Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Butchart, David Martins |
Othernames |
D. M. Butchart |
Born |
July 5, 1862 |
Birthplace |
Owen Sound, Grey County, Canada West |
Places of residence |
Owen Sound, Canada West (Ontario) Rapid City, Michigan (for 8 years, then returned to Owen Sound) "The Martins" at Balmy Beach (near Owen Sound, in Sarawak Township) 915 5th Ave. East, Owen Sound |
Father |
George McLauchlan Butchart |
Mother |
Mary Elizabeth Butchart (nee Chatwin) |
Nationality |
Canadian |
Education |
Owen Sound High School ?/Owen Sound Collegiate Institute (O.S.C.I.)? (needs further research) |
Notes |
David Martins Butchart (d. 1947, in his 86th year) David Martins Butchart had a summer showplace at Balmy Beach which had its flower gardens and structures shown on postcards. This locale was known as "The Martins" (but sometimes was referred to as the Butchart Garden or the Butchart's Gardens). He began the gardens about 36 years previous to his death. He had added features over the years. D. M. Butchart is pictured on page 18 of OWEN SOUND ON THE GEORGIAN BAY (1912). A booklet about Owen Sound, called "Prospectus of the Owen Sound and Georgian Bay Park and Summer Resort Company Limited" (early 20th-c) listed David M. Butchart as a Director, who was also the President of the Owen Sound Iron Works. Miss Kate McIntyre is shown in an 1876-1877 Owen Sound High School photograph (1984.022.294, seated, second from the right). She became Mrs. D. M. Butchart of 915 5th Ave. East, Owen Sound. The couple were married on September 25, 1884. David's mother, Mrs. G. M. Butchart, was formerly Miss Mary Chatwin of Birmingham, England. Her father was an architect, who came to Owen Sound in the early 1840s, and who was the architect in charge of the Grey County county buildings project in the early 1850s. Mrs. Butchart was Methodist. She was married to George for about 67 years. One of their daughters drowned as a result of the wreck of the C.P.R. ship ALGOMA. She was _____ Butchart. David worked along with his older brother, Robert Pim Butchart, in their hardware business in town. After marrying Martha Catherine McIntyre in 1884, David and his wife moved to Rapid City, Michigan, for eight years, and then returned to Owen Sound. Their daughter Florence was born in Owen Sound in 18__. (Frances b. 1896?) NEED TO VERIFY NAME In the 1901 census, the Butchart household included: ___________. Along with his brother, David Martins Butchart helped develop the Shallow Lake cement plant in Grey County. R. P. Butchart and his wife Jennie moved to British Columbia. Jennie later created the world-famous "Butchart Gardens" attraction there. David Martins Butchart's garden at Balmy Beach also was a showpiece. It closed to the public in 19__. D. M. Butchart passed away in 1947. Martha passed away in 1951. David and Martha and Reginald Butchart, and Walter Legate and his wife are interred at the Greenwood Cemetery Mausoleum at Owen Sound. Archival Items: 1997.018.007 Photograph showing Mrs. Martha (Kate) Butchart in the background of a garden scene at Butchart's Estate garden at Balmy Beach (1920s?) 1997.018.006 J. James Collection reproduction of image of Butchart's garden at Balmy Beach (c. 1924?) One of the Foto Art books re J. James images includes an image of a woman leaning on the sun dial feature at "The Martins". |
Occupation |
Hardware business President of the Owen Sound Iron Works Vice-President and Director of the Owen Sound and Georgian Bay Park and Summer Resort Company Limited Cement Industry / Shallow Lake Cement plant "The Martins" (the Butchart Gardens at Balmy Beach) Member of Central United Church at Owen Sound |
Publications |
Legate, Kim, see his thesis (re D. M. Butchart), there is a copy of this in the Grey County Archives "David Butchart Died Saturday: Was Owner of Butchart Gardens at Balmy Beach, Which Were so Greatly Admired by District and Tourist Visitors" OWEN SOUND SUN-TIMES, Jan. 16, 1947 OWEN SOUND ON THE GEORGIAN BAY (1912) includes an image of D. M. Butchart. |
Relationships |
He had relatives in the Meaford area of Grey County. Maternal Grandfather: ____ Chatwin |
Role |
Business person |
Spouse |
Martha Catherine (Kate) McIntyre, m. Sept. 25, 1884 |
Children |
Reginald M. Butchart (1885-1962) Winnifred Butchart (m. J. S. Grafton) Florence / Frances M. Butchart (m. Walter Legate), 1896-d. Oct. 27, 1977, age 81 NEED TO CONFIRM HER NAME Louis Maxwell Butchart Marjorie Josephine Butchart (Miss Joey Butchart?) |
