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Hampshire & Isle of Wight / Re: Bunch Family
« 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!)

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Hampshire & Isle of Wight / Re: Bunch Family
« 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...






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Kilkenny / Re: BLUNDEN
« on: Friday 04 September 20 12:19 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Tobye on Friday 27 December 19 12:27 GMT (UK)
Hey,

My Grandfather was John Blunden. He joined the IRB and ran away to London after getting into some kind of trouble during the rising. He changed his name to Blendell and was a waiter in the Ritz... I'm trying to find a birth certificate for him primarily and although he lived in Waterford before running to England, the coincidence of names is intriguing.

That's certainly an interesting story, Tobye!  Always interesting when ancestors change their names! I hope you managed to find his birth certificate and more about him.   :)

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Kilkenny / Re: BLUNDEN
« on: Friday 29 November 19 23:00 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: LeeanneB on Saturday 19 March 11 14:18 GMT (UK)
Hello,

I'm researching the Blunden's of Kilkenny.  Particularly any with links to Castle Blunden as this is where my family lived (lives). 

My biggest brick wall so far is Overington Blunden (b. cir 1600), father of Overington Blunden (b. bef 1630) who married Elizabeth Field in 1647 in Bisley, Surrey, England.  They had 6 children that I know of being John; Robert; Dorothy; Sarah; Mary and Lydia.  They all lived at Castle Blunden in Kilkenny.

Is there anyone else researching this line, or anyone who has any information?

Regards,
Leeanne Blunden

Hello Leanne,

Well, I'm not sure if this is related exactly to your post, but I found you by googling 'Blunden' - but Alice Blunden is my 2 x great grandmother on my maternal line. (Alice married a Newman - he was born in Banstead but moved to Kent, tenant farmer) who married an Allingham, whose daughter was my mother.... Long story short, my mother told me that it was said there was Irish blood in the family, but she wasn't sure if it was on her mother's side or her father's. So far I've been unable to verify a link; BUT if my 2 x great-grandmother Alice Blunden turns out to be related to your family, perhaps that may be the link...  I recently uploaded my DNA to MyHeritage, and one of the matches which came up was for a David Upson (aged 70's), whose mother was Dorothy Lillian Upson (born Blunden)...  I have only recently messaged the Upson tree owner and am awaiting a response, so I am not sure how that will pan out. 

Interestingly (or perhaps not!) going back to Thomas Blunden b1728, Ancestry suggest HIS father may be a Thomas BLUNDELL... the spooky thing is, my late paternal grandmother had tenants of that surname in Aldershot... what are the chances.... LOL. It may be a transcription error, I'll be looking into that.

Anyhow, I'll stop rambling - TBH I'm not sure if the Blundens are the Irish link of family lore, but it would be good to know if anything on my tree matches yours. And if you have any DNA information that might be another way to verify either way.

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