Sunshine family

[bjo]

I'm trying to find my Sunshine family.
It appears that the known family originated in London in either Whitechapel / Mile End area or around Spitalfields.
I am getting the feeling that either there were two main Sunshine families in London or two branches of the same family.
A lot of the Christian names are repeated across the two families.
With such an uncommon name so far I have determined most of the family in 1851.
Any information on this name from 1841 would be appreciated.
Thank you
Brenda

[rosemaryag]

Had a search through the London transcripts & found the following:

HO107/0672/6/~F26 21 Upper King Street, Holborn
name/age/occ/whether born in county
Thomas Sunshine/ 25/ Fishmonger/ No
Mary Ann Sunshine/ 20// No
Infant Sunshine /3we// No

HO107/0694/4/~F25 Selby Street East, Bethnal Green
name/age/occ/whether born in county
Charles Sunshine/ 34 /Warehouseman/ Yes
Amelia Sunshine/ 30// Yes

HO107/0692/10/~F28  Norfolk Street, Bethnal Green
name/age/occ/whether born in county
Charles Sunshine/ 50 /Warehouseman/ Yes
Sarah Sunshine/ 50 // Yes
Sarah  Sunshine/ 23/ Brush drawer /Yes
Anna  Sunshine/ 20 /Brush drawer  /Yes
Eliza  Sunshine/ 18/ Brush drawer / Yes
Charlotte  Sunshine/ 16/ Brush drawer/ Yes
James Sunshine/ 9mo /Yes

HO107/0693/5/~F15 Gibraltar Walk, Bethnal Green
name/age/occ/whether born in county
William Sunshine /20 /French polisher /Yes

HO107/1086/9/~F32  29 Tower Street Court, London Road
name/age/occ/whether born in county
Elizabeth Sunshine/ 25// No
J Hallet Sunshine/ 4 //Yes

HO107/0723/10/~F44 25 Finsbury Circus, City Of London
name/age/occ/whether born in county
Sophia Sunshine/  30/  F S/ No

HO107/0323/13/~F11  Mundy Court High Street, West Ham
name/age/occ/whether born in county
Mary Sunshine / 40 / F S  /No

HO107/0691/6/~F18 New York Street, Bethnal Green
name/age/occ/whether born in county
Henry Sunshine/  50  /Labourer/  Yes
Elizabeth  Sunshine/ 50  //Yes

HO107/1086/5/~F33 45 London Street, London Road
name/age/occ/whether born in county
Mary Sunshine/  50/ F S / No

HO107/0697/6/~F63  1 Catherine Street, St George East
name/age/occ/whether born in county
Mary Sunshine/  70 /Independent /No


Note 1) all the folio numbers are approximate - this is an artefact of the cataloguing system on the website I use
2) I don't know what F S means as an occupation, do you?

hope this helps
Rosemary

[cissellby]

Hi Rosemary,
                        FS=female servant.
Cissellby.

[bjo]

Thanks again Rosemary,
I have now been able to identify more of the names that you gave me from the 1841 with members of my Sunshine's.
I still think that they are all related somehow.
Will continue hunting.
Thank you again
Brenda

[Karin49]

Hi, I think your Sunshines might be related to my Wests! On the 1851 census, William Sunshine and his wife Charlotte were listed as having George West and his wife Mary living with them in Great Pearl Street. He's listed as father in law.

George was the father of Mary Ann West who married James Watson in Stepney in 1844 and he's my 4x great grandfather.

If you've come across anything in your research that might be useful, it would be much appreciated and happy to share anything we have if it helps you.

All the best
Karin

[bjo]

Hi Karin,
Yes the Sunshines are related to George West.
I can send you my notes on that line of the Sunshines and Charlotte West if you are interested.


Kind regards
Brenda

[Adrian67]

Were these Sunshine family originally German Jews Sonnenschein and named changed to Sunschine to Anglophile their name?

[Sunny1949]

Good morning .
 the Name Sunshine .
  The earliest records I have is 1545 Salzburg Austria. we were Ashkenazic Jews we spoke Yiddish. Please read some of your history. we travelled Northern Europe to Austria from Rome.  I will now take our family history up on our arrival at Whitby 1706 . the family travelled to London . If you are in our family then we were fishmongers. Hope this helps in your quest 

[Sunny1949]

  I am sorry but forgot important info our Austrian name was Sonnenschein they was two meaning to the name Sunshine and it also represent hope and optimisim. the final meaning a dweller near sunny places . P.J.S