John Biffin &

Maria Everett/Elizabeth Weeks

1.  JOHN (BEAVAN)⁶ BIFFIN  (THOMAS (BEAVEN)⁵, JOHN⁴ BEAVEN, THOMAS³ BIFFIN, JOHN²,

JOHN¹) was born 25 May 1817 in Fovant, Wiltshire, England, and died 1900 in Warwick,

Warwickshire, England. 

He married (1) MARIA EVERETT.  She was born 1814, and died Nov 1859 in Fovant, Wiltshire, England. 

He married (2) ELIZABETH WEEKS 21 Feb 1860 in Fovant, Wiltshire, England, daughter of

WILLIAM WEEKS.  She was born 1831 in Redlynch, Wiltshire, England, and died 1917 in

Warwick, Warwickshire, England.

Notes for JOHN (BEAVAN) BIFFIN:

John was Baptised (Beaven)

John at the full age of 21 must have decided to remain in England when his father, 2nd wife Grace and his siblings

set sail for Australia.

The "Woodbridge" passanger list was re-checked again October 2005"-

"Could not find  John Biffin
There is an entry for what looks like "Thms or
ThL. Baffin" 
Native of W.Lavany? Wiltshire
Son of John Biffin of the same place
Farm Labourer
44 years in Aug.1838
Very Good Health
Church of England
Cannot Read or Write"

Fovant  - 1841 Census

John Biffin ; ? ; y ; Ag Lab ;

Maria? Biffin ; 25 ; y ; ;

Lucy Everett ; 65 ; y ; ;

Fovant - 1851 Census

John Biffin;Head;Married;33;Ag Lab;Fovant, Wilts;

Maria Biffin;Wife;Married;37;;Fovant, Wilts;

Lucy Everett;Mother & Lodger;Widow/er;77;Pauper;Marnhull, Dorset

More About JOHN (BEAVAN) BIFFIN:

1841 Census: Ag Labourer

1841 Census-1: Fovant, Wiltshire, England

1851 Census: Ag Labourer

1851 Census-1: Fovant, Wiltshire, England

1861 Census: RG9 1319 Folio 63 Page 12

1861 Census-1: Ag Labourer

1861 Census-2: Fovant, Wiltshire, England

1871 Census: RG10 3201 Folio 9 Page 11

1871 Census-1: Labourer

1871 Census-2: St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

1881 Census: RG11 3090 Folio 9 Page 10

1881 Census-1: Ag Labourer

1881 Census-2: Heathcote Cottages On Farm, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

1891 Census: RG12 2470 Folio 10 Page 13

1891 Census-1: Ag Labourer

1891 Census-2: 21 Shrubland Street, Leamington, Warwickshire, England

Baptism: 25 May 1817, Fovant, Wiltshire, England

Death Reg.: Vol. 6d Page 426 Sept 1/4 1900 Warwick, England

More About MARIA EVERETT:

1841 Census: Fovant, Wiltshire, England

1851 Census: Fovant, Wiltshire, England

Burial: 10 Nov 1859, Fovant, Wiltshire, England

More About ELIZABETH WEEKS:

1861 Census: RG9 1319 Folio 63 Page 12

1861 Census-1: Fovant, Wiltshire, England

1871 Census: RG10 3201 Folio 9 Page 11

1871 Census-1: St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

1881 Census: RG11 3090 Folio 9 Page 10

1881 Census-1: Heathcote Cottages On Farm, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

1891 Census: RG12 2470 Folio 10 Page 13

1891 Census-1: 21 Shrubland Street, Leamington, Warwickshire, England

1901 Census: RG13 2931 Folio 9 Page 10

1901 Census-1: 23 St John's Road, Leamington Priors St John the Baptist, Warwickshire, England

Death Ref.: Vol. 6d Page 839 June 1917 1/4 Warwick, Warwickshire, England

More About JOHN BIFFIN and ELIZABETH WEEKS:

Marriage: 21 Feb 1860, Fovant, Wiltshire, England

21-Feb 1860 :

Eliza Jane Foot;George Sanger   

Children of JOHN BIFFIN and ELIZABETH WEEKS are:

2.                i.    JOHN WILLIAM⁷ BIFFIN, b. 1861, Fovant, Wiltshire, England.

                  ii.    FRANK BIFFIN, b. 1863, Fovant, Wiltshire, England; d. Mar 1863, Fovant, Wiltshire, England.

More About FRANK BIFFIN:

Baptism: 19 Feb 1863

Burial: 03 Mar 1863, Fovant, Wiltshire, England

3.              iii.    FRANK THOMAS BIFFIN, b. 1864, Fovant, Wiltshire, England.

                 iv.    SIDNEY BIFFIN, b. 1866, Fovant, Wiltshire, England.

Notes for Sudney Biffin:

Casualty Details
Name: BIFFIN
Initials: S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: London Regiment
Unit Text: 20th Bn.
Date of Death: 27/03/1917
Service No: 630628
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: VII. J. 19.
Cemetery: RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND

More About SIDNEY BIFFIN:

1871 Census: RG10 3201 Folio 9 Page 11

1871 Census-1: Scholar

1871 Census-2: St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

1881 Census: RG11 3090 Folio 9 Page 10

1881 Census-1: Plough Boy

1881 Census-2: Heathcote Cottages On Farm, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

1891 Census: RG12 2470 Folio 10 Page 13

1891 Census-1: Dairyman

1891 Census-2: 21 Shrubland Street, Leamington, Warwickshire, England

1901 Census: RG13 2931 Folio 9 Page 10

1901 Census-1: Jobbing Gardener

1901 Census-2: 23 St John's Road, Leamington Priors St John the Baptist, Warwickshire, England

Baptism: 09 Jun 1866, Fovant, Wiltshire, England

                  v.    ELLEN BIFFIN, b. 1870, Woolwich, Kent, England.

More About ELLEN BIFFIN:

1871 Census: RG10 3201 Folio 9 Page 11

1871 Census-1: St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

1881 Census: RG11 3090 Folio 9 Page 10

1881 Census-2: Heathcote Cottages On Farm, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

1891 Census-1: Servant - General Domestic

1891 Census-2: 19 Parade, All Saints,  Leamington, Warwickshire, England

1901 Census: RG13 2931 Folio 9 Page 10

1901 Census-1: Sick Nurse

1901 Census-2: 23 St John's Road, Leamington Priors St John the Baptist, Warwickshire, England

4.               vi.    LOUISA BIFFIN, b. 1871, Warwickshire, England.

More About LOUISA BIFFIN:

1871 Census: RG10 3201 Folio 9 Page 11

1871 Census-1: 1 week old

1871 Census-2: St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

1881 Census: RG11 3090 Folio 9 Page 10

1881 Census-1: Scholar

1881 Census-2: Heathcote Cottages On Farm, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

                vii.    MARY BIFFIN, b. 1872, Warwick, Warwickshire, England; d. 1872, Warwick, Warwickshire, England.

Generation No. 2

2.  JOHN WILLIAM⁷ BIFFIN (JOHN (BEAVAN)⁶, THOMAS (BEAVEN)⁵, JOHN⁴ BEAVEN, THOMAS³

BIFFIN, JOHN², JOHN¹) was born 1861 in Fovant, Wiltshire, England; and died 1929 in Warwick,

Warwickshire, England

He married EVA GREENWAY 1883 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.  She was born 1863 in

Combrook, Warwickshire, England; and died 1933 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.

More About JOHN WILLIAM BIFFIN:

1861 Census: RG9 1319 Folio 63 Page 12

1861 Census-1: 3 months old

1861 Census-2: Fovant, Wiltshire, England

1871 Census: RG10 3201 Folio 9 Page 11

1871 Census-1: Scholar

1871 Census-2: St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

1881 Census: RG11 3090 Folio 9 Page 10

1881 Census-1: Waggoner

1881 Census-2: Heathcote Cottages On Farm, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

1891 Census: RG12 2469 Folio 7 Page 8

1891 Census-1: Horse Waggoner

1891 Census-2: 5 Heathcote, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

1901 Census: RG13 2934 Folio 53 Page 9

1901 Census-1: General Farm Labourer

1901 Census-2: Whitnash St Margaret, Warwickshire, England

Baptism: 10 Mar 1861, Fovant, Wiltshire, England

Residence: 1918, "Avondale," St. Margaret's Terrace, Whitnash, Leamington Spa.

Death Ref.: Vol. 6d Page 715 September 1929 1/4 Warwick Reg., Warwickshire, England

More About EVA GREENWAY:

1891 Census: RG12 2469 Folio 7 Page 8

1891 Census-1: 5 Heathcote, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

1901 Census: RG13 2934 Folio 53 Page 9

1901 Census-1: Whitnash St Margaret, Warwickshire, England

More About JOHN BIFFIN and EVA GREENWAY:

Marriage: 1883, Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Marriage reg.: Vol. 6d Page 842 Sept 1/4 1883 Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Children of JOHN BIFFIN and EVA GREENWAY are:

                   i.    CHARLES⁸ BIFFIN, b. 1884, Warwick, Warwickshire, England; died 1940 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.

More About CHARLES BIFFIN:

1891 Census: RG12 2469 Folio 7 Page 8

1891 Census-1: Scholar

1891 Census-2: 5 Heathcote, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

1901 Census: RG13 2934 Folio 53 Page 9

1901 Census-1: Whitnash St Margaret, Warwickshire, England

Death Ref.: Vol. 6d Page 1338 June 1940 1/4 Warwick Reg., Warwickshire, England

                  ii.    EVA BIFFIN, b. 1886, Warwick, Warwickshire, England.

More About EVA BIFFIN:

1891 Census: RG12 2469 Folio 7 Page 8

1891 Census-1: Scholar

1891 Census-2: 5 Heathcote, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

                 iii.    FLORENCE E G BIFFIN, b. 1889, Warwick, Warwickshire, England.

                         She married Charles Clement 1912 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.

More About FLORENCE E G BIFFIN:

1891 Census: RG12 2469 Folio 7 Page 8

1891 Census-1: 5 Heathcote, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

1901 Census: RG13 2934 Folio 53 Page 9

1901 Census-1: Whitnash St Margaret, Warwickshire, Englan

More About Charles Clement and Florence Biffin:

Marriage: 1912, Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Marriage Reference: Vol. 6d Page 759 March 1912 1/4 Warwick Reg., Warwickshire, England

                 iv.    SIDNEY RICHARD BIFFIN, b. 1890, Warwick, Warwickshire, England; d. 02 Nov 1918, WW1 - France.

Notes for SIDNEY RICHARD BIFFIN:

BIFFIN, SYDNEY RICHARD

Initials: S R

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment: Seaforth Highlanders

Unit Text: 2nd Bn.

Age: 28

Date of Death: 02/11/1918

Service No: S/110309

Awards: MM

Additional information: Son of John William Biffin of "Avondale," St. Margaret's Terrace, Whitnash, Leamington Spa.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: A. 18.

 Sidney Richard's headstone - with great thanks to Pierre Vandervelden

and his wonderful site at : http://www.inmemories.com/

Cemetery: PRESEAU COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION        

More About SIDNEY RICHARD BIFFIN:

1891 Census: RG12 2469 Folio 7 Page 8

1891 Census-1: 5 Heathcote, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

1901 Census: RG13 2934 Folio 53 Page 9

1901 Census-1: Whitnash St Margaret, Warwickshire, England

Military service: WW1 - Private Seaforth Highlanders

                  v.    MARTHA JANE BIFFIN, b. 1892, Whitnash, Warwickshire, England.

                         She married Matthews 1916 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.

More About MARTHA JANE BIFFIN:

1901 Census: RG13 2934 Folio 53 Page 9

1901 Census-1: Whitnash St Margaret, Warwickshire, England

More About Matthews and Martha Biffin:

Marriage: 1916, Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Marriage Reference: Vol. 6d Page 1725 June 1916 1/4 Warwick Reg., Warwickshire, England

                 vi.    FRANK PETER BIFFIN, b. 1895, Whitnash, Warwickshire, England; died 1957 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.

                          He married Gladys E Goss 1919 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.  She was born 31 Mar 1897, and died 1935 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England

More About FRANK PETER BIFFIN:

1901 Census: RG13 2934 Folio 53 Page 9

1901 Census-1: Whitnash St Margaret, Warwickshire, England

More About Gladys E Goss:

Death Ref.: Vol. 31 Page 476 September 1975 1/4 Warwick Reg., Warwickshire, England

More About Frank Biffin and Gladys Goss:

Marriage: 1919, Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Marriage Reference: Vol. 6d Page 1904 June 1919 1/4 Warwick Reg., Warwickshire, England

4.  LOUISA⁷  BIFFIN (JOHN (BEAVAN)⁶, THOMAS (BEAVEN)⁵, JOHN⁴ BEAVEN, THOMAS³ BIFFIN,

JOHN², JOHN¹) was born 1871 in Warwickshire, England. 

She married JOHN KEEN March 15 1891 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.  He was born 1867

in Leamington, Warwickshire, England.

More About LOUISA BIFFIN:

1871 Census: RG10 3201 Folio 9 Page 11

1871 Census-1: 1 week old

1871 Census-2: St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

1881 Census: RG11 3090 Folio 9 Page 10

1881 Census-1: Scholar

1881 Census-2: Heathcote Cottages On Farm, St Nicholas, Warwickshire, England

1891 Census: RG12 2077 Folio 74 Page 9

1891 Census-1: Boarder - Upper and Lower Hergest, Titley, Warwickshire, England

1901 Census: RG13 1110 Folio 53 Page 1

1901 Census-1: South Lodge, Sherborne St John or St Andrews, Hampshire, England

More About JOHN KEEN:

1891 Census: RG12 2077 Folio 74 Page 9

1891 Census-1: Under Gardener

1891 Census-2: Boarder - Upper and Lower Hergest, Titley, Warwickshire, England

1901 Census: RG13 1110 Folio 53 Page 1

1901 Census-1: Gardener - Domestic

1901 Census-2: South Lodge, Sherborne St John or St Andrews, Hampshire, England

More About JOHN KEEN and LOUISA BIFFIN:

Marriage: March 15 1891, Saint John, Leamington Priors, Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Marriage reg.: Vol. 6d Page 792 March 1/4 1891 Warwick, Warwickhire, England

Children of LOUISA BIFFIN and JOHN KEEN are:

                   i.    JOHN⁸ KEEN, b. 1892, Titley, Herefordshire, England.

More About JOHN KEEN:

1901 Census: RG13 1110 Folio 53 Page 1

1901 Census-1: South Lodge, Sherborne St John or St Andrews, Hampshire, England

  Sherborne St. John - St. Andrew (Photo from :- http://www.hgs-online.org.uk/hgs_pictures/hgs_parish_pic_index.htm)

                  ii.    MAY KEEN, b. 1895, Sherborne St John, Hampshire, England.

More About MAY KEEN:

1901 Census: RG13 1110 Folio 53 Page 1

1901 Census-1: South Lodge, Sherborne St John or St Andrews, Hampshire, England

                 iii.    NELLIE KEEN, b. 1901, Sherborne St John, Hampshire, England.

More About NELLIE KEEN:

1901 Census: RG13 1110 Folio 53 Page 1

1901 Census-1: Two months old

1901 Census-2: South Lodge, Sherborne St John or St Andrews, Hampshire, England

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