Bushby History - with Photos!

Last week I opened my email to a wonderful collections of Bushby family pictures.  Drusilla took photos of old cabinet cards her Uncle Jimmy has in Sweden and generously shared them with me.  Thanks heavens to the person who wrote the names on the back and even a few details that a genealogist loves to see! I wonder if that person was “Lena” Eleanor Frances Bushby Carpenter, sister of Randy’s Grandmother Elsie Boulton. Lena was Jimmy’s grandmother  and great grandmother to Drusilla.

Having birth, death, marriage and census records already, the photos have really bought these ancestors alive for me.  It makes me so curious about their everyday lives.  Thanks so much for Drusilla and Jimmy for sharing this family history and hopefully this blog post helps share it even farther.

Henry Bushby is Randy’s 2nd great grandfather. He was born in 1819 in Sussex, West Ferring, England to Francis Bushby and Frances Arlett and christened at Sompting.  He was employed as a consulting engineer for the Midland Railway Company, the back of his portrait says.  

 

On March 27, 1842 Henry married Eleanor Moore at old church St Pancras Parish Chapel. Eleanor was born 1819 in Ferring, Sussex, England and she died in January of 1903 at 84 years old in Camberwell.

The photo below seems to be labeled Aunt Moore, who could be Eleanor’s sister born 1825 or perhaps her other sister Harriet born 1823.

Henry Bushby and Eleanor Moore had 3 sons including J. W., Arthur Frank, 1856-1919 and Henry 1844- along with three daughters Elizabeth 1843-1918, Frances Ann Buckman 1847-1906 and Harriet Ellen “Nell” Willoughby 1850- whose husband George is in this dashing photo.

The mother of Lena Carpenter was Patience Emily Wooler and her mother was unwed Ann Wooler.  I believe that Ann’s parents Edward 1805-1887 and Sarah 1814-1888 raised Patience as she can be found in their household on the census of 1860 and 1870. The photo to the left is identified as them.  Edward lived at Plackett Cottage in 1881 in Hailsham,  Arlington listed as a 76 year old labourer and his wife Sarah as a launderess.

Louie Wooler is the name on the back of this one and the photographer is G. Glanville at Tunbridge Wells. I am guessing this is a sister to Ann and an aunt of Patience.  The mother of Sarah was Lucy Vine so she was likely named for her grandmother.  Continued research will need to be done for her.    

Mother and Dorothy must refer to Patience and her daughter who was called Dorrie and was born in 1892. 

This photo was not labelled but it looks like another I have seen of James William Bushby and his calling card would likely be from around 1880.

Finally this unique portrait taken at Worthington.  What do you think it says - Aunt Monk Petersfield Hants...

What wonderful moments in history were captured and my thanks again for sharing them with me.