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Sarah with the kids in 1871:
Name: Sarah Bunnages
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England
Civil Parish: Gamlingay
County/Island: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Registration district: Caxton
Sub-registration district: Caxton
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 88
Arthur Bunnages 2
Elizabeth Bunnages 12
Esther Bunnages 8
James Bunnages 6
Mary A Bunnages 16
Sarah Bunnages 36
Walter Bunnages 4
William Bunnages 10
Can I find them in 1861? Not on your bummage I can't.
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There are entirely too many Bunnage men with wives named Sarah born in Potton, Bedfordshire.
This is one, in 1861, and in fact the children look an awful lot like the children in the 1871 household above:
Name: Sarah Bennings -- it says Bunnage
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: John
Gender: Female
Where born: Potton, Bedfordshire, England
Name: John Bennings
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah
Gender: Male
Where born: Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England
Civil Parish: Gamlingay
County/Island: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Registration district: Caxton
Sub-registration district: Caxton
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Household schedule number: 154
Eliz Bennings 3
John Bennings 28
Mary Bennings 7
Sarah Bennings 26
William Bennings 7Mo
I'm up to my ... okay, I won't say it ... in Bunnages. I'm going to leave them for now and let you see what you think.
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Thank you to all those who took time to help me trace the Bunnage family..
The Australian official records had many mistakes with names and ages etc. The O'Hara family into which she married were illiterate with heavy Geordie accents mixed with Scots and Irish.
My Ellen Bunnage was born the year before Joseph and Sarah's marriage and was a Daisley (written Baisley on all Australian records). She adopted the name Bunnage after her mother's marriage. She arrived in Australia as Mary Ann Burrage and adopted the name Ellen Mary aged 21 yrs for her marriage certificate 1875. She died 3 yrs later from TB as Ellen aged 26 yrs.
The letter she wrote to England located in the Maryborough Historical Society has no donation records relating to this letter.
As none of her Australian family could write I do not think that the Bunnage family in England were ever informed of Ellen's death.
Many Thanks Katherine
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Well, blast from the past.
I should note that a PM was received at the time:
From Katherine,
I would like to thank you very much for the time you have spent hepling trying to find my relative Ellen Bunnage. I have just had some addditional more confusing information. The Queensland death certificate shows Ellen Mary O'Hara died 20th May 1878 age 26 yrs Died of TB last seen by a doctor on 17th April, 1878. Parents Joseph Bunnage & Sarah Basley. Born London Middlesex. Arrived in Queensland age 21 years. Marriage certificate also has her as Ellen Bunnage. BUT the Maryborough cemetery register has her buried on the 21st May 1878 as Mary Ann O'Hara.
But all have her being born around 1852. She must have come to Australian around 1873. She should be somewhere on the 1861 or 1871 census records.
She was educated for the time and read and write well, which was rare amongst the Irish immigrants to Queensland at that time. Her O'Hara inlaws could not sign their 1850 Newcastle-upon-Tyne marriage certificate. They could only make their mark, of a crucifix cross.
Thank you again,
Katherine.
JC
KB as was back then
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Just wondering:
"She arrived in Australia as Mary Ann Burrage and adopted the name Ellen Mary aged 21 yrs for her marriage certificate 1875."
The 1861 and 1871 households above on this page of the thread have
Mary A Bunnages 16 (1871)
Mary Bennings 7 (1861)
(both = Bunnage)
Is this the family then??
1871 household in Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire:
Arthur Bunnages 2
Elizabeth Bunnages 12
Esther Bunnages 8
James Bunnages 6
Mary A Bunnages 16
Sarah Bunnages 36
Walter Bunnages 4
William Bunnages 10
Search Trees for Bunnage born 1850-1870 in Cambridgeshire -- Walter 1866, e.g., is in several trees here at GR.
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I would like to thank all those members who helped me trace my Ellen Bunnage. She turned out to be the first and illegitmate child of Joseph Bunnage and Sarah Daiseley. Born London as Mary Ann Daiseley and migrated to Australia in 1875 as Mary Ann Bunnage / Burrage on some records. She died from TB in 1878 Maryborough Queensland.
I have had contact with Daiseley/Bunnage descendents via Genes but sadly, none of them knew of Mary Ann's life story.
Many thanks, Katherine
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It's always appreciated when posters let us know the outcomes -- thanks for telling us!
Dare I say -- I was right? ;)
A footnote -- it's always good to see Lewella's name. Lew died last year and is missed by us on the boards.
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Thank you for telling us
and Lew is indeed badly missed!
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