Was my William Butchart born in Scotland?
QMy 3x great grandfather William Butchart was Dorn in South Shields, according to both his Merchant Navy record and the 1851 census when he was living in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. In the register of seamen’s tickets I found a record dated August 1845 stating that William was 46 years old, and born on 10 October 1799 in South Shields. I’ve searched without success for a baptism there and in surrounding areas.
The Butchart/Butchard surname is prevalent in Scotland. The baptismal records on ScotlandsPeople () have a William Butchart born 10 October 1798 in Forfar, baptised on 14 October 1798, son of James
