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BUTCHER, Lewis
1825 - 1864 (39 years) Has 8 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.
1797 - 1846 (49 years)-
Name BUTCHER, Lewis Birth 1825 Coat, Somerset, England 
Christening 13 Nov 1825 Martock, Somerset, England Gender Male Death 1864 Martock, Somerset, England Burial 28 Dec 1864 Martock, Somerset, England Person ID I7820 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Father BUTCHER, Charles, b. 1799, Martock, Somerset, England d. 1850, Martock, Somerset, England (Age 51 years) Relationship natural Mother PAUL, Elizabeth, b. 1797 d. 1846, Martock, Somerset, England (Age 49 years) Relationship natural Marriage 25 Dec 1819 Martock, Somerset, England Family ID F1681 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family SYMES, Mary Ann, b. Abt 1836, Whitcombe, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 8 Jan 1857 Martock, Somerset, England Children 1. BUTCHER, James, b. 23 Aug 1858, Martock, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. BUTCHER, Walter, b. 5 Apr 1861, Martock, Somerset, England d. 1879, Martock, Somerset, England (Age 17 years)3. BUTCHER, Elizabeth, b. 19 Oct 1863, Martock, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F2840 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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LEWIS BUTCHER 1825-1864
Lewis, son of Charles BUTCHER, labourer of Coat, and his wife Elizabeth, was baptised at Martock, Somerset, on 13 November 1825.
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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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Lewis BUTCHER married Mary Ann SYMES at Martock, Somerset, on 8 January 1857. He was a 32 year old bachelor, a labourer, and son of Thomas [sic] BUTCHER, a labourer. Mary Ann SYMES was a 21 year old spinster, the daughter of William SYMES labourer. Witnesses were Jacob SIMMONS and Elizabeth HERAPATH.
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(GRO March Q 1857 Yeovil 5c 793)
James, son of Lewis BUTCHER labourer and Mary Ann, was born on 23 August and baptised at Martock, Somerset, on 9 September 1858.
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(GRO September Q 1858 Yeovil 5c 515)
Walter, son of Lewis BUTCHER, labourer, and his wife Mary Ann, was born on 5 April 1861 and baptised privately at Martock, Somerset, on 13 May 1861.
He appears to have been baptised a second time for good measure:
Walter, son of Louis [sic] BUTCHER, labourer, and his wife Mary Ann, was born on 7 April [sic] and baptised at Martock, Somerset, on 25 December 1861.
Elizabeth, daughter of Lewis BUTCHER, a labourer from Hinton, and his wife Mary Ann, was born on 19 October and baptised on 3 November 1863.
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(GRO December Q 1863 [SYMES] Yeovil 05C 519)
Lewis BUTCHER of Hinton was buried at Martock on 28 December 1864.
(GRO December Q 1864 Yeovil 5c 353)
NOTES & QUERIES:
1861 Census: Untraced
****The birth of another Elizabeth BUTCHER was registered in 1863. The mother's maiden name was not given, indicating an illegitimate birth.
(GRO June Q 1863 [----------] Yeovil 05C 572)
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