George Charles Burchill (Week 4 - FF)

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Name - "official" name and what they were known as

George Charles Burchill

Date and place of birth

18th March 1880 at 50 Upper William Street, Bedminster, Bristol, Gloucestershire

Names of parents

Samuel Charles Burchill and Joanna née Sage

Details of each of his or her marriages - if any - and any divorces

4th Sept 1905 at Holy Trinity, Bristol to Florence Elizabeth Mitchell

Occupation(s) - if any

Master butcher

Military service - if any

None

Addresses where they lived - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on, if applicable.

1880: 50 Upper William Street, Bedminster, Bristol, Gloucestershire
1881: 51 William Street, Bedminster, Bristol, Gloucestershire
1891: 8 Bellevue Terrace, Bedminster, Bristol, Gloucestershire
1901: 33 Hill Street, Bedminster, Bristol, Gloucestershire
1905 - about 1940++ The Butcher's shop, 390 Gloucester Road, Bristol, Gloucestershire
About 1940++ to death - 3 Shetland Road, Southmead, Bristol, Gloucestershire


Date, place and cause of death

6th May 1951 at 3 Shetland Road, Southmead, Bristol, Gloucestershire of coronary occlusion, coronary sclerosis, essential hypertension. he was taken ill following being told of the death of his son, Gregory, in the Korean War.

Date and place of burial / cremation.

May 1951 at Canford Cemetery, Canford Lane, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, Gloucestershire

Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable

None

Memorial inscription - if any

MI reads:

In Loving Memory of
George Charles
beloved husband of
Florence Burchill
who died 6th May 1951 aged 70
Also Gregory son of the above
Killed in Korea
April 24th 1951 aged 22
Also Florence
devoted wife of the above
who died 21st Sept 1959 aged 73
Together in God's keeping

I don't have a close up photo - for years I believed there were no photos of GCB as he didn't like being photographed, but now I think I have three snaps!