Boons of Brighton

[pam4mat]

Hello all,
I am new to this site and am in need of some advice regarding my great grandfather John Boon.
I have found him on the 1891 and 1901 census living in Brighton but his birthplace is shown as London. He cannot be found on the 1881 anywhere in the country. There are a family of Boons living in Nelson Row on the 1871 census with a John Boon of the right age (11) but giving his birthplace as Brighton. I have his marriage certificate to Eliza Granger which shows his father was also named John and was a coach painter and deceased by 1886, the date of John Boon junior's wedding in Brighton.
Neither Brighton register office nor the GRO have any entry for a John Boon born in London or Brighton between 1859 and 1861 with a father also named John. I have come to a dead end and any suggestions or information would be invaluable after 8 months of looking for a record of his birth. Many kind people on other sites have sent me family records dating back to the 1700's on the Boon family but until I can establish my grandfather's parents and birthplace for certain I cannot link my tree with any other Boons.
I would love to search Sussex records but now live in Nottingham although I am Sussex by birth.
Many thanks for taking the time to read this message.

Pam

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi there Pam

Unfortunately I have very little info on Brighton at the present moment - although I do visit the East Sussex Record Office at Lewes on a regular basis to do research both for family / friends and this forum.

If you give me what you know, will try to verify it from the records on my next visit.

Chris in 1066Land

[pam4mat]

Hello Chris, I have been looking for the birth record of John Boon for months now. All I know for certain is that he was born c1860 in either London or Brighton, he was a fruit hawker/greengrocer by trade, father was also named John, deceased by 1886 and a coach painter by trade , John junior married Eliza Granger in Brighton in 1886 and died aged 40 in 1902. From census results and certificates he seems to have lived in the Albion Street and Richmond Buildings area of Brighton most of his adult life. I am hoping to get to Lewes during my forthcoming visit to Sussex but have many other places to visit so I don't know how much I can fit in in the 3 full days I have before returning to Notts on Friday. My brother and sister-in-law have thrown a spanner in the works by producing their first child a month premature this morning, Alicia Abbott weighed three pounds fifteen ounces. She will be in hospital for a few days, so as present family must come before the past I must see her at East Surrey hospital on one of my days off.
Any help you are able to give me will be much appreciated.
Many thanks..................Pam

[Chris in 1066Land]

Pam4mat

Hi there

I have just dug my fiche viewer out of the attic to look at the 1851 census transcription for Brighton.

It is probably small comfort I know, but unfortunately, there were no Boon's in Brighton in 1851

Chris in 1066Land

[pam4mat]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for looking for the Boons, my trip down south was no more fruitful either. I know there was a Boon family in 1871 in Brighton but 20 years is a long time.
I think I might have to start looking in London now.

Regards............Pam

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi pam4mat

Dont know wether this entry from the 1871 Sussex Census will help your search:-

RG10/ 1076/ Folio 115/ Page 354 - 26 Nelson Row, Brighton, Sussex
 
1871 England Census
 
Name Age in 1871 Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island 
 
Elizabeth Boon 7  Brighton, Sussex, England Daughter  Brighton  Sussex   
Ellen Boon 6 months  Brighton, Sussex, England Daughter  Brighton  Sussex   
Emma Boon 5  Brighton, Sussex, England Daughter  Brighton  Sussex   
Harriet Boon 36  Brighton, Sussex, England Wife  Brighton  Sussex   
John Boon 38  Brighton, Sussex, England Head  Brighton  Sussex   
John Boon 11  Brighton, Sussex, England Son  Brighton  Sussex   
Mary Boon 3  Brighton, Sussex, England Daughter  Brighton  Sussex   
Thomas Boon 2  Brighton, Sussex, England Son  Brighton  Sussex   
William Boon 9  Brighton, Sussex, England Son  Brighton  Sussex

Occupation of Head of Household is Painter

Chris in 1066Land 
 

[outlaw]

Hi Pam
Had a look at the name index and found these:-
William Granger 
Henry.j. Granger
charlotte granger 
eliza granger
james granger
charlotte granger
all living at 107/1645/866 which is the north road area (which i don't have)

John Boon
George Boon
Jane Boon
george Boon
Thomas Boon
all living at 107/1645/146 which is the albion hill area(which i don't have)

KEMPTOWN AREA (which i have !!)
41 st george street
Thomas Traveller  49 greengrocer born chelmford essex
martha Traveller  50 born lewes
Harriet Traveller  19 assisting in trade born brighton
Elizabeth Traveller  11 scholar born brighton
Philis  Traveller 8 scholar born brighton
 hope this helps
paula
PS if you want to view the other area's in full you can order fiche for each area for £5.00 from Genfair.

[Roy G]

Disregard the last message from me, it accidentally got sent before completion. 
When finished, it should have read as follows. (Message removed by Moderator)
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Re the Fiche for Albion Hill census of 1851
Ref HO 107/1645/146

I do have a copy of the above.
The details are as follows

Address 33 Grosvenor Street, Brighton

Head
George Boon a 63 year old Brighton Butcher
Wife Jane age 50 born Brighton
Sons all born Brighton
George age 25 Butcher
James age 22 groom
John age 19 painter
grandson
Thomas age 6 scholar

Remainder of the house occupied by six members of the Long family all from Brighton.

Roy G

[MikeSpain]

Hi Pam, I came across your entry re John Boon for Apr 2004 so not sure whether you have managed to track him down yet?
I have run a search on a reliable BMD database and it has come up with a John Henry Boon b. 1861 in London (Pancras Vol 1b Page 102). Not sure if this is the right JB as on record of marriage to Eliza, only John is used?
There are a few other avenues to search but I will wait to hear back from your before proceeding in case you have already found JH since 2004?

Mike