Buffard/Bovis in Sussex

[miss marple]

Help! I am trying to research the Buffard family of Guestling, Sussex. On the IGI there are lots of entries for people listed as "Buffard or Bovis" or in one case "Buffard or Bovis or Beaufort". Does anyone have any idea of the link between the names Bovis and Buffard, or why the entries were made like this?

I am trying to find the parents of Thomas Buffard born around 1777 (married Sarah Gain in 1803). I have found a Thomas Bovis (mother Mary Bovis) born in Guestling at the right time and am starting to wonder if this is my Thomas Buffard?

It's all too confusing for me and if anyone can shed any light on things I would be eternally grateful.

Many thanks!

Jane

[venusian]

Hi Jane,
             I don't know if this will help but there is a website that helps in these things, genealogyforum.com  They have a file containing bufford and bovis. All depends how desperate you are.I had the same problem with whittington/whiteington/wittington but it was all the same family.

Best Wishes

Diane

[miss marple]

Thanks Diane. I will check this website out and see if it helps – fingers crossed!

Jane

[Jane Masri]

Hi Jane,
Checked the Sussex marraige index to see if I could find a connection through marriage to the two names, but no luck.  It would appear that the two names are separate families, but both have marriage's in Guestling of the dates you mentioned.  The name BEAUFORT or BEAUFORD does not appear on the index.
Not a very positive response, but might be of some help.  If you want the Guestling marriages just let me know,

Jane

[miss marple]

Hello Jane

Thanks very much for checking the marriage index for me. I may well want marriage details as I (hopefully) unearth a few more facts so I might come back to you on that later – thanks for the offer.

I found a post on another website which stated that Thomas Bovis became Thomas Buffard but unfortunately it was an old post and the e-mail address no longer works. Thomas Bovis and his two siblings are all listed as "base born" so the obvious conclusion would be that their father was a Buffard and they took on his name. However, the "Buffard or Bovis" entries in the IGI go back 80 years before their births, so it's not that simple! (Never is, is it?)

Thanks very much for your efforts.

Jane

[Jane Masri]

Your welcome jane.  Anytime for those marriages,

jane

[barrystanford]

hi jane this may interst you a thomas bovis  age 25was sentenced  to 7 years transportationn at sussex quarter sessions in 1837 for larceny and killing a sheep,Barry

[Meg]

There are BUFFARDS tombstones in St Laurence Guestling Churchyard- was there Mon 21 Nov. in glorious sunshine.
Email me at e-mail address removed to prevent spamming - please use the private message facility. Global Moderator for photo of Joseph Buffard gravestone.

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi

Buffard Burials in Guestling

BUFFARD   Anne, unk,    28 Apr 1792.
BUFFARD   Charlotte, 26, 17 Jul 1831.
BUFFARD   Thomas, 24, 6 Jan 1832.
BUFFARD   Thomas, 35, 22 May 1842.
BUFFARD   Delia, 22, 27 Jun 1845.
BUFFARD   John, 35, 7 Apr 1846.
BUFFARD   Joseph, 44, 8 Dec 1849.
BUFFARD   William, 70, 13 Jan 1851.
BUFFARD   Thomas, 74, 7 Sep 1851.
BUFFARD   Jane, 57, 31 Oct 1857.
BUFFARD   William, 62, 24 Sep 1864.
BUFFARD   Eliza, 18, 14 Feb 1867.
BUFFARD   Eleanor, 83, 12 Apr 1871.
BUFFARD   Sarah, 87, 30 Oct 1872.
BUFFARD   Ann, 66, 2 May 1877.
BUFFARD   Fanny, 27, 25 Aug 1880
BUFFARDS Thomas, unk, 8 Jan 1771.
BUFFARDS Mary, unk, 22 Sep 1773
BUFFARDS John, unk, 22, Dec 1782

unk - unknown; the early registers did not show an age at death

Chris in 1066