Searching for ancestor information

[Puka]

Thank you for trying. You hit the same brick wall that we did.
In the 1871 census, it shows Eliza living with George Loxdale. That seems to be an error as she married Thomas Loxdale.

Young George is 4 and still has the same last name, Jerred. He is listed as a Step Son.
Also is young Thomas who is 1 and subsequently died at a young age.

I've only been doing Genealogy for a year and a half. The 50 years of research I reference was done on foot by my older sister and my cousins.

I have been just amazed at the heart ache suffered by prior generations with both loss of children and challenges faced.
My Irish side of the family was driven to the US by the potato famine.

[Neale1961]

Mary (Bushell) HAMBLEN first born son John (sadly no DNA links for you to find there) ...... 

John HAMBLIN born1846 Alresford
 - With his family in 1851 census Southampton, and 1861 census Middlesex
 - 7th Dragoon Guards – enlisted 1868
 - 1881 census in Aldershot Barracks  not married
 - 1891 census Lancashire Sergeant major in Yeomanry
 - Married 1894 Ormskirk Lancashire - Wife was widow Fanny Dewhurst (nee Percival)
 - 1901 census Southport Lancashire, married to Fanny, occupation blacksmith
           (Fanny died in 1901 in Stockport)
 - 1909 admitted and dischared from Chatham poor house – Army pensioner
 - 1911 census Felstead Essex – widower, army pensioner, no children

[Neale1961]

Looking for more DNA match opportunities for you, by going back another generation in the BUSHELL family. Of course any DNA link will be weaker, but there were some big families there …..

MARRIAGE 22 Oct 1793 Swarraton, Hampshire.
William BUSHELL (of the parish of Bighton) to Mary WHITE (of the parish of Swarraton)
[Swarraton is 5 miles from Bighton, and a bit less to Old Alresford.]


Baptisms of children of Mary and William BUSHELL
•   William BUSHELL 15 June 1794 Swarraton (Hampshire) married in 1814 Bighton to Susannah BUDD
•   Betty (Elizabeth) BUSHELL 16 Jan 1797 Bighton (Hampshire) * 
•   Mary BUSHELL 11 Mar 1799 Bighton **
•   Abraham BUSHELL 3 mar 1802 Bighton ***
•   Thomas BUSHELL 3 Aug 1804 Bighton
•   Charlotte BUSHELL abt 1808 Bighton **** (baptism record not found, but am confident she is of this family, as siblings witness her marriage)
•   Sarah BUSHELL 27 Oct 1811 Bighton; died 24 Nov 1811


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* Elizabeth BUSHELL marriage 1821 Bighton to John BENHAM (occupation – labourer & waggoner)
Living in New Alresford in 1841, 1851 1861 census. About 10 children between 1821-1842



** Mary BUSHELL marriage 1828 New Alresford to Thomas NEWMAN (occupation – ag lab.)
   1841 living in Broad st, New Alresford.  Mary died in 1841, with 2 children.
   Her widower Thomas NEWMAN married in 1846 to Caroline BENHAM, the eldest daughter of his sister-in-law, Elizabeth (Bushell) Benham – quite a lot of children born to them.



*** Abraham BUSHELL. Not married, but may have had a child to Ann COLLIS (nee Canon).                 
Abraham is in Bighton in 1841 and 1851 census.


**** Charlotte BUSHELL marriage 1828 Bighton to Thomas MERRIT / MARET (occupation – ag lab.)
You will find them living in Ropley, & abt 10 children baptised there.


I’m sure it will take you a while to get through all that. Good luck with it all. 

[Puka]

Yes, you will keep me very busy.

Plus my newly found cousin in England gave me the Loxdale names going back to the 1600's.

I like to make spreadsheets and add in little tidbits to try and bring some life into it.
I am also making a home made book. In addition to what I have downloaded from sites and newspapers etc, I have sent for birth, marriage and death certificates from all across the US, England, Ireland and Canada.

The thing I like the best is that in these crazy times, I have met so many wonderful people (like yourself).
Not just from sites like these but places like the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston (where I learned about dispensations), the military (where I learned about military Cemetaries) the Historical Society in Halifax as well as one of the clerics in the Methodist Church up there who gave me permission to access certain records.

I like to share with others what finds I make.

Puka
That was the nickname my Mother had for me. Got me into a few scrapes circa 1960.
In 1950 there was a movie called Harvey starring Jimmy Stewart. Jimmy played Elwood whose best friend was Harvey, a 6 ft 3 1/3 inch tall invisible white rabbit. Harvey was a puca. I have no idea what the connection was with me!
But it makes me feel that I am signing my name.