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Majorin Elizabeth Bijval

1774 - 2nd Nov 1843

Life History

1774

Born in Germany.

 

Married John Buschman.

 

Birth of son Theodore John Buschman in Suriname

about 1800

Birth of daughter Caroline Buschman

1803

Birth of daughter Maria Elizabeth Buschman in Suriname

1804

Birth of daughter Amelia Buschman in Suriname.

1808

Birth of daughter Laurentia Buschman in Suriname.

before 1826

Death of John Buschman.

1828

Death of daughter Caroline Buschman in St Pancras

2nd Nov 1843

Died in Kensington.

Notes

This is an assumption: that Majorin is the wife of the same John Buschman who is the father of Caroline and Mary Ann.

Majorin arrived in England, for the first time, 29th July 1841. Had she come to visit her grandchildren?

Buschman_Majorin_Arrival.jpg

La Singularité

There is a Dutch article in Wikipedia that says that Majorin Elizabeth (who later married John Buschman) was the owner of a coffee plantation in Suriname called 'La Singularité'. Majorin turned the plantation over to sugarcane production and sold it in 1841 - two years before her death in England.
The article appears to state that Majorin's maiden name was 'Bijval'.

Surinam_Sugar_Plantation.jpg

Another Dutch Report shows that La Singularité, owned by M. E. Buschman, in 1835 had "1000 fields" and 230 slaves.
In the same year a J. J. Buschman was 'Blank-Officier' (White Officer) at a similar sized plantation called 'Ellen'.
A J Buschman was Blank-Officier at a larger plantatation called 'La Jalousie'

Majorin's Death

MajorinElizabethBuschman.jpg At first, we thought that at the time of her death, Majorin, widow was living with Charles Stewart and Laurentia Drewry at 4 Park Street, Notting Hill.
From Sophia Runciman's will we know that Charles Stewart's mother, also a widow, was living there in 1842, suggesting a rather crowded house.

Majorin's burial record shows that at the time of her death, Majorin was living at No. 2 Park Street, the house next door - suggesting that our assumption is probably correct.

Buschman_Majorin_Burial.jpg

Unfortunately the 1841 Census records for the area covering Park Street have been lost or destroyed.

From freeBMD

Death: Dec 1843, Buschman, Majorin Elizabeth, Kensington, 3 231