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[Thomas BONHAM] [Elizabeth CROSS] [Biography] [Children] [Sources]
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Thomas BONHAM
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Thomas BONEHAM
Abt. 1814 in Wardington, OXF
24 April 1814 in Wardington, OXF
John BONEHAM
Elizabeth ADAMS
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11 October 1835 in Chacombe, NTH
Elizabeth CROSS
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Probably age 73 Q4 1885 Coventry 6d 275
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Abt. 1815 in Chacombe near Middleton Cheney, NTH
26 Mar 1815 in Chacombe, NTH
Thomas CROSS
Hannah
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Probably age 84 Q2 1900 Coventry 6d 338
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On April twenty-fourth Thomas Bonham, son of John Bonham the weaver and Elizabeth his wife, was baptized in the parish church at Wardington in Oxfordshire. Thomas may have been born in Wardington or the nearby hamlet of Coton.
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Likely birth year for Elizabeth Cross. Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas and Hannah Cross baptised on the twenty-sixth of March in Chacombe, Northamtonshire. The parish is sometimes referred to as Chalcombe. Thomas was a Stocking Winder.
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Thomas Bonham and Elizabeth Cross were married at Chacombe in Northamptonshire on the eleventh of October after banns. Thomas was a plush weaver. Both were living in the parish and both made their mark in the register. The witnesses were Thomas Hancock, George Bonham, who also made his mark and Elizabeth [Webster].
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The couple are living in Coton, a small hamlet between Wardington and Chacombe (HO107/873/13 folio 28). They have two children - John (04) and George (02). Thomas is listed as being from the county of Oxfordshire, while Elizabeth and the children are not. Chacombe being in the county of Northamptonshire.
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The family have moved to Old Crooks Lane, Foleshill near Coventry (HO107/2066 folio 262 p.30-31). Elizabeth is working as a seamstress, while Thomas and elder sons John (14) and George (11) are working as plush weavers. John and George were said to havebeen born in Middleton in Northamptonshire. This is probably Middleton Cheney, the next parish to Chacombe. Younger sons Thomas (09) and Mark (06) are both scholars. Both of the younger boys were born at Coton.
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The family have moved to Lockers Lane in Foleshill (RG9/2197 folio 26 p.45). Thomas is working as a labourer. George (21), Thomas (19) and Mark (17) are all working as ribbon weavers. Eldest son John, his wife Betsey and their daughter Harriet are living next door. John is also working as a ribbon weaver.
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Possible death of son Thomas.
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The children have all grown up and left home. Thomas and Elizabeth are living in Banbury Buildings in the village of Radford in the parish of Holy Trinity, near Coventry (RG10/3182 folio 116 p.6). Thomas is working as a labourer and Elizabeth is a launderess.
George is living in Cromwell Street in the parish of St. Michael, Coventry (RG10/3176 folio 136 p. 11). He is working as an elastic web weaver, as are several of his neighbours. His wife Sarah Ann, who is from Foleshill, is working as a silk weaver.
Brothers John and Mark are living next door to each other in Stoke Row in the hamlet of Stoke (RG10/3174 folio 59 p6.) John’s details are on his own page. Mark is married to Eliza from Wooburn in Buckinghamshire. Mark is working as a painter and glazier. Eliza is a boot binder. The family has moved around quite a bit. Eldest son Thomas (06) was born in High Wycombe in Bucks, as was daughter Eliza (04). Catherine (02) was born in Hammersmith in Middlesex and baby William A. (7 mo) was born in Anerly, Surrey.
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Possible death of son George.
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The couple are still living in the same parish, perhaps at Rose Cottage or thereabouts (RG11/3075 folio 89 p.13). Thomas is now working as a Dairyman.
John’s details are on his own page.
Mark is living in the High Street, Leyton in Essex (RG11/1725 folio 89 p. 21). Mark is still working as a painter, as is his eldest son Thomas (16). Perhaps father and son work together, there may even been a formal or informal apprenticeship? The other children are all still at school. All the brood from 1871 are still alive, they are Eliza (14), Kate (12) -Catherine’s pet name?, Arthur (10) - William by his middle name perhaps and now listed as being born in Norwood in Surrey. They have been joined by Ada (05) and Maude (03) who were both born in Hammersmith.
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Probable death of Thomas Boneham age 73 in Coventry.
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The widowed Elizabeth was now living in Summer Row (RG12/2455 folio 145 p.14). She doesn’t have any official occupation in the census. Her neice, Elizabeth Jarvis (26), a tailoress from Farthingstone in Northampstonshire is with her when the census is taken.
John’s details are on his own page.
Mark is now a widower living in London (Rg12/042 folio 18 p.29). He is working as a decorator. The family are living at 37 Askew Road, Fulham in three rooms and sharing the rest of the house with William Judd and his family. Daughters Ada (15) and Maud (13) are with their father.
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Probable death of Elizabeth Bonham age 84 in Coventry.
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John’s details are on his own page.
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John BONHAM
Abt. 1837 in Middleton, NTH
02 January 1837 at Middleton Cheney, NTH. This may have been a private baptism.
Received in to church 21 June 1840 at Wardington, OXF
13 November 1859 in parish church at Foleshill, WAR
Bet. 1903-1911 Probably age 70 Q2 1908 Coventry 6d 296
Betsey LOMAS
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George BONHAM
Abt. 1839 in Middleton, NTH Possibly Q2 1839 Banbury vol 16 p.6
Possibly Q2 1878 Coventry 6d 282
Bet. 1861-1871 but no marriage found in GRO index
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Thomas BONHAM
Abt. 1842 in Coton, NTH Possibly Q4 1838 Daventry vol. 15 p.23o or Q4 1841 Northampton vol 15 p.290
18 March 1842 in Wardington, OXF
Bet. 1861-1871? Possibly Q4 1865 Foleshill 6d 270
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Mark BONHAM
Abt. 1845 in Coton, NTH Possibly Q3 1845 Coventry vol. 16 p.383
Aft. 1891
Probably Q2 1864 Wycombe 3a 572
Eliza MEAKES
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Sources:
- Baptism of Thomas Bonham, transcript of Wardington PRs, CD OXF-BAN03, Oxfordshire Family History Society.
- Baptism of Elizabeth Cross, IGI batch # I066302.
- Baptism of Elizabeth Cross, Chacombe C.1813-1867, Fiche 62p/7, Northamptonshire Record Office1
- Marriage of Thomas Bonham & Elizabeth Cross, IGI, batch 7122334 sheet 95 source 0538879 - LDS church member
- Marriage of Thomas Bonham & Elizabeth Cross, Marriage Database Ref. # M0099/0242, Northamptonshire Family History Society.
Marriage of Thomas Bonham & Elizabeth Cross, Fiche 62p/9 Chacombe marriages 1813-1837, Northamptonshire Record Office.
- Baptism of John Bonham, IGI batch 7125014 sheet 72 source call 0538901 *caution LDS member entry *
- Baptism of John Bonham, Middleton Cheney C. 1813-1851, Fiche 211p/7, Northamptonshire Record Office
- Baptism of John Bonham , transcript of Wardington PRs, CD OXF-BAN03, Oxfordshire Family History Society
- Baptism of Thomas Bonham , transcript of Wardington PRs, CD OXF-BAN03, Oxfordshire Family History Society
- 1841-1901 census data.
- freeBMD
- GRO Index
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