Ralph Lewis Gilberne Butler 1883-1967

[Mabel Bagshawe]

The Times has a few usueful snippets

He was a Major Scholar of Trinity College  Cambridge, took a first in the Classical tripos part 1,  was Porson Scholar, Craven Scholar, Chancellors' classical medallist and fellow of Corpus Christi College Cambridge. Before becoming  a Fellow in 1916, he was a 6th form master at Sherbourne School

There's Ralph Butler mentioned in reports from Vienna in 1920 & 21 (the first as a member of the British food mission commenting on destitution amongst university lecturers)

The marriage is announced in 1931 - she's described as Peggy (Violet Kazarine) daughter of Percy White

[willsy]

Passenger list Queen Elizabeth for Ralph and Violet

Outgoing to New York 1947

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01tza/

New York 1947 names crossed through

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01tzb/

[Mabel Bagshawe]

I found Violet and Serge (transcribed as George) on the 1921 census in London. he was Russian and she was b St Johns Wood c1893

Some details about her https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/White-67795

[queencorgi1]

Many thanks for the new contributions! Violet sounds a fascinating character. I don't have access to the Times archive but that's an impressive haul!

[Daisypetal]

Hi,

In case you want them her divorce records are available here,

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8051285

Regards,
Daisy

[jorose]

I wonder if these are both his military service:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1064199
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D1669783


I also suspect he might be the author of this item:
https://archive.org/details/neweasterneurope0000ralp/page/n5/mode/2up

As well as the translator here:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004879378&seq=7

[queencorgi1]

Hi,

In case you want them her divorce records are available here,

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8051285

Regards,
Daisy

Thank you Daisy! Yes, I will look them up just for interest.

[queencorgi1]

I wonder if these are both his military service:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1064199
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D1669783


I also suspect he might be the author of this item:
https://archive.org/details/neweasterneurope0000ralp/page/n5/mode/2up

As well as the translator here:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004879378&seq=7

Thank you so much for this! I was going to look up his service record today. You are of course right on all three suggestions.

[Mabel Bagshawe]

One address given on his medal card fits in with the newspaper reports I suspected were him just after WWI

The Brritish Library have a few books translated by Ralph. As well as the book linked to previously, there's

Title: The Stabilization of the Mark. [Translated by Ralph Butler. With a portrait.]
Creator: SCHACHT, Horace Greeley Hjalmar,  Butler, Ralph, translator.
Publisher   G. Allen & Unwin,  London
Creation Date 1927
Physical description  247 pages ; (8º)


Title: Conversations with Ogotemmèli. An introduction to Dogon religious ideas, etc.
Creator: Griaule, Marcel, 1898-1956.; Butler, Ralph, translator.; HOOKE, Beatrice E.; RICHARDS, Audrey Isabel.
revised, 1965