Bush/Bushe Wills Index
Primarily from Sarah's extensive researchBy the 1700s there were several distinct BUSH families living in Bitton and surrounding villages who may or may not have common ancestry. This index started as a list of wills for known members of the family of William BUSH (1754) and Eleanor ENGLAND (1759), who are documented in a large BUSH/E pedigree. It has been expanded to include wills for other BUSHes who lived in Bitton or neighbouring areas or who were related to the Bitton families.
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Date |
Surname |
Name |
Parish / Notes |
Ref |
1541/40? |
BUSHE |
Doynton |
GRO |
|
1558 |
BUSHE |
Bristol; First Bishop of Bristol |
PCC PROB 11/42A |
|
1563/64? |
BUSHE or BOUSHE |
Doynton; Widow of William who d 1541 |
GRO1563/4 |
|
1574/5 |
BUSHE |
Doynton; Son of William 1541 & Alice1563 |
GRO1574/162 |
|
1585/6 |
BUSHE or BOUSHE |
Doynton; or Yedys of Doynton, widow |
GRO 1585/19 |
|
1588 |
BUSHE |
Charlcombe; widow |
PCC PROB 11/72 |
|
1596 |
BUSH |
Southampton; Merchant; s/o Walter Bush of Rowley 1599 |
PROB 11/88 |
|
1599 |
BUSHE |
Rowley, Wiltes; Yeoman |
PCC PROB 11/94 |
|
1599 |
BUSHE |
Charlcombe |
PROB 11/93 |
|
1605 |
BUSHE |
Butcombe; of Brodwell downe, gentleman |
PROB 11/105 |
|
1623 |
BUSHE |
Kelston; Clothier; s/o Wm Bushe of Kelston / Pedigree? |
PROB 11/141 |
|
1643 |
BUSH |
Bristol; of Bristol, clothier |
PROB 10/641 |
|
1646 |
BUSH |
Marshfield; Widow of Phillip Bush of Bristol |
PROB 11/195 |
|
1670 |
BUSH |
Butcombe; s/o "John Bush of Bristol, gent" |
PROB 11/333 |
|
1681 |
BUSH |
Bitton; yeoman; wife Mary, maybe nee PAYNTER |
GRO 1680/203 |
|
1688 |
BUSH |
Butcombe & Bristol; Widow of John BUSH of Butcombe |
BRO |
|
1711 |
BUSH |
Bitton; yeoman; s/o Wm/Mary nee PAYNTER? |
PCC PROB 11/524 |
|
1712 |
BUSH |
Cold Aston; of Noad, yeoman; m. Martha nee BERTRAM |
GRO 1712/245 |
|
1723 |
BUSH |
Bitton; the Elder, yeoman; of The Grange, Bitton |
GRO 1723/187 |
|
1733 |
BUSH |
Cold Ashton; Widow of William d 1711; Nee BERTRAM |
GRO 1733/121 |
|
1748 |
BUSH |
Bitton; of Oldlands Common, labourer |
GRO 1748/131 |
|
1754 |
BUSH |
Beach, Bitton; Malster; s/o William of William/Eleanor |
PROB 11/809 |
|
1758 |
BUSH |
Batheaston; yeoman; s/o Wm/Martha nee BERTRAM |
PROB 11/839 |
|
1759 |
BUSH |
Beach; Bitton, wid; nee ENGLAND, wife of William |
PCC PROB 11/849 |
|
1760 |
BUSH |
Batheaston; Yeoman of Batheaston; s/o Wm/Eleanor |
PCC PROB 11/860 |
|
1761 |
BUSH |
Marshfield; maltster |
GRO 1761/ 87 |
|
1768 |
BUSH |
Bitton; of hamlet of Oldland, coal driver; GLS |
GRO 1768/ 92 |
|
1768 |
BUSH |
Dyrham; of Dyrham 1767; s/o Wm/Martha |
PCC PROB 11/940 |
|
1770 |
BUSH |
Bitton; widow of Bitton; nee GOODMAN |
PCC PROB 11/954 |
|
1780 |
BUSH |
Bitton; Gentleman of Bitton; s/o Wm/Eleanor |
PCC PROB 11/1063 |
|
1781 |
BUSH |
Bitton; of hamlet of Oldland coalminer |
GLS GRO 1781/177 |
|
1789 |
BUSH |
Bitton; Spinster; d/o Wm/Eleanor |
PCC PROB 11/1178 |
|
1792 |
BUSH |
George |
Wick & Abson; malster |
PROB 11/1215 |
1794 |
HULBERT nee BUSH |
Martha |
Corsham, Wilts; wife; d/o Samuel Bush/Elizabeth Masters |
PROB 11/1241 |
1798 |
BUSH |
Thomas |
Wick & Abson; Surgeon of Wick & Abson |
PROB 11/1304 |
1800 |
BUSH |
Bristol; Pewterer And Merchant; s/o William/Eleanor |
PROB 11/1338 |
|
1802 |
BUSH |
George |
Bedminster; Merchant of Bedminster; s/o William/Eleanor |
PROB 11/1374 |
1802 |
BUSH |
Bitton; of hamlet of Oldland widow GLS |
GRO 1802/130 |
|
1809 |
BUSH |
Marshfield; gentleman; s/o Thomas/Susanna nee COATES; Thomas s/o Wm/Eleanor |
GRO 1809/182 |
|
1809 |
BUSH |
Bitton; blacksmith; f/o John who m. Mary THOMPSON |
GRO 1809/128 |
|
1810 |
BUSH |
Bitton; of hamlet of Oldland coalminer GLS |
GRO 1810/ 94 |
|
1811 |
BUSH |
Bitton; labourer GLS |
GRO 1811/ 27 |
|
1814 |
BUSH |
Beach; maltster; Wife Susanna d. bef. will proved |
GRO 1814/ 99 |
|
1819 |
BUSH |
William |
Bristol, St. Thomas; Merchant; s/o Robert Bush (1800) |
PROB 11/1622 |
1823 |
BUSH |
Bitton; blacksmith; s/o Samuel who d. 1809 |
GRO 1823/165 |
|
1824 |
BUSH |
Bitton; coalminer |
GRO 1824/ 93 |
|
1825 |
BUSH |
Oldland; yeoman |
GRO 1825/ 22 |
|
1829 |
BUSH |
Clifton, Bristol; Esq Merchant; Gs/o Wm/Eleanor ENGLAND |
PROB 11/1754 |
|
1835 |
BUSH |
Mary Ann |
Clifton, Bristol; Spinster; d/o Robert Bush (1829) |
PROB 11/1851 |
1840 |
BUSH |
John |
Bitton; of Beach; s/o James Bush |
PROB 11/1930 |
1842 |
WHITTINGTON nee BUSH |
Elizabeth |
Cold Ashton; Wife; d/o Robert Bush (1800) |
PROB 11/1967 |
1849 |
BUSH |
Anne |
Beach, Bitton; Widow of John (1840) |
PROB11/2092 |
1853 |
BUSH |
William |
Alveston; Gentleman; James Bush |
PROB 11/2180 |
1853 |
BUSH |
Alice |
Alveston; Wife of William Bush |
PROB 11/2182 |
1854 |
BUSH |
John |
Bristol; Gentleman |
PROB 11/2185 |
1857 |
BUSH |
Henry |
Clifton, Bristol; Son of Robert (1829) |
PROB 11/2250 |