gape for michael and mary

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.

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

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.

Earlier post?

See my posts above timed 18.02 & 17.19