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Busfield

Busfield Name Meaning
See Bousfield
Source:
The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
Bousfield Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Bousfield in Orton (Westmorland). The placename derives from Old English boga or Old Norse bogi ‘bow’ in the sense ‘curving hillside’ with a Middle English genitive singular ending -es + Old Norse fjall fell ‘mountain hill’.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Burfield, Bonfield, Barfield, Byfield, Belfield, Banfield, Hosfield
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Plot No. 3173

Jonathan Busfield 1893
Hannah Elizabeth Busfield 1893
Mildred Busfield
Annie Busfield

Felliscliffe

Emily Busfield 1958

Jonathan BUSFIELD Plot 3173

Emily BUSFIELD

Inscription

In Loving Memory Of
Jonathan Busfield
Who Died Dec 19th 1893
Aged 67 Years
Also Hannah Elizabeth
Wife Of The Above Who Died May 7th 1893
Aged 54 Years
Also Mildred And Annie Maude
Infant Daughters Of The Above

In Loving
Memory Of
Emily Busfield
Late Of Burnt Yates
Aged 81 Years
Ar Rest

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Plot No.	Name	Burial Date	Age
3173	Annie Maud BUSFIELD	18 Sep 1870	0
3173	Hannah Elizabeth BUSFIELD	9 May 1883	54
3173	Jonathan BUSFIELD	22 Dec 1893	67
3173	Mildred BUSFIELD	26 Feb 1870	1
##	Sarah Ann BUSFIELD	20 Feb 1925	67
##	William BUSFIELD	25 May 1940	81

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