Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 08:55:21 +1000
From: Malcolm Hutton
Subject: BUSFEILD  FERRAND

Hi Tim,

    There are several pieces about the Busfeilds and Ferrands in "Pen and Pencil Pictures of Old Bradford".  If you don't have a copy, let me know.

     Regards    Malcolm Hutton
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Hi Tim,

     These are the references.   It may take me a while to type up the extracts, but I shall get back to you very shortly.   Haven't looked at them yet.

    Bye For Now,

       Malcolm


BUSFEILD J.A. Committee Member Church Institution Page 89, 203
BUSFEILD William Politician Page 184-188, 198
BUSFEILD William Nephew of Politician and late W.Busfeild Ferrand of Harden Page 184-185, 198
FERRAND Mr. Of St.Ives Page 203
FERRAND - See Peckover & Ferrand
PECKOVER & FERRAND  Post Box Page 155


Tim Powys-Lybbe wrote:

> No, I don't have a copy and must confess to not having looked there...
> And, of course, would be delighted to hear of anything more that you
> have.
> regards,
> Tim Powys-Lybbe

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Hi Tim,

    The references to Busfeild are as follows:

Page 89     This is in a section all about "The Church Literary Institute". The reference itself, doesn't tell us a lot -

   "From its first annual report we learn that this useful institution had not less than 694 members, besides a branch association at Low Moor not less than 150 members.    Dr. Scoresby was president;.................    Among the members of the Committee were ..............and Messrs. J. A. BUSFEILD, ...................

Page 203     This is in a Chapter entitled  "Old Bradford Families and their Homes".    Opposite page 203 is an engraving of Stott Hill House.   Four tiny figures are outside the front gate, one on a horse, and a girl is skipping over a rope held by two others.   The extract reads:

   "In more recent times Stott Hill House was the residence of the Priestley family.   Joseph Priestley was for several years chief manager of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company.   His son John, better known as Captain Priestley (in whose memory we have now Captain Street and Priestley Street), was an influential townsman in his day.   One of his daughters became the wife of the late MR. FERRAND  of St.Ives, and another was married to the late MR. J. A. BUSFEILD of Upwood."

     Remember the book was published in 1890.

Pages 184-185  Chapter on "Early Parliamentary Elections".    Extract:-   (1837)

   "In response to a requisition signed by six hundred voters, MR. WILLIAM BUSFEILD, of Upwood, near Keighley, consented to become a candidate.   His nephew, MR. WILLIAM BUSFEILD (the late MR. BUSFEILD FERRAND, of Harden) also signified his intention of entering into the contest.   Four candidates were
thus brought into the field - two Tories, and the same number of Whigs.
    On the day of nomination, the streets of Bradford were thronged with interested spectators, the neighbourhood of the White Lion, Kirkgate, being especially crowded by on-lookers anxiously awaiting the appearance of the two Tory candidates, Messrs. John Hardy and W. BUSFEILD, jnr., who were to proceed from here to the hustings.   At length the two gentlemen arrived, and were greeted by "loud and prolonged" cheers.   A procession, four abreast, was formed, headed by a brass band, and, amid a lavish display of blue bunting, and sundry other party emblems, the demonstration set forth to the hustings at the Court House.   Meanwhile an equal, if not a greater interest was being taken in the Liberal candidates, Messrs. E. C. Lister and W.BUSFEILD, senr.   A large procession, accompanied by four brass bands started from Manningham Hall and made a triumphant entry into the town.
    Arrived at the husting, in front of which, it is said, a crowd  numbering not less that twenty thousand persons was gathered, the usual formalities of nomination were gone through.   The candidates made fine speeches and sweet promises, and were in turn badgered by loud-mouthed demagogues, who would persist in putting questions or exacting pledges of what they would have to do if elected.   On the show of hands being taken, the majority were clearly in favour of Lister and the elder BUSFEILD.   A poll was therefore demanded on behalf of the other two candidates, which was fixed to take place on the following day."

Then a paragraph describing the campaign.

Page 185.
     "The close of the poll showed the defeat of the two Tory candidates.   MR. BUSFEILD, jnr. did not again enter into the contest for the representation of Bradford, but he afterwards sat for Knaresborough and Devonport."

Four paragraphs about politics of the time.  Then -  (1841)
     "MR. BUSFEILD, senr., the former member, again came forward, and a fourth candidate was added to the list by the appearance of a person representing the Chartists of Bradford, ............."

Page 186.   More description of events on the day of nomination, and the campaign.   Then -
      "To the astonishment of the Whigs the show of hands was declared to be in favour of Mr. Hardy and Mr. Martin, the Chartist.   The latter, however, for some unaccountable reason, at once retired from the contest.  The Whigs demanded a poll on behalf of their candidates.  The election which took place on the following day resulted as follows:
             Hardy........... 612
             Lister............ 540
             BUSFEILD... 536
..................   Four months later Mr. W.C. Lister caught a cold and died.
................      "In September a new election took place to supply the vacancy.   The Whigs again brought forward MR. BUSFEILD, senr., who had been defeated at the last election..................

Page 187:-
    "The election took place on the 15th September 1841, when the numbers were- MR.BUSFEILD, 526; Mr.Wilberforce, 522;- a narrow majority which showed that though defeated there had been no lack of spirit and determination in the battle which the Tories of Bradford had so bravely fought.

      TO BE CONTINUED.   Have obviously missed including some pages in  my index for Busfeild.

      Bye for now,

        Malcolm

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   Hi Tim,

To Continue

Bottom of Page 187.
    The 1847 election.
   "The Liberal candidates were MR. WILLIAM BUSFEILD, the last of the old line of representatives, and Colonel Peronnet Thompson, .................

Page 188:
    "Such was the man who along with MR.BUSFEILD was brought forward by the Liberals to contest the election of 1847. ..............
     The nomination took place on July the 29th, in a field now the site of the Exchange Station, and the election followed next day.  The Talbot and the Sun Hotels were secured by the Tories, at which places the braying of trumpets and the distribution of blue favours, ad lib., were only equalled by the tumult from the Bowling Green, the head-quarters of the Liberals.
     The result of the election was, that MR. BUSFEILD and Colonel Thompson were declared to be duly elected.
     A vacancy was created in the representation of Bradford in the year 1851, by the death of MR. BUSFEILD, who, with the exception of a brief interval, had served the constituency for a period of fourteen years."

Page 198:
    This is just a list of all the candidates for Bradford Parliamentary Elections from 1832 to 1886.   The two Busfeilds are of course listed, with the number of votes that each received.

Page 155
     This is a list of the First Box-Holders (1836) -
"Peckover & Ferrand"

    That seems to be all of the references, Tim.   Hope it is of help.

     Cheers   Malcolm

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In the Annual Register for 1851, p. 329, the following was reported for the 11th Sept:

“In Bury-Street, St James’s, after a protracted illness, aged 78, William Busfeild, esq, of Upwood, Yorkshire, M.P. for Bradford, a magistrate and deputy lieutenant of the West Riding.  This gentleman was the eldest son of Johnson Atkinson, M.E>, of Leeds, by Elizabeth, only daughter and beiress of William Busfeild, esq., of Ryshworth Hall, in the parish of Bingley.  Dr Atkinson assumed the name of Busfeild after the death of his wife’s uncle, Thomas Busfeild, esq., and afterwards resided at Myrtle Grove, in the parish of Bingley, where he was an active magistrate and Registrar of the West Riding.  Having professed himself “for the last forty years a staunch Whig” he offered himself a candidate for the borough of Bradford. at the general election in1827, and was elected after a sharp contest.  At the general election in 1841 Mr Busfeild lost his seat, but another election taking place in September of the same year, by the death of one of the members, Mr Busfeild was elected; and at the last general election in 1847 he was returned at the head of the poll.  Mr Busfeild married, May 13 1800, Caroline. eldest daughter of Capt Charles Wood, R.N., of Bowling Hall, but had no children.”
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The only death entry on the BMD indices between 1850 and 1852 is this, which is a death in London, agreeing with the report in his brother’s “Fragments”:

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol  Page
Deaths Sep 1851   (>99%)
BUSFIELD William St James 1 92

He is not to be found on the 1851 census.
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