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BUTCHER, Eli
1810 - 1872 (62 years) Has 6 ancestors and 20 descendants in this family tree.
Abt 1770 - 1841 (71 years)-
Name BUTCHER, Eli Birth 1810 Martock, Somerset, England 
Gender Male Death 1872 Yeovil Registration District, Somerset Burial 1 May 1872 Martock, Somerest Person ID I3497 Edgoose Last Modified 1 Feb 2026
Father BUTCHER, William, b. 1772, Martock, Somerset, England d. 1836, Martock, Somerset, England (Age 64 years) Mother ASHELFORD, Mary, b. Abt 1770 d. 1841, Yeovil, Somerset, England (Age 71 years) Marriage 25 Dec 1797 Martock, Somerset, England Family ID F2845 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family WEAKLEY, Mary, b. 1814, Martock, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 22 Apr 1834 Martock, Somerset, England Children 1. BUTCHER, Henry, b. 1834, Martock, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. BUTCHER, Emma, b. 1837, Martock, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown3. BUTCHER, Harriet, b. 20 Feb 1841, Martock, Somerset, England d. 5 Apr 1871, Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia (Age 30 years) [Father: related] [Mother: related]4. BUTCHER, Ann, b. 1843, Martock, Somerset, England d. 1914, Yeovil Registration District, Somerset (Age 71 years)5. BUTCHER, Henry, b. 19 Apr 1846, Martock, Somerset, England d. 1919, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales (Age 72 years)6. BUTCHER, Mary Honor, b. 1 Apr 1849, Martock, Somerset, England d. 1852, Martock, Somerset, England (Age 2 years)7. BUTCHER, Mary, b. 26 Aug 1852, Martock, Somerset, England d. 1853, Martock, Somerset, England (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]8. BUTCHER, Matilda, b. 29 May 1854, Martock, Somerset, England d. 1939, Bristol Registration District, Glolucestershire (Age 84 years)9. BUTCHER, Mary Jane, b. 22 Dec 1857, Martock, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F1678 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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ELI BUTCHER circa 1810-1872
Twins Eli & Elias BUTCHER were baptised at Martock, Somerset, on 10 May 1812 aged 2, i.e. born circa 1810.
Eli BUTCHER married Mary WEAKLEY at Martock, Somerset, on 22 April 1834. Witnesses were William WEAKLEY and James BARBER.
(FreeReg)
From the 1851 census of North Street, Martock, Somerset:
*Eli BUTCHER, head, aged 40, labourer, born at Martock;
Mary BUTCHER, wife, aged 35, glove sewer, born at Martock;
Anna BUTCHER (= EMMA?), daughter, aged 14, glove sewer, born at Martock;
Harriet BUTCHER, daughter, aged 10, glover, born at Martock;
Ann BUTCHER, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at Martock;
Henry BUTCHER, son, aged 5, scholar, born at Martock;
Mary BUTCHER, daughter, aged 2, born at Martock.
(HO107/1930/9/11)
From the 1861 census of North Street, Martock, Somerset:
*Eli BUTCHER, head, aged 47, agricultural labourer, born at Martock;
Mary BUTCHER, wife, aged 45, glover, born at Martock;
Harriet BUTCHER, daughter, aged 20, born at Martock;
Ann BUTCHER, daughter, aged 17, born at Martock;
Henry BUTCHER, son, aged 15, agricultural labourer, born at Martock;
Matilda BUTCHER, daughter, aged 7, born at Martock;
Mary Jane BUTCHER, daughter, aged 3, born at Martock.
(RG9/1642/13/20)
From the 1871 census of North Street, Martock, Somerset:
*Eli BUTCHER, head, aged 63, agricultural labourer, born at Martock, Somerset;
Mary BUTCHER, wife, aged 58, born at Martock, Somerset;
Mary J. BUTCHER, daughter, aged 13, born at Martock, Somerset;
Matilda BUTCHER, servant, aged 17, general servant, born at Martock, Somerset;
Clara ROGERS, granddaughter, aged 3, scholar, born at Martock, Somerset;
John HILL, lodger, unmarried, aged 24, basket maker, born at Martock, Somerset.
(RG10/2414/16/23)
Note: Clara ROGERS was the daughter of Eli's daughter Ann who married James ROGERS in 1864.
The death of an Eli BUTCHER aged 63 was registered in 1872.
(GRO June Q 1872 Yeovil 5c 343)
Eli BUTCHER was buried at Martock, Somerset, on 1 May 1872 aged 63 [i.e. born circa 1809].
(FreeReg)
NOTES & QUERIES:
Were Eli and Elias in fact twins? Elizabeth GRAY said so, but FreeReg does not make it clear.
1841 Census: Untraced
(revised 19.11.2015)