Mary Ann Bassett

Other Events:

• Baptism: 9 Jan 1820, Kingsbury, Warwickshire [families abode: Hurley.]

Notes:

Census Listings;
1851 Clarkes Buildings, Monument Lane, Edgbaston. wife. age 31. (51-278)
1861 Laburnam Place, Bellis Street, Edgbaston, wife. age 41. (61-383)
1871 269 Ladywood Lane. Edgbaston, Birmingham. wife. age 51. (71-326)
1881 269 Ladywood Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham. widow, age 61, Housekeeper [born Kingsbury, Warwickshire]

Birth:
Brian Bucknall gives place of birth as Water Orton.

Mary married Theophilus Bucknall on 19 Aug 1849 in St Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire.. Theophilus (son of Theophilus Bucknall and Martha Potter) was born in 1812 in Brewers Yard, Beeston, Nottingham, England; died in 1878 in Kings Norton, Worcestershire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 9 Mar 1851, St George, Edgbaston, Birmingham

Notes:

Census Listings;
1851 Clarkes Buildings, Monument Lane, Edgbaston. son. age 6 weeks. (51-278)
1861 Blue Coat School, Birmingham. Pupil. age 10. Scholar. (61-384)
1871 269 Ladywood Lane. Edgbaston, Birmingham. son (s). age 20. Clerk. (71-326)
1891 249 Camden Street, All Saints, Birmingham. Head (m). age 40. Clerk & Book Keeper. (91-274)
1901 3 Nursery Road, Aston Manor, Birmingham. Head (m). age 50. Electro Plater & White Guilder. (01-316)
1911 86 Lodge Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire. Head (mar). age 60. Warehouse Manager at Electro Platers & Guiders. (N 89)
Trade Directory 1882 Shopkeeper of 47 Alfred Street, Sparkbrook, Birmingham

In 1861 Theophilus Edward (5) aged 10, was a boarding pupil at the Blue Coat School, St.Philip's Churchyard in the town centre. Theophilus is later believed to have attended Five Ways Grammar School. There were two fellow pupils with the surname Bassett at the Blue Coat School but research indicates no direct relationship with Mary Anne Bassett. Both Theophilus and his brother, John Kentish, were nominated for the school of about 100 pupils aged 10-14 by the Bache family.
In 1871 Theophilus aged 20 was a clerk living at home. He married Eliza Baker in 1874 he developed literary interests and learnt Italian with a view to reading Dante and acting as an agent for Cassel's Sixpenny Classics. His demonstration set eventually passed to Eric. Theophilus became a clerk and bookkeeper the electro-plating industry. But by 1901 he was an electro-plater and gilder. He possibly rose to a more senior position but was not technically qualified, because at the age of 60 his employer, Mr Millward, said he felt the need to replace him by a technically-qualified manager. Theophilus talked him into delaying the change until he had chance to qualify. He then enrolled at Birmingham Technical School c.1911 (where he was remembered for many years afterwards) and took every certificate available in electro-plating, finishing, etc. (Brian Bucknall has in his possession Theophilus's algebra text-book, identified by his initials.) He kept his job until retirement was forced on him by a crippling accident - when he was passing a brewers dray on his bicycle, the leading offside horse reared and fell on Theophilus and his bicycle.
He was for many years churchwarden of All Saints Church. He brought a large family to the church where they filled a rented pew. If there was a visiting preacher or curate he would be asked to stay for Sunday dinner when there was always a roast. There was a long dining room table and a chaise longue at one side to accommodate a number of children on cushions. The grandchildren were brought to the church on All Saints Day which was a day of family reunion. Ralph reported that Christmas Day was also celebrated at his grandparents' house.
Theophilus was interested in classical music and had a pianola with many rolls of music. This pianola eventually passed to his son, William Claude. Theophilus is remembered as a small (height 5ft 3ins), bearded man with several eccentricities of speech. Evidently, in later life being keen on self-education, he spent his Sunday afternoons in the library of the Birmingham Institute.

{Descendants of Theophilus Bucknall Printed list RG1/18}

Baptism:
Baptism entry states they were living "near the monument"

Theophilus married Eliza Baker on 5 Oct 1874 in St Thomas, Birmingham, Warwickshire.. Eliza (daughter of John Baker and Charlotte Biddle) was born in 1853 in Hampton-In-Arden, West Midlands, England; died in 1929 in Birmingham; was buried in 1929 in St Thomas Birmingham.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Census Listings;
1861 Laburnam Place, Bellis Street, Edgbaston, son. age 8. (61-383)
1871 269 Ladywood Lane. Edgbaston, Birmingham. son. age 18. Bricklayer. (71-326)
1881 52 Brunswick Road, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, Head (m). age 28. Builder Employing 2 men. (81-340)

Henry and his brothers Walter and Alfred all became bricklayers. In 1881 Henry was a builder in Birmingham employing two men and living with his family of then five children at 52 Brunswick Road, Balsall Heath. His wife, Elizabeth n?ee Phipps, had been a nursemaid to at least two families in Birmingham. Elizabeth's family were from Madeley, Shropshire.
But within a year or so Henry had emigrated to New York together with his family although they did not travel together. He was followed by Alfred and then by Walter and his family.
Henry continued with his occupation as a bricklayer and biulder in New York and the family lived in the Flatbush district of Brooklyn.
The three brothers are commemorated by Bucknall Villas, Tiverton Road, Selly Oak and according to family lore, played a major role in the expansion of New York. No definitive record of Henry and Walter sailing to New York has yet been found. As Henry's family sailed in 1885 and Walter's family sailed in 1888, it seems Henry travelled well before Walter.

Henry married Elizabeth Phipps in 1873 in St John's, Ladywood. Birmingham. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel Phipps and Unknown) was born in 1843 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; died in 1915 in New York, America; was buried on 2 May 1915 in Evergreen Cemetery, New York.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Census Listings;
1861 Laburnam Place, Bellis Street, Edgbaston, daughter. age 6. (61-383)

Emily married her eldest brother's best friend, William Pitt, a lawyer's clerk who died at the early age of 43. She and William had three daughters - Ethel, Nan, and Dorothy. Dorothy married Keith Dannett, a photographer, and lived at Thames Ditton. Keith had studios in Brighton, Croydon and in 1949 in Surbiton and in the late 1920s became President of the Royal Photographic Society.
Emily Pitt in the late 1920s she was a tiny, asthmatic, elderly lady with a parchment skin living most of the year in London flats with her crippled daughter Ethel and Ethel's former business partner Sister Clausen (nieceof Sir George Clausen, the landscape painter). They often moved, taking over the ends of leases. They also rented (?10 a year) a cottage on Caldey Island, near Tenby. Emily and her daughter, Ethel, had been in the nursing homes business.
Emily trained as a nurse at the time when surgery was being revolutionised by the introduction of Lister's Antiseptic Spray and was the senior of two night nurses at Birmingham General Hospital. Later, after the death of her husband, she opened a
nursing home at 16 Peak Hill Avenue, Sydenham, South London, under the patronage of Sir James Bruce (Physician-in-Ordinary to Queen Alexander). In 1901 she was living there with her daughters, Florence (aged 17) and Ethel (aged (16) plus two patients and a housemaid. It is reported that Emily at one time had another nursing home at Hindhead, Surrey.
Emily related three interesting events :-
(i) She successfully hid the Chinese revolutionary Dr Sun Yat Sen (the first President of China after the overthrow of the Manchu Dynasty in 1911) from the Chinese Tongs in her nursing home for two years, following a failed uprising in 1895. He had been brought there by Sir James.
(ii) Sir James later brought a feeble-minded young aristocrat to be a permanent resident only for him to throw himself over a balcony to his death. Unknown to Emily, the young man had been earlier certified and as the home was not qualified to care for the insane the coroner recommended that Emily lose her nursing home licence.
(iii) In the years preceding WW1, great embarrassment was caused to Emily by her brother Samuel's son persisting in leaving passengers' luggage which he had stolen at London railway stations, his principal means of livelihood.
Ethel and her partner Clausen operated a nursing home at Easy Row, Birmingham in the 1920s. Later they moved to elegant premises, The Surgical Nursing Home, 84 Hagley Road, under the patronage of Sir Gilbert Darling, Dean of Birmingham University Medical School. But by the late 1920s Ethel's hip condition and Clausen's arthritis forced them into retirement. They, together with Emily, spent the years of WW2 on Caldey Island.

Margaret married William Pitt in 1882. William was born in 1850 in England; died in 1893 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Census Listings;
1861 Laburnam Place, Bellis Street, Edgbaston, son. age 5. (61-383)
1871 269 Ladywood Lane. Edgbaston, Birmingham. son. age 15. Scholar. (71-326)
1881 9 Dawlish Place. Monument Road, Ladywood. Birmingham Head married, age 25. Bricklayer
1900 Manhattan, New York. USA Head married age 44, City Building Inspector
1905 Manhattan, New York. USA Head married age 49. Building Inspector
1910 Manhattan, New York. USA. Head married age 54. City Building Inspector,
1920 Manhattan, New York. USA Head married, age 63 Masons Builder
1930 Bronx, New York, USA. Head married age 74, Bricklayer.
1940 Bronx, New York, USA. Father in Law, Widowed, age 74.

In 1881 Walter and Lucy, but with yet no children, were living at 9 Dawlish Place, Monument Road, Ladywood. Walter and Lucy later had two sons before emigrating, Charles William (b.1883 4qtr) and Hyla Edward (b.1886 4qtr). Lucy, Charles and Hyla were identified sailing on SS Wyoming for New York in September 1888. Hyla married Mae Alma Ramsden 11 Apr 1907 in Manhattan, NY.

Walter married Lucy Hobday on 30 May 1880 in Kings Norton, Birmingham, Warwickshire.. Lucy (daughter of Thomas Edward Hobday and Maria Peace) was born on 6 Jan 1856 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died on 6 Dec 1938 in Bronx, New York, USA [3435 Knox Place]; was buried on 9 Dec 1938 in Woodlawn Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Census Listings;
1861 Laburnam Place, Bellis Street, Edgbaston, son. age 3. (61-383)
1881 269 Ladywood Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham. son. age 23, Electro Plater,

John Kentish married three times. By his first wife, Ellen, who died in 1889, there was a son James Kentish (b.and d.1884). His second wife was Susannah, sister of Ellen. This marriage was probably illegal because of the Marriage Act of 1835 which forbade marriage to a deceased wife's sister. However, this Act was frequently ignored and was repealed in 1907. In 1901 John, now aged 43, an electro-copper plater, and Susannah were living at 77 Barford Road, Rotton Park, Ladywood. Susannah died in 1909. His third wife was a Welsh lady, Letitia May, who was evidently not liked by the family. They lived in Stirling Road, Edgbaston. John Kentish is remembered as running a friendly society at the Hope & Anchor, Edmund Street, where in his later years he was assisted by his nephew, Charles, son of Theophilus.

John married Ellen Mould in 1882. Ellen (daughter of James Mould and unknown) was born in 1858 in (in/of) Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died in 1889. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Susannah Mould in 1890. Susannah was born in 1850 in (in/of) Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died in 1909. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Lettitia May Willstrop in 1911. Lettitia (daughter of John Willstrop and unknown) was born in 1886 in Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Census Listings;
1861 Laburnam Place, Bellis Street, Edgbaston, son. age 1. (61-383)
1871 269 Ladywood Lane. Edgbaston, Birmingham. son. age 11. (71-326)
1881 269 Ladywood Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham. son. age 21. Bricklayer

Alfred was unmarried and living at home in 1881 and identified sailing to New York on SS Erin from London, arriving April 1884. Alfred has not been positively identified in New York or anywhere in the USA or Canada. California is a possibility although evidence is slight. There is also the possibility he moved to North Bend, Nebraska and never married. Here, for many years, there was an Alfred Bagnall, labourer, born England in 1859. It may well be that the spelling of his name had become corrupted.

Other Events:

• Baptism: 27 Apr 1862, St George, Egbaston, Birmingham.

Notes:

Census Listings;
1871 269 Ladywood Lane. Edgbaston, Birmingham. son. age 8. (71-326)
1881 269 Ladywood Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham. son. age 18. Fishmonger
1901 28 Mayfair Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Head (mar). age 38. Fishmonger. (N 87)
1911 73 Skinnergate, Darlington, Durham. Head married, age 45. Fish & Poultry Dealer.

Samuel Bache Bucknall, according to his family was a colourful character and named after his father's employer. He was identified in the 1881 census aged 18 living at home following his occupation as a fishmonger. In 1891 he was as a fish salesman living in North Leeds with his wife Annie and daughter Katherine aged 4. Katherine was born in Blackburn so this implies Samuel had previously worked there. As Olive Ida was born in York, the family must have moved there from Leeds. In 1901 Samuel was a fishmonger living with his family in Jesmond, which is close to North Shields, a then major fishing port. His wife Annie died in 1902 at Jesmond. Samuel married again in 1903 at Ancaster, near Grantham to Mary Fanny Hare who was a widow. Her husband, a farmer, had died in 1900 and Mary then ran the farm with two employees. It is a mystery how Samuel came to know Mary Hare who seems to have lived in Lincolnshire all her life. She brought a two-year-old daughter, Olive Hare, to live with them. This resulted in there being two Olives of almost similar age in the family but sadly Olive Hare died aged 15 in 1914.
Samuel was living in Darlington at the time of his second marriage and was described as a manager. It is believed he later had his own fish and poultry business in Skinnergate, Darlington. In Darlington, he was a Party Constituency Agent for the Liberal party and had the reputation of being able to secure the election of any candidate whose affairs were in his hands. He also organised charity cricket matches, one of which is recalled by Jack Hobbs in his memoirs.

Samuel married Annie Maria Stephens on 1 Feb 1885 in St Bartholomew, Edgebaston, Warwickshire,. Annie was born in 1861 in Womborne, Staffordshire, England; died in 1902 in Newcastle upon Tyne, [june qtr]. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Mary Fanny Durham in 1903 in Ancastle, Lincolnshire, England. Mary was born on 21 Dec 1866 in Horbling Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 31 Jul 1864, St George, Edgbaston, Birmingham

Notes:

Census Listings;
1871 269 Ladywood Lane. Edgbaston, Birmingham. son. age 5. (71-326)
1881 269 Ladywood Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham. son. age 15. Errand Boy.

Charles was identified in the 1891 census living in Aston with his wife, Mary E. and 10 months old daughter, Ellen. He was a brassfounder. Charles and Mary also had a son, Charles Walter born 1894 1qtr and Louis Theophilus, born 1905 but died in 1906. Charles Walter volunteered in 1914 and joined the West Yorkshire Regiment as an infantryman in September 1914. It appears he was discharged in December 1914 with a pension indicating he had been wounded.

Charles married Mary Elizabeth Morris in 1889 in Aston, Birmingham. Mary was born in 1870 in Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died in 1937 in Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Census Listings;
1891 249 Camden Street, All Saints, Birmingham. son. age 15. Clerk in Brewery. (91-274)

Notes:

Census Listings;
1891 249 Camden Street, All Saints, Birmingham. daughter, age 13. Scholar (91-274)

Notes:

Census Listings;
1891 249 Camden Street, All Saints, Birmingham. son, age 11. Scholar (91-274)
1901 3 Nursery Road, Aston Manor, Birmingham. son. age 21. Postal Telegraph Clerk. (01-316)

Notes:

Census Listings;
1891 249 Camden Street, All Saints, Birmingham. daughter, age 9. Scholar (91-274)
1901 3 Nursery Road, Aston Manor, Birmingham. daughter, age 19. Gold Chain Maker (01-316)

Notes:

Census Listings;
1891 249 Camden Street, All Saints, Birmingham. daughter, age 7. Scholar (91-274)
1901 3 Nursery Road, Aston Manor, Birmingham. daughter, age 17. (01-316)

Notes:

Known as Nan, Frances Mary attended Bridge Street Seventh Standard School and upon leaving took the Civil Service examination for Telegraphista, passing highly placed. She had to leave her job when she married Robert Eachus in 1914. After the start of WW1 Nan re-joined the Civil Service and one of her jobs was interviewing people qualifying for the newly-established Old age Pension. Nan was very much into spiritualism and the occult She claimed that when she lived in Windsor Terrace in the grounds of the Birmingham Oratory she, on more than one occasion, met the ghost of Cardinal Newman.
Census Listings;
1891 249 Camden Street, All Saints, Birmingham. daughter, age 5. Scholar (91-274)
1901 3 Nursery Road, Aston Manor, Birmingham. daughter, age 15. (01-316)
1911 86 Lodge Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire. daughter, age 25. Telegraphist, G P O Birmingham. (N 89)

Frances married Robert Samuel Eachus on 15 Apr 1914 in All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire.. Robert (son of Robert Samuel Eachus and Emma Patchett) was born on 3 Sep 1887 in 4 Heaton Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died on 25 Sep 1949 in The Cricket Ground Hotel, Eaton Road, Hove, Sussex.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Census Listings;
1891 249 Camden Street, All Saints, Birmingham. daughter, age 3. Scholar (91-274)
1901 3 Nursery Road, Aston Manor, Birmingham. daughter, age 13. (01-316)

Notes:

Census Listings;
1891 249 Camden Street, All Saints, Birmingham. son. age 1. Scholar (91-274)
1901 3 Nursery Road, Aston Manor, Birmingham. son. age 11. (01-316)
1911 86 Lodge Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire. son. age 21. Elecrto Gilder. (N 89)

Notes:

Census Listings;
1901 3 Nursery Road, Aston Manor, Birmingham. daughter, age 8. (01-316)
1911 86 Lodge Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire. daughter, age 18. (N 89)

Notes:

Census Listings;
1881 52 Brunswick Road, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, daughter, age 7. Scholar (81-340)

Beatrice married Joseph Walter Stafford on 29 Jan 1902. Joseph was born in 1864 in England or America; died in 1925 in South Orange, New Jersey, America; was buried on 1 Nov 1925 in Evergreen Cemetery, New York.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Census Listings;
1881 52 Brunswick Road, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, son. age 6. Scholar. (81-340)

Harry married Minnie in 1897. Minnie was born in 1880 in America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Census Listings;
1881 52 Brunswick Road, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, son. age 4. Scholar. (81-340)

Other Events:

• Baptism: 18 May 1878

Notes:

Census Listings;
1881 52 Brunswick Road, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, son. age 3. Scholar. (81-340)

Horace Walter completed 8th Grade at school, played football in Central Park, sang in the Episcopal Church Choir in 5th Avenue and played the piano beautifully. He wanted to become a draughtsman but in his early years he was a chauffeur. In 1930 he was a factory machinist living in Irvington, New Jersey and in 1942 at age 64 he was living at 1083 Grove Street, Irvington. His employer was an A.W. Faber.

Horace married Annie Eagan in 1915 in St Patricks Catherdral, New York, America. Annie (daughter of John Eagan and Elizabeth) was born in 1877 in Shinroan, Offlay, Ireland,; died in Jan 1960; was buried on 23 Jan 1960 in Evergreen Cemetery, New York.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Census Listings;
1881 52 Brunswick Road, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, daughter, age 1. (81-340)

Elizabeth worked as a companion and married late in life, She and John did not have children.

Family/Spouse: John Joseph Knudsen. John was born in 1885 in Unknown; died in 1957 in Unknown; was buried on 5 Jan 1957 in Evergreen Cemetery, New York.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Samuel Harold served in the US Army in the Spanish American War of 1898. He contracted a tropical disease, probably malaria, in Cuba and died aged 22. In the USA census of 1900 Samuel was a private soldier in Pina del Rio Barracks, Cuba.

Notes:

Charles and his brother Hyla were born in Birmingham, England, and sailed to New York with their mother in September 1888. No record of their father Walter's date of sailing has been found but based on the birth dates of the children it must have been in 1886 or 1887. Alfred, Walter and Gertrude were born in New York where their father continued his occupation as a bricklayer and builder and had an office on 46th Street. His business was listed in the New York telephone directory of 1900. He later became a building inspector for New York City.
The family lived in Manhattan and later the Bronx. After the early death of Mary, Hyla eventually remarried. In 1942, Hyla and his wife, Alida, were living at 3435 Knox Place, Bronx, NYC and he remained an employee of the Department of Housing and Buildings. It is believed they later moved to Connecticut. Mary is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx. (ref. New York Times obituary).

Census Listings:
1900 Manhatton, New York. USA son. age 16. Clerk
1905 Manhattan, New York. USA son. age 21 Draftsman
1910 Manhatten, New York USA son. single, age 28. Draftsman
1920 Manhatten, New York USA son. single, age 36. Draftsman

Notes:

The family lived in Manhattan and later the Bronx. After the early death of Mary, Hyla eventually remarried. In 1942, Hyla and his wife, Alida, were living at 3435 Knox Place, Bronx, NYC and he remained an employee of the Department of Housing and Buildings. It is believed they later moved to Connecticut. Mary is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx. (ref. New York Times obituary).
Census Listings:
1900 Manhatton, New York. USA son. age 13. school.
1905 Manhattan, New York. USA son. age 18. Bricklayer

Hyla married Mae Alma Eugene Ramsen on 11 Apr 1907 in Manhattan, America. Mae (daughter of Frank Eugene Remsen and Emma J Lilton) was born in 1888 in Jamaica, Long Island, New York, USA; died on 15 Oct 1921. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The family lived in NYC. In 1942 they were living at 305 East 239 Sreet, Bronx. Alfred then aged 53 was not employed. Later, they moved to their summer home in Rockland, NY. Nora Theresa sadly died of a ruptured vessel in the brain.
6ht may 1917 Draft enlistment. description: Tall, Medium Build, Blue Eyes Black Hair. address 176 street New York, Married with 3 children.
Census Listings:
1890 New York New York, USA. son. age 1. [Henry A Bucknall]
1900 Manhatton, New York. USA son. age 11. school
1905 Manhattan, New York. USA son. age 16. Clerk [clothing] [Henry Bucknall]
1910 Manhatten, New York USA son single age 21. Mason
1915 New York, New York. USA Head married, age 26. Bricklayer. [Henry Bucknall]
1920 West 176 Street, Manhattan. Head married age 30. Bricklayer [construction] [Alfred H Bucknall]
1930 Valley Cottage, Clarkstown, Rockland, New York. Head, married, age 41. Bricklayer. [Alfred H Bucknall]

Birth:
War Service records notes. 26 April 1942. Alfred Henry Bucknall, White, 5' 11" 175 Ibs Blue Eyes, Gray Hair, Light Brown Complection.

Alfred married Nora Theresa McIntosh on 2 Oct 1910 in Manhattan, New York, USA. Nora (daughter of Alexander F McIntosh and Mary A Cassidy) was born on 15 Sep 1887 in New York, USA; died on 3 Jun 1979 in MIlford, New Haven Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Census Listings:
1900 Manhatton, New York. USA son. age 9.
1905 Manhattan, New York. USA son. age 14. at home

Notes:

Census Listings:
1900 Manhatton, New York. USA daughter, age 6.
1905 Manhattan, New York. USA daughter, age 11, at school.
1910 Manhatten, New York USA daughter, age 16.
1940 Bronx, New York, USA. wife, age 46. [Gurtrude Adams] with her husband Thomas Adams and two daughters. Lucille age 22 & Jeanne age 11

Other Events:

• Baptism: 27 Jul 1887, Blackburn, Lancashire

Notes:

Census Listings:
1901 28 Mayfair Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, daughter, age 14. (N 87)
1911 Heigington, Durham, wife, age 24 Assistant in Business [Grocer's] Married 2 years one child Living.
1939 6 Oxford Street, Darlington, Durham Shop Keeper , owner, grocers

Katherine married Henry Robert Brownless on 12 Sep 1908 in North Road, Wes Chapel, Darlington,. Henry (son of John Stephen Brownless and Margaret Clement) was born on 30 Oct 1883 in Heighington, County Duram, England; died in 1942 in Darlington dec qtr. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Reginald served in the Durham light infantry during WW1 and was awarded two medals.
The Enigma that is Reginald Bucknall:
Reginald who was a casualty of WW1, was not listed in the 1911 census, even though his family was. This Suggests that he left home before his 18th Birthday. No record of his death during WW1, either in a military or Civilian capacity has been found both at Home, including Scotland, and Overseas. There are two seperate reports about Reginald, niether of which has been substantiated.
Report 1 came from Eric Bucknall who had heard the story from his great Aunt, Margery Emily Pitt (n?ee Bucknall). Margaret Emily Pitt was a nurse who ran nursing homes. In the period before WW1 she had a nursing Home at Sydenham. She Was embarrassed on several occasions by her nephew Reginald, bringing railway passengers suitcases to her house. These had been stolen at London Railway Stations. Reginald was eventually caught and sent to prison. At the outbreak of WW1 ( or maybe when conscription was introduced in 1916) he was conscripted into a labour battalion from which he deserted, was caught and shot.
Report 2 came from his great niece, who said her family legend was that Reginald had been unhappy after the death of his mother and his father's re-marriage. Reginald left home and at the outbreak of wasr enlisted in the army, possibly the Durham Light Infantry, under an assumed name. Reginald had met with a fatal accident, possibly in Scotland. These reports are completely different. The only common theme is the death of Reginald during WW1.

Census Listings:
1901 28 Mayfair Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, son. age 7. (N 87)

Notes:

Olive was a keen motorcyclist and unmarried when Ralph met her in 1928. The occupation of her husband, William Thompson, is believed to have been in either engineering or the railways. Olive died in Doncaster aged 106. She is the longest-lived Bucknall.
Census Listings:
1901 28 Mayfair Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, daughter, age 3. (N 87)
1911 73 Skinnergate, Darlington, Durham. daughter, age 13, school
1939 31 Staindrop Crescent, Darlington, female married household duties

Olive married William Edwin Thompson in 1931 in Darlington. William (son of Edward Thompson and Mary A.) was born on 18 Jul 1896 in Darlington, Durham, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Brenda was working for the Inland Revenue in Birmingham and volnteered to work in the Admiralty.
Brenda arrived on the ship "Duchess of York" from Montreal, Canada, in Liverpool 41th September 1939. she is listed as being 18 years old and a tax officer. her address is given as 41 Sterling Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Brenda married Kenneth Frank Gallagher on 10 Dec 1944 in Southsea, Hants. Kenneth (son of Archibald Gallagher and Mary Catherine Hosking) was born on 14 Nov 1919 in Devonport, Plymouth, Devon. England; died on 3 May 1993 in Chippingham, Wiltshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Caroline was acompitent pianist and played duets with her uncle Horace Walter.

Family/Spouse: Wharton Vail L Johnson. Wharton was born in 1901 in America; died in 1941. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dorothy and her family lived at Martha's Vineyard, Vermont. She arrived there in 1924 to work as a waitress during the university vacation. It was here that she met Frederick whose family owned an hotel on the island. Dorothy graduated from Brown University in 1926 and began her teaching career. Later, after retirement, she was active at the Beach Club, Garden Club and the hospital as a volunteer. It is said, after her daughter contracted ovarian cancer, she lost the will to live.

Family/Spouse: Frederick I Huss. Frederick was born in 1901 in (in/of) America; died in 1974. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lucy married Howard Van Valkenburgh on 27 Jun 1915. Howard was born in 1889 in Unknown; died in 1917 in America; was buried in 1917 in Evergreen Cemetery, New York.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John Howard [known as Howard] suffered from Alziemers

Died:
Alzheimers

Notes:

Alice suffered from Alzheimer's

Family/Spouse: James Thomas Smith. James was born about 1910 in America; died in 1950. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Herbet & Wesley were twins

Notes:

Census Listings:
1915 New York, New York. USA son age 3.
1920 West 176 Street, Manhattan. son. age 8.
1930 Valley Cottage, Clarkstown, Rockland, New York. son, age 18. Bookkeeper in Dairy

Notes:

Census Listings:
1915 New York, New York. USA son. age 2.
1920 West 176 Street, Manhattan. son. age 6.
1930 Valley Cottage, Clarkstown, Rockland, New York. son. age 17.

Resident 1959-1999 Milford, connecticut, USA

Family/Spouse: Constance. Constance was born on 2 Apr 1916 in America; died on 12 May 2005. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Census listings:
1920 West 176 Street, Manhattan. daughter, age 4.
1930 Valley Cottage, Clarkstown, Rockland, New York. daughter age 14.

Notes:

Census Listings:
1911 Heigington, Durham, daughter. age 1.

Notes:

Census Listings:
1939 6 Oxford Street, Darlington, Durham single, Shop Assistant

Family/Spouse: Mr Caygill. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Census Listings
1939 6 Oxford Street, Darlington, Durham single, Incapacitated,

Notes:

living - details excluded

Family/Spouse: Esther Martin. Esther was born in 1930 in Leuchars, Scotland; died in 1996 in St Andrews. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

living - details excluded

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]