Person Sheet


Name Col William Busfeild [9, p. 4], [2, Vol I, p. 276], [4, 1901 census for Gresford, Denbigh, Wales, Ref RG 13/5215], [4, 1881 ref: RG11 Piece: 4337 Folio: 56 Page: 37], [3, His death aged 79, Q4 of 1916, Alresford dist, vol 2c, p. 261], 2C3R
Birth 20 Jan 1837, Englefield, Berks
Death ca Nov 1916, Alresford district, Hants
General Lt-Col, 22nd Regt. Second cousins.
Father Rev William Busfeild (1802-1878)
Mother Sarah Bond (ca1806-1885)
Spouses
1 Louisa Emily Busfeild [9, J A Busfeild's family, p.77], [2, Vol I, p.860], [4, 1901 census for Gresford, Denbigh, Wales, Ref RG 13/5215], [11, Her death notice in Times of 30 Apr 1912], [3, Her death aged 67, Q2 of 1912, Alresford dist, vol 2c, p. 193], GG Aunt
Birth 5 Jan 1845, Cottingley Bridge, Bingley
Death 28 Apr 1912, Cheriton House, Alresford, Hants
General Second cousins.
Father Johnson Atkinson Busfeild (1814-1882)
Mother Mary Elizabeth Priestley (<1812-1894)
Marriage 21 Apr 1874, Bingley Church, W Riding [9], [2, Vol I, p.860], [3, Their marriage, Q2 of 1874, Keighley dist, vol 9a, p. 264]
Children William (1875-1957)
  Johnson Atkinson (1877-1960)
  Dorothy (1880-1962)
  Emily Mary Victoria (1883-1942)
Notes for Col William Busfeild
In the 1881 census, the spellings were wrongly transcribed: I’ve sent in corrections:

Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Disability Where Born

BUSFEILD, Wm Head Married M 44 1837 Lt. Col. Late Major 22nd Foot (Retired) J.P.West Riding Yks.Land Owner Reading, Berkshire
BUSFEILD, Louisa E Wife Married F 36 1845 Bradford, Yorkshire
BUSFEILD, William Jr Son Single M 5 1876 Bingley, Yorkshire
BUSFEILD, Johnson A Son Single M 3 1878 Bingley, Yorkshire
BUSFEILD, Dorothy Daughter Single F 0 1881 Ilkley, Yorkshire
HADEN, Doreas Servant Single F 38 1843 Cook Brockmoor, Staffordshire
HOYES, Maria Servant Single F 30 1851 Housemaid Sleaford, Lincolnshire
WALKER, Catherine Servant Widow F 36 1845 Nurse Bilston, Worcestershire
EMPSALL, Martha Servant Single F 17 1864 Under Nurse Woolley Colliery, Yorkshire

RG number: RG11 Piece: 4337 Folio: 56 Page: 37

Registration District: Wharfedale Sub District: Otley
EnumerationDistrict: Ecclesiastical Parish:

Civil Parish: Ilkley Municipal Borough:
Address: Queens Drive "oakhill", Ilkley
County: Yorkshire (West riding)
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In 1901 he was living at Pantyokin, Gresford, Denbigh, Wales, a retired Lt Col, aged 64 and born in Englefield, Berks. With him were his wife, 2 daus and 5 servants. Next door was Pantyokin Farm which may, or may not, have been allied to the house.

His death record is not yet on FreeBMD, though an age plausible William Busfield [sic] died aged 74 in Q4 of 1912 in Leeds vol 9b, p. 536.
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His death, in the same village as his wife died:

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Dec 1916 (>99%)
Busfeild William 79 Alresford 2c 261
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Arms Generally
Granted arms, but with fussy extras to the traditional Busfeild arms, in 1886:

Arms: Argent, a chevron invected gules, guttee-d’eau between three fleurs-de-lys vert, in the centre chief point a saltire cuped of the second.

Mantling: Gules and argent.

Crest: On a wreath of the colours, a cubit arm in armour proper, charged with a saltire as in the arms,
Last Modified 8 Dec 2011 Created 9 Dec 2011 By Tim Powys-Lybbe
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