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Henry Butcher (1846 – 1921)

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Henry Butcher was born in Easton in Gordano, Somerset, in 1846 to Thomas and Elizabeth Butcher

1841 Census

This is the 1841 Census for the family living in Easton in Gordano.

Thomas Butcher – 35 (1806) – Labourer – St George, Somerset

Eliza Butcher – 30 (1811) – Washerwoman – St George, Somerset

George Butcher – 4 (1837) – St George, Somerset

Joseph Butcher – 4 (1837) – St George, Somerset

Class: HO107; Piece: 956; Book: 5; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 37; Page: 28; Line: 12; GSU roll: 474603

1851 Cenus

In 1851 Henry Butcher was living with another family, this could be a relative of his parents.

Ann Thomas – Head – 41 (1810) – Washerwoman/Pauper – Somerset, St George

William Thomas – Son – 21 (1830) – Agriculture labourer – Somerset, St George

Charlotte Thomas – Daughter – 13 (1838) Scholar – Somerset, St George

James Eversett – Lodger – 32 (1819) – Agriculture labourer – Somerset, St George

Henry Butcher – Visitor – 5 (1846) – Somerset, St George

Class: HO107; Piece: 1946; Folio: 623; Page: 21; GSU roll: 221106

This is the 1851 census for Henry’s family. From my searches Henry’s father died in February 1851, this could be why Henry is with this family.

Eliza Butcher – Head – 38 (1813) – Charwoman/Pauper – Somerset, St. George

George Butcher – Son – 13 (1838) – Somerset, St George

William Butcher – Son – 10 (1841) – Somerset, St George

Charles Butcher – Son – 11 months – Somerset, St George

Class: HO107; Piece: 1946; Folio: 621; Page: 16; GSU roll: 221106

1861 Census

For the 1861 census Henry is back with his family.

Eliza Butcher – Head – 51 (1810) – Charwoman – Pill, St George

William Butcher – Son – 20 (1841) – Agriculture labourer – Pill, St George

Henry Butcher – Son – 15 (1846) – Agriculture labourer – Pill, St George

Charles Butcher – Son – 11 (1850) – Scholar – Pill, St George

Class: RG 9; Piece: 1711; Folio: 53; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542854

In 1871 Charles Butcher married Emily Berry.

1871 Census

In 1867 Henry Butcher married Sarah Bull, here they are living in Pill in 1871.

Henry Butcher – Head – 25 (1846) – Agriculture labourer – Somerset, St George

Sarah A. Butcher – Wife – 25 (1846) – Somerset, St George

Thomas W. Butcher – Son – 2 months – Somerset, St George

Class: RG10; Piece: 2517; Folio: 44; Page: 10; GSU roll: 835250

1881 Census

Here is Henry and Sarah still living in the Pill/Easton in Gordano area, this time they are living in Hamgreen.

Henry Butcher – Head – 35 (1846) – Labourer – St George, Somerset

Sarah A. Butcher – Wife – 35 (1846) – Laundress – St George, Somerset

George H. Butcher – Son – 12 (1869) – Scholar – St George

Elizabeth A. Butcher – Daughter – 5 (1876) – Scholar – Cinderford East Dean, Gloucestershire

Mary A. Butcher – Daughter – 2 (1879) – Hamgreen, Somerset

William J. Butcher – Son – 7 months – Hamgreen, Somerset

Class: RG11; Piece: 2463; Folio: 86; Page: 18; GSU roll: 1341593

In 1890 George Butcher married Rose Sutton.

1891 Census

By the 1891 Henry and Sarah Butcher and their children had moved to Avonmouth.

Henry Butcher – Head – 45 (1846) – General Labourer – Easton in Gordano, Somerset

Sarah A. Butcher – Wife – 45 (1846) – Easton in Gordano, Somerset

Eliza A. Butcher – Daughter – 15 (1876) – Dean Forest, Gloucestershire

Mary A. Butcher – Daughter – 12 (1879) – Easton in Gordano, Somerset

Alice E. Butcher – Daughter – 9 (1882) – Easton in Gordano, Somerset

Edward E. Butcher – Son – 7 (1884) – Easton in Gordano, Somerset

Sidney J. Butcher – Son – 4 (1887) – Easton in Gordano, Somerset

Class: RG12; Piece: 1990; Folio: 33; Page: 8; GSU roll: 6097100

In 1898 Elizabeth Butcher married Frederick Lambourne

In February 1901 Edward Butcher died aged 16 years old.

1901 Census

Henry Butcher – Head – 55 (1846) – Dock Labourer – St George, Somerset

Sarah A. Butcher – Wife – 55 (1846) – St George, Somerset

Mary A. Butcher – Daughter – 23 (1878) – St George, Somerset

Sidney J. Butcher – Son – 14 (1887) – Office Boy (Port) – St George, Somerset

Harry Butcher – Son – 8 (1893) – Avonmouth, Gloucestershire

Class: RG13; Piece: 2404; Folio: 55; Page: 15

In the 1901 Alice Butcher is shown as a visitor in the Gratton household in Rhondda, Glamorgan. In 1902 Alice married George Gratton.

In 1902 Mary Butcher married Richard Sutton and in 1909 Sidney married Laura Woolford

1911 Census

Henry Butcher – Head – 65 (1845) – Dock Labourer – Pill, Somerset

Sarah A. Butcher – Wife – 65 (1846) – Pill, Somerset

Harry Butcher – Son – 19 (1892) – Dock Labourer – Avonmouth, Gloucestershire

Class: RG14; Piece: 15104; Schedule Number: 172

This census tells us that Henry and Sarah Butcher were married for 45 years, and that they had 11 children born alive and 6 are still living.

From my searches and that census returns I have found 10 children, and have only confirmed the death of one child.

In 1919 Harry Butcher marries Ethal Buller. I have found the grave of Harry and Ethal Butcher in Shirehampton Cemetery, I have previously posted about their grave here

1921 Census

In 1921 Henry Butcher died, this is the 1921 census showing his widow living in the same house they moved into in the late 1880’s.

Sarah A. Butcher – Head – 75 (1846) – Home Duties – Somerset

George H. Gratton – Son-in-law – 41 (1879) – Coal Miner – Old Cleeve, Somerset

Alice E. Gratton – Daughter – 39 (1881) – Home Duties – Somerset

Harold G. Gratton – Grandson – 10 (1910) – Glamorganshire, Wales

Hilda E. Gratton – Granddaughter – 1 (1919) – Glamorganshire, Wales

Albert J. Clarke – Boarder – 27 (1894) – Steel Work Labourer – Frome, Somerset

John W. Stone – Boarder – 19 (1902) – Steel Work Labourer – Holloway, London

Class: RG15; Piece: 11910; Schedule: 43;

This census shows that Sarah’s daughter and her family are visiting.

Sarah Butcher died in 1938 aged 92 and is buried in Shirehampton Cemetery with her husband Henry.

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Unlucky in my search for graves

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In my search for graves I have had mixed results when I arrive at the cemetery or graveyard as to whether I will find the plot I am looking for.

My first unsuccessful find is my great-grand uncle William Rogers. The information I received from a relative on Ancestry said that he had died in February 1939 and that he was buried in Canford Cemetery.

One visit to the Canford Cemetery office later, I now know that the grave is located within the V section, which has been designated as their wildlife, and as such is cleared less often.

Using the provided map I believe I located the area the grave is in, but I couldn’t find a headstone. There was some nearby, but they were covered in thick brambles and I was unable to locate William’s grave.

On the same trip to the Canford Cemetery offices I enquired about the grave of my two-times great-grandparents George and Mary Rogers buried at Greenbank Cemetery.

Upon arrival at Greenbank Cemetery I aimlessly wandered around until I phoned the ground keeper who helped me find the location of the grave. It was at this point I was told that in this part of the cemetery many of the graves had the headstones removed.

Location of the grave of George and Mary Rogers, Greenbank Cemetery

Back home I sent off an email Canford Cemetery Offices asking what had happened to the headstone, and this was their response:

For certain sections where all graves were out of their lease, masonry was removed and disposed of, and a log was taken of the details of what was present on the grave. In this instance there was not a headstone on the grave at the time of the removals, but there was a marble kerbset, a marble ashler, four posts, a vase, and a broken concrete base. There was no inscription recorded on any of the masonry.

In a later email I was told that “the last time these removals took place was in the late 1980s”. Great, almost 40 years too late!

My final grave hunt was for my three-times great-grandparents George and Elizabeth Lambourne. I had found a source saying that they were buried in St. Mary’s Church in Shirehampton.

As the church is only a 5 minute drive from where I live I thought I would go down and search the graveyard.

Nothing.

I emailed the church office asking if they had any information about the grave I was looking for, and this was their response:

I have checked the names provided below and have discovered that your ancestors are certainly buried here.

Back in 1928 the church building was burnt down and a new building was built, which was completed and dedicated in January 1930. As the parish had grown substantially since the times of the original building, a larger church was built, at a different angle to the original building. This unfortunately meant that some graves were covered over by the building, and some gravestones were moved.

Your ancestors , among others, are now buried beneath this church and are commemorated in our Memorial Chapel. The names of all those whose graves are beneath the church are engraved in a memorial there. I have just found your ancestors’ names on that memorial.

I have just taken a photo of the memorial and a closer one of their names, since I expect this will be of interest to you. It is really sunny here at the moment, so there is some reflection coming through the Memorial Chapel window that is affecting the quality of the photos. If you would like me to try again and send other photos through, please let me know and I will try again on another day.

St. Mary’s Church Memorial Chapel

What a result, I now know for certain that my ancestors are buried there and why I couldn’t find the grave

So far these have been the only times I’ve not been able to find a grave, but the further back I go the more unlikely I will be able to find the graves I am looking for.

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Visiting the grave of Frederick and Eliza. Ann Lambourne

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In this video I am at Shirehampton Cemetery to visit the grave of my two-times great-grandparents Frederick and Eliza Ann Lambourne.

Frederick was born in 1871 to George and Elizabeth Lambourne, he was the youngest of three children.

Eliza Ann Lambourne, née Butcher, was born in 1876 she was the second child of eight children born to Henry and Sarah Butcher.

In 1898 Frederick married Elizabeth Butcher, and by 1920 had seven children. Sadly their third child, George Henry died in 1914 aged 8 years.

More details about Frederick’s life can be found here.

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Hannah Lambourne (1811-1861)

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Hannah Lamboure née Brace was born in 1811 in Weston, Bath. According to her marriage certificate her father was John Brace who’s profession was listed as a Cooper.

1841 Census

This is the first census returns in 1841, she is living in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol

Hester Powell – 35 (1806) – Female – Not born in county

Hannah Brace – 30 (1811) – Female – Not born in county

Bridget Turner – 25 (1816) – Female – Not born in county

Class: HO107; Piece: 359; Book: 4; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 17; Page: 29; Line: 19; GSU roll: 288771

1851 Census

In 1848 Hannah married George Lambourne.

George Lambourne – Head – 34 (1817) – Coachman – Wantage, Berkshire

Hannah Lambourne – Wife – 41 (1810) – Bath, Somerset

Louisa Brace – Visitor – 43 (1808) – Bath, Somerset

Maria Reeve – Visitor – 54 (1797) – Woold Northumberland

Class: HO107; Piece: 1955; Folio: 82; Page: 15; GSU roll: 87355

1861 Census

George Lambourne – Head – 40 (1821) – Coachman – Wantage, Berkshire

Hannah Lambourne – Wife – 50 (1811) – Weston, Somerset

Class: RG 9; Piece: 1740; Folio: 25; Page: 10; GSU roll: 542860

In May 1861 Hannah died at the ago of 50. She is buried in the Holy Trinity parish church of Westbury-on-Trym.

Grave of Hannah Lambourne

In 1862 George Lambourne married Elizabeth Young. Their story continues continues with this post.

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Frederick W Lambourne (1871-1932)

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Born in March 1871 to George and Elizabeth Lambourne (formally Young)

1871 Census

This is the 1871 census return when the family was living in Hotwell Road running the Swan Inn

George Lambourne – Head – 51 (1820) – Licensed victualler – Wantage, Berkshire

Elizabeth Lambourne – Wife – 31 (1840) – Weston, Somerset

George Lambourne – Son – 8 (1863) – St. Augustine, Bristol

William Lambourne – Son – 4 (1867) – Bristol

Frederick Lambourne – Son – 14 days (1871) – Clifton, Bristol

Class: RG10; Piece: 2541; Folio: 62; Page: 1; GSU roll: 835257

1881 Census

By the 1881 census the family had moved to Queen Street in Avonmouth

George Lambourne – Head – 60 (1821) – Coachman – Wantage, Berkshire

Elizabeth Lambourne – Wife – 46 (1835) – Weston-super-mare, Somerset

George Lambourne – Son – 18 (1863) – Labourer (Dock) – Bristol

William Lambourne – Son – 14 (1867) – Office Boy – Bristol

Frederick Lambourne – Son – 10 (1871) – Scholar – Bristol

Class: RG11; Piece: 2505; Folio: 45; Page: 24; GSU roll: 1341604

In 1883 Elizabeth Lambourne died, and in 1888 George Lambourne also died. They are both buried at St. Mary’s church in Shirehampton.

1891 Census

In 1883 George Lambourne married Louisa Hazell, by 1891 they’d had five children. Frederick Lambourne is living with them at 37 Richmond Terrace, Avonmouth.

George Lambourne – Head – 27 (1864) – Corn Porter – Bristol

Louisa A. Lambourne – Wife – 26 (1865) – Cardiff, Wales

George H. Lambourne – Son – 7 (1884) – Scholar – Avonmouth, Bristol

William J. Lambourne – Son – 6 (1885) – Scholar – Avonmouth, Bristol

Louisa E. Lambourne – Daughter – 5 (1886) – Scholar – Avonmouth, Bristol

Henry W. Lambourne – Son – 3 (1888) – Avonmouth, Bristol

Hilda C. Lambourne – Daughter – 1 (1890) – Avonmouth, Bristol

Fred W. Lambourne – Brother – 20 (1871) – Portsman – Clifton, Bristol

Class: RG12; Piece: 1990; Folio: 33; Page: 7; GSU Roll: 6097100

1901 Census

In 1898 Frederick Married Elizabeth Butcher, here they are living together with their daughter at 37 Richmond Terrace, Avonmouth.

Frederick Lambourne – Head – 30 (1871) – Railway Engine Cleaner – Bristol

Eliza Lambourne – Wife – 24 (1877) – Cinderford, Gloucestershire

Elizabeth Lambourne – Daughter – 3 Months – Avonmouth, Bristol

William Bull – Cousin – 3 (1898) – Pill, Somerset

Class: RG13; Piece: 2404; Folio: 57; Page: 20

1911 Census

This is the 1911 census for the family now living in Cook Street, Avonmouth.

Frederick W. Lambourne – Head – 40 (1871) – Hydraulic Fireman – Hotwells, Bristol

Eliza A. Lambourne – Wife – 35 (1876) – Cinderford, Gloucestershire

Elizabeth S. Lambourne – Daughter – 10 (1901) – Avonmouth, Bristol

Frederick W. Lambourne – Son – 7 (1904) – Avonmouth, Bristol

George H. Lambourne – Son – 5 (1906) – Avonmouth, Bristol

Edward E. Lambourne – Son – 2 (1909) – Shirehampton, Bristol

Francis A. Thatcher – Boarder – 7 (1904) – Shirehampton, Bristol

Class: RG14; Piece: 15103; Schedule Number: 69

Frederick and Elizabeth go on to have a further three children: Lena May Lambourne in 1912; Lilian Olive Lambourne in 1915; and Cecil Harold Lambourne in 1920

Frederick and Elizabeth’s son George Lambourne died aged 8 in 1914.

In 1932 Frederick Lambourne died aged 61, and in 1953 his wife Elizabeth Lambourne died aged 77. They are buried with their son in Shirehampton Cemetery.

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Searching for Lambournes

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Using the Local Burials section on the Bristol & Avon Family History Society website I found the monumental inscriptions for Shirehampton Cemetery.

Normally I would search for Rogers, but as Shirehampton is on the wrong side of Bristol I decided to search for Lambourne instead.

I found two hits, one for Frederick Walter, and one for George Henry, both in the same grave. Other information included said that George Henry was 8 and was Frederick Walter’s brother, and that Frederick Walter had a wife, Eliza Ann.

This was a gold mine, I knew that Frederick Walter Lambourne married Eliza Ann and they had a son called George Henry.

So I decided to take a trip down to the cemetery to search for the grave.

Eventually after about 45 minutes of looking I found the grave on the opposite side to where I had originally started searching.

It didn’t have a headstone, instead it had just the edging to it and the inscription around the outside.

Grave of Frederick, Eliza Ann, and George Lambourne