Family of Richard George BONFIELD and Frances JAKES

Husband:
Richard George BONFIELD (1848?-1911)
Wife:
Frances JAKES (1847?-1925)
Children:
Herbert Ernest BONFIELD (1871-1889)
Sydney George BONFIELD (1873- )
Frank Reynolds BONFIELD (1874-1945)
Walter William BONFIELD (1876-1926)
Richard BONFIELD (1880-1927)
Marriage:
6 Mar 1871
Luton, Beds^1,2

Husband: Richard George BONFIELD

Name:
Richard George BONFIELD³
Sex:
Male
Father:
Richard BONFIELD (1823-1903)
Mother:
Eliza REYNOLDS (c. 1828- )
Birth:
1848 (cal)
Luton, Beds³
Census:
7 Apr 1861 (age 12)
Luton, Beds³
Address: 13 Brunswick Street
Baptism:
9 Jun 1862 (age 13-14)
Luton, Beds⁴
Address: Christ Church
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 22)
Luton, Beds⁵
Address: Dudley Street
Occupation:
2 Apr 1871 (age 22)
Painter⁵
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 32)
Luton, Beds⁶
Address: 2 Havelock Road
Occupation:
3 Apr 1881 (age 32)
Painter⁶
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 42)
Luton, Beds⁷
Address: 29 Fire Station, Stuart Street
Occupation:
5 Apr 1891 (age 42)
Plumber⁷
Employer/Employed/Neither Employer nor Employed: Employed
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 52)
Luton, Beds⁸
Address: 29 Stuart Street
Occupation:
31 Mar 1901 (age 52)
Plumber⁸
Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 62)
Luton, Beds⁹
Address: 34 Grove Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 62)
Plumber⁹
Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
National or Tribal Origin:
2 Apr 1911 (age 62-63)
British⁹
Death:
22 Apr 1911 (age 62)
Luton, Beds^10,11
Probate:
14 Jul 1911
London¹¹
Value of Estate £581

Wife: Frances JAKES

Name:
Frances JAKES¹²
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
Jan 1847 (cal)
St Neots, Cambs^5,13
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 23)
Luton, Beds⁵
Address: Dudley Street
Occupation:
2 Apr 1871 (age 23)
Hat Sewer⁵
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 33)
Luton, Beds⁶
Address: 2 Havelock Road
Occupation:
3 Apr 1881 (age 33)
Straw Hat Machinist⁶
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 42)
Luton, Beds⁷
Address: 29 Fire Station, Stuart Street
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 52)
Luton, Beds⁸
Address: 29 Stuart Street
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 62)
Luton, Beds⁹
Address: 34 Grove Road
Beneficiary:
14 Jul 1911 (age 64)
Beneficiary in probate of the will of Richard George BONFIELD
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 74 yrs 5 mns)
Luton, Beds¹³
Address: 34 Grove Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 74)
Housewife; Luton, Beds¹³
Residence:
1925 (age 77-78)
Luton, Beds¹¹
Address: 34 Grove Road
Death:
14 May 1925 (age 78)
Luton, Beds^11,14
Probate:
2 Dec 1925
London¹¹
Value of Estate £914 10s 1d

Child 1: Herbert Ernest BONFIELD

Name:
Herbert Ernest BONFIELD⁶
Sex:
Male
Birth:
24 Jun 1871
Luton, Beds^6,15,16
Baptism:
16 Jul 1871 (age 0)
Luton, Beds⁴
Address: Christ Church
Occupation:
2 Nov 1877 (age 6)
Scholar; Kempston, Beds¹⁷
Address: Kempston Up End National School
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 9)
Luton, Beds⁶
Address: 2 Havelock Road
Occupation:
3 Apr 1881 (age 9)
Scholar⁶
Death:
Q4 1889 (age 18)
Luton, Beds¹⁸
Burial:
1 Jan 1890
Luton, Beds²

Child 2: Sydney George BONFIELD

Name:
Sydney George BONFIELD⁶
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Emily Louisa Jane WHITE (1871- )
Birth:
Q1 1873
Luton, Beds^6,19
Baptism:
11 Nov 1874 (age 1)
Luton, Beds²⁰
Address: St Mary's
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 8)
Luton, Beds⁶
Address: 2 Havelock Road
Occupation:
3 Apr 1881 (age 8)
Scholar⁶
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 18)
Luton, Beds⁷
Address: 29 Fire Station, Stuart Street
Occupation:
5 Apr 1891 (age 18)
Sewing Machine Engineer⁷
Employer/Employed/Neither Employer nor Employed: Employed
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 28)
Bedford, Beds²¹
Address: 7 Iddesleigh Road
Occupation:
31 Mar 1901 (age 28)
Fitter (Engineers)²¹
Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker

Child 3: Frank Reynolds BONFIELD

Name:
Frank Reynolds BONFIELD⁶
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Ellen GARNER (1870-1958)
Birth:
29 Sep 1874
Luton, Beds^6,22,23
Baptism:
11 Nov 1874 (age 0)
Luton, Beds²⁴
Address: St Mary's
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 7)
Luton, Beds⁶
Address: 2 Havelock Road
Occupation:
3 Apr 1881 (age 7)
Scholar⁶
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 16)
Luton, Beds⁷
Address: 29 Fire Station, Stuart Street
Occupation:
5 Apr 1891 (age 16)
Clerk to Straw Trade⁷
Employer/Employed/Neither Employer nor Employed: Employed
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 26)
Harpenden, Herts²⁵
Address: Moreteyne Cottages, Cowper Road
Occupation:
31 Mar 1901 (age 26)
Painter & Paper Hanger²⁵
Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 37)
Harpenden, Herts²⁶
Address: Moreteyne Cottages, Cowper Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 37)
House Decorator²⁶
Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Employer
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 46 yrs 10 mns)
Harpenden, Herts²⁷
Address: 72 Cowper Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 46)
House Decorator; Harpenden, Herts²⁷
Employment: Employer

Place of Work: No fixed place
Beneficiary:
2 Dec 1925 (age 51)
Beneficiary in probate of the will of Frances JAKES
Beneficiary:
3 Aug 1927 (age 52)
Beneficiary in probate of the will of Maude DARBY
Residence:
29 Sep 1939 (age 65)
Harpenden, Herts²³
Address: 72 Cowper Road
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 65)
House Decorator²³
Residence:
1945 (age 70-71)
Harpenden, Herts¹¹
Address: 72 Cowper Road
Death:
1 Sep 1945 (age 70)
St Albans, Herts^11,28
Address: Oster House
Probate:
12 Feb 1946
Llandudno, Gwynedd¹¹
Value of Estate £746 11s

Child 4: Walter William BONFIELD

Name:
Walter William BONFIELD⁶
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Maude DARBY (1878-1927)
Birth:
Q4 1876
Kempston, Beds^6,29
Baptism:
6 May 1877 (age 0)
Kempston, Beds³⁰
Address: St John
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 4)
Luton, Beds⁶
Address: 2 Havelock Road
Occupation:
3 Apr 1881 (age 4)
Scholar⁶
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 14)
Luton, Beds⁷
Address: 29 Fire Station, Stuart Street
Occupation:
5 Apr 1891 (age 14)
Post Errand Boy⁷
Employer/Employed/Neither Employer nor Employed: Employed
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 24)
Luton, Beds³¹
Address: 9 Left Side from Dunstable Road, Ivy Road
Occupation:
31 Mar 1901 (age 24)
Commercial Traveller, Straw Hats³¹
Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 34)
Luton, Beds³²
Address: 104 Crawley Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 34)
Manager³²
Industry or Service with which worker is connected: Straw Hat Factory

Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
National or Tribal Origin:
2 Apr 1911 (age 34)
British³²
Residence:
1926 (age 49-50)
Luton, Beds¹¹
Address: 104 Crawley Road
Death:
26 Apr 1926 (age 49)
Luton, Beds^11,33
Address: 35 Westbourne Road
Probate:
2 Jun 1926
London¹¹
Value of Estate £3,194 7s 11d

Child 5: Richard BONFIELD

Name:
Richard BONFIELD⁶
Sex:
Male
Birth:
btw 1 Jul 1880 and 30 Sep 1880
Luton, Beds^6,34
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 10 mns)
Luton, Beds⁶
Address: 2 Havelock Road
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 10)
Luton, Beds⁷
Address: 29 Fire Station, Stuart Street
Occupation:
5 Apr 1891 (age 10)
Scholar⁷
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 20)
Luton, Beds⁸
Address: 29 Stuart Street
Occupation:
31 Mar 1901 (age 20)
Straw Plait Warehouseman⁸
Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 30)
Luton, Beds⁹
Address: 34 Grove Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 30)
Warehouseman⁹
Industry or Service with which worker is connected: Straw Hat

Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 41 yrs 1 mn)
Luton, Beds¹³
Address: 34 Grove Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 40)
Traveller, Straw Trade; Luton, Beds¹³
Employment: George Warren & Sons, Hat Manufacturers

Place of Work: George Street, Luton
Death:
btw 1 Oct 1927 and 31 Dec 1927 (age 47)
Luton, Beds³⁵

Sources

1.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 3b P 558.

2.: Bedfordshire Parish Registers 1538 - 1983.

3.: Census 1861 E&W. RG9 PN 1014 F 134 P 37.

4.: familysearch.org. C14873-1 1279151.

5.: Census 1871 E&W. RG10 PN 1573 F 50 P 40.

6.: Census 1881 E&W. RG11 PN 1649 F 107 P 38.

7.: Census 1891 E&W. RG12 PN 1274 F 129 P 3.

8.: Census 1901 E&W. RG13 PN 1514 F 13 P 18.

9.: Census 1911 E&W. RG14 PN 9016 P 479 RD 178 SD 2 ED 23 SN 16.

10.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 3b P 209.

11.: England & Wales Probate Death Index 1858 - 2019.

12.: FMP.co.uk.

13.: Census 1921 E&W. RG15 PN08020 SN194 RD178 RS2 ED19.

14.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 3b P 417.

15.: Ibid. Vol 3b P 422.

16.: Bedfordshire & Luton Archive Services.

17.: National School Admission Registers 1870 - 1914.

18.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 3b P 259.

19.: Ibid. Vol 3b P 473.

20.: familysearch.org. C01765-2 952390 952391.

21.: Census 1901 E&W. RG13 PN 1493 F 66 P 37.

22.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 3b P 420.

23.: Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939).

24.: familysearch.org. C01675-2 952390 952391.

25.: Census 1901 E&W. RG13 PN 1310 F 88 P 35.

26.: Census 1911 E&W. RG14 PN 7656 P 377 RD 139 SD 1 ED 4 SN 320.

27.: Census 1921 E&W. RG15 PN07138 SN24 RD139 RS1 ED4.

28.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 3a P 953.

29.: Ibid. Vol 3b P 319.

30.: familysearch.org. C14871-1 1279140.

31.: Census 1901 E&W. RG13 PN 1515 F 130 P 34.

32.: Census 1911 E&W. RG14 PN 9007 P 479 RD 178 SD 2 ED 14 SN 90.

33.: BMD Index (GRO). Vol 3b P 408.

34.: Ibid. Vol 3b P 432.

35.: Ibid. Vol 3b P 429.