Richard Bunney (buried 1926)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Bunney
First name: 
Richard
Other Christian names: 
John
Gender: 
Male
Burial number: 
1251
Born: 
0/1/1848
Died: 
14/06/1926
Buried: 
18/06/1926
Occupation: 
Agricultural Labourer;
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
6
Cemetery plot: 
14
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
I loving memory of Fanny Martha beloved wife of Richard John Bunney at rest 27th Dec 1925 aged 76

Life story

Life story

Richard John Bunney, born in January 1848 in Polmassick, St Ewe, Cornwall, seemed to be known as Richard sometimes and John at others. Mostly, he was John in the 1861, 1871, 1901 and 1911 Censuses but  Richard in the 1851, 1881, and 1891 Censuses. His father, John , was an agricultural labourer, and his mother was Emily, nee Andrew. Richard John was the second of at least eleven children. He himself became an agricultural labourer. He married twice. His first wife was Mary Jane Liddicoat whom he wed at St Austell, Cornwall, in 1872. They had 3 children Richard J, Thomas and Florence.  Mary  died in 1893 and in September 1896 Richard John married Fanny Barnwell also in St Austell. They had no children. Richard John seemed to want his children to have as good  an education as possible and even 4 year old Florence was a scholar. She became a dressmaker while her older brothers, Richard and Thomas , became an ironmonger and  a stonemason, respectively.  Richard John lived in Cornwall for most of his life but by 1901 he and Fanny had moved to 22, Milton Street, Heene, Worthing, where they stayed for the rest of their lives. When Richard John died on 14 June 1926 he left the sum of £633 14s 5d ( equal to about £26,000 today) to be administered by Alfred Sidney Bevens, a police constable and husband of his daughter, Florence.

Burial researcher: 
Angela Levy

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/01/1848
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Mary Jane
Spouse one last name: 
Litticoat
Marriage one date: 
00/00/1872
Marriage one address: 
St Austell, Cornwall, England
Marriage 2
Spouse two first names: 
Fanny
Spouse two last name: 
Barwell
Marriage two date: 
00/09/1896
Marriage two address: 
St Austell, Cornwall, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
14/06/1926
Age (at time of death): 
78
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
3 St Paul's Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Alfred Sidney Beven status: Police Constable
Probate pounds: 
£633

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1851 census: 

Bloomfield? St Ewe,  Polmassick, Cornwall

John Bunney, 26 head, agricultural labourer; Emley (sic) Bunney, 26, wife; Maria Bunney, 4, daughter; Richard Bunney, 3, son; Mary Ann Bunney, 2, daughter; Joseph Bunney, 1 month, son; Elizabeth Andrew, 17, visitor;

1861 census: 

Polmassick, St Ewe, Cornwall

John Bunney, 35, head, agricultural labourer; Emily Bunney, 35, wife; Maria Bunney, 14, daughter; John Bunney, 12, son; Mary Ann Bunney, 12, daughter, farm duties?; Joseph Bunney, 11, son, scholar; Emily Bunney, 8, daughter, scholar; George Bunney, 6, scholar; William Bunney, 1, son; John Nearn, 31, boarder, farm labourer;

1871 census: 

Polmassick, St Ewe,  Cornwall

John Bunney, 45, head, farm labourer; Emily Bunney, 45, wife; John Bunney, 23, son, agricultural labourer; Joseph Bunney, 20, son, agricultural labourer, William Bunney, 12, son, agricultural labourer; Ellen Bunney, 8, daughter, scholar; Charles Bunney, 8, son, scholar; Fanny Bunney, 5, daughter, scholar; Edward Bunney, 3, son, scholar

1881 census: 

Churchdown, St Ewe, Cornwall

Richard Bunney, 32, head, agricultural labourer;Mary J Bunney, 30, wife; Richard S Bunney, 7, son, scholar; Thomas Bunney, 5, son, scholar; Florence J Bunney, 4, daughter, scholar;

1891 census: 

Mevagissey Road, St Austell, Cornwall

Richard J Bunney, 43, head, general labourer; Mary J Bunney 41, wife; Richard S? Bunney, 17, son, ironmonger apprentice; Thomas Bunney, 15, stone and marble mason; Florence Bunney, 14, daughter, dressmaker apprentice;

1901 census: 

22, Milton Street, Heene, Worthing

John Bunney, 52 , head, gardener domestic;   Fanny Bunney, 50, wife; Florence Bunney, 24, daughter, dressmaker;

1911 census: 

22, Milton Street, Heene, Worthing

John Bunney, 63, head, gardener working for a nurseryman; Fanny Bunney, 60, wife; Eliza White, 44, visitor, ; Leslie Hinton , 4, visitor;