See also

Family of George William Butcher and Amelia J Hartley

  • Husband:

  • George William Butcher (1877-1939)

  • Wife:

  • Amelia J Hartley (1876-1953)

  • Marriage:

  • Feb 1918 (app)

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England1,2

Husband: George William Butcher

  • Name:

  • George William Butcher3,4,5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • John William Butcher (1850-1901)

  • Mother:

  • Ann Dersley (1850-1915)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • metal bronzer6

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1877

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England3,4,6,7

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 3)

  • 11 Albion Place, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son living with his parents John and Ann, brothers John, Starling and Henry, and sister Alice. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 14)

  • 22 Albion Place, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a bronzer and living in four rooms with his parents John and Ann, brothers John, Starling and Harry, and sister Florence. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Military Beginning:

  • 2 Oct 1894 (age 17)

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • joined the Suffolk regiment as No.3967 aged 18 years and 4 months. 5' 5½" 129lbs chest 33½-36" fresh complexion hazel eyes light brown hair Wesleyan faith

  • Military Service:

  • 2 Oct 1894 (age 17)

  • -2

  •  

  • served at home

  • Military Service:

  • 21 Oct 1896 (age 19)

  • -2

  •  

  • served in India

  • Military Service:

  • 2 Oct 1906 (age 29)

  • -2

  •  

  • awarded thee Good Conduct badges whilst in 2nd Battalion Suffolk Regiment

  • Military Service:

  • 24 Sep 1908 (age 31)

  • -2

  •  

  • posted to 1st Battalion Suffolk Regimant

  • Military Service:

  • 24 Sep 1908 (age 31)

  • -2

  •  

  • served in Malta

  • Military Service:

  • 25 Jan 1911 (age 33)

  • -2

  •  

  • served in Egypt

  • Military Service:

  • 7 Feb 1911 (age 33)

  • -2

  •  

  • served in Cyprus

  • Military Service:

  • 15 Feb 1912 (age 34)

  • -2

  •  

  • served in Egypt

  • Military Service:

  • 3 Jan 1913 (age 35)

  • -2

  •  

  • returned home prior to discharge

  • Military Ending:

  • 18 Jan 1913 (age 35)2

  •  

  •  

  • discharged at his own request after 18 years service( with a view to Pension under the Pay Warrant)

  • Military Beginning:

  • 24 Aug 1914 (age 37)2

  •  

  •  

  • rejoined Army serving at home as private 666212 in 3rd battalion Suffolk Regiment

  • Military Service:

  • 19 Oct 1914 (age 37)

  • -2

  •  

  • transferred to 10th Battalion Suffolk Regiment

  • Military Service:

  • 29 Oct 1914 (age 37)

  • -2

  •  

  • promoted to Corporal

  • Military Service:

  • 11 Nov 1915 (age 38)

  • -2

  •  

  • tried and convicted of "on active service withour reasonable excuse allowing to escape a person committed to his charge ? ?"

  • Military Service:

  • 1 Feb 1918 (age 40)

  • -2

  •  

  • went to France

  • Military Service:

  • 21 Apr 1918 (age 40-41)

  • -2

  •  

  • returned home

  • Military Service:

  • 23 Nov 1918 (age 41)

  • -2

  •  

  • went to France

  • Military Service:

  • 8 Dec 1918 (age 41)

  • -2

  •  

  • returned home - note that there are many more details on the papers

  • Military Ending:

  • 5 Mar 1919 (age 41)2

  •  

  •  

  • transferred to Class "Z" Army Reserve on demobilization, home address 16 Tomlin Road Ipswich Suffolk

  • Medals:

  • 19198

  •  

  •  

  • awarded the Victory and British War Medals having been transferred to the North Staffordshire Regiment then the Labour Corps

  • Death:

  • 4 Sep 1939 (age 62)

  • 7 and 8 Bristol Hill, Shotley Gate, Shotley, Suffolk, England9,10

  •  

  • Cause: of carcinoma of the colon

    a general store proprietor and army pensioner, informant W Hartley step-daughter of Jubilee Villa Shotley Gate Shotley

  • Probate:

  • 29 Sep 1939

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • of 7 Bristol Hill Shotley, effects of £735 (~£21,000 in 2005) to Amelia Jane Butcher widow

Wife: Amelia J Hartley

  • Name:

  • Amelia J Hartley1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • shop keeper12

  • Birth:

  • 8 Nov 187612

  •  

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 62)

  • General Stores, Bristol Hill, Shotley Gate, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • widowed born 8th November 1876, shop keeper living with three others and a closed record

  • Death:

  • 6 Aug 1953 (age 81)

  • Samford "Registration District", Suffolk, England13,14

  • Probate:

  • 2 Oct 1956

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • of 7 Bristol Hill Shotley, effects of £1,809 4s 7d (~£31,500 in 2005) to Horace Robert Charles Hartley canteen manager

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1918 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1953.

2.

Ancestry British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

3.

Steven John Ransome personal communication. Family Tree via email. Cit. Date: January 2003.

4.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1877 quarter:2 volume:4a page:684.

5.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1873 folio:84 page:20.

6.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1470 folio:81 page:18. Cit. Date: 8 February 2019.

7.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1873 folio:84 page:20. Cit. Date: 9 February 2019.

8.

Ancestry UK WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). class:WO329 piece:1875.

9.

Death Certificate. included in Army Pension records on www.ancestry.co.uk. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

10.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Samford 1939 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1261.

11.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1939 page:663.

12.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6652J page:19 line:39 letter code:TXKR.

13.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Samford 1956 quarter:3 volume:4b page:161.

14.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1956 page:1061.