Birth12 Feb 1815, Bingley, Yorkshire
Baptism7 Apr 1815, Bingley, Yorks
Death21 Jul 1865, Halifax district, W Yorks
Notes for Elizabeth Octavia Ferrand (born Busfeild)
Her baptism from FamilySearch:
Elizabeth Octavie Busfeild
England Births and Christenings
Name: Elizabeth Octavie Busfeild
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 07 Apr 1815
Christening Place: BINGLEY,YORK,ENGLAND
Father's Name: Currer Fothergill Busfeild
Mother's Name: Sarah
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00737-2 ,
System Origin: England-ODM ,
GS Film number: 0919130, 0919131
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Her surname change must have been with her mother in 1837 as she got married with the Ferrand surname. (Though in the index it is FERRANA.)
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In 1841 she and her husband were with an enormous household with her mother at St Ives, Bingley.
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In 1851 her family was:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas William Rawson Head Married Male 37 1814 Land Agent & C Employing One Man Halifax, Yorkshire
Elizabeth O Rawson Wife Married Female 36 1815 - Bingley, Yorkshire
Thomas Preston Rawson Son - Male 9 1842 Scholar Bradford, Yorkshire
Sarah F Rawson Daughter - Female 5 1846 - Halifax, Yorkshire
Elizabeth H Rawson Daughter - Female 7 1844 - Bradford, Yorkshire
Currer Benjamin Rawson Son - Male 1 1850 - Manningham, Yorkshire
Benjamin Currer Rawson Son - Male 1 1850 - Manningham, Yorkshire
Rebecca Hardy Servant Unmarried Female 37 1814 House Servant Lancashire
Sarah Taylor Servant Unmarried Female 26 1825 House Servant Bingley, Yorkshire
Emma Shires Servant Unmarried Female 16 1835 Nurse Maid Poole, Yorkshire
Census details:
First name(s) Elizabeth O
Last name Rawson
Relationship Wife
Marital status Married
Gender Female
Age 36
Birth year 1815
Occupation -
Birth place England
Birth town Bingley
Birth county Yorkshire
House name Prospect House
City Bradford
County Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parliamentary borough Bradford
Municipal ward Bradford
Registration district Bradford
Archive reference HO107
Piece number 2310
Folio 280
Page 6
Record set 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
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The births of Benjamin and Currer:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Dec 1849 (>99%)
RAWSON Benjamin Currer Bradford Y 23 178
RAWSON Currer Benjamin Bradford Y 23 178
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These are probably her children but without the 1861 census, how can we tell?
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Sep 1851 (>99%)
Rawson Octavia Victoria Bradford 23 199
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Dec 1853 (>99%)
RAWSON William Busfield Bradford Y 9b 113
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Octavia died in 1865 but only her burial is to be found:
First name(s) Octavia Victoria
Last name Rawson
Gender Female
Marital status Single
Occupation -
Event year 1865
Birth year 1852
Age at death 13y
Burial year 1865
Burial date 20 Apr 1865
Burial place Halifax, York, England
Cemetery Holy Trinity Church
Residence Halifax, York, England
Place Halifax
County Yorkshire
Country England
Record set England Deaths & Burials 1538-1991
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William Busfeild was found on the 1871 census as a lodger in Bradford, aged 17 and an articled clerk. But not on the 1861 or 1881 censuses.
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The death of Currer:
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Mar 1856 (>99%)
Rawson Currer Benjamin Halifax 9a 260
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The death of Benjamin C:
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Dec 1924 (>99%)
Rawson Benjamin C 75 Alton 2c 180
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Notes for Thomas William & Elizabeth Octavia (Family)
Their marriage registration date:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Mar 1840 (>99%)
FERRAMA Elizabeth Octavia Busfield Weymouth 8 191
FERRANA Elizabeth Octavia Busfield Weymouth 8 191
RAWSON Thomas William Weymouth 8 191
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And FamilySearch has transcribed the same index.