George Butt Many families in the mid-1800’s migrated to Australia from England for various reasons. It could have been the prospect of making a fortune on the newly discovered goldfields, better conditions of employment, the opportunity to purchase cheap land or just the lure of adventure. Whatever their reasons for settling in a new land leaving friends and family was a huge leap into the unknown. One young couple, George and Maria Butt who made the break from the Old Coun
George and Maria Butt were amongst the earliest settlers in Montville, Their story is told elsewhere on this website. They had ten children, though only six survived infancy. Here is what we know of the Butt Children. George John was born in Erdington, Warwickshire 29/12/1876 and died on the 17/09/1948 He came from England with his family, lived in Montville and farmed in the district. George’s son Albert Edward who was born in 1896, probably named after his dead uncle who di
