Person:George Bushe (1)

George The Elder, Yeoman of the Grange, Bitton. Will written 2 May 1719 proved in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Gloucester 30 July 1723. Died aged 70. GRO Ref: 1723/#187.

Contents from Sarah Wright Wife Susannah - all stock of cattle, goods & household stuff & implements; eldest son George - 1 shilling: "he has not only been expensive to me but very undutiful"; loving and most dutiful son William - estate at Grange free of encumbrances except Mr WHITTINGTON's mortgage.

MI from Oldland

Here lyeth the Body of George Bush, fenior, of this Parifh, Yeoman, who departed this Life May 4, 1722, aged 70 Years.

Also in Memory of SAMUEL EVANS, of the Parifh of St George, who lies buried here. He died March 11, 1765, aged 57 Years.

Also the Body of Joan, Wife of the said SAMUEL EVANS, and late Wife of GEORGE GODFREY. She died June 5, 1774, aged 62 Years.

To be interred with someone else obviously implies enormous intimacy so who were the Evanses, how were they related to the Bushes and, indeed, how were Joan and Samuel related? But, even those big questions aside, the most exciting possibility is that they were related to the Elizabeth Evans who married (in 1730) James, yeoman, father of James of Kentish Town. One thought is that Susannah (wife of George) was nee Evans and Elizabeth was her neice.

1. ↑ Parish Records.
2. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. International Genealogical Index (R). (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002).