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BUTCHER, Henry
1846 - 1919 (72 years) Has 8 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.
1814 - Yes, date unknown-
Name BUTCHER, Henry Birth 19 Apr 1846 Martock, Somerset, England 
Gender Male Death 1919 Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales Person ID I7843 Edgoose Last Modified 1 Feb 2026
Father BUTCHER, Eli, b. 1810, Martock, Somerset, England d. 1872, Yeovil Registration District, Somerset (Age 62 years) Mother WEAKLEY, Mary, b. 1814, Martock, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 22 Apr 1834 Martock, Somerset, England Family ID F1678 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family SQUIRE, Julia, b. 1843, Yeovil Registration District, Somerset d. 1929, Cardiff Registration District, Glamorgan, Wales (Age 86 years) Marriage 19 Dec 1865 Martock, Somerset, England Children 1. BUTCHER, Emma Jane, b. 8 May 1866, Yeovil Registration District, Somerset d. 1944, Cardiff Registration District, Glamorgan, Wales (Age 77 years)2. BUTCHER, William, b. 4 May 1869, Martock, Somerset, England d. Aft 11 Jun 1869, Martock, Somerset, England (Age > 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. BUTCHER, Henry George, b. 11 Apr 1878, Cardiff Registration District, Glamorgan, Wales d. 1932, Cardiff Registration District, Glamorgan, Wales (Age 53 years)Family ID F2834 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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HENRY BUTCHER 1846-1932
Henry, son of Eli BUTCHER, labourer, and Mary his wife, was born on 19 April 1846 and baptised at Martock, Somerset, on 25 August 1846.
(FreeReg)
From the 1851 census of North Street, Martock, Somerset:
Eli BUTCHER, head, aged 40, labourer, born at Martock, Somerset;
Mary BUTCHER, wife, aged 35, glove sewer, born at Martock, Somerset;
Anna BUTCHER (= EMMA?), daughter, aged 14, glove sewer, born at Martock, Somerset;
Harriet BUTCHER, daughter, aged 10, glover, born at Martock, Somerset;
Ann BUTCHER, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at Martock, Somerset;
*Henry BUTCHER, son, aged 5, scholar, born at Martock, Somerset;
Mary BUTCHER, daughter, aged 2, born at Martock, Somerset.
(HO107/1930/9/11)
From the 1861 census of North Street, Martock, Somerset:
Eli BUTCHER, head, aged 47, agricultural labourer, born at Martock, Somerset;
Mary BUTCHER, wife, aged 45, glover, born at Martock, Somerset;
Harriet BUTCHER, daughter, aged 20, born at Martock, Somerset;
Ann BUTCHER, daughter, aged 17, born at Martock, Somerset
*Henry BUTCHER, son, aged 15, agricultural labourer, born at Martock, Somerset;
Matilda BUTCHER, daughter, aged 7, born at Martock, Somerset;
Mary Jane BUTCHER, daughter, aged 3, born at Martock, Somerset.
(RG9/1642/13/20)
Henry BUTCHER, a 19 year old unmarried labourer and son of Eli BUTCHER, labourer, married Julia SQUIRE, a 22 year old spinster whose father's name is not given, at Martock, Somerset, on 19 December 1865. Witnesses were Mary Ann SQUIRE and Thomas HOOPER.
(FreeReg)
The birth of Emma J. BUTCHER was registered in 1866.
(GRO June Q 1866 Yeovil 5c 555)
Emma Jane, daughter of Henry BUTCHER of Hinton, baker, and Julia his wife, was born on 8 May 1866 and baptised at Martock, Somerset, on 17 June.
(FreeReg)
(GRO June Q 1866 Yeovil 5c 555)
From the 1871 census of North Street, Martock, Somerset:
*Henry BUTCHER, head, aged 24, journeyman baker, born at Martock, Somerset;
Julia BUTCHER, wife, aged 25, glover, born at Martock, Somerset;
Emma J. BUTCHER, daughter, aged 4, born at Martock, Somerset.
(RG10/2414/16/24)
The 1881 census of No. 1, Emerald Street, Roath, Cardiff, Glamorganshire:
*Henry BUTCHER, head, married, aged 34, drayman, born at Martock, Somerset;
Julia BUTCHER, wife, married, aged 36, born at Martock, Somerset;
Emma BUTCHER, daughter, aged 14, dressmaker's apprentice, born at Martock, Somerset;
George BUTCHER, son, aged 2, born in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales;
William LOCK, boarder, married. aged 32, mason, born at Martock, Somerset;
Arthur ELLSWORTH, boarder, single, aged 18, baker, born at Martock, Somerset.
(RG11/5285/160/62)
From the 1891 census of Wellington Street, Cardiff, Glamorgan:
*Henry BUTCHER, head, married, aged 45, drayman, born in Somerset;
Julia BUTCHER, wife, married, aged 46, born in Somerset;
Henry Geo BUTCHER, son aged 12, born in Cardiff, Glamorgan;
Ann SQUIRE, mother-in-law, widow, aged 67, retired glover, born in Somerset.
(RG12/4397/45/7)
The 1901 census of 9 Wyeverne Road, Cardiff, Glamorgan:
*Henry BUTCHER, head, married, aged 55, labourer, worker at home born at Mastock [sic], Somerset;
Julia BUTCHER, wife, married, aged 58, born at Mastock [sic], Somerset;
George BUTCHER, son, aged 23, born in Cardiff, Glamorgan;
Charles INDER, grandson, aged 11, born in Cardiff, Glamorgan;
Ada RAYSON, servant, single, aged 16, born at Mastock [sic], Somerset;
J. H. WILLIAMS, boarder, single, aged 28, clerk, worker, born at Llandaff, Glamorgan.
(RG13/4978/118/34)
The 1911 census of No. 9 Wyverne Road, Cardiff, Glamorgan:
*Henry BUTCHER, head, married 46 years, 2 children both living, aged 65, horsekeeper at brewery, born at Martock, Somerset;
Julia BUTCHER, wife, married, aged 67, born at Martock, Somerset;
George BUTCHER, son, married, aged 32, motorman at brewery, born in Cardiff, Glamorgan;
Ethel BUTCHER, daughter-in-law, aged 27, born in Cardiff, Glamorgan;
Charles INDER, grandson, single, aged 21, butcher & dealer, born in Cardiff, Glamorgan;
Doris BUTCHER, granddaughter, aged 9, born in Cardiff, Glamorgan;
Harry BUTCHER, grandson, aged 6, born in Cardiff, Glamorgan;
Mary BUTCHER, granddaughter, aged 4, born in Cardiff, Glamorgan;
Ethel BUTCHER, granddaughter, aged 3 months, born in Cardiff, Glamorgan;
Lilian BUTCHER, granddaugter, aged 3 months, born in Cardiff, Glamorgan.
(RG14 PN32111 RG78 PN1846 RD588 SD3 ED12 SN30)
The death of Henry BUTCHER aged 73 was registered in 1919.
(GRO September Q 1919 Cardiff 11a 323)
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