The Orys and Cook Family Tree » James Butcher (1880-1919)

Personal data James Butcher 

  • He was born on April 12, 1880 in Durrington, Worthing, West Sussex. England.
  • He was baptized on June 6, 1880 in Durrington, Worthing, West Sussex. England.
    Name: James Butcher
    Gender: Male
    Christening Date: 6 Jun 1880
    Christening Place: Durrington, Sussex, England
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    Father: Henry Butcher
    Mother: Sarah Butcher
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  • Resident:
    • in the year 1881: Durrington Street, Worthing, West Sussex.
      Name: James Butcher Age: 1 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880 Relationship to Head: Son Father: Henry Butcher
      Mother: Sarah Butcher Gender: Male Where Born: Durrington, Sussex, England Civil Parish: Durrington County/Island: Sussex Country: England Street Address: Durrington St Registration District: East Preston ED, institution, or vessel: 14 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 1118 Folio: 56 Page Number: 3 Household Members: Name Age
      Henry Butcher 34 Sarah Butcher 31 Amy Butcher 12 Thomas Butcher 9 Emma J. Butcher 6
      Henry Butcher 3 James Butcher 1
    • in the year 1891: Broadwater Street, Worthing, West Sussex.
      Name: James Butcher Gender: Male Age: 10 Relationship: Son Birth Year: 1881 Father: Henry Butcher
      Mother: Sarah Butcher Birth Place: Durrington, Sussex, England Civil parish: Broadwater Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
      Residence Place: Broadwater, Broadwater, Sussex, England Registration district: East Preston Sub registration district: Worthing ED, Institution or Vessel: 1 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 835 Folio: 6 Household Members Age Relationship Henry Butcher 46 Head Sarah Butcher 47 Wife Amy Butcher 22 Daughter Emma Butcher 16 Daughter Henry Butcher 13 Son James Butcher 10 Son Lily Butcher 7 Daughter Rose Butcher 7 Daughter
    • in the year 1911: 7 Greenfield Cottages Broadwater Street, Worthing, West Sussex.
      Name: Eleanor Butcher Age in 1911: 29 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882 Relation to Head: Wife Gender: Female
      Birth Place: Blackfriars, London, England Civil Parish: Worthing Country: England Street Address: 7 Greenfield Cottages Broadwater St Worthing Marital status: Married Years Married: 6 Estimated Marriage Year: 1905
      Registration District Number: 84 Sub-registration District: Worthing ED, institution, or vessel: 01 Piece: 5320 Household Members: Name Age James Butcher 30 Eleanor Butcher 29 William Butcher 6 Thomas Butcher 4 George Butcher 1 Walter Butcher 1/12
  • He died on March 22, 1919 in Durrington, Worthing, West Sussex. England, he was 38 years old.
    Name: Pvt James Butcher
    Birth Date: 1880
    Birth Place: Durrington, Worthing Borough, West Sussex, England
    Death Date: 22 Mar 1919
    Death Place: Broadwater, Worthing Borough, West Sussex, England
    Cemetery: Broadwater Cemetery
    Burial or Cremation Place: Worthing, Worthing Borough, West Sussex, England
    Has Bio?: Y URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122785890/james-butcher

    Son of Henry and Sarah Butcher; husband of Eleanor Marie Butcher, of 22 Penfold Road, Broadwater, Worthing.
    Service Number 6052 ."C " Coy 1st Btn. Royal Sussex Regt transf to (464603 ) 695th Agricultural Coy, Labour Corps.
    Gravesite Details
    Royal Sussex Regiment
    C.W.G.C. war grave
  • This information was last updated on February 16, 2022.

Household of James Butcher

He is married to Eleanor Marie Andrews.

They got married in the year 1905 at East Preston, West Sussex. England, he was 24 years old.

Name: Eleanor Marie Andrews
Registration Year: 1904
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration District: East Preston
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Inferred County: Sussex Volume: 2b Page: 772 Records on Page: Name Eleanor Marie Andrews James Butcher

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Historical events

Birthday April 12, 1880

  • The temperature on April 12, 1880 was about 11.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 13 » Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
    • May 11 » Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California.
    • June 28 » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.
    • June 29 » France annexes Tahiti, renaming the independent Kingdom of Tahiti as "Etablissements de français de l'Océanie".
    • August 14 » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
    • September 1 » The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

Christening day June 6, 1880

  • The temperature on June 6, 1880 was about 11.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 13 » Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
    • May 11 » Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California.
    • June 24 » First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
    • September 1 » The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
    • September 16 » The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York. The Sun is the United States' oldest, continuously-independent college daily.
    • December 16 » Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire.

Day of death March 22, 1919

  • The temperature on March 22, 1919 was between -1 °C and 3.7 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
    • March 21 » The Hungarian Soviet Republic is established becoming the first Communist government to be formed in Europe after the October Revolution in Russia.
    • May 8 » Edward George Honey proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of 11 November 1918 which ended World War I.
    • June 11 » Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown.
    • June 15 » John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
    • October 3 » Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque becomes the first Latin player to appear in a World Series.
    • October 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January.


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