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BUTCHER, James Silas Talbot
1847 - 1929 (81 years) Has 8 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1811 - 1882 (71 years)-
Name BUTCHER, James Silas Talbot Birth 17 Nov 1847 Martock, Somerset, England 
Gender Male Burial 1929 Chiselborough, Somerset, England Death 23 Mar 1929 Yeovil Registration District, Somerset Person ID I3492 Edgoose Last Modified 1 Feb 2026
Father BUTCHER, William, b. 1808, Martock, Somerset, England d. 1891, Martock, Somerset, England (Age 83 years) Mother TALBOT, Hannah, b. 1811, Martock, Somerset, England d. 1882, Martock, Somerset, England (Age 71 years) Marriage 25 Dec 1829 Martock, Somerset, England Family ID F2991 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 TANNER, Sarah Ann, b. 1861, Chiselborough, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1885 Yeovil Registration District, Somerset Family ID F2832 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 LARCOMBE, Mary Ann, b. Mosterton, Dorset, England d. 1884, Yeovil Registration District, Somerset Marriage 4 Jul 1871 Martock, Somerset, England Family ID F2839 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JAMES SILAS TALBOT BUTCHER 1847-1929
The birth of a James Silas Talbot BUTCHER was registered in 1847.
(GRO December Q 1847 Yeovil 10 484)
James Silas Talbot BUTCHER, son of William BUTCHER, labourer, and Hannah his wife, was born at Martock, Somerset, on 17 November 1847 and baptised there on 15 December 1847.
(FreeReg)
From the 1851 census of North Street, Martock:
William BUTCHER, head, aged 42, coal carrier, born at Martock;
Hannah BUTCHER, wife, aged 39, husband's assistant, born at Martock;
Jane BUTCHER, daughter, aged 20, glove sewer, born at Martock;
Thomas BUTCHER, son, aged 18, coal carrier, born at Martock;
Amelia BUTCHER, daughter, aged 17, glove sewer, born at Martock;
Emley (sic) BUTCHER, daughter, aged 15, glove sewer, born at Martock;
Henry BUTCHER, son, aged 12, assists in carrying coals, born at Martock;
George BUTCHER, son, aged 10, born at Martock;
Ellen BUTCHER, daughter, aged 7, born at Martock;
*James BUTCHER, son, aged 3, born at Martock;
Susan BUTCHER, daughter, aged 1, born at Martock;
Frederick BUTCHER, grandson, aged 1, born at Martock.
(HO107/1930/5/3)
From the 1861 census of Martock, Somerset:
William BUTCHER, head, married, aged 57?, fruit dealer, born at Martock, Somerset;
Hannah BUTCHER, wife, married, aged 50, glover, born at Martock, Somerset;
Ellen BUTCHER, daughter, unmarried, aged 18, glover, born at Martock, Somerset;
*James BUTCHER, son, aged 13, born at Martock, Somerset;
Charles BUTCHER, son, aged 6, born at Martock, Somerset.
(RG9/1642/18/29)
From the 1871 census of North Street, Martock, Somerset:
William BUTCHER, head, aged 61, fruiterer, born at Martock;
Hannah BUTCHER, wife, aged 59, born at Martock;
*James BUTCHER, son, aged 20, unmarried, fruiter, born at Martock.
(RG10/2414/19/29)
James BUTCHER, a 23 year old unmarried fruiterer and son of William BUTCHER fruiterer, married 23 year old spinster Mary Ann LARCOMBE, daughter of Job LARCOMBE, labourer, at Martock, Somerset, on 4 July 1871. Witnesses were Alfred and Emma LARCOMBE.
(FreeReg)
(GRO September Q 1871 Yeovil 5c 735)
From the 1881 census of the Martock Village:
*James BUTCHER, head, aged 52, fruiterer, born at Martock, Somerset;
Mary A. BUTCHER, wife, aged 32, glover, born at Mostern [= Mosterton], Dorset.
(RG11/2391/46/19)
Mary Ann BUTCHER of Hinton, Martock, Somerset, died aged 35 in 1884 and was buried at Martock on 24 December.
(GRO December Q 1884 Yeovil 5c 323)
(FreeReg)
The marriage between a James BUTCHER and a Sarah Ann TANNER was registered in 1885.
(GRO March Q 1885 Yeovil 5c 607)
From the 1911 census of Near the School, Chiselborough, Stoke-under-Ham, Somerset:
*James BUTCHER, aged 64. head, married, farmer, born at Martock, Somerset;
Sarah Ann BUTCHER, aged 49, wife, married, married 28 years, born at Chiselborough, Somerset.
(RG14 PN14392 RD309 SD2 ED5 SN53)
The death of James S. T. BUTCHER aged 82 was registered in 1929.
(GRO March Q 1929 Yeovil 5c 597)
He was buried in Chiselborough, Somerset, near to his brother Charles.
There is a photograph of the gravestone commemorating James Silas Talbot BUTCHER and his wife Sarah Ann under Public Member Photos on Ancestry.co.uk. His brother Charles is said to be buried close by.
The inscription reveals that "my husband James BUTCHER died March 23rd 1929 aged 82" and "also of his beloved wife Sarah Ann died 19 January 1943 aged 82".
(revised 11.06.2018)