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Finding Harold James Bushell

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Nicola

Nicola Report 26 Nov 2015 23:56

Thanks everyone.
Very interesting info and some of the addresses match those given by the family.
Must find out more about the Naturalist, Bird Stuffer...

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Nov 2015 03:39

1841 Census

Name: John Haxell
Age: 45
Estimated birth year: abt 1796
Gender: Male
Where born: Suffolk, England
Civil Parish: St Mary Trimley
Hundred: Colneis
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England

Registration district: Woodbridge
Sub-registration district: Colneis

Piece: 1021
Book: 9
Folio: 5
Page Number: 3

John Haxell 45 Ag Lab
Sarah Haxell 40 b.ca 1801, Suffolk
Thomas Haxell 13 b.ca 1828, Suffolk
John Haxell 11
Sarah Haxell 8
Mary Haxell 4

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Nov 2015 03:36

England Marriages, 1538–1973

Name John Haxell
Spouse's Name Sarah Parish
Event Date 10 Aug 1820
Event Place Trimley St Mary,Suffolk,England

Citing this Record:-

England Marriages, 1538–1973, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N28V-7JN : accessed 26 November 2015), John Haxell and Sarah Parish, 10 Aug 1820; citing Trimley St Mary,Suffolk,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 918,505.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Nov 2015 01:33

????????? baptism of Thomas Haxell

England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906

Name: Thomas Haxell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 17 Feb 1828
Christening Date: 23 Apr 1828
Christening Place: Trimley Saint Mary, Suffolk, England
Age at Christening: 0
Father's name: John Haxell
Mother's name: Sarah





1851 Census

Name: Thomas Haxell
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1828
Relation: Son
Father's name: John Haxell
Mother's name: Sarah Haxell
Gender: Male
Where born: Trimley St Mary, Suffolk, England
Civil Parish: Trimley St Mary
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
View related Ecclesiastical Parish
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England

Registration district: Woodbridge
Sub-registration district: Carlford
ED, institution, or vessel: 8a

Household schedule number: 16
Piece: 1801
Folio: 297
Page Number: 4

John Haxell 58 b.ca 1793, Trimley St Mary, Ag Lab
Sarah Haxell 52 b.ca 1799, Trimley St Mary
Thomas Haxell 23 Ag lab
John Haxell 21 b.ca 1830, Trimley St Mary, Ag Lab
Mary Haxell 14 b.ca 1837, Trimley St Mary

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Nov 2015 01:27

Eliza Haxell with husband ......

1871 Census

Name: Eliza Haxell
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: 1832
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Thomas Haxell
Gender: Female
Where born: Walton, Suffolk, England
Civil Parish: Woodbridge
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
Town: Woodbridge
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England

Registration district: Woodbridge
Sub-registration district: Woodbridge and Wilford
ED, institution, or vessel: 9

Household schedule number: 100
Piece: 1170
Folio: 11
Page Number: 16

Thomas Haxell 32 b.ca 1829, Trimley, Suffolk, Miller's Carter
Eliza Haxell 29
William John Haxell 10/12

Address:- Quay Lane


Possible marriage of Thomas and Eliza

Marriages Dec 1855 (>99%)

Barber Eliza Woodbridge 4a 1403
HAXELL Thomas Woodbridge 4a 1403


Deaths Sep 1869 (>99%)

Haxell Thomas 41 Woodbridge 4a 385

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Nov 2015 01:21

?????????? Beatrice's mother Sara Ada in 1871

1871 Census

Name: Sarah A Haxell
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Relation: Daughter
Mother's name: Eliza Haxell
Gender: Female
Where born: Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Civil Parish: Woodbridge
Ecclesiastical parish: St John
Town: Woodbridge
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England
Registration district: Woodbridge
Sub-registration district: Woodbridge and Wilford
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Household schedule number: 135
Piece: 1759
Folio: 170
Page Number: 27

Eliza Haxell 39 b.ca 1832, Watton, Suffolk, Widow (Carter's Widow)
William J Haxell 10
Clara Haxell 8
Agnes M Haxell 5
Sarah A Haxell 2
Adam Scopes 17 Lodger

Address:- Quay Side


1881 Census

Name: Sarah A. Haxell
Age: 12
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Relationship to Head: Daughter
Mother: Eliza Haxell
Gender: Female
Where born: Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Civil Parish: Woodbridge
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England
Street address: Boat Yard

Occupation: Scholar
Registration district: Woodbridge
ED, institution, or vessel: 12a

Piece: 1883
Folio: 53
Page Number: 26

Eliza Haxell 48 b.ca 1833, Walton, Suffolk, Widow, Laundress
William J. Haxell 20 Painter
Sarah A. Haxell 12

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 26 Nov 2015 01:03

Leonard 1902 from the 1911 census, Baptism

Leonard Percy Edward Bushell
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 16 Apr 1902
Father's name: Edward Charles Bushell - Painter
Mother's name: Ada Bushell
Parish or Poor Law Union: Clapton Park All Saints
Borough: Hackney
Register Type: Parish Registers

90 Mandeville St

Death
Leonard Percy E Bushell
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1902
Date of Registration: Jun 1974
Age at Death: 72
Registration district: Dacorum
Inferred County: Hertfordshire
Volume: 10
Page: 0149

He got admitted to the Workhouse as well
Name: Leonard P E Bushell
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1902
Admission Age: 0
Admission Date: 29 Aug 1902
Record Type: Admission
Borough: Hackney
Parish or Poor Law Union: Hackney
Place: London, England

Also Sarah A Bushell, Servant, yob 1868

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Nov 2015 00:56

??????????? possible ??????????/

England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005

Name: Beatrice E Bushell
Spouse Surname: Grant
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1927
Registration district: Henley
Inferred County: Oxfordshire
Volume Number: 3a
Page Number: 3027
Find Spouse: Cyril H Grant


England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007

Name: Beatrice E Grant
Birth Date: abt 1890
Date of Registration: Dec 1959
Age at Death: 69
Registration district: Hendon
Inferred County: Middlesex
Volume: 5e
Page: 469

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 26 Nov 2015 00:53

Marriages Dec 1922 (>99%)
BUSHELL Cicely G Woodroof Hackney 1b 739
WOODROOF William A Bushell Hackney 1b 739

Name: Cicley G Woodroof
Birth Date: abt 1900
Date of Registration: Sep 1946
Age at Death: 46
Registration district: Hackney
Inferred County: London
Volume: 5c
Page: 540

Probate
Name: Cicely Gladys Woodroof
Probate Date: 15 Nov 1946
Registry: London, England
Death Date: 20 Jul 1946
Of 97 Elderfield Rd, Clapton E5, Widow – to Gladys Rosina Woodroof, Spinster. £285 2s 5d

Burial
Name: Cicley Gladys Woodroof
Death Date: Jul 1946
Cemetery: Abney Park Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Nov 2015 00:49

"Edward obviously couldn't make a living out of taxidermy, hence turning to Painting. If he was nest-robbing, we know who to blame. How fashions have changed! "

:-D :-D :-D

and fashions have definitely changed!!

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Nov 2015 00:46

??? marriage of Edward's parents

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921

Name: Stephen Bushell
Spouse: Elizabeth Ann Simmons
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 27 Sep 1863
Parish: St John of Jerusalem, South Hackney
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: Stephen Bushell
Spouse Father: Joseph Simmons
Register Type: Parish Register

Stephen
Occupation:- Shoemaker
Address:- South Hackney
Father occupation:- Shoemaker

Elizabeth
Minor
no occupation shown
Address:- South Hackney
Father occupation:- Labourer

Witnesses:- James Thomas Atkins and Mary Ann Simmons

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Nov 2015 00:41

1871 Census

Name: Stephen Bushell
Age: 27
Estimated birth year: abt 1844
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Bushell
Gender: Male
Where born: Surrey, England
Civil Parish: Hackney St John
Ecclesiastical parish: Hackney St John
County/Island: London
Country: England
Registration district: Hackney
Sub-registration district: West Hackney
ED, institution, or vessel: 29
Household schedule number: 88
Piece: 326
Folio: 14
Page Number: 21

Stephen Bushell 27 Naturalist
Elizabeth Bushell 27
Stephen Bushell 7
George F Bushell 7
Arthur Bushell 3
Edward C Bushell 9 Months


1891 Census

Nephen Bushell
[Stephen Bushell]
[Stephen Busell]
Age: 48
Estimated birth year: abt 1843
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Bushell
Gender: Male
Where born: Hackney, London, England
Civil Parish: Hackney
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints
County/Island: London
Country: England

Registration district: Hackney
Sub registration district: Hackney
ED, institution, or vessel: 28

Piece: 198
Folio: 14
Page Number: 19

Nephen Bushell 48 Taxidermist
Elizabeth Bushell 48
Harry Bushell 22
Walter Bushell 19
Elizabeth Bushell 14
Frank Bushell 12
Herbert Bushell 10
Thomas Bushell 8 b.ca 1883, Hackney
Sidney Bushell 6 b.ca 1885, Hackney
Alfred Bushell 4 b.ca 1887, Hackney


1911 Census

Name: Stephen Bushell
Age in 1911: 68
Estimated birth year: abt 1843
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Hackney
Civil Parish: St John-at-Hackney
Search Photos: Search for 'St John-at-Hackney' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address: 58 Lockhurst St, Clapton Park NE
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: BIRD and FISH MOUNTER
Registration district: Hackney
Registration District Number: 11
Sub-registration district: Central Hackney
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Piece: 1091

Stephen Bushell 68
Elizabeth Bushell 68
Frank C Bushell 32

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 26 Nov 2015 00:37

"One Public Family Tree has another child for Beatrice, no father shown
Jack Henry Bushell born 28 Dec 1914 in London; died Mar 2007 in Bromley, Kent "

Well, he was probably illegitimate

Births Mar 1915 (>99%)
Bushell Jack H Bushell Hackney 1b 926
..............

Edward obviously couldn't make a living out of taxidermy, hence turning to Painting. If he was nest-robbing, we know who to blame. How fashions have changed!

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Nov 2015 00:35

?? Edward Charles with his parents

1881 Census

Name: Stephen Bushell
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Relationship to Head: Head
Spouse: Elizabeth A. Bushell
Gender: Male
Where born: Hackney Road
Civil Parish: Hackney
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address: 3 Fords Place Homerton Rd
Marital Status: Married

Occupation: Naturalist
Registration district: Hackney
Sub registration district: West Hackney
ED, institution, or vessel: 36a

Piece: 307
Folio: 40
Page Number: 1

Stephen Bushell 39
Elizabeth A. Bushell 37 b.ca 1844, Somerset
Stephen Joseph Bushell 17 b.ca 1864, Homerton, Naturalist
George Frederick Bushell 15 b.ca 1866, Homerton, Scholar
Arthur Henry Bushell 12 b.ca 1869, Homerton
Edward Charles Bushell 10 b.ca 1871, Homerton
Walter James Bushell 9 b.ca 1872, Homerton
William John Bushell 6 b.ca 1875, Homerton
Elizabeth Mary Bushell 4 b.ca 1877, Homerton
Frank Ernest Bushell 2 b.ca 1879, Homerton
Herbert Harwood Bushell 10 mnths b.ca 1880, Homerton

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 26 Nov 2015 00:32

Edward's Death?

Edward C Bushell
Birth Date: abt 1870
Date of Registration: Dec 1943
Age at Death: 73
Registration district: Hackney
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1b
Page: 479

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 26 Nov 2015 00:30

Sarah's Death?
Sarah A Bushell
Birth Date: abt 1865
Date of Registration: Dec 1938
Age at Death: 73
Registration district: Hackney
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1b
Page: 419

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Nov 2015 00:27

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921

Name: Edward Charles Bushell
Estimated birth year: abt 1867
Age: 23
Spouse: Sarah Ada Haxell
Spouse Age: 24
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 16 Nov 1890
Parish: St Luke, Hackney
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: Stephen Bushell
Spouse Father: Harry Haxell
Register Type: Parish Register

from image:-

Edward
Occupation:- Naturalist
Address:- 18 Brunswick Street
Father occupation:- Naturalist

Sarah
no occupation shown
Address:- 20 Wil(son?) Lane
Father occupation:- Labourer

Witnesses:- Berryiman (?? sp) Turner and Rose Turner

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Nov 2015 00:23

possible marriage of Edward Charles and Sarah


Marriages Dec 1890 (>99%)

Bushell Edward Charles Hackney 1b 895
Haxell Sarah Ada Hackney 1b 895

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Nov 2015 00:21

bet he went out bird watching, then moved on to taxidermy


wonder if he also collected birds eggs :-D

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Nov 2015 00:20

?????

Edward and Sarah in 1891

1891 Census

Name: Edward C Bushell
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1871
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah A Bushell
Gender: Male
Where born: Homerton, London, England
Civil Parish: Hackney
Ecclesiastical parish: Clapton All Saints
County/Island: London
Country: England

Registration district: Hackney
Sub registration district: Hackney
ED, institution, or vessel: 39

Piece: 201
Folio: 14
Page Number: 21

Edward C Bushell 20 Bird Naturalist
Sarah A Bushell 23 b.ca 1868, Battisford, Suffolk

Address:- 30 Clifden Road (??Clifdon)

Looks like they occupied rooms in a house with 2 other families


There you are ............ he is somewhat of a scientist!!