Bolingbroke (and variants) in Colchester or Chelmsford 1821/31

[g a r]

Hi folks, I would appreciate any help with this at all. I know at best all I will get is head of household and number of persons in the household, but at this point I will be happy for that. My best guess is that there are about 10 families split between the two cities. If this is not possible or feasible, I apologise for the inconvenience.

cheers,
g a r

[Paco]

Not sure what you are looking for, but there are quite a lot of families with this surname in Essex.
I just looked in the 1851 census; James 1822 born Chelmsford; wife Susanah 1822 Burnham; children James 1845;Susanah 1847;Eliza 1849;Mary 1851.-also Charles 1818 Colchester;Lawnear 1819 Col.;Lawnear 1840;S Jane 1844; C John 1849; G William 1851.
regards.

[cep]

Parish Census Listings (Supplement), 1695 - 1840

A joint publication from Essex Record Office and
Essex Society for Family History


Colchester St James    1839     D/P 138/1/1


Harwich Road contd & North side of East Street

Bollenbroke   John & Ann   Children: 1 boy  2 girls        Gardener





Some other unclear meanings.  Religion?

This is the only Bollingbroke or similar in the Parish Census Listings series.

Same John & Ann found in 1841.   Harwich Rd    John 70,  Ann 65,  both b. Essex


Regards   CP

[g a r]

Thank you both for your replies.

My thought was to identify individuals in specific locations so that if I was able to access online parish records, I could concentrate on those areas and idividuals rather than trawling all of Essex. Initial searches in 1841 and 1851 showed me that Colchester and Chelsmford were likely targets.

I suppose the NBI might be of some use in this way too as well as the early portions of civil registration.

I have been trying to find the family of Sarah Bolingbroke who married Richard Abbott in 1812 at Kelvedon near Colchester. He was a seedgrower so John Bollenbroke the gardner intrigues me. In 1841 there is a Henry Bollingbroke, born 1828, staying with Richard Abbott. My thought was that this was Richard's nephew.

anyway, the search goes on 

[Boblima]

Dear GAR,

Re your Bolingbroke enquiry, I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the famous departmental store in Chelmsford, Bolingbroke & Wenleys , they closed relatively recently, five, perhaps 10 years ago...........................part of your search perhaps ??

Regards,

Boblima

[g a r]

Hi Boblima - it's funny how some things escape one. I think someone mentioned that on another thread what seems like an eon ago. Thank you for reminding me of that.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to link the two Bolingbrokes I have to each other or any families at all.

cheers,
g a r

[Boblima]

Hey g a r,

  Follow up the Bolingbroke store thread, who knows, you might be a long lost heir to the Bolingbroke fortune !! ( if indeed such a thing exists )

Regards,

Boblima

[g a r]

  who knows

[louisa maud]

It was a sad day in my opinion when Bolingbroke and Wenleys closed their departmental store in Chelmsford,  I have spent many a happy afternoon browsing, in fact I last bought items from there some 4 or 5 years ago, there seems to be no other store locally like that family run business, nothing to do with FT business. There are still family members around I understand

Louisa Maud