> -----Original Message----- > From: BonTyler [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, 25 April 2008 4:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Bonfield of Rushden and Bedford Union Work House > > > > > I am wondering if the Emma Bonfield born 1824 at Rushden to William > Bonfield and Sarah is the same Emma Bonfield recorded at the Bedford Union > Workhouse in 1841. It could be her mother recorded with her. Emma is > 15 and Sarah is 55. It seems that Emma died at the workhouse in 1848. > There is a Samuel Bonfield born to these same parents in 1826 at Rushden > and could be the Samuel I have found recorded at Sandy, Bedford. > > Samuel was at Sandy, Bedfordshire after he married right up until the 1901 > census (aged 74), and in 1841 he was possibly the Samuel Bonfield, taylor > apprentice, living with John Fields, who was a taylor, and his family at > Bedfordshire - however, he must not have liked it or some other reason > stopped him from becoming fully qualified because he was a labourer for > the rest of his life. On the night of 30th March, 1851 Census there is a > Samuell Bonfield, Rushden, Lodger, with a Cox family at Rushden and > interestingly enough there is a visitor from Sandy in Bedfordshire named > Elizer Lawsen born 1825 and is noted as the same age as Samuel - must be a > relation to his bride, Maria Lawson, who he married 4 months after the > census on 20th July, 1851 (she was a bit older than Samuel and Eliza as > far as I can tell). > > Their brother, Robert Bonfield born 1822 at Rushden is my great great > grandfather and came to Australia in 1856 > > Assisted immigrant, sailed to NSW on the Lloyds on 28th May,1856 and > arrived in Sydney on 4th September, 1856. Reel 2138, 22474. The family > consisted of: > Robert Bonfield 34 - Hereford (possibly mistranslated Hertford) > Mary Bonfield 39 - Hertfordshire > Frederick 2 > Richard W 4 > Robert 9 - Middlesex > Robert Snr, Mary and Robert Jnr were all listed as being able to read and > write and their religion was Church of England. > > Robert's death certificate named his father as William Bonfield, > Wheelright, and his mother as Sarah Burns - however, the surname may be > incorrect and perhaps was actually Burroughs. > > There is a William Bonfield married to Sarah Burroughs who was a publican > up until their last child was born in 1833 and then he is recorded as a > Wheelwright. > > Does anyone have a member of the following children of William and Sarah > Bonfield in their tree? > > William Bonfield Rushden, 28/3/1819 > Rebecca Bonfield Rushden, 28/3/1819 > Anne Bonfield Rushden, 24/12/1820 > Robert Bonfield Rushden, 20/10/1822 > Emma Bonfield Rushden, 25/12/1824 > Samuel Bonfield Rushden, 25/12/1826 > Susan Bonfield Rushden, 25/12/1828 > Sarah Bonfield Rushden, 28/2/1830 > Caroline Bonfield Rushden, 24/9/1833 > > I am keen to link up with anyone interested in the same branch of my tree. > > Maureen > >