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BUTCHER, Charles
1799 - 1850 (51 years) Has 6 ancestors and 21 descendants in this family tree.
Abt 1770 - 1841 (71 years)-
Name BUTCHER, Charles Birth 1799 Martock, Somerset, England 
Gender Male Death 1850 Martock, Somerset, England Burial 1 Feb 1850 Martock, Somerset, England Person ID I3505 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 PAUL, Elizabeth, b. 1797 d. 1846, Martock, Somerset, England (Age 49 years) Marriage 25 Dec 1819 Martock, Somerset, England Children 1. BUTCHER, Matthew, b. 1820, Martock, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown2. BUTCHER, Ellen, b. 1822, Stapleton, Somerset, England d. 16 Jul 1903, Black Hill, New South Wales, Australia (Age 81 years)3. BUTCHER, Virtue, b. 1825 d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 4. BUTCHER, Lewis, b. 1825, Coat, Somerset, England d. 1864, Martock, Somerset, England (Age 39 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. BUTCHER, Jemima, b. 1827, Coat, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. BUTCHER, Isabella, b. 1837, Martock, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]7. BUTCHER, Caroline, b. 1838, Yeovil Registration District, Somerset d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1681 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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CHARLES BUTCHER 1799-1850
Charles, son of William and Mary BUTCHER, was baptised at Martock, Somerset, on 21 August 1799.
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From the 1841 census of North Street, Martock, Somerset:
*Charles BUTCHER, aged 40, confectioner, born in Somerset;
Elizabeth BUTCHER, aged 40, born in Somerset;
Virtue BUTCHER, aged 15, born in Somerset;
Lewis BUTCHER, aged 15, born in Somerset;
Isabella BUTCHER, aged 5, born in Somerset;
Caroline BUTCHER, aged 2, born in Somerset;
Susan BRAGG, aged 15, NOT born in Somerset.
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According to Elizabeth GRAY he married Elizabeth PAUL at Martock, Somerset, on 25 December 1819. Apparently the PAULs or PAULLs still live in Martock and are big seed merchants. She wrote: "It was one of their sons who became the father of my grandfather, a dear old chap who lived into his nineties. I remember him well."
(e-mail dated 14.06.2011)
Charles BUTCHER was buried at Martock, Somerset, on 1 February 1850 aged 51.
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NOTES & QUERIES:
An Elizabeth BUTCHER was buried at Martock, Somerset, on 17 June 1846 aged 49. Was she the wife of Charles?
(revised 19.1.2015)