Person Open DS/UK/9196 Butlin; Sir; William Heygate Edmund Colborne "Billy" (1899-1980); South African-born British entrepreneur Butlin William Heygate Edmund Colborne "Billy" Sir 1899-1980 South African-born British entrepreneur Male Billy B | Bill Butlin

Sir William Heygate Edmund Colborne "Billy" Butlin (29 September 1899, Cape Town, South Africa – 12 June 1980, Blair Adam House, Jersey) was a British, South Africa-born entrepreneur whose name is synonymous with the British holiday camp.Although holiday camps such as Warner's existed in one form or another before Butlin opened his first in 1936, it was Butlin who turned holiday camps into a multi-million pound industry and an important aspect of British culture. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 11/21/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 6e2cedb2-26df-41b1-b430-aa1b5c210cdd