BUTCHER, William

1840 - Yes, date unknown   Has 8 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

BUTCHER, Elias

1810 -

Birth	1810	Martock, Somerset, England
Died	Tasmania, Australia
Father	BUTCHER, William,   b. 1772, Martock, Somerset, England
Mother	ASHELFORD, Mary,   b. Abt 1770
Married	25 Dec 1797	Martock, Somerset, England
Family 1	GARLAND, Mary,   b. Abt 1810, Martock, Somerset, England
Married	25 Mar 1834	Martock, Somerset, England
Children	1. BUTCHER, Matilda,   b. 1834, Somerset, England   2. BUTCHER, James,   b. 1837, Martock, Somerset, England   3. BUTCHER, William,   b. 1840, Yeovil Registration District, Somerset   4. BUTCHER, M.,   b. Abt 1843, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia   5. BUTCHER, Elias,   b. Abt 1844, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia   6. BUTCHER, John,   b. Abt 1847, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia   7. BUTCHER, Eliza,   b. 1849, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Family 2	ASHLEY, Ann,   b. Abt 1815, Tasmania, Australia
Married	12 Jan 1852	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

GARLAND, Mary

Abt 1810 - 1851  (41 years)

Birth	Abt 1810	Martock, Somerset, England
Died	1851	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Family	BUTCHER, Elias,   b. 1810, Martock, Somerset, England
Married	25 Mar 1834	Martock, Somerset, England
Children	1. BUTCHER, Matilda,   b. 1834, Somerset, England   2. BUTCHER, James,   b. 1837, Martock, Somerset, England   3. BUTCHER, William,   b. 1840, Yeovil Registration District, Somerset   4. BUTCHER, M.,   b. Abt 1843, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia   5. BUTCHER, Elias,   b. Abt 1844, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia   6. BUTCHER, John,   b. Abt 1847, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia   7. BUTCHER, Eliza,   b. 1849, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

SPINKS, Sophia

1847 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1847
Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	BUTCHER, William,   b. 1840, Yeovil Registration District, Somerset
Married	1868	Horton, Tasmania, Australia

• Name	BUTCHER, William
  Birth	1840	Yeovil Registration District, Somerset
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I3513	Edgoose
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	BUTCHER, Elias,   b. 1810, Martock, Somerset, England d. Tasmania, Australia
  Mother	GARLAND, Mary,   b. Abt 1810, Martock, Somerset, England d. 1851, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	25 Mar 1834	Martock, Somerset, England
  Family ID	F1679	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SPINKS, Sophia,   b. 1847   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1868	Horton, Tasmania, Australia
  Family ID	F1683	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

• Notes

  WILLIAM BUTCHER 1840- William, son of Elias BUTCHER, labourer, and Ann, was baptised at Martock, Somerset, on 25 February 1840. (FreeReg) (GRO March Q 1840 Yeovil 10 593) From the 1841 census of North Street, Martock, Somerset: *Elias BUTCHER, aged 25, agricultural labourer, Y; Mary BUTCHER, aged 25, Y; Matilda BUTCHER, aged 8, Y; James BUTCHER, aged 4, Y; William BUTCHER, aged 1, Y; At the age of 29 Mr. (sic) Elias BUTCHER sailed from London on or about 10 June 1842 on the ship Bolivar, arriving in Tasmania on 5 October. With him were his wife Mary (no age given), his 7 year old daughter Matilda, his 5 year old son James, and his youngest son William aged 2. (Tasmanian Archives CB7/9/1/1 P67) No trace of the family has been found in the Tasmanian censuses for 1842, 1843, 1851 and 1857 but in early 1848 they were living at Stephenson Farm, Launceston, with three unnamed additions to the family. Elias was described as a farmer living iin a wooden house owned by Mr. STUBBS. The family consisted of 7 persons: one adult male and one adult female aged between 21 and 45, and 5 males and 1 female aged between 2 and 7 years. Three of the male children were stated to have been born in the colony. Their religion was Church of England. (Tasmanian Archives CEN1/1/103) Sophia SPINKS married a William Henry BUTCHER at Horton, Tasmania, in 1868. (Archives of Tasmania) (revised 06.11.2015)