See also

Thomas John Butcher (1875- )

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Thomas John Butcher, 1918, age 43

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Occupation:

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  • seaman / mariner2

  • Birth:

  • 3 May 1875

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England1 3 2 4

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 5)

  • Siloam Place, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

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  • 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, England2

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  • 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)

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  •  

  • presumably away at sea

  • Census absence:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 35)

  •  

  •  

  • presumably away at sea

  • Qualification:

  • 1918 (age 42-43)4

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  • 1st Mate registration

Individual Note

Unsure what happened to Thomas, there are many possible marriage and death records

Sources

1.

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.

2.

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.

3.

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.

4.

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.