FAMILY HISTORY: BUCKNER
THE FAMILY OF BENJAMIN WILLIAM & SUSAN WEST
CENSUS INFORMATION:
| In 1841 and 1851 Susan Buckner was living with her parents, and in 1861 she was still single and living with her widowed mother. For those entries see her parent's Census page. She married in 1866. |
| 1871 CENSUS OF MILE END OLD TOWN, TOWER HAMLETS, LONDON, ENGLAND: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Benjamin West | Head | - | M | 31 | Cabinet Maker | Mile End, Middlesex |
| Susan West | Wife | - | F | 32 | - | Mile End, Middlesex |
| Clara West | Daughter | - | F | 4 | - | Mile End, Middlesex |
| Rueben West | Son | - | M | 2 | - | Mile End, Middlesex |
| John McCarthy | Lodger | Married | M | 52 | Fireman | Mile End, Middlesex |
| Hannah Tianer | Lodger | Married | F | 29 | - | Mile End, Middlesex |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 10 William Street, Mile End Old Town, Towers Hamlets. (RG10-555, folio 80, page 47) |
| 2: | The marital status for Benjamin and Susan was left blank and the status of their lodgers was listed as married. I suspect this is an error - as is the place of birth for the whole household being listed as Mile End. |
| 3: | After the word Fireman someone has added "stoker". |
| On 8 May 1873 Benjamin & Susan moved their family to Canada, where their daughter Rosina was born in 1875. However, by the night of the 1881 Census (3 April 1881) the family had returned to England and are listed twice in that Census, probably due to a house move at around that date. The two records differ slightly: |
| 1881 CENSUS OF ST JOHN'S, HACKNEY, LONDON, ENGLAND: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Benj. Wm. West | Head | Married | M | 41 | Cabinet Maker | Shoreditch |
| Susan West | Wife | Married | F | 42 | - | Holborn |
| Clara S.M. West | Daughter | - | F | 14 | Bead Worker | Shoreditch |
| Rueben B. West | Son | - | M | 12 | Scholar | Shoreditch |
| Selina B. West | Daughter | - | F | 8 | Scholar | Mile End |
| Albert C. West | Son | - | M | 3 | Scholar | Bethnal Green |
| Florence Alx. West | Daughter | - | F | 1 | Infant | Bethnal Green |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 104 Chalgrove Road, St John's, Hackney. (RG11-302, folio 77, pages 65 & 66) |
| 2: | The Census Enumerator neglected to list the full place of birth. All of these places are in London, Middlesex. |
| 1881 CENSUS OF BETHNAL GREEN, HACKNEY, LONDON, ENGLAND: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Benjamin West | Head | Married | M | 41 | Cabinet Maker | Shoreditch, Middlesex |
| Susan West | Wife | Married | F | 42 | - | Holborn, Middlesex |
| Clara West | Daughter | - | F | 14 | - | City Road, Middlesex |
| Rueben West | Son | - | M | 12 | Scholar | Hoxton, Middlesex |
| Selina West | Daughter | - | F | 8 | Scholar | Mile End, Middlesex |
| Albert West | Son | - | M | 3 | - | Hackney, Middlesex |
| Florence West | Daughter | - | F | 1 | - | Hackney, Middlesex |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 27 Winchester Street, Bethnal Green, Hackney. (RG11-431, folio 43, page 34) |
| 2: | This second version shows the family in their new home - where they were living when their daughter Lavinia was born the following year. |
| 1891 CENSUS OF BETHNAL GREEN, LONDON, ENGLAND: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Benjamin West | Head | Married | M | 50 | Furniture Dealer | Shoreditch, London |
| Susan West | Wife | Married | F | 51 | - | Shoreditch, London |
| Rueben West | Son | Single | M | 22 | - | Shoreditch, London |
| Selina West | Daughter | Single | F | 18 | Fancy Bag Maker | Mile End New Town, London |
| Albert West | Son | Single | M | 13 | Scholar | Bethnal Green, London |
| Florence West | Daughter | Single | F | 11 | Scholar | Bethnal Green, London |
| Lavinia West | Daughter | Single | F | 9 | Scholar | Bethnal Green, London |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 20 Winchester Street, Bethnal Green, London. (RG12-264, folio 186, pages 24 & 25) |
| 2: | The change from 27 to 20 Winchester Street may have been due to re-numbering of houses rather than a move from one house to another. Re-numbering was common as new houses were built. |
| 1901 CENSUS OF STEPNEY, WHITECHAPEL, ENGLAND: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Benjamin West | Head | Married | M | 61 | Cabinet Maker | Shoreditch, London |
| Susan West | Wife | Married | F | 62 | - | Holborn, London |
| Albert West | Son | Single | M | 23 | Printer | Shoreditch, London |
| Florence West | Daughter | Single | F | 21 | Bag Stitcher | Shoreditch, London |
| Lavinia West | Daughter | Single | F | 19 | Bag Stitcher | Bethnal Green, London |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 10 Blossom Place, North Folgate, Stepney, London. (RG13-299, folio 160, page 51) |
| 2: | After the occupation Bag Stitcher someone has added the word "canvas". |
| 1911 CENSUS OF STEPNEY, WHITECHAPEL, ENGLAND: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Benjamin W West | Head | Married | M | 71 | Caretaker of Offices | Shoreditch, London |
| Susan West | Wife | Married | F | 72 | - | Newton St Holborn |
| Florace West | Daughter | Single | F | 29 | Leather Stitcher | Bethnal Green |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Blossom Place, North Folgate, Stepney, London. |
| 2: | Benjamin and Susan are listed as having been married with six children - all living, but this is an error as they actually had seven children, with their daughter Rosina Lydia having died in infancy. |
| 3: | Benjamin's full occupation was "Caretaker of Offices, Block of Chambers". |
| 4: | Florence's name was misspelled on the schedule and her age should have been 31. |
| 5: | Florence's full occupation was "Leather Stitcher, Leather Bag". |
| NOTE: | |
| 1: | All of the above information is taken from scanned images at www.ancestry.co.uk. |
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Updated: 29 November 2015