Who was Beaufoy?

[JK]

My Grt Grt Grandmother Sarah Ann Thorpe was born in Henley on Thames in 1856. Her parents were Thomas and Beaufoy.
Thomas born Henley c1827 was a Bargeman and apart from the 1861 census seems to have dodged the enumerators pencil, at least I've not found him. I guess if your barge wasn't in a town on census night you just got missed off?
Anyway I can't find Sarah or her Brother Thomas's birth certificates and have had no luck on finding a marriage certificate for Thomas & Beaufoy. I would have thought with such an odd name she would be easy to find... Well apparently NOT 
Beaufoy it appears did not like being a bargemans wife and is found in all other censii after the 1861 as a sick nurse in various private houses around the country, she gives her place of birth as Henley and date of birth as 1838, 1830, 1835, 1837 and finally in 1901 as 1825. She died in Henley in 1910.
Can anyone work wonders and find her maiden name for me???
Cheers everyone
JK

[ShaunJ]

There's a female Beaufoy Anslow aged 15 in Soutwark in the 1841 census, daughter of Edward 40 a hatter, mother Beaufoy age 35. The ages could all be rounded to the nearest 5. She would be about the right age, and she was from out of county. I don't see any other candidates. Can't find a marriage record yet though.

[JK]

It sometimes gets translated as Beanfoy!!!! As I said she should have been an easy one to spot, but she's pretty good at hide 'n' seek

[MJP]

Hi JK,

I found the following marriage:

Thomas William Thorp
Beaufoy Whittick
Jun Qtr 1854
Henley Reg District
Vol 3a Page 650

In the 1851 census there is:

HO017/1725/111/16
West Street, Henley
Ann Whittick, Widow, 53, Charwoman, b. Bucks Burham
Louisa Whittick, Daur, 14, b. Henley
Ann Whittick, Daur, 12, Scholar, b. Henley

And in the 1841 census:

HO107/874/4/33/21
M___? Yard, Henley
Ann Whitick, 40, Labourer, born in county
Mary ", 12, bic
George ", 4, bic
Lucy ", 3, bic
Fanny ", 1, bic
Bufoy ", 8, bic (age recorded in the male column)

MJP

[MJP]

As possible candidates for Beaufoy's father/Ann's husband, there are 2 Whittick deaths between the birth of Fanny and the 1841 census:

Samuel Whittick, Mar Qtr 1841, Henley Dist, Vol. 16 Page 56
William Whittick, Mar Qtr 1841, Henley Dist. Vol 16 Page 51

While the IGI is sparse on Oxfordshire records, it does have a Samuel Whittick marrying an Anne Almond in 1829 in Ipsden, Oxfordshire.  (Judging by the census records, there are many Whitticks in Ipsden.)  This is a possibility. 

Looks like you will need to either order Beaufoy's marriage certificate or look at the Henley parish registers yourself. 

What a neat name! 

MJP

[avm228]

In 1851 "Beaufey Wittick" (21, b Henley) was a general servant in Deptford: Ho107/1584 folio 433 p27.

Anna

[avm228]

Samuel Whittick, Mar Qtr 1841, Henley Dist, Vol. 16 Page 56
William Whittick, Mar Qtr 1841, Henley Dist. Vol 16 Page 51

The NBI shows a burial of William Whittick in Oxfordshire in 1841: he was aged 77 and was buried at Holy Trinity, Nuffield, no date given other than 1841. (No sign of Samuel on the NBI)

Anna

[JK]

A big thank you to everyone who helped,
MJP you are an absolute star . I knew RC's would be able to solve this one for me.
I wonder where such an odd name originates from, It seems to be more common as a surname but still not very normal. As you proved it is one of those names you really don't know if it is male or female, I had certainly never heard of it before my research 
Happy hunting everyone
JK

[MJP]

Glad we could help!  Kudos to Anna for spotting her in the 1851 - I couldn't see her...

MJP