George Girling (Butcher) Girling-Butcher (1861 - 1933)

Born 1861 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Alice Beatrice (Crowe) Butcher — married 22 Nov 1883 in Bexley, Kent, England

Husband of Emily Henrietta (Haines) Girling-Butcher — married 1894 in Takaka, Nelson, New Zealand

Died 28 Jul 1933 at about age 72 in Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

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Biography

Also known as Girling-Butcher, although he was born with Girling as his middle name.

Birth

Born in 4 Q 1861 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, the son of Robert Maltby Butcher (1821), a merchant, and Martha Ann (1830).

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915

Name: George Girling Butcher

Registration Year: 1861

Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec

Registration district: St Faith's

Inferred County: Norfolk

The 1871 census lists him as 9 years old, with his mother Martha Ann and some of his siblings^[1]

In the 1881 census he is aged 19, living in his other's residence - 1 Avenue Road, Bexley. Occupation: Insurance Agent

On his marriage certificate he is listed as a florist in Bexham, Kent.

First marriage

At age 22, his first marriage on Nov 22, 1883 to Alice Beatrice Crowe (25) at St Mary the Virgin, Bexley, Kent. She was the daughter of James Crowe, a clerk.

Registration Year: 1883

Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec

Registration district: Dartford

Inferred County: Kent

Children 1st marriage

1885 Alice Winnifred 3 October 1885 at Bexleyheath, Kent England

Emigration

About 1886 the family moved to New Zealand.

Birth in New Zealand of son Roy Maltby 1887 ^[2]

Birth in New Zealand of son Eric Stanniland 1890 ^[3] (Died WW I at the Somme, France, 21 Oct 1916)

His wife Alice (Crowe) Butcher died July 2, 1893 and is buried in East Takaka Cemetery, Block F, Plot 5.

Second marriage

1894 Marriage to Emily Henrietta Haines of Takaka.^[4]

Children 2nd marriage

• Walter Lancelot in 1895 ^[5] (Lieutenant, d. 1918, Battle of the Somme at 22, buried Knightsbridge Cemetery, France)
• Mary Frances Aug 30, 1896 ^[6] (m. John Dixon Box 1935, d. 1977).
• Bernard George born 23 Mar 1898, died 1956, married in Wellington 9 Jun 1927 Catherine (Kitty) Morrison (1901–1985)
• Maria Lucy in 1905^[7] (d. 1951 at 46, Gisborne)

Electoral Roll

1906 Selwyn Terrace, Wellington: Emily, married, George, clerk

1911 10 Tinakori Rd, Wellington: Emily, married, George, clerk, Roy Maltby, "Bexley House", Selwyn Terrace, analyst.

1914 10 Tinakori Rd, Wellington: Emily, married, George, clerk, Alice Winnifred, spinster, Roy Maltby, analyst.

1928 19 Bridge St, Lower Hutt: Emily and George "Ratanui" Petone, journalist

Also at same address, Bernard George, farmer, Lucy Maria, spinster. Also, Waiwetu Rd, Lower Hutt: Catherine, married.

Death

Death of wife: On 17 June 1933 Emily Henrietta Girling Butcher passed away, aged 63 ^[8].

On 28 July 1933 George Girling-Butcher passed away in Wanganui, aged 72 ^{[9] [10]}

Obituary

OBITUARY July 1933^[11]
MR. G. GIRLING-BUTCHER
WANGANUI, This Day

The death has occurred at the age of 72 years of Mr. George Girling-Butcher, a well-known ex-journalist. He was attached to the staffs of the London "Spectator," the "Daily Telegraph," and "The Times," and later was foreign correspondent for "The Times" at Paris, Venice, and St. Petersburg. When he came to the Dominion he joined the staff of the "Otago Daily Times," and subsequently was with the "Christchurch Press" and the "Nelson Colonist." He established the "Golden Bay Times," and was engaged in free-lance work at Wellington for some years. Abandoning journalism, he joined the Mines Department. He retired from the Public Service in 1913.

Note

Born 3 Aug 1922 Frances Mary (Girling-Butcher) Collins, died 20 Jul 2012 aged 89, buried Makara Cemetery. See Find A Grave: Memorial #94165783 On 20 July 2012 Frances Mary Collins passed away aged 89, having been born on 3 August 1921^[12]

• 1915 marriage 1915/8413 Elizabeth Mary McMahon and Roy Maltby Girling Butcher
• William Girling-Butcher born 1916 to Elizabeth Mary and Roy Maltby, married Olive Rita
• Bernard George Girling-Butcher born 1920, died aged 58.
• Martin Robert Girling-Butcher born 26 May 1920, died 1978
• Frances Mary Girling-Butcher born 3 August 1921 died as Frances Mary Collins 2012

Sources

1. ↑ 1871 England Census London Hackney St John West Hackney District 19

   [Martha Ann] [Butcher] Head 41 1830 Female Manchester Lancashire England

   Elizabeth M Butcher Daughter 23 1848 Female Heaton Norris Somerset England

   Mary K Butcher Daughter 19 1852 Female Lower Edmonton Middlesex England

   Robert H Butcher Son 17 1854 Male Colchester Essex England

   Herbert F Butcher Son 12 1859 Male St Pancras Middlesex England

   George G Butcher Son 9 1861 Male Norwich Norfolk England

2. ↑ NZBDM birth 1887/2256 Butcher Roy Maltby Alice Beatrice George Girling
3. ↑ NZBDM birth 1890/17046 Butcher Eric Stanniland Girling Alice Beatrice George Girling
4. ↑ NZBDM marriage 1894/2555 Emily Henrietta Haines to George Girling Butcher
5. ↑ NZBDM birth 1895/15060 Girling-Butcher, Walter Lancelot, Emily, George
6. ↑ NZ BDM birth 1896/5710 Butcher Mary Frances to Emily Girling & George Girling Butcher
7. ↑ NZBDM birth 1905/21517 Girling-Butcher, Maria Lucy, Emily Henrietta, George
8. ↑ NZBDM deaths 17/6/1933 1933/7880 Butcher, Emily Henrietta Girling, 63Y
9. ↑ NZBDM deaths 28/7/1933 1933/10162 Girling-Butcher, George, 72Y
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #221551682
11. ↑ OBITUARY, Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 24, 28 July 1933
12. ↑ NZBDM deaths 20/7/2012 2012/18006 Collins, Frances Mary, 3 August 1921