Census Returns for Alfred Burgar (1839-1917)

Census Returns for John Wesley Burgar (1816-1878)

Some of these returns relate to the relations of John Wesley Burgar.

Unfortunately, the portion of Banner Square where the Burgar family lived is missing from the 1841 Census, so John Wesley Burgar and his mother, now Mary West, are not recorded.

1851 Census

Address: 115 High St, Aston, Warwick

Surname	Forenames	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Burgar	John W.	Head	Mar	34	Watchmaker	Kingston Jamaica
Burgar	Sarah H.	Wife	Mar	33		Birmingham Warwick
Burgar	John W.	Son		6	Scholar	St Lukes London
Burgar	Sarah E.	Dau		4	Scholar	St Lukes London
Burgar	Alfred B.	Son		1		Birmingham Warwick
Burgar	Infant	Son		2w		Birmingham Warwick
Greenhall	Mary	Serv	Mar	55	Monthly Nurse	Sheffield Salop
Hancry	Catherine	Serv	Un	17	Servant	Birmingham Warwick

John Wesley and his wife Sarah Hudson Leather and their young family have moved from London to at Aston. This area around Birmingham became the centre of the watch industry and later a large manufacturing area for a range of goods such as bicycles etc. The unnamed son was later named as Walter Henry Burgar. The Adjacent shops were: 117 Window blinds; 118 shoemaker; 119 Weaver.

1861 Census

(Reference RG 9/154, p9, f 113)

Address 14, Hindle St, St John, West Hackney, London

Surname	Forenames	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Burgar	John W.	Head	Wid	44	Watchmaker	Kingston Jamaica
Burgar	Alfred	Son	S	11	Scholar	Buckinghamshire
Burgar	Eleanor	Dau	S	8		Buckinghamshire

After his wife died John Wesley Burgar has moved back to London with his two youngest children. They are said to have been born in Buckinghamshire, but this should be Warwickshire.

1861 Census

Address: 50 Ravenhurst St, Aston, Warwick

Surname	Forenames	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Leather	Benj. H.	Head	Mar	33	Bookseller & Stat'er	Aston
Leather	Caroline	Wife	Mar	33	Housewife	Birmingham
Leather	Caroline E.	Daug	Unm	7	Scholar	Aston
Leather	John H.	Son	Unm	1		Aston
Leather	Florence H.	Daug	Unm	4m		Aston
Eades	Charlotte	W's	Unm	23	Milliner	Birmingham
Ganderston	Louisa	Serv	Unm	13	House Servant	Aston

When Sarah Hudson (Leather) Burgar died in 1858, John Wesley Burgar was living at 17 Ravenhurst St. Living close by was Benjamin Leather (below). It is thought that Benjamin H. Leather is a possible brother-in-law of John Wesley Burgar.

1871

(Reference RG 10/3178, p24, f94)

Address 18, Lord Street, Coventry, Warwick

Surname	Forenames	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Cope	Benjamin	Head	Mar	27	Watchcase Maker	London
Cope	Sarah	Wife	Mar	24		London
Cope	Sarah	Dau	S	2		London
Cope	Ellen	Dau	S	8m		Coventry, Warwickshire
Rickards	John	Boarder	Mar	54	Watchcase Maker	London
Burgar	John W.	Boarder	Wid	59	Watchcase Maker	Jamaica, West Indies

It is now seen that John Wesley Burgar is living with his daughter, Sarah Cope. Nearly all the neighbours in this area were involved with the watch trade. John Wesley Burgar died in 1878.