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BUTCHER, George Albert
1865 - 1951 (86 years) Has 15 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.
1840 - 1917 (76 years)-
Name BUTCHER, George Albert Birth 1865 Kirdford, Sussex, England 
Gender Male Death 1951 Luton Registration District, Bedfordshire, England Person ID I2048 Edgoose Last Modified 1 Feb 2026
Father BUTCHER, George, b. 6 Jul 1841, Martock, Somerset, England d. 25 Jul 1911, Farnborough, Hampshire (Age 70 years) Mother COOPER, Ellen, b. 19 Jun 1840, Kirdford, Sussex, England d. 8 Mar 1917, Farnborough, Hampshire (Age 76 years) Marriage 31 Jul 1865 Old Church, St. Pancras, Middlesex Family ID F609 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family MELLS, Elizabeth, b. 1 Apr 1866, Petersfield, Hampshire, England d. 11 Mar 1948, Alton Registration District, Hampshire (Age 81 years) Marriage 1 Oct 1895 Liss, Hampshire, England Children 1. BUTCHER, Dorothy May, b. 1896, Selborne, Hampshire, England d. Yes, date unknown2. BUTCHER, Kathleen Isabel, b. 1899, Selborne, Hampshire, England d. 1971, Midhurst, Sussex, England (Age 72 years)3. BUTCHER, Florence Elizabeth, b. 1901, Alton Registration District, Hampshire d. 1952, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (Age 51 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. BUTCHER, Albert William George, b. 20 Aug 1905, Alton Registration District, Hampshire d. 27 May 1977, Axminster, Devon, England (Age 71 years)Family ID F1075 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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GEORGE ALBERT BUTCHER 1865-1951
The birth of George Albert BUTCHER was registered in 1865.
(GRO December Q 1865 Petwoth 2b 274)
The 1871 census of College Street, Petersfield, Hampshire:
George BUTCHER, head, aged 28, coachman/domestic servant, born at Martock, Somerset;
Ellen BUTCHER, wife, aged 29, born at Kirdford, Sussex;
*George A. BUTCHER, son, aged 5, scholar, born at Kirdford;
Agnes Ellen BUTCHER, daughter, aged 1, born at Petersfield.
(RG10/1220/44/20)
From the 1881 census of Liphook Village, Hampshire:
*Albert BUTCHER, aged 15, a draper's apprentice, born at Blackheath, Kent, and working for James STENT, a grocer and draper.
(RG11/1241/59/8)
From the 1891 census of Lion Street, Rye, East Sussex:
Alfred (sic) G. BUTCHER, servant, aged 25, manager boot department, born at Blackheath, Kent, and working for William H. DELVES, a 35 year old draper, clothier, and farrier.
(RG12/756/24/15)
Albert George BUTCHER married Elizabeth MELLS at Liss Parish Church, Hampshire, on 1 October 1895. He was described as a 30 year old bachelor, a grocer, living at Blackmoor, and son of George BUTCHER, dairyman. Elizabeth MELLS was a 28 year old spinster from Liss, the daughter of William MELLS, plumber. Witnesses were William MELLS and Arabella Louisa BOWN.
(GRO certificate)
From the 1901 census of Blackmoor, Hampshire:
*Albert George BUTCHER, head, aged 35, sub postmaster, born at Blackheath, London;
Elizabeth BUTCHER, wife, aged 33, born at Petersfield;
Dorothy M. BUTCHER, daughter, aged 4, born at Selborne, Hampshire;
Kathleen I. BUTCHER, daughter, aged 1, born at Selborne, Hampshire;
Gertrude PHILLIPS, servant, aged 13, general domestic servant, born at Empshott;
Edwin MALLETT, boarder, aged 18, builder's apprentice, born at Southampton.
(RG13/1099/105/9)
(NB www.ancestry.co.uk has BATCHER)
From the 1911 census of the Post Office, Greatham, Liss, Hampshire:
*Albert G. BUTCHER, head, aged 45, sub-postmaster and general stores, born at Blackheath;
Elizabeth BUTCHER, wife, married 15 years, aged 45, born at Petersfield, Hampshire;
Dorothy M. BUTCHER, daughter, aged 14, at school, born at Greatham Post Office;
Kathleen I. BUTCHER, daughter, aged 11, at school, born at Greatham Post Office:
Florence E. BUTCHER, daughter, aged 9, at school, born at Greatham Post Office;
Albert W. G. BUTCHER, son, aged 5, born at Greatham Post Office;
Charlotte M. POYNTER, servant, single, aged 24, mother's help, born at Blair Street, Bromley, Bow.
(RG14PN6217/RG78PN294/RD108/SD1/ED12/SN135)
He had a shop in Bordon Camp and ran a small cinema for the troops as well as a garage in Whitehill, near Bordon, Hampshire, according to grand niece Brenda EDGOOSE nee TURNER.
The death of an Albert G. BUTCHER aged 86 was registered in 1951.
(GRO September Q 1951 Luton 4a 91)
NOTES & QUERIES:
A John COOKE married Margaret MELLS [born at Hamstead Marshill according to the 1901 census of Blackmore] in 1878.
(GRO June Q 1878 Alresford 2c 268)
He was living next door to Albert George BUTCHER at Blackmore, Hampshire, at the time of the 1901 census.
(RG13/1099/105/9)
(revised 09/05/2024)