Category Archives: Surnames

52 Ancestors:# 5 ~ George Butcher (1908 – 1974)

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Julie Goucher

No Story Too Small This post is for week 5 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Crow from No Story Too Small. You can read the list of my posts HERE George Butcher circa 1940 I … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Day Photo Collage – Day Five

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Julie Goucher

My grandmother, Lillian Edith MATTHEWS inherited her middle name from her Aunt, the sister of her father, Edith Annie Matthews born 1877 in Rugby Warwickshire. Despite this my Grandmother knew very little about Edith other than she was a “nurse”. … Continue reading →

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George Butcher 1908 – 1974

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Julie Goucher

Today, commemorates the death of my Grandfather, George Butcher. Born in 1908 in Wanborough he was one of 9 children who survived into adulthood from a family of 12. My Grandfather was a man of principle, at the time of … Continue reading →

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Employment

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Julie Goucher

Trying to piece together my Grandfather’s life before he joined the Army in 1940 has been slow. Frustrating, as within living memory I could have had the answers. I have been researching my ancestry since the mid 1980’s and there … Continue reading →

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Mystery Monday – Harris in Headley Hampshire

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Julie Goucher

Background  Caroline Ellis, shown here on the left, was born in Puttenham Surrey in 1844 the daughter of George Ellis, a former military man and Prudence Budd. The Budd family had been established in the parish of Puttenham since 1723, … Continue reading →

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In Remembrance of William James West (1898 – 1918)

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Julie Goucher

In Remembrance of William James West William James West was born in Aldershot Hampshire in 1898, the son of William Arthur West, a military man and, Emma Jane Ellis (Harris). I had always known that my Grandfather’s first cousin had died in … Continue reading →

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Postcard Friendship Friday – Manor Farm, Wanborough circa 1915

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Julie Goucher

This is the Manor Farm at Wanborough that my Grandfather would have known. My Butcher family farmed here until 1930 when the moved across to Guildford to farm at Manor Farm Onslow Village. Part of my Guildford & District Collection. … Continue reading →

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Australia Day 2012 – Wealth for Toil

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Julie Goucher

26th January 2012 The Australia Day post is once again coordinated by Twigs of Yore. For details on how to participate click HERE. John Hunt Butcher was born in Hascombe in rural Surrey in 1781. In 1808 in London, he … Continue reading →

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Service & Pay Book – George Butcher

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Julie Goucher

  Service & Pay Book George Butcher , a set on Flickr. A copy of this also can be found on the Butcher One-Name Study website

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Postcard Friendship Friday – Sutera Sicily

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Julie Goucher

Submitted as part of Postcard Friendship Friday hosted by The Best Hearts are Crunchy

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