Life History

1811	Born in Surinam, Guyana
1836	Birth of daughter Caroline Rudolphine Buschman in Surinam
09 Jan 1850	Married Hannah Jane Campion Holloway in Kensington
1851	Birth of son John Holloway Buschman in Notting Hill
11th June 1857	Birth of daughter Annie Maria Mary Buschman in Notting Hill
1870	Death of Hannah Jane Campion Holloway in Kensington
9th Apr 1875	Died in Kensington

Notes

In the census of 1811 a child, J. Buschman is recorded living with J. Buschman and M.E. Bijval.

1817 John, aged 6, is taken to Amsterdam for his education, by his mother, Majorin Elizabdeth. Eight years later Majorin returns to Suriname. We do not know whether her children returned with her but we do know that John was in Suriname in 1835.

In June, 1827, a Surinam newspaper records an FJ Buschman leaving the colony. This is most likely a mis-transcription of TJ Buschman, for Theodore Johannes, this John's eldest brother.

In June, 1836 in Suriname, John is the father of Caroline Rudolphine.

In April, 1841 John left Suriname with Caroline, his mother Majorin and his siter Maria .

In July, 1848, in the London Standard: John is shown as the Secretary of the Metal-Cored Railway Sleeper Company, announcing a Special General Meeting. (Charles Stewart, husband of Laurentia, John's sister, is standing counsel for the company.)

It is quite likely that the Special General meeting is being called to wind up the comany:

"The Metal-Cored Railway Sleeper Company .. had a proposed capital of £100,000, but was wound up after having made £19 worth of sales in seven months. "
['The British Patent System and the Industrial Revolution 1700-1852'. Sean Bottomley. Ref: National Archives, London, BT 41/544/2989]

In April, 1850, John and Hannah's marriage record shows that John is a widower.

His father is Johann (John) Buschman, a merchant.
Hannah's father is James Thomas Holloway, Doctor of Divinity. (Author of a number of religious books.)
The report in 'The Gentleman's Magazine' suggests that he has been living or based in Suriname and implies that he is now resident in England.

The witnesses to the marriage of John Buschman and Hannah Jane Campion Holloway, were:

C Stewart Drewry
C R Buschman (Caroline Rudolphine Buschman, John's daughter).

Although she was born in 1836 - and is only 14 years old - Caroline is, according to customs of the time, of an age to be a witness, and a good one since she will live for a long time.
Her youth balances out Charles Stewart's age of 45. Witnesses were generally of the same generation as the couple being married so that they would live as long as the marriage. (Possibly the witness is Charles Stewart's son, also named Charles Stewart.)

< b>In the 1851 census, at 1, Notting Hill Grove,

John Bushman	Head	Mar	40	Bookeeper to Stockbroker	b. Surinam S America British Subject
Hannah H Bushman	Wife	Mar	34		b. Whitby, Yorkshire
John H Bushman	Son		0		b. Kensington, Middlesex
Mary A Johnson	Servant	Unm	40	Servant	b. Norfolk
Ellen Castle	Servant	Unm	21	Servant	b. Norfolk
Ann Stack	Pupil		12	Scholar	b. New Zealand British Subject
Kate Stack	Pupil		10	Scholar	b. New Zealand British Subject
Edward Stack	Pupil		8	Scholar	b. New Zealand British Subject
Emily Stack	Pupil		6	Scholar	b. New Zealand British Subject
Clara Oliver	Pupil		6	Scholar	b. U K

In 1855, The Staffordshire Advertiser (18th Aug., 1855) records the death of John's father-in-law J.T. Holloway in his son-in-law's house.

In the 1861 Census at 1, Notting Hill Grove, Kensington. His wife is now called Annie Jane and the name now is Buschman rather than Bushman.

John Buschman	50	'Cashier & Bookkeeper to Shipbroker'	b. Surinam Guyana Brit Sub
Annie Jane Buschman	44	Wife	b. Whitby, Yorkshire
John H Buschman	10	Son	b. Kensington, Middlesex
Annie M M Buschman	3	Daughter	b. Kensington, Middlesex
Susanna Williams	19	Servant	b. London, Middlesex

In the 1871 Census Living at 39, Ladbroke Road, Kensington

John Buschman	60	widower, Commercial clerk and Accountant	b. Surinam, British Subject
Caroline Buschman	34	Daughter, unmarried	b. Surinam, British Subject
John Buschman	20	Son, Clerk	b. Notting Hill, London, England
Annie Buschman	13	Daughter, Scholar	b. Notting Hill, London
Henry Saxelbye	21	Lodger	b. Kingston On Hull
Ann Peat	36	Servant	b. Liverpool, Lancashire

Death announcement in the London Times:

On the 9th inst. (April, 1875), of Bright's disease, John Buschman, Esq., of No. 39, Ladbroke Road, Notting Hill, and late of Surinam, Guiana, aged 64 years.

John Buschman is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery, along with:
Hannah Jane Campion Buschman, d. 1870
Mary E Holloway, d. 1875 (Hannah's sister)
Maria E Buschman, d. 1879 (John's sister)
John H Buschman, d. 1931 (son)
[Source: Paul Mathias]

From freeBMD

Marriage: Mar 1850, Buschman, John, Kensington 3 243
Death: Jun 1875, Buschman, John, 64,Kensington 1a 62