Thread: John W. Buckhorns

My problem are four John W. Buckhorns from London and Liverpool.

John W. No. 1 is mentioned in the 1871 Census and it tells that he was born in Lancashire (Liverpool?) abt. 1841. His wife was a Mary and his children John Buckhorn (abt. 1867) and Margret Buckhorn (abt. 1871). No more information available.

John W. Buckhorn No. 2 was born in the Kingdom of Hanover, Germany abt. 1837. He lived in Liverpool, Lancashire and was a sugar houn labourer (What ever this is . . . LOL!) Here was the 1861 Census very helpful. No more information available.

John W. Buckhorn No. 3 was also born in the Kingdom of Hanover but abt. 1846. He lived in London and married a Sarah Pulfer from Ipswich in 1868. They can be found in each Census. Their grandson John Buckhorn lived with them all the years. I couldn't find out who his parents were. The father of John W. No. 3 was a German and his mother from England. No more information.
The Kingdom of Hanover was a large country within Germany. It would be very interesting for me to know the exact place and dates.

John W. No. 4 was born 1818 in London. His father was from Germany and his mother from England. John W. immigrated to America and founded a large family what is existing until today. He lived in New York but all his decendants in New Jersey. They are called Bockhorn in America. John W. No. 4 immigrated via Bremen, Germany to America. The question is why. As UK citizen was it much cheaper to book a passage from an English port. Why did changed his family name to Bockhorn? All official papers (f. e. passport) tells about Buckhorn. Wasn't he born in London and he left Germany not to become a soldier? Many young men did it. Did only serve the different information to cover his real existence? There is nothing to find about his life in England.

It is probable that all 4 Buckhorns had in original the name Buchhorn. Buckhorn is and was a very seldom name in Germany. Most Buchhorns got the name Buckhorn in English-language countries. Reason is the different pronunciation of the ch.

I hope for your help. Thanks.

Wolfgang (Buchhorn) from Germany

John W. Buckhorn No. 3 was also born in the Kingdom of Hanover but abt. 1846. He lived in London and married a Sarah Pulfer from Ipswich in 1868. They can be found in each Census. Their grandson John Buckhorn lived with them all the years. I couldn't find out who his parents were. The father of John W. No. 3 was a German and his mother from England. No more information.

BUCKHORN John = PULFER Sarah Annie Q2 1868 ref 1d 807 they only appear to have one son!

St Mary Whitechapel
BUCKHORN John Charles Alfred b 30/12/1868 bp 05/1870 ( page is torn) s/o John & Sarah of 66 Greenfield Street suagr refiner

St Philps Stepney 7/11/1887
BUCKHORN John Charles Alfred Bach 50 Christian St Engineer s/o John Engineer
MAHONY Mary sp d/o Timothy MAHONY carman
both sign w Charles? Hannah MAHONY

St Mary Whitechapel
BUCKHORN John Adolph Percy b 23/07/1889 bp 17/07/1889 s/o John & Mary 50 Christian St Engineer
There are also other siblings bp from 1892 - 1911

BUCKHORN John Adolph Percy m 1913 Mary LAKE, there is tree on A******* on looking at it, ties in with a request on this SITE the poster is mrsp2008 her request is about a CHOICE MASON LEWIS

BUCKHORN John 45 1869 arrival London from Brisbane 27/09/1914 Engine fitter Ship ORONTES

BUCKHORN John died 1924 Hackney

BUCKHORN John CA died 1945 Ilford essex

BUCKHORN John AP died 1972 Havering


suggest you get the marriage certificate for John BUCKHORN and Sarah A PULFER to trace John's ancestry.

£9.25 from gro.gov.uk