Butcher Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12620 people with the Butcher surname? In that year Butcher was ranked number 321 for popularity in the UK. |
Butcher records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Butcher family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"BUTCHER. From Old French bochier (French boucher), a man who slaughters "bucks' (he-goats, from Old High German bocch). Goat's flesh was a common food on the continent in the Middle Ages. Gilbert Boutcheour, tenant in Craignathro, Angus, was assaulted in 1590, and Robert Boutcher and Richard Boutcher are also mentioned at the same time (Fordett, p. 23). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Butcher Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Butcher Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Butcher family tree.
Study Butcher Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Butcher family name using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Butcher family records.
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Study the LDS Database for records of the Butcher family.
Research the Butcher surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Butcher Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 14868 people with the Butcher surname in the UK? Butcher is now ranked number 386 for popularity in the UK. |
Butcher Family Tree Databases
Study WikiTree for user contributed Butcher family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Butcher data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Butcher family and people looking to contact living Butcher relations.
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Find your Irish Butcher relatives on findmypast.ie
Butcher Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Butcher surname in the USA? Butcher is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Butcher Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Butcher family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Butcher surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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