Buchhorn from Hannover to London, Great Britain
Each family researcher has their special case which causes a lot of headaches. Why should I have it any better? My headaches are some Buchhorns or Buckhorns in the United Kingdom.
Some years ago I discovered a family in Liverpool which appeared later in London. However, the latest information received delivered the proof that there were two different Buckhorn families.
But before a remark about Buchhorn and Buckhorn.
The Buchhorns appear in the UK under the name Buckhorn. In most English language countries they go from Buchhorn to Buckhorn. The reason is the different pronunciation of the letters "ch". In English is it pronounced as "k" and in Germany more a "chrrr".
Buckhorns existed and still exist in Germany but their number is low.
The name John wasn't a usual first name in Germany where the names were more likely to be Johann or Johannes.
As I said at the beginning I discovered a John Buckhorn in the British 1901 census. John Buckhorn was born in Hanover not the city but the Kingdom of Hanover. This turned out to be clear later. John was 54 years old (1847). He was married to Sarah.
Sarah was a born Pulfer and was baptized in St Margaret in Ipswich, Suffolk. The British 1881 census mentioned her age was 39 years (1842).
Another source tells us their marriage took place in Camberwell, London in 1868.
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The Kingdom of Hanover within the borders of the 19th century. | |
The 1901 census shows William Clark Buckhorn (30 years old, c 1871), Albert Payne Buckhorn (29 years old, c. 1872 and their grandson John Buckhorn (11 years old, c. 1890) lived in this household. Other sources and the 1871 census confirm a further son John Charles Alfred Buckhorn, 12 years old. This son was born in Whitechapel, London on 30 Dec 1868 and baptized in St Mary, Whitechapel, London on 08 May 1870. The family lived in Stepney, in the East end of London. John Sr.'s occupation was sugar refiner. Another census talks about machine fitter and also machine driver.
A look at the 1861 census shows a John Buckhorn in Liverpool. He lived as a lodger in the household of a family called Seefut in Raymon Street. He was 24 years old, born in 1837, and came from Hanover. John's occupation was sugar houn labourer. I learned that houns are sweet delicacies but I didn't found out what exactly it is.
Who was this John? Was it the John who can be found later in London? The year of birth was not the same but it is well known that the information in the census are frequently incorrect. In other census it is John Buckhorn that can not be found. |
The census of 1871 mentioned a further John Buckhorn. This John Buckhorn was married to Mary (27 years old, c. 1844 in Lancashire) they had the following children:
John Buckhorn (a fourth one), 4 years old, born c. 1867 in Lancashire, probably Liverpool.
Margaret Buckhorn, newborn, birth year 1871, also Lancashire.
John Buckhorn Senior was 30 years old c. 1841. His place of birth was Lancashire. Who was his father? Were there family connections to John Buckhorn in London?
The census of 1891 shows a further Buckhorn family in Liverpool. The family was called Buckham in this census but is named Buckhorn in other sources. The writing of the enumerator was unclear and Buckham could also be Buckhorn.
Adolf Buckhorn in 1891 was 32 years old (c. 1859 Hanover) and his occupation was labourer. He was married to Anna Adelina Buckhorn who was born in Germany in 1863. They had the following children:
Mata (maybe Meta or Martha), 9 years old, c. 1882 in Germany.
Annie Buckhorn, 6 years old, c. 1885 in Liverpool.
Alvena Buckhorn, 4 years old, c. 1887 in Liverpool.
Mary Buckhorn, 2 years old, c.1889 in Liverpool.
John Buckhorn , 1 week old, 1891 in Liverpool.
Another source mentioned an Anna Adelina Katharina Buckhorn, born on 12 April 1883 in Liverpool and a Margaret Mathilda Buckhorn, born 1897 in Liverpool, as daughters of this family. Some of these children unfortunately died at a young age. Data can be taken from the table on the next page. This family also didn't appear in another census and so it is probable that they went home again.
John and Sarah can be found in each census since 1871. In the 1881 census are they named Buckthorn. This family was very mobile in each census a different address.
They lived in Camberwell, 12 Middle Street in 1901. Their grandson John, in 1901 11 years old, was still with them. Who were the parents of this John?
The mobility of this family seems not to be limited to London. A John Buckhorn, 44 years old, from London, travelled to Melbourne in Australia in 1913 but we can find him back from Brisbane, Australia on 27 September 1914. The year of birth was 1869. An Edward John Buckhorn was born in Bethnal Green, at that time Middlesex but today London. It could be also John Charles Alfred Buckhorn.
The Buckhorns also appear in America. The 1900 US census tells us about a John W. Buckhorn from England. Other sources mention London as his place of birth. He was born in June 1818 and lived as father-in-law in the household of his daughter. The father of John was a German and his mother from England. He came to America in 1834 and lived in Manhattan, New York.
It was noticeable that there were a lot of workers under the immigrants who produced or digested sugar. I will tell you about it on the third page of my immigrants to England.
Another family researcher told me, that a lot of sugar workers from Lüchow-Dannenberg went to England. A hot trail. A lot of Buchhorns lived in Lüchow-Dannenberg.
As you can see is there still a lot to discover. Can you help?
Family research in foreign countries is a little bit difficult. It's good to have a kind helper. I have one.
Thank you very much, Carolyn Day. A lot of information were contributed by you.
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Wolfgang Buchhorn 24.01.2010
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