William BUNN, son of Edward BUNN and ?, was born in Weybourne, Norfolk, England about 1815. He married Elizabeth PALMER in Pulham St Mary Magdalen, Norfolk, England in 1855. They had at least one child: Ambrose Edward Nichols BUNN. William was a farmer (Land's farm - copyhold land and tenements at Pulham St Mary Magdalen) [1]. He had retired by 1881 and was living in a freehold house and shop on Thoroughfare Street, Harleston) [2][3] William died sometime after 1881.
Timeline
Date
Event
7 Apr 1814 - 2 Apr 1815
William's birth in Weybourne, Norfolk, England (near Holt, Weybourne, England) [4][5][2].
20 May 1855
William's marriage to Elizabeth PALMER at Pulham St Mary Magdalen, Norfolk, England [6].
Apr - Jun 1855
William's marriage registration at Depwade [Registration District], Norfolk, England [7][8].
07 Apr 1861
1861 England Census: Pulham St Mary Magdalen, Norfolk, England (with wife and son; head) [4].
02 Apr 1871
1871 England Census: Redenhall with Harleston, Norfolk, England (with wife and son; head) [5].
03 Apr 1881
1881 England Census: Thoroughfare Street, Redenhall with Harleston (with wife; head, retired farmer) [2].
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Sources
↑ "England, Norfolk, Register of Electors, 1844-1952", index and images [database online], FamilySearch (accessed 3 Oct 2014). Entry for William BUNN (elector no. 2785), Pulham St Mary Magdalen [Polling District], Harleston [abode], Copyhold land and tenements [nature of qualification], Land's Farm [Description]; Norfolk, Southern Division, 1881, image 50 of 140; citing Record Office, Central Library, Norwich.
↑ 2.02.12.2 "England and Wales Census, 1881", index and images, FamilySearch (accessed 4 Oct 2014). Entry for William BUNN (aged 66 years, born Holt, Norfolk, England); citing "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census", index and images, findmypast.co.uk: BrightSolid, n.d.); PRO RG11/1956, folio 86, page 47. England, Norfolk, Depwade [Registration District], Harleston [SubDistrict], ED 5, household ?. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; FHL microfilm 134173. [Index entry only - actual record not yet sighted].
↑ "England, Norfolk, Register of Electors, 1844-1952", index and images [database online], FamilySearch (accessed 3 Oct 2014). Entry for William BUNN (elector no. 2903), Redenhall with Harleston [Polling District], Redenhall with Harleston [abode], Freehold house and shop [nature of qualification], Thoroughfare [Description]; Norfolk, Southern Division, 1881, image 51 of 140; citing Record Office, Central Library, Norwich.
↑ 4.04.1 "England and Wales Census, 1861", index and images, FamilySearch (accessed 4 Oct 2014). Entry for William BUNN (aged 46 years, born Weybourne, Norfolk, England); citing "1861 England, Scotland and Wales Census", index and images, findmypast.co.uk: BrightSolid, n.d.); PRO RG9/?, folio ?, page ?. England, Norfolk, Depwade [Registration District], Stratton [SubDistrict], ED ?, Redenhall Deanery ]Ecclesiastical Parish]; household ?. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; FHL microfilm ?. [Index entry only - actual record not yet sighted].
↑ 5.05.1 "England and Wales Census, 1871", index and images, FamilySearch (accessed 4 Oct 2014). Entry for William B. BUNN (aged 56 years, born Holt, Norfolk, England); citing "1871 England, Scotland and Wales Census", index and images, findmypast.co.uk: BrightSolid, n.d.); PRO RG10/?, folio 83, page 40. England, Norfolk, Depwade [Registration District], Harleston [SubDistrict], ED 5, household 263. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; FHL microfilm 830846. [Index entry only - actual record not yet sighted].
↑ "England, Marriages, 1538-1973", index, [database online]. FamilySearch (accessed 04 Oct 2014). Entry for William BUNN and Elizabeth PALMER (20 May 1855), Edward BUNN [Groom's father], James [Bride's father]; citing Pulham St Mary Magdalen, Norfolk, England, reference items 37-38, page 45, FHL microfilm 1597077. [Index entry only - actual record not yet sighted].
↑FreeBMD (accessed 04 Oct 2014), database [online]. Entry for William BUNN, 1855, Dec [quarter], Depwade [Registration district], volume 4b, page 421; citing GRO marriages. [Index entry only - actual certificate not yet sighted].
↑FreeBMD (accessed 04 Oct 2014), database [online]. Entry for Elizabeth PALMER, 1855, Dec [quarter], Depwade [Registration district], volume 4b, page 421; citing GRO marriages. [Index entry only - actual certificate not yet sighted].
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