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BUTCHER, Martha
1846 - Yes, date unknown Has 9 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.
1813 - 1890 (77 years)-
Name BUTCHER, Martha Birth 26 Jul 1846 Martock, Somerset, England 
Gender Female Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I7828 Edgoose Last Modified 1 Feb 2026
Father BUTCHER, Joseph, b. 1813, Martock, Somerset, England d. 1890, Martock, Somerset, England (Age 77 years) Mother BAILEY, Mary, b. 1821, Martock, Somerset, England d. 1912, South Petherton, Somerset, England (Age 91 years) Marriage 2 Apr 1840 Martock, Somerset, England Family ID F2829 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family MASTERS, James d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 4 Aug 1894 South Petherton, Somerset, England Children 1. BUTCHER, Arthur, b. 8 Nov 1869, Martock, Somerset, England d. 1870, Yeovil Registration District, Somerset (Age 0 years)2. BUTCHER, Louisa, b. May 1873 d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. BUTCHER, Arthur, b. 10 Aug 1876 d. Yes, date unknown 4. BUTCHER, Frederick, b. 1879, South Petherton, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F960 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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MARTHA BUTCHER 1846-
The birth of Martha BUTCHER was registered in 1846.
(GRO June Q 1846 Yeovil 10 607)
Martha, daughter of Joseph BUTCHER, labourer, and Mary, was born on 26 July 1846 [sic, but see above] and baptised at Martock in Somerset on 8 August 1846.
(FreeReg)
From the 1851 census of Water Street, Martock, Somerset:
Joseph BOUCHER, head, married, aged 36, fruiter, born at Martock, Somerset;
Mary BOUCHER, wife, married, aged 28, glover, born at Martock, Somerset;
Caroline BOUCHER, daughter, aged 10, born at Martock, Somerset;
Elizabeth BOUCHER, daughter, aged 8, born at Martock, Somerset;
Joseph BOUCHER, son, aged 6, born at Martock, Somerset;
*Martha BOUCHER, daughter, aged 4, born at Martock, Somerset;
Lucy BOUCHER, daughter, aged 1, born at Martock, Somerset;
Martha BAILEY, [mother-in-law?], widow, aged 69, glover, born at Martock, Somerset.
(HO107/1930/37/18)
From the 1861 census of Bower Henton, Martock, Somerset:
Joseph BUTCHER, head, married, aged 45, labourer, born at Martock, Somerset;
Mary BUTCHER, wife, married, aged 38, glover, born at Martock, Somerset;
Eliza BUTCHER, daughter, unmarried, aged 18, glover, born at Martock, Somerset;
Joseph BUTCHER, son, aged 15, labourer, born at Martock, Somerset;
*Martha BUTCHER, daughter, aged 14, glover, born at Martock, Somerset;
Louisa BUTCHER, daughter, aged 10, scholar, born at Martock, Somerset;
William BUTCHER, son, aged 8, scholar, born at Martock, Somerset;
Sarah BUTCHER, daughter, aged 6, scholar, born at Martock, Somerset;
Honora BUTCHER, daughter, aged 3, scholar, born at Martock, Somerset.
(RG9/1642/49/29)
Arthur, son of an unmarried Martha BUTCHER of Hinton Martock was born on 8 November 1869 and baptised at Martock, Somerset, on 11 December 1869. His death aged 0 was registered in 1870)
(FreeReg)
(GRO December Q 1869 Yeovil 5c 473)
(GRO March Q 1870 Yeovil 5c 413)
From the 1871 census of Bower Hinton, Martock, Somerset:
Joseph BUTCHER, aged 60. head, fruiterer, born at Martock, Somerset:
Mary BUTCHER, aged 48, wife, born at Martock, Somerset;
*Martha BUTCHER, aged 22 (?), daughter, glover, born at Martock, Somerset;
William BUTCHER, aged 17, son, labourer, born at Martock, Somerset;
Sarah BUTCHER, aged 15, daughter, glover, born at Martock, Somerset;
Hannah BUTCHER, aged 13, daughter, gflover, born at Martock, Somerset.
(RG10/2414/37/2)
Louisa, daughter of an unmarried Martha BUTCHER, was born in May [sic] 1873 and baptised at South Petherton, Somerset, on 5 April 1882 along with her siblings Arthur and Frederick.
Arthur, son of an unmarried Martha BUTCHER, was born on 10 August 1876 and baptised at South Petherton, Somerset, on 5 April 1882 along with his siblings Louisa and Frederick.
(FreeReg)
(GRO December Q 1876 Yeovil 5c 430)
Frederick, son of an unmarried Martha BUTCHER, was born in May [sic] 1879 and baptised at South Petherton in Somerset on 5 April 1882 along with his siblings Louisa and Arthur.
From the 1881 census of Banbury's Row, South Petherton, Somerset:
Mary BUTCHER, head, married, aged 60, glover, born at Martock, Somerset;
Caroline BUTCHER, daughter, unmarried, aged 37, glover, born at Martock, Somerset;
*Martha BUTCHER, daughter, unmarried, aged 25 [sic], glover, born at Martock, Somerset;
Arthur BUTCHER, grandson, aged 5, scholar, born at Martock, Somerset;
Louisa BUTCHER, granddaughter, aged 8, scholar, born at Martock, Somerset;
Frederick BUTCHER, grandson, aged 2, born at Martock, Somerset.
(RG11/2390/5/3)
From the 1891 census of St. James Street, South Petherton, Somerset:
*Martha BUTCHER, head, single, aged 38, charwoman, born at Martock, Somerset;
Louisa BUTCHER, daughter, single, aged 17, still room maid, born at Martock, Somerset;
Arthur BUTCHER, son, single, aged 14, farm servant, born at Martock, Somerset;
Fred BUTCHER, son, single, aged 11, scholar born at South Petherton, Somerset;
Mary BUTCHER, widow, aged 70, born at Martock, Somerset;
Caroline MACE, sister, widow, aged 49, living on own means, born at Martock, Somerset.
(RG12/1896/1/22)
Martha BUTCHER from South Petherton in Somerset, unmarried daughter of Joseph BUTCHER, labourer,
married widower James MASTERS of Stratton, South Petherton, son of William MASTERS, labourer, at South Petherton on 4 August 1894.
(FreeReg)
(GRO September Q 1894 Yeovil 5c 681)
From the 1901 census of Stratton, South Petherton, Somerset:
James MASTERS, head, aged 59, agricultural labourer, born at South Petherton, Somerset;
*Martha MASTERS, wife, aged 50 [sic], born at South Petherton [sic], Somerset;
Bessie MASTERS, daughter, aged 20, housemaid domestic, born at South Petherton, Somerset'
Emily MASTERS, daughter, aged 16, outdoor servant domestic, born at South Petherton, Somerset.
(RG13/2298/11/14)
James MASTERS was again a widower by the time of the 1911 census, but no trace of the death of his wife Martha has been found.
(RG14 PN14388 RD309 SD2 ED1 SN72
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