James Bushby b. Abt 1832 Sandwith, St. Bees, Cumbria d. 03 Nov 1893 Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia: Craig and Marjorie Walsh Geneology Website

Abt 1832 - 1893 (~ 61 years)

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Name	James Bushby
	Referred to as "James Bush" on baptism record.
Birth	Abt 1832	Sandwith, St. Bees, Cumbria
	Gravestone indicates age at death 61 years, so date of birth would be approximately 1832. Baptism record dated 16 Sep 1832.
Christening	16 Sep 1832	St. Bees, Cumbria [1]
Gender	Male
Biography	Immigrated to Australia 1880. Built sandstone house "Claraville" with sons in Wallace Street, Marrickville and named it after his youngest daughter. "Claraville" was demolished c.2006 to make way for units. The sandstone wall still remains. Prior to this, the large family home was turned into a nursing home. James moved to the coutry with lung disease and died in Maitland, NSW, aged 61.
Occupation	1874-1876	Barrow in Furness, Cumbria [2]
	James' occupation, as shown his son George's baptism record (1874): "Mason" James's occupation, as shown on his son Wilfred's baptism record (1876): "Mason"
Death	03 Nov 1893	Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia
Burial	04 Nov 1893	Church of England Cemetery, Lochinvar, New South Wales
Person ID	I513983571	Walsh - Wilson Family Tree
Last Modified	23 Apr 2009

Father	James Bushby, b. Abt 1797 d. 09 Jun 1844 (Age ~ 47 years)
Mother	Jane Craig, b. Abt 1804 d. 02 Jan 1875 (Age ~ 71 years)
Marriage	27 Jan 1821	St Bees Parish Church [3]
Wittness's	27 Jan 1821	St. Bees, Cumbria [4]
Wittness's	Witnesses: John Hodgson and John Chapman
Family ID	F513881759	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Martha Aitken, b. 02 Aug 1839, Killearn, Stirling, Scotland d. 16 Oct 1922, Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia (Age 83 years)

Marriage 25 Aug 1857 Killearn, Stirling, Scotland [5]

Type: After Banns - Church of Scotland

Children

+	1. Robert Bushby, b. 30 Jun 1858, Killearn, Stirling, Scotland d. 17 Aug 1945, Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia (Age 87 years)
+	2. Walter Bushby, b. 24 Apr 1860, Strathblane, Stirling, Scotland d. 26 Mar 1934, Sydney, Australia (Age 73 years)
	3. John Bushby, b. Abt 1865, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria d. 04 Dec 1947, Sydney, Australia (Age ~ 82 years)
+	4. Martha Jane Bushby, b. Abt 1867, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria d. 28 May 1907, Sydney, Australia (Age ~ 40 years)
+	5. William James Bushby, b. 22 Dec 1868, 4 Harrison Street, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria d. 06 Mar 1954, East Fremantle, Western Australia (Age 85 years)
+	6. Frederick Bushby, b. Abt 1873, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria d. 26 Feb 1932, Sydney, Australia (Age ~ 59 years)
+	7. Harrison Bushby, b. 1ST QTR 1871, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria d. 1953, Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia (Age 82 years)
+	8. George Thomas Bushby, b. 19 Oct 1874, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria d. 14 Aug 1965, Sydney, Australia (Age 90 years)
	9. Wilfred Bushby, b. 03 Aug 1876, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria d. 30 Aug 1948, Leonora, Western Australia (Age 72 years)
	10. Alice Bushby, b. 26 Aug 1878, Cumbria, England d. 03 Nov 1918, Tacoma, Washington (Age 40 years)
	11. Clara Bushby, b. 1881, Sydney, Australia d. 10 Sep 1883, Sydney, Australia (Age 2 years)

Photos

The Bushby Brothers
Sitting from left to right: Walter Bushby, Robert Bushby (100% right), John Bushby (100% right)

Standing Left to Right: Fred (maybe) or William, Wilfred, George

"We concluded that Wilfred is Wilfred (standing middle) as he does have a noticable scar on his forehead (which is documented on his WW1 record). He also seems to be wearing his "best shirt" again . . same as other photo.)"

Approximate ages of the boys: Robert 47, Walter 45, John 40, Fred 32 or William 36, George 31 and Wilfred 29.

Documents

1871 U.K. Census - James Bushby, Wife Martha, and Family - 7 Harrison Street, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria (LA13)
The census report shows James Bushby (age 38, born in St. Bees, Cumbria) living with wife, Martha (age 31, born in Scotland), and children Robert (age 12, born in Scotland), Walter (age 12, born in Scotland), John (age 6, born in Barrow), Martha Jane (age 4, born in Barrow), William James (age 2, born in Barrow), and Harrison (age 3 months, born in Barrow).

Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 4244; Folio: 44; Page: 24; GSU roll: 848079.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.

1861 U.K. Census - James Bushby and wife Martha - Parish of Dalton, District of Barrow St. George
The census shows James Bushby (age 32, born in Sandwick [?], Cumbria), a stone mason, living with his wife Martha (age 21, born in Stirling, Scotland), and sons Robert (age 2, born in Stirling, Scotland) and Walter (age 11 months, born in Stirling, Scotland).

Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 3170; Folio: 52; Page: 24; GSU roll: 543090.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.

Family ID F513881750 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 18 Mar 2009

Documents

James Bushby Death Certificate - 3 Nov 1893
James Bushby, a farmer, died in Knock Fin at age 61 from consumption. He'd been ill for three years, and was not under a doctor's care. Place of birth shown as Sandwith, Cumberland, England; in NSW for 14 years. Buried at Church of England Cemetery, Lochinvar, NSW on 4 Nov 1893.

Headstones

Headstone for James Bushby and Martha [Aitken] Bushby
Martha Bushby died 16 Oct 1922, Age 83 years, "Peace, perfect place."
John Bushby died at Lochinvar, 3 Nov 1883, age 61 years.
Plot: Row 7A, Lot 32

Sources

[S5016] H. B. Stout, A.R.I.B.A. (Transcriber), Registers of St. Bees, Cumberland, (Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society), 16 Sep 1832, Volume 1, Page 356 (Reliability: 3).
"James son of James and Jane Bush of Sandwith, husbandman" (Ref. 757)
[S5019] Baptisms - Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria, 08 Nov 1874 (Reliability: 3).
[S5016] H. B. Stout, A.R.I.B.A. (Transcriber), Registers of St. Bees, Cumberland, (Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society), 27 Jan 1921, Volume 3, Page 183, Line 376 (Reliability: 3).
"James Bush and Jane Cragg"
[S5016] H. B. Stout, A.R.I.B.A. (Transcriber), Registers of St. Bees, Cumberland, (Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society), 27 Jan 1821, Volume 3, Page 183 (Reliability: 3).
[S4952] Scottish Statutory Records, (www.scotslandspeople.gov.uk) (Reliability: 3).