Robert John BONFIELD

1892 - 1974  (82 years)

• Name	Robert John BONFIELD
  Birth	1 Feb 1892	Baldock, Herts
  Gender	Male
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Baldock, Herts   [1]
  	Age: 9y
  	Address: Saracens PH, White Horse Street
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Baldock, Herts   [2]
  	Age: 19y
  	Address: 30 High Street
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [2]
  	Embroiderer
  	Age: 19y
  	Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Letchworth Garden City, Herts   [3]
  	Age: 29y 4m
  	Address: The Crescent, Baldock Road
  Occupation	Embroiderer
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921	Letchworth Garden City, Herts   [3]
  	Embroiderer & Photographer
  	Employment: Garden City Embroidery Works Place of Work: Works Road, Letchworth GC
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939
  	Assistant Works Manager, Embroidery
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	Letchworth Garden City, Herts   [4]
  	Address: Embroidery Works Flat, Works Road
  Residence	1974	Letchworth Garden City, Herts   [5]
  	Address: Swiss Cottage, Works Road
  Death	18 May 1974	Letchworth Garden City, Herts   [6]
  Probate	14 Aug 1974	Ipswich, Suffolk   [5]
  	Value of Estate £3,960
  Person ID	I366747128	Tony & Gill's Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	George BONFIELD,   b. Between 1 Oct 1861 and 9 Nov 1861, Ashwell, Herts d. Between Apr 1909 and Jun 1909, Ashwell, Herts (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Catherine "Kate" Ellen KINGHAM,   b. 24 May 1868, Baldock, Herts d. Between Jul 1924 and Sep 1924, St Pancras, London NW (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1887
  Family ID	F176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	May Lucy CURRELL,   b. 18 Jul 1895, Baldock, Herts d. Abt 1977 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	2 Aug 1919	Baldock, Herts
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2012

  
  

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  Birth - 1 Feb 1892 - Baldock, Herts Census - Age: 9y,Address: Saracens PH, White Horse Street - 31 Mar 1901 - Baldock, Herts Census - Age: 19y,Address: 30 High Street - 2 Apr 1911 - Baldock, Herts Marriage - 2 Aug 1919 - Baldock, Herts Census - Age: 29y 4m,Address: The Crescent, Baldock Road - 19 Jun 1921 - Letchworth Garden City, Herts Occupation - Embroiderer & Photographer - 19 Jun 1921 - Letchworth Garden City, Herts Residence - Address: Embroidery Works Flat, Works Road - 29 Sep 1939 - Letchworth Garden City, Herts Residence - Address: Swiss Cottage, Works Road - 1974 - Letchworth Garden City, Herts Death - 18 May 1974 - Letchworth Garden City, Herts Probate - 14 Aug 1974 - Ipswich, Suffolk  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Awarded the 1915 Star for service in France. Birth certificate says 17 The Crescent, Baldock Road, Letchworth but Thelma maintains she always lived at 1 The Crescent. Speculation involves a move from number 17 to number 1, a renumbering or possibly the midwife lived at number 17, but there is no evidence. Swiss Cottage was a large and pleasant flat above the Lewis Falk factory- also known as Garden City Embroidery Works. This was Robert Bonfield's flat, which came with the job of Works Manager. Roger Balsom tree

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] Census 1901 E&W (31/03/1901), RG13 PN 1298 F 28 P 13. Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity George Bonfield,Head,M,M,39,Carpenter & Publican,Worker,,Ashwell, Herts, Catherine Bonfield,Wife,M,F,33,,,,Baldock, Herts, Frederick G Bonfield,Son,S,M,13,Errand Boy,Worker,,Baldock, Herts, Ellen F Bonfield,Daughter,S,F,11,,,,Weston, Herts, Robert John Bonfield,Son,S,M,9,,,,Baldock, Herts, Daisy A Bonfield,Daughter,S,F,7,,,,Baldock, Herts, [S57] Census 1911 E&W (02/04/1911), RG14 - PN7573 RD SD ED - SN112. Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity Catherine Bonfield,Head,F,43,W,,4,4,0,Boarding House Keeper,,Own Account,,Baldock, Herts,, Robert John Bonfield,Son,M,19,S,,,,,Embroiderer,,Worker,,Baldock, Herts,, [S612] Census 1921 E&W (19/06/1921), RG15 PN07079 SN526 RD136 RS1 ED10. Census England 1921 Address: The Crescent, Baldock Road Place: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Name Relation Age Sex Marr/Orph'd Birthplace Nationality Education Occupation Employment Place of Work Chd <16 Children's Ages Robert John Bonfield Head 29y 4m M Married Baldock, Herts Embroiderer & Photographer Garden City Embroidery Works Works Road, Letchworth GC None May Lucy Bonfield Wife 25y 11m F Married Baldock, Herts Home Duties [S241] Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939). [S488] England & Wales Probate Death Index 1858 - 2019. [S1] BMD Index (GRO), Vol 10 P 0606.