William James Bushby d. Jan-Mar 1939 Whangs Farm, St. Bees, Cumbria: Craig and Marjorie Walsh Geneology Website

1855 - 1939 (~ 83 years)

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Name	William James Bushby
Christening	08 Jul 1855	Sandwith, St. Bees, Cumbria [1]
Gender	Male
Occupation	1881	St. Bees, Cumbria
Occupation	1881 census shows occupation as "railway porter"
Death	Jan-Mar 1939	Whangs Farm, St. Bees, Cumbria [2]
Person ID	I513984251	Walsh - Wilson Family Tree
Last Modified	2 May 2009

Father	William Bush, b. Abt 1823 d. 12 Dec 1890, Whitehaven, Cumbria (Age ~ 67 years)
Mother	Sarah Steele, b. 01 Jun 1816, Arlecdon, Frizington, Cumbria d. Jan-Mar 1892, Whitehaven, Cumbria (Age 75 years)
Marriage	03 May 1846
Documents » Slide Show		1881 U.K. Census Report - William Bushby and Family The 1881 census report shows William Bushby, age 56 [born c.1825], a stone quarryman, born in Sandwith, Cumberland. He is living with his wife Sarah, age 64 [born c.1817], born in Whillimore, Cumberland. They are living with their grandchildren: Mary Bushby, age 15, a dressmaker and John B. Bushby, a scholar. Mary was born in St. Bees, and John born in [on?] the Furness Railway. They appear to live on Starvation Street in St. Bees, Cumberland. Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 5190; Folio: 70; Page: 46; Line: ; GSU roll: 1342252. Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.
		1871 U.K. Census - William Bush and Family The 1871 U.K. census shows William Bush [later Bushby], age 48, born Sandwith, a labourer, living with his wife Sarah, age 54, born in Arlecdon. With them are their daughter, Jane Bush, age 24, a dressmaker, born in Sandwith. Also present are Sarah A. R. Steele, granddaughter, age 12, born in Cleator, Cumberland, and Mary Bush, granddaughter, born in St. Bees. They are living at Sea View, St. Bees. Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 5260; Folio: 24; Page: 41; GSU roll: 847451. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
		1861 U.K. Census - William Bush and Family The 1861 U.K. census shows William Bush, age 37, a stone quarryman born in Sandwith. He is living with his wife Sarah Bush, age 44, born in Arlecdon, his daughter Eleanor, age 12, born in Sandwith, and his son Robert, age 10, born in Sandwith. They are living at Grainger Street, St. Bees. Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 3949; Folio: 24; Page: 30; GSU roll: 543211. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England.
		1851 U.K. Census - William Bush and Family The 1851 U.K. census shows William Bush, age 27, born in Sandwith, a mole catcher. He is living with his wife, Sarah, age 34, born in Arlecdon, and his step-daughter Hannah Steele, age 12, born in Cleator. Also present are George Steele, his step-son, age 8, born in Cleator; daughter Jane, age 4, born in P. Quarter, St. Bees; daughter Eleanor, age 2, born in Sandwith, and son Robert, age 2 months, born in Sandwith. They are living at Newtown, Sandwith. Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 2437; Folio: 232; Page: 11; GSU roll: 87118. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England.
Family ID	F513881976	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Dorothy Gunson, b. 31 Oct 1851, Bigrigg, Egremont, Cumbria d. 09 Sep 1916, St. Bees, Cumbria (Age 64 years)

Marriage 16 Feb 1878 St. Bees, Cumbria [1]

Children

	1. John Gunson Bushby, b. 1879 d. Jan-Feb-Mar 1880, Whitehaven, Cumbria (Age 1 year)
+	2. Eleanor Bushby, b. Jan 1871, St. Bees, Cumbria
+	3. Mary Bushby, b. Apr-May-Jun 1882, Whitehaven, Cumbria
+	4. William Bushby, b. 19 Apr 1884, Whangs Farm, St. Bees, Cumbria d. 04 Jan 1956, Egremont, Cumberland (Age 71 years)
+	5. Sarah Bushby, b. Abt 1887, Egremond, Cumberland
	6. Jane Bushby, b. 1889, Egremond, Cumberland
	7. Elizabeth Bushby, b. Apr-May-Jun 1890, Egremond, Cumberland d. Sep-Oct-Nov 1892 (Age ~ 2 years)
+	8. Dorothy Bushby, b. 1892, Egremond, Cumberland
+	9. James Bushby, b. 17 Mar 1895, Egremond, Cumberland d. Oct-Nov-Dec 1977 (Age 82 years)

Documents

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1881 U.K. Census - William James Bushby and Family
The 1881 census shows William James Bushby, age 35 born Sandwith, Cumbria, a railway porter, living with his wife Dorothy [Gunson] Bushby, age 29 born in Egremont, a dressmaker.

They are living with their month-old daughter, Eleanor Bushby, born in St. Bees. The head of the household is Mary Gunson, age 65, an annuitant (A person who is entitled to receive benefits from an annuity.) They are resident at Main Street, St. Bees.

Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 5190; Folio: 68; Page: 41; Line: ; GSU roll: 1342252.

Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.

1911 U.K. Census Report - William James Bushby and Family
The 1911 census report shows William James Bushby, age 55, a self-employed farmer born in Sandwith, Cumberland living with his wife, Dorothy, age 59 born in Egremont, Cumberland.

With them are three children: Jane Bushby, age 22; Dorothy Bushby, age 19; and James Bushby, age 16. The children were all born in Egremont.

In addition there were two servants in the household: George Jackson, age 16, and James Ferguson, age 14.

Their postal address in Whangs, St. Bees. The residence has 10 rooms.

1891 U.K. Census Report - William James Bushby and Family - Whangs Farm
The 1891 U.K. census report shows William James Bushby, age 35, a farmer, born in Sandwith, living with his wife Dororthy, age 39, born in Egremont.

Also in the home are their children: (1) Eleanor, daughter, age 10 [b.1881], St. Bees; (2) William, age 6 [b.1885], Egremont; (3) Sarah, age 4 [b.1887], Egremont; (4) Jane, age 2 [b.1889], Egremont, and (5) Elizabeth, age 1 [b.1890], Egremont.

Also in the household are three servants: Isaac Dixon Benson, age 24, born St. Bees; Robert Conkey, age 15, Egremont; Margaret-Ann Fletcher, age 18, Leaton.

They are living at Whangs Farm, Egremont, Cumberland.

1901 U.K. Census Report - William James Bushby and Family - Whangs Farm
The 1901 U.K. census report shows William James Bushby, age 45, a farmer born in Sandwith living with his wife, Dorothy, age 49 from Egremont.

Also with them are their children: (1) Eleanor, age 20 [b.1881]; (2) William, age 16 [b.1885]; (3) Sarah, age 14 [b.1887]; (4) Jane, age 12 [b.1889]; (5) Dorothy, age 9 [b.1892]; and (6) James, age 6 [b.1895]. Eleanor was born in St. Bees, the others all born in Egremont.

They are living at Whangs Farm, Egremont, Cumberland.

Family ID F513881977 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 23 Apr 2009

Photos
William James Bushby

Sources

[S5021] John Bushby Chart.
[S4907] Free BMD Index, Jan-Feb-Mar 1939, Whitehaven District, Volume 10b, Page 871 (Reliability: 3).
BMD record shows 83 years old at time of death (birth circa 1856).