George Benjamin Richings Bousfield B.A. (1824 - 1897)

Born 17 Jul 1824 in Blackfriars, London

Ancestors

Husband of Georgiana Mary Floyer (Gambier) Bousfield — married 6 Feb 1855 in Gordon Square, Bloomsbury, London, England

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 1897 at age 72 in Maida Vale, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

George Benjamin Richings Bousfield was born on 17 July 1824 in Blackfriars, London. He was the son of William Bousfield and Rebecca Richings.

He was baptised at St. Bride, Fleet Street, London on 22 May 1829^[1].

He was educated at the University of Oxford (St. Edmund Hall), matriculating on 21 March 1844, aged 17. George graduated B.A. in 1847 when he was 19 years of age. This information is recorded in the book, Alumni Oxeniensis.

In the 1851 England Census, George B R Bousfield was aged 26 and single, living on his own as a Curate at Carleton Road, Norfolk.

He married Georgiana Mary Floyer Gambier (the daughter of Robert Gambier and Caroline Gore Browne), who was four or five years his senior, on 6 February 1855^[2]. Notice of their marriage was printed on page 3 of the Norfolk Chronicle dated 17 February 1855:

On the 6th inst., at the church in Gordon-square the Rev. George Benjamin Richings Bousfield, to Georgiana Mary Floyer Gambier, third daughter Rear-Admiral Gambier, of Albany-terrace, Regent's park, and of Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire.^[3]

Their children included:

1. Kathleen Gambier Bousfield (b. 1855, d. 1943)
2. Lilian Bousfield (b. 1856. d. 1953)
3. Bertha Mary Bousfield (b. 1858, d. 1934)
4. Robert William Bousfield (b. 29 Feb 1860, d. 8 Jan 1921)
5. Hilda Bousfield (b. 1861, d. 1924)
6. Evelyn Bousfield (b. 1862, d. 1940)
7. Charles George Bousfield (b. 1867, d. 1951)

By 1861, George Benjamin Bousfield was recorded living in Brighton, Sussex, England as a Clergyman (Methodist - without care of souls), aged 36, with his wife Georgina Mary Bousfield (40) and their four young children Kathleen Gambree Bousfield (5), Lilian Bousfield (4), Bertha Mary Bousfield (2) and Robert William Bousfield (1). There were also three servants in the household.

By 1871, the family of nine were living in Wentworth Place, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England with two household staff.

George was a Methodist minister and wrote the book, “ Christianity and Apostleship: A Sermon, Etc.” in 1872 and was published in 1873.

George B R Bousfield (aged 56 and a Clergyman without care of Souls) was recorded living with his wife Georgiana M. H. Bousfield (61) and their children Kathleen G. Bousfield (25), Bertha M. Bousfield (22), Hilda Bousfield (19), Evelyn Bousfield (18) and Charles G. Bousfield (14) at 5, Abbey Road, St Marylebone, Marylebone, London & Middlesex in the 1881 England Census.

By 1891 he and his family were recorded at 248 Portsdown Road in Paddington, London.

He passed away on 15 January 1897, after a bicycle accident^[4]. Notice of his death appeared in numerous papers, one of them being the St. James's Gazette (London) dated 18 January 1897:

FATAL CYCLING ACCIDENT.

A CLERGYMAN KILLED.

The Rev. George B. Ritchings Bousfield, B.A., residing at 248, Portsdown road, Maida-vale, was cycling along Edgware-road on Saturday when the bicycle skidded owing to the slippery condition of the wood paving, and the deceased fell, the wheels of a passing omnibus going over one of his legs. The reverend gentleman, who is between sixty and seventy years of age, was conveyed to the Nursing Institute, Maida-vale, where it became necessary to perform an amputation, owing to the shocking injury to the limb, but he succumbed to the operation.^[5]

Probate

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 for George Benjamin Richings Bousfield^[6]:

BOUSFIELD the Reverend George Benjamin Richings of 248 Partsdown-road, Maida-vale, Middlesex, clerk who died 15 January 1897 Probate London 25 January to the reverend Edward John Doherty clerk. Effects under £250

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JS11-PJM : 10 April 2021), George Benjamin Richings Bousfield, 1829.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D33-YXT : 13 December 2014), George Benjamin Richings Bousfield, 1855; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1855, quarter 1, vol. 1B, p. 162, St. Pancras, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ Norfolk Chronicle dated 17 February 1855 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000244%2F18550217&page=3&article=053&stringtohighlight=bousfield++gambier (requires subscription to view)
4. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JTP-LNQ : 31 December 2014), George Benjamin R Bousfield, 1897; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Paddington, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ St. James's Gazette (London) dated 18 January 1897, page 11 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001485%2F18970118&page=11&article=079&stringtohighlight=rev+george+bousfield (requires subscription to view)
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.

See also:

• Ancestry.co.uk - various records including Census Records

• Family records

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG6L-QLW : 9 November 2019), George B R Bousfield, Carleton Rode, Norfolk, England; citing Carleton Rode, Norfolk, England, p. 11, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7BS-Z4P : 3 March 2021), George Benjamin Benjamin Bousfield, Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V51W-XFL : 27 June 2022), George B R Bousfield, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q273-226X : 10 December 2017), George B R Bousfield, St Marylebone, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 31, Piece/Folio 165/58, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,349.

• "United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68SL-YJ9D : Mon Aug 21 18:00:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Rev G B R Bousfield, 18 Sep 1890.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3TZ5-JMM : 22 February 2021), George B R Bonsfield, Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, London county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.