William Butcher 1798->1851
Farmer
McCan Ancestry tree
1798. William Butcher was baptised 5/8/1798 to Edmund Butcher & Anna Maria Galloway in Southery church
Going back:
Edmund Butcher 1771-1849 & Anna Maria Galloway 1771-1816 married 24/1/1797 Southery
1841C. Edmund Butcher, 70, farmer, entry says not born Norfolk, was living with a 2nd wife & 3 children at Black Bank, Southery, Downham, Norfolk
| Edmund | Butcher | Male | 70 | 1771 | Norfolk, England |
| Mary | Butcher | Female | 50 | 1791 | - |
| Edmund | Butcher | Male | 25 | 1816 | Norfolk, England |
| Ann | Butcher | Female | 15 | 1826 | Norfolk, England |
| Mary | Butcher | Female | 15 | 1826 | Norfolk, England |
| Robert | Butcher | Male | 12 | 1829 | Norfolk, England |
| Robert | Cooper | Male | 15 | 1826 | Norfolk, England |
| John | Jeveson | Male | 5 | 1836 |
Edmund Butcher, 80, was buried Southery on 2/9/1849-FMP image available, abode Southery
John Butcher 1750-1788 & Mary Fullfield
Samuel Butcher & Margaret
1819. . William Butcher married Ann Porter on 11/9/1819 in Southery church . Thomas and Mary Porter Witnesses-
1820. Listed as Laborer on son Edward's Christening Record FS
1821. John Butcher was baptised to William & Ann in St Marys Church, Southery on 5/8/1821
1841. William Butcher, 40, farmer, was living Methwold Fenn, Methwold, Thetford, Norfolkwith his wife, Ann, and 8 children
| William | Butcher | Male | 40 | 1801 | Norfolk, England |
| Ann | Butcher | Female | 40 | 1801 | Norfolk, England |
| John | Butcher | Male | 15 | 1826 | Norfolk, England |
| William | Butcher | Male | 15 | 1826 | Norfolk, England |
| Galleway | Butcher | Male | 15 | 1826 | Norfolk, England |
| Ann | Butcher | Female | 15 | 1826 | Norfolk, England |
| Hannah | Butcher | Female | 9 | 1832 | - |
| Edmund | Butcher | Male | 8 | 1833 | - |
| Thomas | Butcher | Male | 4 | 1837 | Norfolk, England |
| Mary | Butcher | Female | 2 | 1839 | Norfolk, England |
He was obviously, if birthplaces are acurate?! , not living in Norfolk around 1832 and 1833
1851C William Butcher, 51, farmer of 60 acres, was living Sandway, Methwold, Thetford, Norfolk with his wife, Ann, and 5 children, plus a lodger
| William | Butcher | Head |
Married | Male | 51 | 1800 | Farmer 60 acres Lab | Southery, Norfolk, England |
| Ann | Butcher | Wife |
Married | Female | 50 | 1801 | - | Southery, Norfolk, England |
| Edmond | Butcher | Son |
Unmarried | Male | 17 | 1834 | Farmers son at home | Methwold, Norfolk, England |
| Thomas | Butcher | Son |
Unmarried | Male | 14 | 1837 | Farmers son at home | Methwold, Norfolk, England |
| Mary | Butcher | Daughter |
Unmarried | Female | 11 | 1840 | - | Methwold, Norfolk, England |
| George | Butcher | Son |
- | Male | 9 | 1842 | - | Methwold, Norfolk, England |
| Rebecca | Butcher | Daughter |
- | Female | 6 | 1845 | - | Methwold, Norfolk, England |
| Samuel | Butcher | Lodger |
Unmarried | Male | 18 | 1833 | Ag lab | Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Several deaths, no ages though, 1851-1861, but none Thetford/Downham. No obituary in FMP Newspapers
& ???McCan tree has him in the USA 1860 C, 1870C, I am Unconvinced, even though many trees have this , they could well all be copied from just one, so called, source , likely erroneous!
1861C Ann Butcher, 62, widow, labour, was living Little London, Southery, Downham, Norfolk with 2 children and a niec. e Next door but one to her eldest son John and his family
| Ann | Butcher | Head |
Widow | Female | 62 | 1799 | Labourer | Southery, Norfolk, England |
| George | Butcher | Son |
Unmarried | Male | 19 | 1842 | Farming labourer | Southery, Norfolk, England |
| Rebeckah | Butcher | Daughter |
Unmarried | Female | 18 | 1843 | Farming labourer | Southery, Norfolk, England |
| Mary Ann | Dent | Niece |
Unmarried | Female | 9 | 1852 | Farming labourer | Southery, Norfolk, England |
1871C Ann Butcher, 70, widow, was living with her widowed brother at Church Lane, Southery, Downham, Norfolk,
| Edward | Porter | Head |
- | Male | 68 | 1803 | farmer 2 acres- | Norfolk, England |
| Ann | Butcher | Sister |
- | Female | 70 | 1801 | nurse - | Norfolk, England |
cannot find in 1881C but no death 1871-1881 Outside Norfolk just one, aged 77 in 1877 in Portsea!!!