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Sir James Butler 1434 – 1487 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1434

Birth Location: Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Death Date: 16 APR 1487

Death Location: Kilkenny, County Donegal, Ireland

Father: Edmond Butler

Mother: Catherine O'Carroll

Spouse(s): Sabina Cavanagh

Children(s): Margaret Butler, Ellice Butler, Piers Ormonde, Theobald Butler, John Butler, Alice Butler, John Butler, Edmund Butler

Sir James Butler was born in 1434 in Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland, the child of Edmond Butler and Catherine O'Carroll. Sir James Butler later married Sabina Cavanagh, and together they raised children including Margaret Butler, Ellice Butler, Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde, Theobald Butler, John Fitz James Butler, Alice Butler, John Butler and Edmund Butler. In 1487, Sir James Butler passed away in Kilkenny, County Donegal, Ireland.

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Parents

Edmond Butler
1420 – 1464
Birth Location: County Wicklow, Ireland
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Catherine O'Carroll
1415 – 1506
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Sabina Cavanagh
1438 – 1492
Birth Location: County Carlow, Ireland
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Children(s)

Margaret Butler
1449 –
Birth Location: Rathmore, County Meath, Ireland
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Ellice Butler
1466 – 1520
Birth Location: Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland
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Piers Ormonde
1467 – 1539
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Theobald Butler
1475 – 1554
Birth Location: –
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John Butler
1480 –
Birth Location: –
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Alice Butler
Birth Location: –
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John Butler
Birth Location: –
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Edmund Butler
1450 –
Birth Location: –
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1434
    Event Place: Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 APR 1487
    Event Place: Kilkenny, County Donegal, Ireland
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