William was born in 1840 in Hanborough, Oxfordshire. [1] He was the son of William Butcher and Elizabeth Weller. He was baptised at St Peter and St Paul, Hanborough on 14th February 1841 and his father, William, gave his occupation as labourer.[2]
Censuses
1841
Residence: George Street, Long Handborough, Oxfordshire[3]
William Butcher, head, mar, 48, ag lab, born in Handborough, Oxon
Elizabeth Butcher, wife, mar, 48, glover, born in Handborough, Oxon
Eliza Butcher, dau, 20, glover, born in Handborough, Oxon
Charles Butcher, son, 18, ag lab, born in Handborough, Oxon
William Butcher, son, 10, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon
George Butcher, son, 13, ag lab, born in Handborough, Oxon
Sources
↑ Register of Births: GRO Reference: 1840 D Quarter in Witney Volume 16 Page 118
↑ Ancestry.com. Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR120/1/R2/1 Image
↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Class: HO107; Piece: 890; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Handborough; County: Oxfordshire; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 21; Page: 15; Line: 4; GSU roll: 474576 Ancestry Sharing Link
↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): ED 1B Class: HO107; Piece: 1731; Folio: 28; Page: 22; GSU roll: 193640-193641 Ancestry Sharing Link
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