Matthew Bush1,2

#11870, (circa 1753-28 December 1818)
ChartsDarby Family - descendants
Descendents of Richard Darby
Last Edited10 Jul 2022
Headstone for Mathew Bush
St. Dunstan's churchyard cemetery, Hunsdon
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Matthew Bush may have been born circa 1753 at England.2 He was a labourer for many years of his adulthood.3

He married Susannah Darby, daughter of Richard Darby and Sarah Peachy, in a Church of England ceremony at St. Dunstan's on Monday, 9 August 1790 at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire. Matthew was 20 years older than Susannah. The wedding certificate was also signed by Sarah Darby. They went on to have eleven children over the next 20 years.1,4 "About two miles north-east from Stanstead, in the same hundred (Braughin), stands the pleasant village of Hunsdon, in the parish of its name. From the church, and other positions in the neighbourhood, some beautiful views may be obtained, including the course of the Stort to join the Lea ... The parish [1839] contains about 600 inhabitants." The church stands close to Hunsdon House, nearly a mile south of the village. The walls are of flint rubble with stone dressings, the south chapel being built of brick. This church possesses some exceptionally good details of fittings of the 16th and 17th centuries.5

Matthew lived in 1818 at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire. When he died, Matthew was acknowledged as being a member of the Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, prish.6

Matthew died on 28 December 1818 at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire.2 He was buried on 3 January 1819 at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire.7

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1753Birth-CandidateEngland2
Occupation3
1790MarriageSt. Dunstan's, Hunsdon, Hertfordshire1,4
1818ResidenceHunsdon, Hertfordshire6
1818DeathHunsdon, Hertfordshire2
1819BurialHunsdon, Hertfordshire7

Family

Susannah Darby (c Jan 1772-c Jun 1853)
Children

Citations

  1. [S468] The National Archives, England (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) Probate 11/1820 Will of Thomas Darby, Farmer of Hunsdon Lodge , Hertfordshire.
  2. [S531] Ken Harrison, Photograph of headstone, 1995 Matthew Bush headstone.
  3. [S499] Hunsdon Village Website - Parish registers page (https://hunsdon.org.uk/village-history/family-history/…) page 201.
  4. [S549] E-mails from Eve Mintern to Tim Hill, 2012- 22nd Oct 2012 "Susannah Darby."
  5. [S581] William Page A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 3 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=306
  6. [S1342] E-mails from Anthony Marshall to Tim Hill (e-mail address), 2022- 'RE: Richard Darby's profile on WikiTree' - 30 Jun 2022, 02:40.
  7. [S549] E-mails from Eve Mintern to Tim Hill, 2012- 18th Oct 2012.
  8. [S499] Hunsdon Village Website - Parish registers page (https://hunsdon.org.uk/village-history/family-history/…) page 203.
  9. [S499] Hunsdon Village Website - Parish registers page (https://hunsdon.org.uk/village-history/family-history/…) page 204.
  10. [S499] Hunsdon Village Website - Parish registers page (https://hunsdon.org.uk/village-history/family-history/…) page 205.
  11. [S499] Hunsdon Village Website - Parish registers page (https://hunsdon.org.uk/village-history/family-history/…) page 207.
  12. [S499] Hunsdon Village Website - Parish registers page (https://hunsdon.org.uk/village-history/family-history/…) page 208.
  13. [S499] Hunsdon Village Website - Parish registers page (https://hunsdon.org.uk/village-history/family-history/…) page 210.
  14. [S499] Hunsdon Village Website - Parish registers page (https://hunsdon.org.uk/village-history/family-history/…) page 211.
  15. [S499] Hunsdon Village Website - Parish registers page (https://hunsdon.org.uk/village-history/family-history/…) page 213.
  16. [S499] Hunsdon Village Website - Parish registers page (https://hunsdon.org.uk/village-history/family-history/…) page 214.