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William James Bushby

William James Bushby

Male 1868 - 1954  (85 years)

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  • Name William James Bushby 
    Birth 22 Dec 1868  4 Harrison Street, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 08 Oct 1904  Carisbrook, Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation shown as "carpenter" on Violet Alice May Bushby's birth certificate 
    Residence 1909  Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Address:
    Thornley Street
    Marrickville, New South Wales
    Australia 
    Death 06 Mar 1954  East Fremantle, Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Grave location: Section MON DD, Gravesite 0108. Application FB00018772.
    Person ID I513973371  Walsh - Wilson Family Tree
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2009 

    Father James Bushby,   b. Abt 1832, Sandwith, St. Bees, Cumbria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 Nov 1893, Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Mother Martha Aitken,   b. 02 Aug 1839, Killearn, Stirling, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1922, Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 25 Aug 1857  Killearn, Stirling, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Photos
    The Bushby Brothers
    The Bushby Brothers
    Sitting from left to right: Walter Bushby, Robert Bushby (100% right), John Bushby (100% right)

    Standing Left to Right: Fred (maybe) or William, Wilfred, George

    "We concluded that Wilfred is Wilfred (standing middle) as he does have a noticable scar on his forehead (which is documented on his WW1 record). He also seems to be wearing his "best shirt" again . . same as other photo.)"

    Approximate ages of the boys: Robert 47, Walter 45, John 40, Fred 32 or William 36, George 31 and Wilfred 29.
    Documents
    1871 U.K. Census - James Bushby, Wife Martha, and Family - 7 Harrison Street, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria (LA13)
    1871 U.K. Census - James Bushby, Wife Martha, and Family - 7 Harrison Street, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria (LA13)
    The census report shows James Bushby (age 38, born in St. Bees, Cumbria) living with wife, Martha (age 31, born in Scotland), and children Robert (age 12, born in Scotland), Walter (age 12, born in Scotland), John (age 6, born in Barrow), Martha Jane (age 4, born in Barrow), William James (age 2, born in Barrow), and Harrison (age 3 months, born in Barrow).

    Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 4244; Folio: 44; Page: 24; GSU roll: 848079.

    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. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.
    1861 U.K. Census - James Bushby and wife Martha - Parish of Dalton, District of Barrow St. George
    1861 U.K. Census - James Bushby and wife Martha - Parish of Dalton, District of Barrow St. George
    The census shows James Bushby (age 32, born in Sandwick [?], Cumbria), a stone mason, living with his wife Martha (age 21, born in Stirling, Scotland), and sons Robert (age 2, born in Stirling, Scotland) and Walter (age 11 months, born in Stirling, Scotland).

    Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 3170; Folio: 52; Page: 24; GSU roll: 543090.

    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: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.
    Family ID F513881750  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Jane Buhl,   b. 1872, Stanhope, West Maitland, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1958, Victoria Park, Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 19 Feb 1895  Elgin Street, West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Type: The rites of the Wesleyan Church 
    Marriage Witnesses 19 Feb 1895  Elgin Street, West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Witnesses: Elizabeth Buhl, Job Fowles 
    Children 
    +1. William Job Stanley Bushby,   b. 09 Mar 1896, Stanhope, West Maitland, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1962, Gilgandra, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     2. Harold Sydney Bushby,   b. 18 Apr 1898, "The Warren," Roseby Street, Marrickville, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1918, Killed in Action, Western Front Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years)
     3. Violet Alice Bushby,   b. 14 Feb 1902, "The Warren," Thornley Street, Marrickville, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1904, Buckley Street, Marrickville, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    +4. Violet Alice May Bushby,   b. 31 Aug 1904, Carisbrook, Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Sep 1992, North Fremantle, Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     5. Vera Lillian Bushby,   b. Abt 1909   d. 22 Sep 1930, East Fremantle, Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 21 years)
    +6. Wilfred Robert Bushby,   b. 23 Mar 1914, South Freemantle, Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 May 2001, Cooranbong, New South Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Photos
    William James Bushby and Sarah Jane [Buhl] Bushby
    William James Bushby and Sarah Jane [Buhl] Bushby
    William James and Sarah [Buhl] Bushby
    William James and Sarah [Buhl] Bushby
    About 1943, in Western Australia. Written on the back of the photograph by Wilfred Robert Bushby, "This was taken in the corner of our back yard."
    William James Bushby and Sarah [Buhl] Bushby
    William James Bushby and Sarah [Buhl] Bushby
    Documents
    Marriage Certificate of William James Bushby and Sarah Jane Buhl
    Marriage Certificate of William James Bushby and Sarah Jane Buhl
    William James Bushby and Sarah Jane Buhl were married on 19 Feb 1895 on Elgin Street, West Maitland, New South Wales in accordance with the rites of the Wesleyan Church. William was age 26, and an engineer. Sarah Jane was 22 and in "private life." William's parents are shown as James Bushby and Martha Aitken. Sarah's mother is shown as Elizabeth Buhl (no details for her father).
    Family ID F505778197  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2009 

  • Documents
    William James Bushby - 1936 Australian Electoral Roll - East Freemantle, Western Australia
    William James Bushby - 1936 Australian Electoral Roll - East Freemantle, Western Australia
    The 1936 Australian electoral roll shows William James Bushby, a carpenter, living at 130 Sewell Street, East Fremantle, WA. With him is his wife, Sarah Jane.

    Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll]. Microform mc N 451-mc N 457. National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia.
    Birth Certificate - William James Bushby
    Birth Certificate - William James Bushby
    Born 22 Dec 1868 at 4 Harrison Street, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria. Father James Bushby, a stone mason. Mother Martha [Aitken] Bushby.

    Ulverstone Registration District, Sub-district of Dalton, County of Lancaster. Registration 389. 1869 Qtr M Vol 08E Page 744
    William James Bushby - Birth Certificate
    William James Bushby - Birth Certificate
    Born 22 Dec 1868 at 4 Harrison Street, Barrow-in-Furness (Ulverston Registration District). Father: James Bushby; Mother: Martha [Aitken] Bushby; Father's Occupation: Stone Mason. Registered 16 Jan 1869.
    William James and Sarah Jane Bushby - 1925 Electoral Roll
    William James and Sarah Jane Bushby - 1925 Electoral Roll
    The 1925 Australian electoral roll shows William James Bushby, a carpenter, and his wife Sarah Jane Bushby living at 130 Sewell Street, East Fremantle Sub-District

    Source Information: Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll]

    Headstones
    William James Bushby and Sarah Jane [Buhl] Bushby
    William James Bushby and Sarah Jane [Buhl] Bushby
    William James Bushby (1868-1954) and Sarah Jane [Buhl] Bushby (1872-1958). Dad and Mum.
    Plot: Section DD, Gravesite 0108
    Grave of William James and Sarah Jane [Buhl] Bushby
    Grave of William James and Sarah Jane [Buhl] Bushby
    Plot: Section DD, Gravesite 0108

  • Sources 
    1. [S4901] U.K. General Register Office, 1869, Quarter M, Vol 08E, Page 744 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S4900] New South Wales Registry of BDM, 08 Oct 1904, Registration Birth 1904/033978 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S4960] Sands Directories: Sydney and NSW Australia, 1909, Page 826, 1909 Edition (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S4978] Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (Reliability: 3).
      http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=FB00018772

    5. [S4952] Scottish Statutory Records, (www.scotslandspeople.gov.uk) (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S4900] New South Wales Registry of BDM, Marriage Registration: 1895/001296 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S4900] New South Wales Registry of BDM, 08 Oct 1904, Birth Registration 1904/033978 (Reliability: 0).
      Parents' marriage date shown as 20 Feb 1895 on Violet Alice May Bushby's birth certificate. Marriage certificate itself shows 19 Feb 1895.