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| BUSSEY-JOLLEY, Walter |
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Walter BUSSEY-JOLLEY, son of William BUSSEY-JOLLEY (c. 1857-1919) and Susan Elizabeth PEARCE (c. 1856-1942), was born on 6 June 1883 in North Lopham, Norfolk. He was baptised on 19 January 1884 in North Lopham - parents William (labourer) and Susan (re-baptised 10.05.1885 in North Lopham). The 1891 Census (held on 5 Apr 1891) shows Walter at The Green in North Lopham - (family surnames given as BUSSEY), 8, scholar, living with parents William (33, agricultural labourer) and Susan E (32), sibling..... View full FH text (See notes below) View Family Tree (See notes below) |
| Birth: | 06.06.1883 : North Lopham, Norfolk : 1883 Q3 Guiltcross Norfolk Vol 4B Page 238 |
| Baptism: | 19.01.1884 : North Lopham, Norfolk : Parents William (labourer) and Susan (re-baptised 10.05.1885 in North Lopham). |
| Marriage: | 11.11.31922 at North Lopham, Norfolk to Ethel Maud FICKLING : 1922 Q4 Thetford Norfolk Vol 4B Page 993 |
| 1891 Census: | North Lopham, Norfolk : (family surnames given as BUSSEY), 8, scholar, living with parents William (33, agricultural labourer) and Susan E (32), siblings Gertrude (12), Emma (11, scholar), William H (10, scholar), Olive B (8, scholar), Thomas J (4) and Frederick G (7m), and boarders James PEARCE (widower, 72, agricultural labourer), Lina PEARCE (36, agriculotural labourer) and William PEARCE (31, agricultural labourer), (the PEARCE boarders may have been related to mother Susan as she was a PEARCE). (RG12 Piece 1548 Folio 115 Page 12 Schedule 93) |
| 1901 Census: | North Lopham, Norfolk : Family surname given as BUSSEY; 16, groom, living with parents William (42 general labourer on farm) and Elizabeth (43), siblings Olive (15, mothers help), Frederick (11, scholar), Harry (9, scholar) and Albert (2), grandfather James PEARCE (81, in receipt of parish relief) and uncle Lina PEARCE (46, general labourer on farm). (RG13 Piece 1866 Folio 10 Page 12 Schedule 86) |
| 1911 Census: | North Lopham, Norfolk : Family surname given as BUSSEY; 28, labourer, living with parents William (55, horseman on farm) and Susan Elizabeth (56), and siblings Olive Beatrice (26, living at home), Frederick George (20, carpenter), Harry (18, butcher) and Albert Ewart (12, scholar). (RG14 PN11745 RD239 SD2 ED18 SN50) |
| 1911 Census: | North Lopham, Norfolk : Family surname given as BUSSEY; 34, out of work, living with mother Susan Elizabeth (widow, 65, home duties), sister Emma (35, home duties) and brothers Frederick (30, carpenter) and Albert Ewart (23, grocers assiistant). (RG15 Piece 09901 Schedule 42 RD 239 RS 2 ED 18) |
| 1939 Reg.: | King’s Head Cottage, North Lopham, Norfolk : b. 06.06.1883, farm carter, living with wife Maud E (b. 05.12.1894, unpaid domestic duties). : Farm carter (RG101/6588I/014/13 Letter Code: TSDI) |
| Death: | 25.11.1966 : Norwich, Norfolk : aged 83 years, died in hospital but resident at Worthan at the time. |
| Burial: | 01.12.1966 at North Lopham, Norfolk |
| Military: | Walter (name given as JOLLEY W B) enlisted on 24.11.1915, joining the 5th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment, Private 5871, on 18.03.1916. He served on home soil from 24.11.1915, with the Middle East Force from 08.09.1916, en route home starting on 19.10.1918, and serving at home until 20.02.1919. Walter was transferred to Class “Z” Army Reserve on demobilisation on 20.02.1919. At some point he contracted malaria and on demob was deemed to have a 10% disability and granted a pension of 5/6 per week for a year. He is on the 1918 absent voters list for North Lopham - 3923: Bussey, Jolly Walter: Green: 26th Middlesex. |
| Newspaper: | Norfolk and Suffolk Journal and Diss Express, 2 Dec 1966
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JOLLEY - On November 28, 1966, at West Norwich Hospital, Walter Bussey, aged 83 years, of North Lopham. |
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