Buckingham / Hucklesby Families of Toddington

[Malm55]

Hi Everyone
Is there anyone researching the Buckingham’s & Hucklesby’s families living in Toddington around the early 1900. Particularly interested in a Elizabeth Maud Buckingham who married George Hucklesby in

[amondg]

They married 1925 reg. March quarter Ampthill   vol. 3b page 517

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1939 Register they are living in Luton
George W  Hucklesby born 6 March 1896   Cowman on Farm
Elizabeth M  Hucklesby  born 27 August 1906
Jane Buckingham born 11 May 1868
William M Hucklesby born 26 June 1929
2 redacted entries.

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Elizabeth Maud Buckingham reg. 1906 Ampthill mother's maiden name Smith

[AlanBoyd]

In 1921, in Toddington, a G W Hucklesby, age 25.3, is a boarder in the home of a Jane Buckingham, 47, who has a daughter Elizabeth Maud Buckingham age 14.10

[AlanBoyd]

There is an article in the 28 February 1963 edition of the Luton News and Bedfordshire Chronicle which may include a sighting of George Hucklesby. The age fits and so does the cow connection. It's a longish article, I have only included relevant snippets.

EARS DOWN FOR THE WITCH
The Children Heard Conger Hill Witch Fry Her Pancakes

Ignoring the snow and ice, school children at Toddington followed an ancient Shrove Tuesday custom by racing up Conger Hill to hear the Pancake Witch.
...
Mr George Huckelsby, the village's 66-years-old cow warden watched the ceremony from below the hill. Leaning on a stick, he said "I first went to school when I was two and all the time I was there I never heard a thing. It's nothing but imagination – I'm convinced of it."

[Malm55]

Thank you to both Amondg & AlanBoyd the info given helps a great deal, I am researching the Buckingham family of Elizabeth Maud Buckingham ( Hucklesby ), a descendant of Elizabeth Maud tells me family stories mention that their was a connection between either George Hucklesby or Elizabeth Maud and a Romany Gypsy line, I’ve found nothing to prove this yet. Hucklesby & Buckingham are not Romany Gypsy surnames.
Thanks for your help.

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1911 the family is in the Work House at Ampthill

Jane Buckingham born 1861  married 16 years 6 children 4 living 2 deceased
Maud Elizabeth  born 1906 age 4 (Elizabeth Maud)
Albert born 1899
Edward born 1905  reg. as Joseph Edward
William born 1894 (should be William Charles Smith per 1901 census)

The 2 children that died
Gertrude 1896 reg. Luton died 1898 age 2 reg. Woburn
Rose reg. 1909 Ampthill   died 1910 age 1 as Rosie Buckingham

There is a newspaper article The Luton Times and Advertiser dated 28 October 1910
Deaths
 On 25 October 1910 at High Street, Houghton Regis Rose Buckingham age 1 year 5 months.

[amondg]

Do you have the marriage certificate of Alfred Buckingham to Jane Smith 1895
Reg Luton June quarter vol 3b page 853.

It will tell you who her father was.

Smith more likely to be the Romany name