Hi Joanne, I can't find them either but I presume the Leonard in 1861 was the brother of James as shown in the 1841 census. I wondered if he had emigrated with James. I did find a marriage for a Leonard that fits in 1864 in Sussex and he doesn't appear in any census after that so maybe that gives a time line to search for the family, between 1864 and 1871? Good luck, Debbie -----Original Message----- From: sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of JMBecker@aol.com Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 11:52 AM To: sfhg@rootsweb.com Subject: [SFHG] HUMPHREYS of Hailsham Hello! I am trying to find out what became of the following family who disappeared after 1851. I have been unable to find any of them in any subsequent Census, nor have I found them in Free BMD in Sussex. I have checked the 1880 US and 1880 Canadian Census on Familysearch but no joy there either. Perhaps they emigrated elsewhere? 1851 Census HO 107/1638 pg 6 At Magham Down, Hailsham, Sussex Thomas HUMPHREYS, Head, 53, Smith, b Gravesend (Kent) Mary HUMPHREYS, wife, 53, b Wartling (nee HONEYSETT or BEADLE) Thomas HUMPHREYS, son, 16, Smith, b Hailsham Emma HUMPHREYS, daughter, 1(?8), b Hailsham George HUMPHREYS, son, 14, Ag Lab, b Hailsham Edwin HUMPHREYS, son, 12, Smith, b Hailsham pg 7 Ellen HUMPHREYS, daughter, 10, Scholar, b Hailsham Martha HUNNISETT, wife's daughter, Un, (?2)8, b Herstmonceux Lucy HUNNISETT, Granddaughter, 4, b Hailsham Martha HUNNISETT married James BONIFACE in Hailsham in 1855. They appeared in the 1861 Census and disappear thereafter. 1861 Census RG 9/ 568 pg 7 at Hailsham Sussex <Next entry was Magham Down and the one after that was Ebenezer Baptist Chapel. A few previous was the Red Lion Inn where Robert and Harriet nee HOLLIBONE were the Publicans.> James BONIFACE, Head, 39, Ag Lab, b Hailsham Martha BONIFACE, wife, 36, b Herstmonceux Ellen BONIFACE, daughter, 6, b Hailsham Mary BONIFACE, daughter, 4, b Hailsham Thomas BONIFACE, son, 3, b Hailsham Emma BONIFACE, daughter, 1, b Hailsham John BONIFACE, Lodger, Un, 52, Ag Lab, b Hailsham Leonard BONIFACE, Lodger, Un, 21, Ag lab, b Hailsham Joanne Mays Becker Sleepy Hollow, New York **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000 017 ) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Joanne, It's not clear whether you are interested in the fate of the Boniface family or not. It does seem that they disappeared after the 1861 census (well, most of them did). I think that there was a family tragedy that occured in Dec Q 1862. Here's what I have been able to find out about the Boniface family. I will ask the Boniface Internet Group to see if anybody claims them. James BONIFACE, Head, 39, Ag Lab, b Hailsham Martha BONIFACE, wife, 36, b Herstmonceux Ellen BONIFACE, daughter, 6, b Hailsham Mary BONIFACE, daughter, 4, b Hailsham Thomas BONIFACE, son, 3, b Hailsham Emma BONIFACE, daughter, 1, b Hailsham John BONIFACE, Lodger, Un, 52, Ag Lab, b Hailsham Leonard BONIFACE, Lodger, Un, 21, Ag lab, b Hailsham James Boniface I can't find him in the 1851 census In the 1841 census he is living with his mother Sussan and brother Lancelot and sister Caroline No record of his death Martha Boniface There is a Martha Bonney (b abt 1821) who died in Lewes District in 1868 (this could be a red herring) Ellen Boniface; Possible: Death; Dec Q 1862; Hailsham District; 2b, 44 Mary Boniface Possible: Death; Dec Q 1862; Hailsham District; 2b 44 Thomas Boniface Possible: Death; Dec Q 1862; Hailsham District; 2b, 44 Emma Boniface 1871 Census Class: /RG10/; Piece: /1068/; Folio: /39/; Page: /16 28 South Street, Lewes Children's home Emma Boniface; Boarder; age 11; b Hailsham, Sussex / I haven't found her after this. Leonard Boniface and John Boniface In 1871 there is an Adam L Boniface who is listed as a tramp (slept in Gingers barn), living in Hurstmonceux. In 1851, there is an Adam Boniface (age 11) listed as the son of John Boniface (b 1809 in Hailsham) and Fanny Boniface. There is a death registered in 1852 for a Fanny Boniface in Hailsham District. That could explain why John Boniface was listed as "unmarried" in 1861. 1891 Class: /RG12/; Piece: /776/; /Folio 96/; /Page 13 Hailsham Road, Hurstmonceux Leonard Boney; Single; age 54; Agricultural Labourer; b Hailsham, Sussex / 1900 The BMD listings show a death for a Leonard Boniface in Jun Q 1900 in Hailsham District (2b, 64). He was 61 at the time of his death. On the same page as James and Martha Boniface in the 1861 census is the family of Trayton and Lucy Hunnisett. Lucy's maiden name was Boniface. Interestingly (or perhaps coincidentally), Lucy died in Dec Q 1862 of diptheria. I hope that this hasn't just caused more confusion! Regards Mark Milton Deborah Montgomerie wrote: > Hi Joanne, > > I can't find them either but I presume the Leonard in 1861 was the brother > of James as shown in the 1841 census. I wondered if he had emigrated with > James. I did find a marriage for a Leonard that fits in 1864 in Sussex and > he doesn't appear in any census after that so maybe that gives a time line > to search for the family, between 1864 and 1871? > > Good luck, > Debbie > > -----Original Message----- > From: sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf > Of JMBecker@aol.com > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 11:52 AM > To: sfhg@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SFHG] HUMPHREYS of Hailsham > > Hello! > I am trying to find out what became of the following family who disappeared > > after 1851. I have been unable to find any of them in any subsequent > Census, > nor have I found them in Free BMD in Sussex. I have checked the 1880 US > and > 1880 Canadian Census on Familysearch but no joy there either. Perhaps they > > emigrated elsewhere? > 1851 Census > HO 107/1638 pg 6 > At Magham Down, Hailsham, Sussex > Thomas HUMPHREYS, Head, 53, Smith, b Gravesend (Kent) > Mary HUMPHREYS, wife, 53, b Wartling (nee HONEYSETT or BEADLE) > Thomas HUMPHREYS, son, 16, Smith, b Hailsham > Emma HUMPHREYS, daughter, 1(?8), b Hailsham > George HUMPHREYS, son, 14, Ag Lab, b Hailsham > Edwin HUMPHREYS, son, 12, Smith, b Hailsham > pg 7 > Ellen HUMPHREYS, daughter, 10, Scholar, b Hailsham > Martha HUNNISETT, wife's daughter, Un, (?2)8, b Herstmonceux > Lucy HUNNISETT, Granddaughter, 4, b Hailsham > > Martha HUNNISETT married James BONIFACE in Hailsham in 1855. They appeared > > in the 1861 Census and disappear thereafter. > 1861 Census > RG 9/ 568 pg 7 > at Hailsham Sussex > <Next entry was Magham Down and the one after that was Ebenezer Baptist > Chapel. A few previous was the Red Lion Inn where Robert and Harriet nee > HOLLIBONE were the Publicans.> > James BONIFACE, Head, 39, Ag Lab, b Hailsham > Martha BONIFACE, wife, 36, b Herstmonceux > Ellen BONIFACE, daughter, 6, b Hailsham > Mary BONIFACE, daughter, 4, b Hailsham > Thomas BONIFACE, son, 3, b Hailsham > Emma BONIFACE, daughter, 1, b Hailsham > John BONIFACE, Lodger, Un, 52, Ag Lab, b Hailsham > Leonard BONIFACE, Lodger, Un, 21, Ag lab, b Hailsham > > > Joanne Mays Becker > Sleepy Hollow, New York > > > > > **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? > Read reviews on AOL Autos. > (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000 > 017 ) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >