See also

Family of Henry Butcher and Delia Eliza White

Husband: Henry Butcher

  • Name:

  • Henry Butcher2 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Starling Butcher (1797?-1876)

  • Mother:

  • Frances Chisnall (1802?-1872)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • labourer, seaman, machinist then a gas stoker4 5 6

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1846

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England2 7 8 4 5 6

  • Baptism:

  • 28 Jan 1849 (age 2)

  • Holy Trinity Church, Back Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of Starling Butcher (sailor) and Frances of Albion Place

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 4)

  • Albion Place, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son aged 4, living with his mother and seven siblings (one actually a nephew). Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 14)

  • 35 Albion Place, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son aged 14, attending school and living with his parents. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 24)

  • The Orchard, Albion Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a labourer at Orwell House and living with his wife Eliza, and son Dick. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 35)

  • Siloam Place, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a seaman and living with his wife Eliza, and sons Dick, William and Thomas. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census absence:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 44)

  •  

  •  

  • probably away at sea

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 55)

  • 44 Levington Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a gas stoker and living with his wife Eliza, daughter Emma and future son-in-law Charles W Stokes. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q2 1903 (age 57)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England9

Wife: Delia Eliza White

  • Name:

  • Delia Eliza White10 1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1845

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England10 4 5 11 6

  • Baptism:

  • 25 Jan 1846 (age 0)

  • Holy Trinity Church, Back Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • daughter of William White (labourer) and Caroline of Fore Hamlet Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 25)

  • The Orchard, Albion Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married wife as Eliza living with her husband Henry, and son Dick. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Illness:

  • 1872 (age 26-27)12

  •  

  •  

  • became blind

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 36)

  • Siloam Place, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Henry, and sons Dick, William and Thomas. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 46)

  • 14 Back Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • married wife as Eliza living with her daughter Emma. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 56)

  • 44 Levington Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Henry, daughter Emma and future son-in-law Charles W Stokes. Born in Ipswich Suffolk and recorded as being blind

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 65)

  • 24 Duke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • boarder aged 66 widow, living with nurse Sarah Crane. Born in Ipswich Suffolk and blind since 1872

  • Death:

  • Q3 1919 (age 72)

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

Child 1: Dick William Butcher

  • Name:

  • Dick William Butcher14

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • leather worker5

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1868

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England14 4 5

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 3)

  • The Orchard, Albion Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son living with his parents Henry and Eliza. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 13)

  • Siloam Place, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son employed as a leather worker and living with his parents Henry and Eliza, and brothers William and Thomas. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

Child 2: William White Butcher

  • Name:

  • William White Butcher15 16

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1871

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England15 5

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 9)

  • Siloam Place, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Henry and Eliza, and brothers Dick and Thomas. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

Child 3: Thomas John Butcher

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Son: Thomas John Butcher, 1918, age 43

  • Name:

  • Thomas John Butcher17

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • seaman / mariner18

  • Birth:

  • 3 May 1875

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England17 5 18 19

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 5)

  • Siloam Place, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents Henry and Eliza, and brothers Dick and William. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 16)

  • Gazelle, River Medway, Rochester, Kent, England18

  •  

  • unmarried boy on board Gazelle with uncle Thomas Butcher (b1844) and three others. Born in Ipswich Suffolk. Gazelle (65378) was a 98 ton sailing ketch registered in Ipswich and used for coasting

  • Census absence:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 25)

  •  

  •  

  • presumably away at sea

  • Census absence:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 35)

  •  

  •  

  • presumably away at sea

  • Qualification:

  • 1918 (age 42-43)19

  •  

  •  

  • 1st Mate registration

Child 4: Emma Bertha Butcher

  • Name:

  • Emma Bertha Butcher20 21

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Charles Walker Stokes (1882-1942)

  • Birth:

  • 9 May 1883

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England20 21 11 22 23 24

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 7)

  • 14 Back Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • daughter living with her mother Eliza. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Mar 1898 (age 14)

  • St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church, Newton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England21

  •  

  • daughter of Henry Butcher (machinist) and Eliza of Ratcliff Cottage York Road Ipswich, born 8th May 1893

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 17)

  • 44 Levington Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England22

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as mothers help and living with her parents Henry and Eliza, and future husband Charles W Stokes. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 27)

  • 195 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England23

  •  

  • married wife and living in six rooms with her husband Charles, daughters Lilian and Violet, and son Leonard. Born in Ipswich Suffolk and married for eight years with three children, all of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 56)

  • 117 Fletcher Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England24

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Charles, and granddaughter Doris M Brown. Born on 9th May 1883

  • Death:

  • Q4 1967 (age 84)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England25

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1866 quarter:2 volume:4a page:921.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1846 quarter:4 volume:12 page:335.

3.

Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-06/P1 own copy).

4.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1754 folio:69 page:33 schedule:187. Cit. Date: 21 July 2024.

5.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1873 folio:118 page:12 schedule:986. Cit. Date: 7 October 2022.

6.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1778 folio:40 page:25. Cit. Date: 8 February 2019.

7.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1800 folio:162 page:38.

8.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG09 piece:1164 folio:85 page:17.

9.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1903 quarter:2 volume:4a page:499.

10.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1845 quarter:4 volume:12 page:324.

11.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1470 folio:120 page:37. Cit. Date: 8 February 2019.

12.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10833 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub district:2 enumeration district:8 schedule:63.

13.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1919 quarter:3 volume:4a page:798.

14.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1868 quarter:2 volume:4a page:607. Cit. Date: 14 July 2017.

15.

Ibid. Ipswich 1871 quarter:3 volume:4a page:576. Cit. Date: 16 June 2023.

16.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1873 folio:118 page:12.

17.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1875 quarter:2 volume:4a page:671. Cit. Date: 7 October 2022.

18.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:658 folio:129 page:1 schedule:5. Cit. Date: 5 January 2017.

19.

FindMyPast Britain, Merchant Seamen, 1918-1941 Transcription, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National archive ref:BT350 card type:CR10 certificate:RS216649. Cit. Date: 8 October 2022.

20.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1883 quarter:2 volume:4a page:766. Cit. Date: 8 February 2019.

21.

Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-06/P1 own copy). St. Bartholomew the Apostle baptisms entry:393. Cit. Date: 28 May 2021.

22.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1778 folio:40 page:25. Cit. Date: 9 February 2019.

23.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10829 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:4 schedule:233. Cit. Date: 29 May 2021.

24.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6608J page:4 line:17 letter code:TVOB. Cit. Date: 1 June 2021.

25.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1967 quarter:4 volume:4b page:1045. Cit. Date: 2 June 2021.