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Title: Bunch Family
Post by: sandyjose on Sunday 10 May 15 19:12 BST (UK)
 I recently discovered that my Bunch ancestors came from 3 places in Hampshire.They are Bramshott,Bentley and Binstead. I have a long list of who came from where including burials.Does anyone know if any cemeteries in these places have been photographed and MIs transcribed? Thanks for any help
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: giggsycat on Sunday 10 May 15 19:34 BST (UK)
Hi

There are a few for Binstead here:

http://www.isle-of-wight-fhs.co.uk/mis_bis/mis_binstead_holy_cross.html

They seem to be mainly for former Rectors.
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: trish1120 on Monday 11 May 15 15:12 BST (UK)
Keep a lookout on FreeREG in the future as new Records are being added all the time.

Records for Bentley have about 10 Marriages for Bunch Family members 1604-1768.
No Baptisms/Burials yet.
www.freereg.org.uk

Trish :)
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: miriamkinga on Monday 11 May 15 15:30 BST (UK)
Knightroots only have one entry for Bunch in Bramshott - death of Sarah Bunch (no age given) 04/12/1765.
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: Little Nell on Monday 11 May 15 21:32 BST (UK)
Hampshire Genealogical Society do some MIs on CD:

http://www.hgs-familyhistory.com/shop/hampshire-indexes-on-cd-rom/

Nell
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: sandyjose on Wednesday 18 November 15 23:05 GMT (UK)
 Thanks for all your help. I have Thomas Bunch born about 1775.one of his children was Benjamin Born 1800-1857 but I can't workout who was Thomas' wife.I think his father was another Thomas. There are many records for Bunches from Hampshire but many of them are from Grately?whereas my Bunches were from Binstend,Bramshott and Binstead.Please can someone help me sort them out. Thanks
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: Christine53 on Thursday 19 November 15 10:09 GMT (UK)
Benjamin Bunch bap 12 Feb 1800 Binsted , Thomas & Mary Bunch.
I cannot spot any siblings for Benjamin. Have you found any?

Baptisms for any Thomas Bunch:

Thomas 28 Oct 1760 Binsted John & Deborah
Thomas 28 Jul 1780 Binsted George & Mary

Thomas 6 Mar 1781 Yateley William & Elizabeth
Thomas 21 Apr 1805 Yateley Thomas & Mary Ann ( also at Yateley to this couple William 1807 , Mary Ann 1809, Sarah 1811 , Elizabeth 1812)
It is reasonable to infer that Thomas 1805 Yateley is the son of Thomas 1781 Yateley. There is a Yateley marriage for Thomas Bunch and Mary Ann Giles 6 Dec 1804 which fits with the births.

The only marriage which seems to fit for Benjamin's parents is Thomas Bunch and Mary Lambole 2 Aug 1789 Binsted. If this is correct, Thomas , father of Benjamin , cannot be Thomas 1780 Binsted and may well be Thomas born 1760 to John and Deborah , earlier than you thought. If Benjamin was an only child his could have been a late birth to an older couple.

You may have other information that rules this out of course.
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: sandyjose on Thursday 19 November 15 21:16 GMT (UK)
 Thank you for the records.Benjamin was born in 1800 and as far as I know his father was Thomas.Which Thomas I don't know,only that he would have been from the areas I mentioned before. I,also,don't think that Benjamin was an only child.I think he had several siblings.It would have been logical that he had a sibling Thomas and maybe a daughter Mary or Elizabeth as these are names used in the next generation.I don't know where the name Benjamin came from,maybe the father of a wife?
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: Karen Lorraine on Saturday 03 September 16 10:16 BST (UK)
Hello everyone, my maiden name was Bunch.
My father was Peter Frank Bunch (1935 - 2001)
And his father was Frank Bunch (dates unknown)  He was married to Joyce Anne Crawford (1920 - 2001) 
My father siblings were:
Violet Joyce Bunch (1940 - 2001)
David G Bunch (1937 - 1992)
Raymond C Bunch (1940's) Emigrated to America (?)
Derek E Bunch (1940's) Emigrated to America (?)
I believe originally from Brighton.

I can find no more information regarding Frank Bunch and I am hoping someone might be able to help? 
Thank you x
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: trish1120 on Saturday 03 September 16 13:25 BST (UK)
Welcome to Rootschat Karen Lorraine,

I see Joyces Death Reg Thanet, Kent.

I am a bit confused though as she would only be 14/15 when Peter was born. Is this correct?
Do you know where Frank/Joyce married?

I cant find a Marriage on FreeBMD.
Also your dates are out;
Birth Reg;
Peter F 1935
Derek E 1936
David G E 1937
Ronald E 1939
There are others but I cant post on here as they may be living.


Trish :)
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: jim1 on Saturday 03 September 16 13:48 BST (UK)
Quote
And his father was Frank Bunch (dates unknown)  He was married to Joyce Anne Crawford
Can't see a marriage either.
Where has this come from ?
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: trish1120 on Saturday 03 September 16 13:51 BST (UK)
Is there any way you could get your late Fathers Birth Cert from someone in the Family?
Or your Parents Marriage Cert.
Both should have info to try and track Frank Bunch.

I presume you never met him?
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: larkspur on Saturday 03 September 16 13:57 BST (UK)
Welcome Karen L
The only Bunch Crawford marriage coming up on Free BMD
Marriages Dec 1934 
Bunch    Harold E    Crawford    Steyning    2b   721   
Crawford    Lily L P    Bunch    Steyning    2b   721

Are you certain you have the correct names, birth certificate of one of the children will tell you?
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: trish1120 on Saturday 03 September 16 14:01 BST (UK)
I see Peter F in Hove, Sussex 1939 Register. Only other Bunch is Lily P c 1915
+ 4 more people not noted as;
4 more people who are officially closed

I am no expert at this Register and dont have a Sub to Findmypast
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: trish1120 on Saturday 03 September 16 14:01 BST (UK)
Snap :)
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: larkspur on Saturday 03 September 16 14:02 BST (UK)
Births Sep 1912   
Bunch    Harold E    Harrison    Steyning    2b   476

Marriages Dec 1907
BUNCH    Frank John        Steyning    2b   565    
HARRISON    Elsie Maud        Steyning    2b   565    

Just missed out a generation there Karen  ;)

"Derek E Bunch (1947) Emigrated to America (?)"

 Name   Derek E Bunch
Mother's Maiden Surname   Crawford
Date of Registration   1936 - Apr-May-Jun
Registration district   Hove
Inferred County   Sussex, Isle of Wight
Volume Number   2b
Page number   384

Name   Derek E Bunch
Birth Date   abt 1936
Date of Registration   Jun 1936
Age at Death   0
Registration district   Brighton
Inferred County   Sussex
Volume   2b
Page   375
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: trish1120 on Saturday 03 September 16 14:06 BST (UK)
There are 7 Bunch/Crawford Births FreeBMD 1935-1948
All in Sussex area except last in Surrey

Birth Reg Steyning for Harold E Bunch, Mothers MN Harrison
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: trish1120 on Saturday 03 September 16 14:12 BST (UK)
BUNCH, FRANK JOHN, Rank Private, Service No. 4582 13/05/1915, Regiment 20th Hussars, Country   United Kingdom.
Grave Ref Panel 5., Cemetary YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Extra info;
Son of John Bunch, of Clapton, London; husband of Elsie Maud Bunch, of 9, Suffolk St., Hove, Sussex.

Source http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: larkspur on Saturday 03 September 16 14:14 BST (UK)
There are also Bunch births in Thanet, that match the names and the mother is called Joyce father Edward their marriage in Thanet too, so we have a mix here.

Hello everyone, my maiden name was Bunch.
"My father was Peter Frank Bunch (1935 - 2001) BRIGHTON
And his father was Frank Bunch (dates unknown)  He was married to Joyce Anne Crawford (1920 - 2001) 
My father siblings were:
Violet Joyce Bunch (1940 - 2001)   THANET
David G Bunch (1937 - 1992)   HOVE

NAMES REMOVED IN CASE SUBJECTS STILL LIVING
I believe originally from Brighton."

Marriages Dec 1945   
Bunch    Edward H    Sladden    Thanet    2a   3715
Sladden    Joyce A    Bunch    Thanet    2a   3715

Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: trish1120 on Saturday 03 September 16 14:17 BST (UK)
Aaah that makes sense larkspur :)
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: Jamjar on Saturday 03 September 16 14:29 BST (UK)
Are the 1946 and 1947 dates birth dates?

If so, those folk need to be removed from the thread?

Jamjar

Added: also two possibly living in your reply #9, Trish.
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: trish1120 on Saturday 03 September 16 14:31 BST (UK)
1901 Census
Hackney, London
John Bunch, 48, Head, Mar, House Painter, born Yateley, Hampshire
Henrietta J Bunch, 49, Wife, Mar, born Islington, London
Arthur J Bunch, 18, Son, born Dartford, Kent
Edith K Bunch, 16, Daug
Henrietta Bunch, 12, Daug
Harold Bunch, 9, Son
Nancy H Bunch, 3, Daug
All other Children born Hackney, London

1891 in Peckham. London we have;
John Bunch, 38
Henrietta Bunch, 39
FRANK Bunch, 9******
Arthur Bunck, 8
Edith Bunck, 6
Henrietta Bunck, 2
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: trish1120 on Saturday 03 September 16 14:34 BST (UK)
As the poster is off-line I will bow out for now.

Yes those people should be removed I agree Jamjar.

Trish :)
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: larkspur on Saturday 03 September 16 14:35 BST (UK)
Karen, if you don't have it, you need your fathers birth certificate
Births Mar 1935   
Bunch    Peter F    Crawford   
Brighton    2b   326

your great grandfathers?
Births Sep 1881 
Bunch    Frank John       
Dartford    2a   454
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: larkspur on Saturday 03 September 16 14:48 BST (UK)
Jamjar, I checked the names in Trish's post are all no longer with us, one dying in 2012 and the other in 1992. ;)
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: trish1120 on Saturday 03 September 16 14:55 BST (UK)
Thanks larkspur, I had checked quickly, probably not carefully as you, and I didnt name the other 4 possibles :)
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: jim1 on Saturday 03 September 16 15:12 BST (UK)
Courtesy of FreeReg:
Oct. 19 1881 Dartford, Holy Trinity.
John Frank Bunch.
Parents:
John & Henrietta Bunch
Occ: porter
Add: 6 East Hill Villas.
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: Jamjar on Saturday 03 September 16 15:52 BST (UK)
Jamjar, I checked the names in Trish's post are all no longer with us, one dying in 2012 and the other in 1992. ;)

That's good.

And the possible emigrating pair that you have copied to your post, are they also deceased?

J.
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: larkspur on Saturday 03 September 16 18:59 BST (UK)
There are also Bunch births in Thanet, that match the names and the mother is called Joyce father Edward their marriage in Thanet too, so we have a mix here.

Hello everyone, my maiden name was Bunch.
"My father was Peter Frank Bunch (1935 - 2001) BRIGHTON
And his father was Frank Bunch (dates unknown)  He was married to Joyce Anne Crawford (1920 - 2001) 
My father siblings were:
Violet Joyce Bunch (1940 - 2001)   THANET
David G Bunch (1937 - 1992)   HOVE

NAMES REMOVED IN CASE SUBJECTS STILL LIVING
I believe originally from Brighton."

Marriages Dec 1945   
Bunch    Edward H    Sladden    Thanet    2a   3715
Sladden    Joyce A    Bunch    Thanet    2a   3715

NAMES REMOVED JAMJAR  8)
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: Karen Lorraine on Sunday 04 September 16 07:20 BST (UK)
wow!!  Thank you so much everyone!

Just to confirm - everyone I listed is sadly no longer alive.  I can't believe I posted my own fathers birthdate incorrectly!
I am aware that my paternal grandmother may be a Sladden rather than Crawford.  We rarely saw my fathers side of the family but I remember the name Crawford but had not ever heard of Sladden. 
As far as I know none are from Thanet but from Brighton.
I have been using the website Find My Past and on both Raymond (it is def Raymond and not Ronald Bunch) their mothers maiden name is listed as Sladden but on my fathers birth certificate it says Crawford.  What I want to do it follow the Frank Bunch line for the time being, so thank you so much for the further information.  I hope I get competent enough to help someone else out later on!
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: KGarrad on Sunday 04 September 16 08:08 BST (UK)
It looks to me like 2 separate families?

Edward Bunch married Joyce A Sladden in Thanet Registration District, December qtr 1945
They had 3 children:
Violet J Sladden
       September qtr 1940, but re-registered as Violet Bunch September qtr 1952
Raymond C
       September qtr 1946
Derek E
       September qtr 1947

Harold E Bunch married Lily L P Crawford in Steyning Registration District, December qtr 1934
They appear to have had 7 children:
Peter F
       March qtr 1935, Brighton RD
Derek E
       June qtr 1936, Hove RD - died same qtr
David G E
       September qtr 1937, Hove RD
Ronald E
       September qtr 1939, Worthing RD
Keith M
       June qtr 1943, Hove RD
Gerald P
       June qtr 1944, Worthing RD
Ann
       September qtr 1948, Surrey North East RD

Are fathers Harold E and Edward one and the same person?
Was there a divorce?
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: Karen Lorraine on Sunday 04 September 16 08:56 BST (UK)
Thank you KGarrad for the extra info.
What I do know is the my father Peter F, Raymond, Derek, Violet and David G all grew up together in Brighton.  However several years back my father found he had a sister he had not been told about called Ann.  He always said his father was called Frank Bunch and his mother was Joyce.

I don't know any of the other people listed!

As I am very new to all of this could I ask how you found the information?  Where are the best places to look?
Thanks again

Karen
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: KGarrad on Sunday 04 September 16 09:03 BST (UK)
I just used www.freebmd.org.uk.
This is a volunteer transcription of the Civil (GRO) Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes.

Coverage of Births is 100% up to the end of 1962, and almost 100% up to the end of 1975.
Coverage of Marriages is similar.
Deaths has 100% coverage to the middle of 1974.


As has been said before, can you confirm Peter's father's name as stated on either his Birth or Marriage Certificates?
It would appear that it was his grandfather that was named Frank?! :-\
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: Karen Lorraine on Sunday 04 September 16 09:08 BST (UK)
A little bit more -
I found a marriage certificate stating that Edward H Bunch married Joyce A Sladden in 1945, in Thanet.


I will check out freebmd.

Thanks once again.

Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: Karen Lorraine on Sunday 04 September 16 11:07 BST (UK)
Sorry but I can't see how to edit my post from earlier?

Karen
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: KGarrad on Sunday 04 September 16 11:39 BST (UK)
You can only modify a post within 24 hrs of posting ::)
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: Jamjar on Sunday 04 September 16 12:17 BST (UK)
Karen, go back to the specific post and use the 'report to moderator' to ask them to modify it for you? I'm sure they should have the ability to do so.

Jamjar
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: larkspur on Sunday 04 September 16 16:57 BST (UK)
Karen, you need to start at the beginning, or errors will be made.
Hopefully you have your own birth certificate, your fathers name , as you say Peter F Bunch.
His birth
Births Mar 1935
Bunch    Peter F
Mothers maiden name-- Crawford   
Brighton    2b   326
If you do not have his certificate you will need to send for it here is the easiest and cheapest.
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp
Once you know his parents names- for certain-you can move onwards.
As we have tried to say, there seems to be two groups of children here. One with MMS Crawford and the other MMS Sladden.
As KGarrard says were there 2 marriages with the same man and Harold E Bunch was also Edward Bunch. You may also need these certificates to see if his fathers details are the same.
Harold Edward Bunch died in Thanet,  the marriage to Lily was in Sussex, did he marry in Thanet a second time to Joyce and carry on living there until he died in 1985?
Lily did not die until 2005 at aged 90. So either there was a divorce or a bigamous second marriage?
Lots of questions but only the certificates will sort it all out, I am afraid. No one ever said this is a cheap hobby  :o
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: Karen Lorraine on Sunday 04 September 16 17:12 BST (UK)
Thank you Larkspur - the answer is I really don't know!
I guess you find 'skeletons' when doing this kind of thing.

I will look into everything everyone has passed on to me.

Thank you all so much I am very grateful.

Karen
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: Bunner on Friday 29 March 19 21:18 GMT (UK)
Hi Karen Lorraine, I have just seen your query on Roots. I too am a Bunch and believe it or not we are related.  I knew your Dad,  Derek? (we knew him as David) and Raymond? (we always knew him as Ronnie). Derek was well known in the Brighton Area, among many other things he was  Lifeboat man, a taxi driver and a musician who performed on a keyboard at various venues. I would like to have chat with you on email if you are interested. Incidentally I don't ever recall David emigrating at all but Ronnie emigrated to Canada. Regards Mike Bunch
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: EJACKSON58 on Sunday 25 August 24 17:13 BST (UK)
Hi everyone!

I recently discovered a first cousin twice removed named Joy Mabel Bunch:
 Joy Mabel Bunch, Birth 16 APR 1906 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. I was also born in Aldershot, so I'm especially interested in finding out more about Joy.But apart from her birth to George William Bunch (23-2-1882–1964 born in Hartley Wintney, Hampshire died in Aldershot) and Mabel Buckley 1884–1945 born in Guildford, Surrey, England died in Windsor, Berkshire - my great grand aunt on my father's maternal line)  I have been unable to find out anything further about her. The hint section in Ancestry only brings up other women with the surname Bunch, and no death records either. FreeBMD does not seem to have anything relating to her, either.
I wonder if anyone here might know anything about Joy Mabel Bunch? I have my fingers crossed...





Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: EJACKSON58 on Sunday 25 August 24 17:28 BST (UK)
Re JOY MABEL BUNCH .... I have just found the 1911 census in which her mother and older sister Ivy Mabel Bunch age 6 are in residence at Barracks... so it looks as if Joy must have died between 1906 and 1911. Perhaps the family were stationed overseas and that is why there is no death record? I know with some of Joy's mother Mabel Buckley's sibling they were born in places like Spain, Gibraltar etc and those records were not so easy to find. So perhaps it is the same with death records. 

The interesting thing is that Joy appears to have been a twin to Leonard George Bunch, who is on the 1911 census. My father was the eldest of two sets of male non-identical twins (born 1925 & 1932) so that has kind of answered another question - did twins run in my dad's mum's family? The answer appears to be yes!

So I think this query is pretty much answered, lol ... but if anyone does know anything about Joy Mabel Buckley's short life, I would be most grateful to hear it, thank you. (Or anything else about this part of the Bunch family!)
Title: Re: Bunch Family
Post by: trish1120 on Monday 26 August 24 11:53 BST (UK)
Welcome to  Rootschat EJACKSON58


Looks to me Joy/Ivy are the same child?

1911 Mother Mabel has had 3 children all living*******

Bapt image is Ivy Mabel Bunch  (not Joy)
Birth Date   16 Apr. 1906 * see below
Baptism Date 23 Aug. 1906

Image also looks like born 16 April 1905**

Birth Reg
BUNCH, IVY  MABEL mmn BUCKLEY 
GRO Reference: 1905  J Quarter in FULHAM  Volume 01A  Page 365

Seems to have married twice;
1925 to Edward M EYCOTT
1968 as Ivy M Eycott to Stanley J HERBERT 


Death Reg;
Name Ivy Herbert
Death Age   80
Birth Date   Apr. 1905
Registration Date Nov. 1985

Trish :)