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Facts and Events
| Name |
George Bonser |
| Gender |
Male |
| Christening[1] |
28 Oct 1832 |
East Stoke, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Census[2] |
6 Jun 1841 |
East Stoke, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Census[3] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England48 Allen Street |
| Marriage |
23 May 1858 |
Sheffield, Yorkshire, EnglandSt Philip
to Sarah Ann Tye |
| Census[4] |
7 Apr 1861 |
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England30 Bank Street |
George Bonser was baptised on 28th October 1832 at East Stoke in Nottinghamshire, the son of Ann Bonser. George's father is not named on his baptism record. He had an elder sister, Eliza, whose father is also unknown.
In 1834, George's mother Ann married a shoemaker called William Haywood. However, he died after just one month of marriage. Ann was pregnant at the time and had a son, also called William Haywood, later that year. Ann then died too, aged 26. George was therefore left an orphan before he was two years old.
George and his sister Eliza and brother William were brought up by their grandparents, William and Elizabeth Bonser. The 1841 census finds the three children living at East Stoke with their grandparents. Their grandfather was a shoe maker.
By 1851, George had moved to Sheffield, where he served as an apprentice to his uncle William, who was also a shoe maker. Back in East Stoke, George's grandfather died in 1853 and his grandmother died in 1856.
George was married in Sheffield on 23rd May 1858 to Sarah Ann Tye. George gave his father's details as "William Bonser, shoemaker", perhaps giving his grandfather's name rather than admit to being illegitimate. George and Sarah went on to have a daughter in 1859 and a son in 1861. The 1861 census finds the family living at 30 Bank Street in Sheffield, with George working as a shoe maker.
George has yet to be traced after 1861. The 1871 census finds Sarah and the two children living with her parents in Sheffield. She described herself as married, but George has not been found in that census. In each census from 1881 onwards Sarah described herself as a widow, although no plausible death for George has yet been found.[5]
References
- ↑ East Stoke baptisms, in Nottinghamshire Family History Society. Nottinghamshire Baptisms Database.
ch. 28 Oct 1832, East Stoke, Nottinghamshire: George, son of Ann Bonsor, Stoke
Needs to be confirmed at Nottinghamshire Record Office.
- ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class HO107; Piece 867; Book 1; Folio 6; Page 6, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: East Stoke, Nottinghamshire
Will[ia]m Bonser, male, 70 [1766-71], Shoe M[aker], born in county
Elizabeth Bonser, female, 60 [1776-81], not born in county
Eliza Bonser, female, 15 [1821-26], born in county
George Bonser, male, 8 [1832/3], born in county
Will[ia]m Haywood, male, 6 [1834/5], born in county
- ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class HO107; Piece 2339; Folio 212; Page 24, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: 48 Allen Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire
William Bonser, head, married, male, 35 [1815/6], Boot & shoe maker, b. Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Sarah Bonser, wife, married, female, 39 [1811/2], b. Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Manuell Bonser, son, unmarried, male, 22 [1828/9], Brass caster, b. Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
George Bonser, apprentice, male, 17 [1843/4], Boot maker, b. Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Margarette Boots, visitor, female, 9 [1841/2], b. Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Joseph Barrowcliff, visitor, male, 43 [1807/8], Waterman, b. Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Geor[ge] Barrowcliff, male, 22 [1828/9], Waterman, b. Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class RG9; Piece 3476; Folio 20; Page 33, 7 Apr 1861.
Address: 30 Bank Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire
George Bonser, head, married, 28 [1832/3], Shoe maker, b. East Stoke, Nottinghamshire
Sarah A. Bonser, wife, married, 31 [1829/30], b. Stow, Lincolnshire
Margaret Bonser, daughter, 2 [1858/9], b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
Harry Bonser, son, 1m [1861], b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
- ↑ George is not the George Bonson who died at South Yorkshire Asylum on 7th June 1877 aged 41 - that George is described in the asylum admission register as being a seaman from Barnsley. There was a George Bonser who died on 9th April 1863 at Bangalore in India aged 29, whilst serving as a private in the 1st or King's Dragoon Guards, who would be about the right age, but further evidence needed to demonstrate that the George Bonser from Sheffield joined the army (and would conflict with Sarah reporting in the 1871 census that she was still married).
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