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BUNKER FAMILY HISTORY

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THE BUNKER FAMILY, HERTFORDSHIRE (continued)

GENERATIONS ARE NUMBERED FROM THE FIRST TRACED ANCESTOR, EDWARD IVORY (born about 1710’s?), AND HAVE THE FOLLOWING BACKGROUND COLOUR:

CHARLES BUNKER I’s CHILDREN (continued)

JOSEPH BUNKER VIII’s FAMILY

JOSEPH BUNKER VIII

PHOTOS

W I L L

GENERATION

born 15 MAY 1841, Letchmore Heath, Herts

died 30 MAY 1934, Christchurch, Hants, age 93 WILL

married 4 JAN 1875, Stroud, Glos, ELIZABETH ARNOLD II, daughter of William Arnold I, variously described as agricultural labourer, husbandman, miller, carter & shepherd, labourer, waggoner, labourer (dyewood), greengrocer, and Ann(e) Hill II

W I L L

born 1853 SEP 20, Painswick, Glos

died 1932 MAR 23, Christchurch, Hants, age 78 WILL

Joseph was an artist, as was Elizabeth - it is said that he was a member of the Royal Academy^FAMILY^SOURCE, but his name isn’t found in the Directory of Members (checked 2009) – it is also said that Elizabeth “kept the family” - Joseph left £320 in his will, Elizabeth £537/14s/10d

mentions are found online of a British Victorian British Joseph Bunker, “active 1871-90”, although one says “died 1890”

The Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists says

"BUNKER, JOSEPH (fl 1880s-1890s)

Of Bath, Somerset - exhibited flower paintings at the Royal Academy and New Water-colour Society"

An art historian reports that the records of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours show that he exhibited still life subjects between 1883 and 1903 as follows:

1883 No. 374 “Plums” (address – 5 The Paragon, Bath)

1884 No. 429 “Purple Grapes and Wallflowers” (Paragon Art Studios, 15 Bladud Buildings, Bath)

1886 No. 1031 “Fruit”

1903 No. 10 “Plums” (£10-10s) (c/o Herald Office, Langport)

(the addresses quoted are possibly where he had his studio, or his “business address” – Langport is near Twerton, Joseph’s home)

However, until a fuller biography of this Joseph Bunker can be found, there is still no certainty that this was Joseph

(these notes have been prepared with the help of Joseph’s Great-grandsons in Australia and China)

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

FLORA BUNKER

1876 Q1, Wakefield, Yorks

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BERTRAND BUNKER

1878 JUL 07, Wakefield, Yorks

1954 FEB 06, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales R/D, age 75

LILIAN BUNKER

1880 Q4, Wakefield, Yorks

1881 Q2, Wakefield, Yorks, age 0

nothing more is known about her

LILLY MAY BUNKER

1882 MAY 09, Painswick, Glos

5 DEC 1921, Ealing, Middx, age 39 [diphtheria]

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WILLIAM CHRISTIE BUNKER

1883 Q3, Twerton, Somerset

nothing more is known about him

MABEL BUNKER

29 AUG 1885, Twerton, Somerset

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JOSEPH ARNOLD BUNKER I

1889 Q2, Twerton, Somerset

Q2 1937, Brentford, Middx R/D, age 48

BARBARA BUNKER

Lilly May’s daughters mention an aunt Barbara Bunker, alive in the 1920’s, but no birth can be found for her, so perhaps she was an aunt by marriage; or perhaps she is really Barbara Eleanor Locke (see below) - nothing more is known about her

in the 1911 census, they state that they have had a total of 7 children, of whom 1 died before 1911

JOSEPH BUNKER VIII’s CHILDREN

FLORA BUNKER

GENERATION

born Q1 1876, Wakefield, Yorks

died ?

married Q4 1900, Bath, Somerset, FRANK EDWIN LOCKE, son of Thomas M. Locke, upholsterer, and Eliza A. --

born about 1874, Colchester, Essex

died ?

Flora is not mentioned in her father’s will (1932), so perhaps she died before

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

EDWIN ARNOLD LOCKE

2 NOV 1901, Colchester, Essex

1990 FEB, Colchester, Essex R/D, age 88

nothing more is known about them

BARBARA ELEANOR LOCKE

Q4 1909, Colchester, Essex

OTHERS? total 2 children by 1911 census, both alive

BERTRAND BUNKER

GENERATION

born 1878 JUL 07, Wakefield, Yorks

died 1954 FEB 06, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales R/D, age 75

married 28 SEP 1907, Aberystwyth R/O, Cardigan, Wales, SARAH EDWARDS, daughter of Edward Edwards, painter, and Mary Evans

born 21 JAN 1888, Aberystwyth, Cardigan, Wales

died 1963 MAR 21, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales R/D, age 75

Bertrand moved to Wales on or before his marriage in 1907

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

EVAN BERTRAND BUNKER

Q3 1910, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Q4 1915, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales R/D, age 5

nothing more is known about him

MARY E. BUNKER

Q4 1911, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales R/D

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JOSEPH ARNOLD BUNKER II

21 JUL 1914, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales R/D

Q2 1975, Plymouth, Devon R/D, age 60

nothing more is known about them

EVAN BUNKER

Q3 1917, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales R/D

CHRISTIE BUNKER

Q1 1920/16 MAR?§, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales R/D

DEC 1994?, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales R/D?, age 74?§

§ data for CHRISTOPHER BUNKER – SEE BELOW

OTHERS?

LILLY MAY BUNKER

GENERATION

born 9 MAY 1882, Painswick, Glos

died 1921 DEC 5, Ealing, Middx, age 39 [diphtheria]

married 20 MAY 1909, Bath, Somerset, GEORGE EDWARD GAY, son of Ephraim Gay, variously described as marine, shoemaker, boot & shoemaker, and Charlotte Fox

born 25 MAR 1884, Broughton Gifford, Wilts

died 1954 FEB 5, Ealing, Middx, age 69

Lilly May was an artist, like her father A BUNKER FAMILY PHOTOS

CHILDREN: SEE GAY FAMILY

MABEL BUNKER

GENERATION

born 29 AUG 1885, Twerton, Somerset

died ?

married 27 DEC 1913, Church of the Ascension, South Twerton, Somerset, HAROLD OWEN TRICKER, son of Henry Tricker, gentleman

born Q4 1884, Ipswich, Suffolk

died ?

CHILDREN?

JOSEPH ARNOLD BUNKER I

GENERATION

born Q2 1889, Twerton, Somerset

Q2 1937, Brentford, Middx R/D, age 48

married 10 APR 1926, Brentford R/O, Middx, AGNES ANNIE PARKES, daughter of William Henry Parkes and Agnes Young

born 19 MAY 1901, Bexhill, Sussex

died 3 DEC 1995, Adelaide, South Australia, age 94

there is a family legend that Joseph Arnold may have had legal problems, but no evidence has so far been found

Agnes Annie emigrated to Australia with her daughter and son-in-law 1973

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

MAVIS ANGELA BUNKER

Q2 1927, Brentford, Middx R/D

6 OCT 1994, Semaphore, Adelaide, South Australia, age 67, cremated Enfield Memorial Park Cemetery, Clearview, Adelaide, South Australia

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BERTRAND BUNKER’s CHILDREN

WALES

MARY E. BUNKER

GENERATION

born 1911 Q4, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales R/D

died ?

married Q4 1930, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales R/D, JOHN WEBBER I

nothing more is known about John Webber I

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CHRISTIE BUNKER

GENERATION

born Q1 1920/16 MAR?§, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales R/D

died DEC 1994?, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales R/D?, age 74?§

married Q3 1951, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales R/D, EDNA POLLARD née EVANS§

Edna married (1) Q1 1945, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales R/D, Eric L Pollard - nothing more is known about her

§ data for CHRISTOPHER BUNKER

CHILDREN?

JOSEPH ARNOLD BUNKER’s CHILDREN

MAVIS ANGELA BUNKER

GENERATION

born Q2 1927, Brentford, Middx R/D

died 6 OCT 1994, Semaphore, Adelaide, South Australia, age 67, cremated Enfield Memorial Park Cemetery, Clearview, Adelaide, South Australia

married 26 DEC 1951, Corpus Christi Church, Boscombe, Dorset, LESLIE CHARLES CLARK, son of Henry Clark and Mary Premi

born 20 APR 1922, Hastings, Sussex

nothing more is known about Leslie Charles Clark – after Mavis Angela’s death, he returned to England, and remarried Doris --

Mavis Angela and her husband emigrated to Australia with her youngest son and mother in 1973

3 CHILDREN, AUSTRALIA

NOTES:

Roman numerals after a person’s name, eg. John I, are purely to distinguish different people with the same name

R/D = Registration District

R/O = Register Office (for an explanation of these two terms, see homepage)

& = certificate available

i = odd notes

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