Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Thompson Family
Violet Maud Butcher
Abt 1885 - 1973 (~ 88 years)1. Violet Maud Butcher was born about 1885 in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia (daughter of Timothy Butcher, Jr. and Eleanor Hughes); died on 13 May 1973 in Victoria. Violet married Edward Burke on 22 Dec 1906 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Edward (son of Thomas Johnathon Burke and Katherine Hanley Grimes) was born on 24 Jun 1885 in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia; died on 29 Nov 1925. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Edward Cyril Burke was born on 31 Oct 1908 in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia; died on 31 Mar 1990 in Victoria, Australia; was buried on 04 Apr 1990 in Brighton General Cemetery, Caulfield South, Glen Eira City, Victoria, Australia.
- Irene Zeila Elizabeth Burke was born on 11 Mar 1911.
- Clarence Norman Burke was born on 03 Jan 1919; died in 1948.
Family/Spouse: Herbert Harry Thomas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Timothy Butcher, Jr. was born about 1855 in Ulverston Lancashire, United Kingdom (son of Timothy Butcher, Sr. and Betsy Seward); died on 22 Sep 1884; was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia. Timothy married Eleanor Hughes in 1879 in Charters Towers. Eleanor (daughter of Reverend Henry Philip William Hughes and Jane Elizabeth Beddoes) was born about 1858; died in 1936 in Brunswick, Victoria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Eleanor Hughes was born about 1858 (daughter of Reverend Henry Philip William Hughes and Jane Elizabeth Beddoes); died in 1936 in Brunswick, Victoria. Children:
- Herbert Wellesley Butcher was born in 1882.
- 1. Violet Maud Butcher was born about 1885 in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia; died on 13 May 1973 in Victoria.
Generation: 3
4. Timothy Butcher, Sr. was born between 1820-1824; died in Aft1881. Timothy married Betsy Seward about 1850. Betsy (daughter of John Seward and Mary E. ?) was born between 1818-22 in Ulverstone Lancashire, United Kingdom; died before 1881. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Betsy Seward was born between 1818-22 in Ulverstone Lancashire, United Kingdom (daughter of John Seward and Mary E. ?); died before 1881. Children:
- Elizabeth Butcher was born about 1850; died in 1904.
- 2. Timothy Butcher, Jr. was born about 1855 in Ulverston Lancashire, United Kingdom; died on 22 Sep 1884; was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia.
6. Reverend Henry Philip William Hughes was born in 1836 in On British ship near Chunar India (son of William Hughes and ?); died between 1907-1913. Henry married Jane Elizabeth Beddoes about 1850 in Wales. Jane (daughter of Reverend Thomas Lewis Beddoes and Jane Lewis) was born about 1835; died in 1878. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Jane Elizabeth Beddoes was born about 1835 (daughter of Reverend Thomas Lewis Beddoes and Jane Lewis); died in 1878. Children:
- 3. Eleanor Hughes was born about 1858; died in 1936 in Brunswick, Victoria.
- Henry Philip Napoleon Hughes was born in 1866; died in 1957 in Townsville.
- Herbert Ellis Hughes was born in 1873.
- Ethel Maude Hughes was born in 1876.
- Georgiana Hughes was born in 1878; died in 1878.
Generation: 4
10. John Seward John married Mary E. ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Mary E. ? Children:
- 5. Betsy Seward was born between 1818-22 in Ulverstone Lancashire, United Kingdom; died before 1881.
12. William Hughes William married ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. ? Children:
- 6. Reverend Henry Philip William Hughes was born in 1836 in On British ship near Chunar India; died between 1907-1913.
14. Reverend Thomas Lewis Beddoes Thomas married Jane Lewis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Jane Lewis Children:
- 7. Jane Elizabeth Beddoes was born about 1835; died in 1878.