John Buncombe BONKEM

  General Notes:

Possible Births Jun 1843
Bunker John St Thomas 10 229

Marriages Sep 1874 Stoke D. 5b 570
Bontrena John
Bontrend John
Dyer Mary
Norton Thirza
Sandon Stephen

Deaths Jun 1893
Bonken John Buncombe 46 St. Thomas 5b 37

1851 census (indexed as Bundren on Ancestry)
HO107/1866 F253 P7
Fore or High Street, Topsham, Devon
John Bunkem, Head, M, 38, General Dealer Shop Keeper, Devon Topsham
Sarah do, Wife, M, 33, Wife, Devon Topsham
Ruth do, Daugh, U, 9, Scholar, Devon Topsham
John do, Son, U, 7, Scholar, Devon Topsham
Courtney do, Son, U, 5, Scholar, Devon Topsham
Sarah do, Daugh, U, 3, Scholar, Devon Topsham
George do, Son, U, 2, Scholar, Devon Topsham
Rachel do, Daugh, U, 1, Scholar, Devon Topsham (Scholar crossed out)
Mary do, Sister, U, 35, Dress Maker, Devon Topsham
Caroline do, Sister, U, 34, Sister, Devon Topsham
- Caroline is almost certainly Sarah's sister as there is no evidence of a Caroline Bonkem and Sarah did have a sister Carolne (b c1823)

1861 census (indexed as Bonkew)
RG9/1386 F85 P5
Fore Street, Topsham, Devon
John Bonkem, Head, Mar, 48, China Dealer, Devon Topsham
Sarah do, Wife, Mar, 42, , Devon Topsham
Ruth do, Daur, Un, 17, Dress Maker, Devon Topsham
John do, Son, Un, 16, Mariner, Devon Topsham
Sarah do, Daur, , 13, Scholar, Devon Topsham
Mary do, Boarder, Un, 46, Dress Maker, Devon Topsham (sister)

1871 census
RG10/2051 F82 P5
Fore Street, Topsham, Devon
John Bonkem, Head, Mar, 58, Earthenware Dealer, Devon Topsham
Sarah do, Wife, Mar, 51, , Devon Topsham
Ruth do, Daur, Unm, 28, Dress Maker, Devon Topsham
John do, Son, Unm, 26, Boot Maker, Devon Topsham
Sarah do, Daur, Unm, 22, School Teacher, Devon Topsham

possible
1881 census
RG11/2142 F76 P5
Fore Street, Topsham, Devon
John B Bonkem, Head, Mar, 45, Merchant (China & Earthenware, Devon Topsham
Thirza do, Wife, Mar, 30, Dressmaker, Devon Topsham
Courtenay do, Son, , 5, Scholar, Devon Topsham
Gertrude do, Daur, , 4, Scholar, Devon Topsham
Eleanor do, Daur, , 2, Infant, Devon Topsham
Eliza Colwill, Ser, Unm, 14, General Servant (Domestic), Devon Topsham

1891 census (indexed as Bonkern)
RG12/1680 F41 P8
4a Goldsmiths Place, Heavitree, Devon
John B Bonkem, Head, M, 46, Shoemaker, Devon Topsham
Thirza do, Wife, M, 40, , Devon Topsham
Hedley G do, Son, , 9, , Devon Topsham
Josephine do, Daur, , 7, , Devon Topsham
Nettie V do, Daur, , 5, , Devon Topsham
Elsie do, Daur, , 2, , Devon Topsham

John married Thurza NORTON, daughter of Daniel Kinslow NORTON and Catherine, Sep Q 1874 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England. (Thurza NORTON was born Mar Q 1851 in Topsham, Devon, England and died Jun Q 1946 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales.)