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William Bushby

Male 1884 - 1956  (71 years)


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  • Name William Bushby 
    Birth 19 Apr 1884  Whangs Farm, St. Bees, Cumbria Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Exact date of birth provided by Enid Bushby by e-mail dated 21 Apr 2009.
    Gender Male 
    Death 04 Jan 1956  Egremont, Cumberland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Exact date of death provided by Enid Bushby by e-mail dated 21 Apr 2009. Enid advised 4 Jul 1956, but BMD index and John Bushby chart indicate 4 Jan 1956.
    Person ID I513984296  Walsh - Wilson Family Tree
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2009 

    Father William James Bushby,   c. 08 Jul 1855, Sandwith, St. Bees, Cumbria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan-Mar 1939, Whangs Farm, St. Bees, Cumbria Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Mother Dorothy Gunson,   b. 31 Oct 1851, Bigrigg, Egremont, Cumbria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 Sep 1916, St. Bees, Cumbria Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 16 Feb 1878  St. Bees, Cumbria Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Documents
    1881 U.K. Census - William James Bushby and Family
    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
    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
    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
    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

    Family 1 Dorothy Arnott,   b. Abt 1885   d. Abt 1915 (Age ~ 30 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jun 1909  Dean Parish Church Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. William Henry Bushby,   b. 10 Dec 1910, Watson Hill Farm, Egremont, Cumbria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1987, Whitehaven, Cumbria Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    +2. Morton Bushby,   b. 07 Mar 1913, Watson Hill Farm, Egremont, Cumbria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1983, Ulverston-in-Furniss, Cumbria Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    +3. Dorothy I. Bushby,   b. Jan-Feb-Mar 1915, Whitehaven, Cumbria Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F513882011  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2009 

    Family 2 Elizabeth Anne Jackson,   b. 29 Aug 1833   d. 15 Sep 1955, Cleator Moor, Cumbria Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 122 years) 
    Marriage 03 Feb 1917  Egremont, Cumbria Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Martha Bushby
     2. Edwin Bushby
    Family ID F513882015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 May 2009 

  • Sources 
    1. [S4907] Free BMD Index, Apr-May-Jun 1884, Whitehaven District, Volume 10b, Page 670.

    2. [S51] England and Wales Death Index, Jan-Feb-Mar 1956, Whitehaven District, Volume 1a, Page 215 (Reliability: 3).
      Death index (from www.findmypast.com) indicates age at death: 71.

    3. [S5021] John Bushby Chart.

    4. [S4907] Free BMD Index, Jan-Feb-Mar 1917, Whitehaven District, Volume 10b, Page 997.