James Bushby

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• 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; 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"

Notes:

Birth:
Gravestone indicates age at death 61 years, so date of birth would be approximately 1832. Baptism record dated 16 Sep 1832.

Name:
Referred to as "James Bush" on baptism record.

James married Martha Aitken on 25 Aug 1857 (After Banns - Church of Scotland) in Killearn, Stirling, Scotland. Martha (daughter of Walter Aitken and Martha McGavin) was born on 02 Aug 1839 in Killearn, Stirling, Scotland; was christened on 25 Aug 1839 in Killearn, Stirling, Scotland; died on 16 Oct 1922 in Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia; was buried on 17 Oct 1922 in Lithgow Cemetery, Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Robert Bushby was born on 30 Jun 1858 in Killearn, Stirling, Scotland; died on 17 Aug 1945 in Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia; was buried on 18 Aug 1945 in Cremated at Rookwood Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia.
2. Walter Bushby was born on 24 Apr 1860 in Strathblane, Stirling, Scotland; died on 26 Mar 1934 in Sydney, Australia.
3. John Bushby was born about 1865 in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria; died on 04 Dec 1947 in Sydney, Australia.
4. Martha Jane Bushby was born about 1867 in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria; died on 28 May 1907 in Sydney, Australia; was buried on 30 May 1907 in Rookwood Independent Cemetery, Rookwood NSW.
5. William James Bushby was born on 22 Dec 1868 in 4 Harrison Street, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria; died on 06 Mar 1954 in East Fremantle, Western Australia; was buried in Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia.
6. Frederick Bushby was born about 1873 in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria; died on 26 Feb 1932 in Sydney, Australia.
7. Harrison Bushby was born on 1ST QTR 1871 in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria; died in 1953 in Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia.
8. George Thomas Bushby was born on 19 Oct 1874 in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria; was christened on 08 Nov 1874 in Emmanuel/Abbey Road Congregational Church, Barrow-in-Furness; died on 14 Aug 1965 in Sydney, Australia; was buried on 17 Aug 1965 in Cremated & Scattered - Eastern Subs. Memorial Park.
9. Wilfred Bushby was born on 03 Aug 1876 in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria; was christened on 10 Sep 1876 in Emmanuel/Abbey Road Congregational Church, Barrow-in-Furness; died on 30 Aug 1948 in Leonora, Western Australia; was buried on 31 Aug 1948 in Leonora Cemetery, Western Australia.
10. Alice Bushby was born on 26 Aug 1878 in Cumbria, England; was christened on 20 Oct 1878 in Emmanuel/Abbey Road Congregational Church, Barrow-in-Furness; died on 03 Nov 1918 in Tacoma, Washington; was buried on 06 Nov 1918 in Oakwood Cemetery, Tacoma, Washington.
11. Clara Bushby was born in 1881 in Sydney, Australia; died on 10 Sep 1883 in Sydney, Australia; was buried in Rookwood Independent Cemetery, Rookwood NSW.

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• Occupation: 27 Jul 1823, Sandwith, St. Bees, Cumbria; Occupation shown as "husbandman" - "One whose occupation is husbandry; a farmer."

Notes:

Name:
Also known as "James Bush"

Birth:
Headstone indicates date of death 9 Jun 1844, age 47. This would place date of birth at about 1797.

Buried:
E-mail from Enid Bushby dated 14 Aug 2009:

"I went up to the Whitehaven record office earlier this week with our nephew. We found a book recording the 'monuments' from St. Bees cemetery that had been removed when the area was grassed over to make the graveyard easier to maintain. Looking through the booklet I found an entry relating to the Bushby family. It had been added in on a separate page, indicating, possibly, that it had been difficult to read or that it was found after the bulk of the monuments were catalogued. It was number 32 and a gap was left in the chronological order indicating that it was missing at the time of writing.

At the top of the inserted page was written LATIN which one of the staff in the office thought could have indicated that there had been an inscription in Latin that was indecipherable.

Underneath this was:-

James Busby died June 9th 1844 age 47. (Bolding is mine indicating different spelling )

Jane the wife of the above died Jan. 2nd 1875 age 71
Also John their son died Sept 4th 1863 age 28
Also George their son who died March 21st 1907 age 68

James married Jane Craig on 27 Jan 1821 in St Bees Parish Church. Jane was born about 1804; died on 02 Jan 1875; was buried in St Bees Cemetery, Cumbria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
Surname could be "Cragg"

Birth:
Headstone record indicates date of death 2 Jan 1875, age 71. This means date of birth is approximately 1804.

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• Occupation: 1780-1790, Eamont Bridge, Cumbria; Marriage (1780) and baptism records (through 1790) show occupation as innkeeper. Believed to be The Crown Inn, Eamont Bridge, Cumbria (per John Bushby chart).

William married Jane Richardson on 25 Sep 1780 in Barton Parish, Cumberland. Jane was born about 1748; died on 11 Jun 1798; was buried in St. Michael's Church, Barton, Westmorland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: 01 Mar 1738, Great Strickland; Occupation shown as "yeoman"

John married Mary Brown on 01 Mar 1738 in Newbiggin, Cumbria. Mary (daughter of William Brown and Mary) was born on 08 Sep 1720 in Melkinthorpe, Cumbria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Bushby, John, Great Strickland, p[arish] Moreland, W[estmorland], yeo[man]

Browne, Mary, Melkinthorp, p[arish] Lowther, W[estmorland], sp[inste]r

[witness] Bland, Joseph, Little Strickland, yeo[man]
[ceremony to take place at] (Moreland, Lowther or Newbiggin)

[The IGI would suggest that ceremony took place on 4th March 1738 at Newbiggin - however the IGI seems to suggest that there is a mention the same date in the Hawkshead parish register, perhaps a calling of Banns?]