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Walter Edward Harold Butcher 1878–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1878

Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 7 Sep 1938

Death Location: Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: John Butcher

Mother: Mary French

Spouse(s): Emily Heaney, Nellie Price

Children(s): Harold Butcher, George Butcher, Thomas Butcher

Walter Edward Harold Butcher was born in 1878 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of John Soper Butcher And Mary Augusta French. Walter Edward Harold Butcher married Emily Heaney, Nellie Amelia Price, and had children including George Butcher, Harold Vincent Butcher, Thomas Wallace Butcher. Walter Edward Harold Butcher passed away in 1938 in Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Walter Edward Harold Butcher was born in 1878 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of John Soper Butcher And Mary Augusta French.
  • Walter Edward Harold Butcher married Emily Heaney, Nellie Amelia Price, and had children including George Butcher, Harold Vincent Butcher, Thomas Wallace Butcher.
  • Walter Edward Harold Butcher passed away in 1938 in Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Walter Butcher's Ancestors

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Walter Butcher
1878–1938
Birth Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
John Soper Butcher
1830–1902
Penzance, Cornwall, England
Mary (Augusta) French
1838–1906
Uplyme, Devon, England
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Walter Butcher's Descendants

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Walter (Edward Harold) Butcher (13 Sep 1878–7 Sep 1938) m. Emily Heaney (Apr 1908–13 Jan 1954) m. Nellie (Amelia) Price (1880–9 Jul 1966)
  1. 1. Harold (Vincent) Butcher 1905–1986 m. Margaret (May) Aitken 1907–1983
    1. 1. Alexander (Vincent) Butcher 1934–2008
  2. 2. George Butcher 1909–1909
  3. 3. Thomas (Wallace) Butcher 1916–1995

Walter Butcher's Timeline

2 Records

1878
13 Sep 1878
Birth of Walter Edward Harold Butcher in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1938
7 Sep 1938
Age 60
Death of Walter Edward Harold Butcher in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1878
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, N/A - microfiche from a private collector; New Zealand; Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Birth Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Registration Birth Index, 1840-1901

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1938
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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