Caroline Bunce1

#344, (8 February 1823-January 1842)
Pedigree
Father*John Bunce2 b. c 1795, d. Oct 1840
Mother*Ann Meekhams2 b. 1785, d. Sep 1856
ChartsThe Meekhams of Shoreham
Birth*8 FEB 1823 Caroline Bunce was born on 8 FEB 1823 at Clapham, Surrey, EnglandG.1 
Baptism26 FEB 1823 She was baptized on 26 FEB 1823 at St Leonard's Church, Streatham, Surrey, EnglandG.1 
(Witness) Residence30 MAR 1841 She lived with an unknown person and Ann Meekhams at Cooks Mews, Clapham, Surrey, EnglandG, together with John Bunce and Anne Dinah Bunce.3 
Note*JAN 1842 Caroline Bunce drowned while sliding on the ice on Clapham Common Pond with her sister Ann & brother John in JAN 1842.4 
Death*JAN 1842 She died in JAN 1842 at Clapham Common Pond, Clapham, Surrey, EnglandG, aged 18.5 
Burial*17 JAN 1842 She was buried on 17 JAN 1842 at Norwood Cemetary, Lambeth, Surrey, EnglandG.6 
Last Edited23 Jan 2015

Citations

  1. [S76] London Births & Baptisms, bapt. no 1889; Caroline 3rd dau. of John & Ann Meekcomes.
  2. [S2] Book inscriptions, Letter to FWJ, 6 Dec 1985.
  3. [S25] Extracted from the 1841 census.
  4. [S2] Book inscriptions, from a letter to FWJ about 1986.
  5. [S17] BMD indices, death, Wansworth, London, Jan-Mar 1842, vol 4 407.
  6. [S74] London Deaths & Burials, burial, Caroline Bunce, age 19 , Norwood Cemetery, No 492. with sister Ann & brother John.