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In 1865, William Butler was buried in the churchyard at Carfax in the centre of Oxford in the grave of his first wife
Elizabeth Briggs and their two infant daughters. In 1900, the church was demolished to make way for road improvements and as a consequence the grave and tombstone were forgotten. It
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William Henry Butler's second wife, also named Elizabeth) or one of John Gibbs's employees. The tombstone is still in its original position and can be viewed at the rear of the tower.
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