BODEN of Birmingham (1740-1901)

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The BODEN Family of Madeley, Shropshire & Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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Origin of Surname:

1. Bodin, Boydin - New name from France post 1066, diminutive form for Baldwin (OFr Bodin, OG Baudin).

2. C16th French emigrant Bowdoin.

3. Bowden - home of a family name; C13th Leicestershire.

4. Bowdon - ME bove 'above' ton 'village' (as BOWTON & BUFTON) or ME dane 'valley'.

5. Perhaps linked to the Salopian family name of RODEN as BODEN is a common name in that county and appears to be the roots of this family who moved to the industrialising West Midlands.

Distribution of the family name in 1881 (above),
which predominates in the NW Midlands area. This is still reflected in 2000-2005 data (below).

- This synopsis updated March 2014 -

The current heads of my tree are my probable 6xGGPs Edward BODEN (c1693-1760 or 1765) of Madeley (Shropshire) & Hannah NICHOLLS (c1700-1768) of Tettenhall (near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire) who married in 1721 at Lichfield Cathedral and lived in Madeley. Of their 9 children, my 5xGGF is the only one so far known to have survived to adulthood:

� Edward BODEN (1728-1733);

� Hannah BODEN (1730-1738);

� Edward BODEN (1733-1745);

� Joan BODEN (1735-?);

� Sarah BODEN (1737-?);

� Hannah BODEN (1738-1738);

� Hannah BODEN (1739-1742);

� Edward BODEN (1745-1745);

� Edward BODEN (1746-1799), my 5xGGF;

My 5xGGPs Edward BODEN = Mary HAWTHORN at Birmingham St Martin in August 1774. Edward (as BODIN) in 1799 and Mary (in 1808) were both buried at Whittall Street St Mary, Birmingham. Edward BODEN was a Toy Maker of Whittall Street. The couple's 10 known children and descendants now follow. There are about 250 connected BODENs that can be viewed on my Ancestry.com tree.

The following children were baptised at Birmingham St Martin:

� 1. William BODEN (1775-1778);

� 2. Benjamin BODEN (1777) a jeweller = Mary TAYLOR in 1800 Birmingham and had at least four children:

o Benjamin BODEN (1808-after 1861) = Catherine HARRISON in 1832 Edgbaston:

� William BODEN (1832-1891) = Mary CHAMBERS (5 children) in 1854 and then Jane Campbell SMITH (2 children) in 1881;

� Harry BODEN (1835) = Elizabeth HATHAWAY in 1856 then Ellen before 1881;

� George BODEN (1838);

� Emma BODEN (1840);

o Sarah BODEN (1811) = John CAM in 1833;

o Jane BODEN (1812) = Thomas SALTER in 1836;

o Ann BODEN (1814-1871) = Henry PANE in 1833

� 3. Mary BODEN (1778);

� 4. Edward BODEN (1781-1841), my 4xGGF - see story below;

� 5. Ann BODEN (1783) = William PRATT in 1811;

� 6. Esther BODEN (1785-1806);

� 7. Catherine BODEN (1788-1851/61) = Thomas ALLEN in 1825;

� 8. William BODEN (1788-1861), also my 4xGGF - see story below;

� 9. Charlotte BODEN (1791-1848) = William TWINE in 1815 (witnessed the marriage of brother William BODEN to Mary DUDLEY in 1812, below);

� 10. Samuel BODEN (1793-1855) = Nancy TYLER (1795-1822) in 1819 Aston (no children) then Elizabeth LLOYD in 1822 Aston:

o James BODEN (1823);

o Samuel BODEN (1823-1825);

o Samuel BODEN (1826-1844);

o Eliza BODEN (1830-1832);

o Eliza BODEN (1834-1835)

o Emma BODEN (1839-?);

o Eliza BODEN (1842-1843);

Brothers Edward BODEN (1781) & William BODEN (1789) above, are both my 4xGGFs as William & Mary's son William BODEN (c1815), a Brassfounder of Lancaster Street and Publican/Retail Brewer, and Edward & Mary's daughter Elizabeth BODEN (1818) were cousins who married in 1837 to become my 3xGGPs:

� 4. Edward BODEN, a Gilt Toy Maker & Pearl Ornament Maker = Mary FRANCIS in 1804 Birmingham. Children:

o John Francis BODEN (1804-1842), at Gilt Toy Maker = Mary Ann BUSHELL in 1823. Children:

� Mary Ann BODEN (1824-1824);

� Edward Francis BODEN (1826-1888). Edward had several marriages:

� Wife #1 = 1848 to Sarah WALTERS who died 1852. Child:

� Clara Walters BODEN (1849-1931), who appears to be have been brought up by her aunt;

� Wife #2 = Matilda HARRIS but died by 1872. Children:

� Frederick Francis BODEN (1855) = Lucy Amelia EVANS in 1878, then Emily Ann Boden JONES in 1890. Known children in Gloucester.

� Wife #3 = Sophia POWELL (widow BRUNT) Child:

� Samuel BODEN (1879-1959);

� Mary Ann BODEN (1827-1839);

� Rebecca BODEN (1828-1832);

� John BODEN (1831-1832);

� Rebecca BODEN (1833-1844);

� John BODEN (1836-1916) = Mary BROOKS. 6 children;

� Mary Ann BODEN (1839);

o Mary Ann BODEN (1808-1889) = William BIBB;

o Esther BODEN (1811-1873) = William GRIFFITHS;

o Abigail BODEN (1813-1837) = John DEAKIN;

o Elizabeth BODEN (1818), see synopsis above and below;

o Caroline BODEN (1817-1875) = George PEARSON in 1839;

o Emma BODEN (1821-1827);

o Harriet BODEN (1824-1890) = Thomas WOOTTON in 1843;

o Maria BODEN (1829-1846);

� 8. William BODEN, Jeweller, married Mary DUDLEY* at St Martin's in 1812, my 4xGGPs. Children:

o William BODEN (1816-1892), see synopsis above and below. My 3xGGF;

Discussion

The exact detail of William BODEN & Mary DUDLEY is circumstantial. On face value, using Birmingham records, William (1816) could be the only child of William & Mary, since there are no other baptisms. It is also not clear from burial records that William & Mary remained in Birmingham. However, a potential matching family can be found in Rounds Green, Oldbury (just west of Birmingham), with several descendant families in the Rounds Green area. Census information confirms William to be of Birmingham, and Mary of Oldbury (then part of Shropshire until 1844). Other children of a William & Mary (based on census & Oldbury baptisms) are:

� Thomas BODEN (1815-1838);

� Henry BODEN (1817-bef 1837);

� Samuel BODEN (1820-1846) = Sarah WINDMILL (2 sons) � killed in the Rounds Green pit disaster of 17 Nov 1846 along with his younger brother, Jacob, and his wife's father;

� Benjamin BODEN (1822-1903) = Betsy WESTON (5 children);

� Charlotte BODEN (1824-1827);

� Mary Ann BODEN (1826) = Samuel FRANKS;

� Jane BODEN (1828-after 1851);

� Joseph BODEN (1829-1860?);

� Sarah BODEN (1831-1893) = William BIRD;

� Jacob BODEN (1834-1846) � killed in the Rounds Green pit disaster of 17 Nov 1846;

The 1851 Oldbury census is interesting in providing William BODEN with a much older son prior to his marriage to Mary DUDLEY. This could only be accounted for by William BODEN = Ann Westwood BANNISTER marriage in 1804 in nearby West Bromwich, when William was a minor (or that the census record is incorrect). Baptism confirm 3 children to this marriage prior to William's possible remarriage:

� Thomas BODEN (1805);

� John BODEN (1808-1866) = Alice BRADFORD in 1834 Tipton. Children (based on baptisms and 1841/1851 census records):

� Thomas BODEN (1836-1898) = Mary Ann GARRETT (7 children in Oldbury);

� William BODEN (1837-1837):

� Selina BODEN (1840-1917) = Thomas GREEN in 1861 then William BOWEN in 1884;

� Samuel BODEN (1844-?) = Hannah GRIFFITHS (10 children in Oldbury);

� James BODEN (1809);

I would be pleased to hear from any of the Oldbury families to potentially clarify relationships.

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My 3xGGPs William & Elizabeth BODEN had the following Birmingham children:

� Samuel BODEN (1841-1902), a glasscutter = Jane BATES (1841-1891) in 1864. Children:

o 1. Samuel BODEN (c1865), a glasscutter of Aston = Ellen TRUMAN nee SPENCER in 1886. Aston children:

� Samuel Spencer BODEN (1887-1965) who emigrated to Victoria, Australia in 1908 = Lila Beatrice CONNOLLY (3 children);

� May Elsie BODEN (1888-1974) = Alfred Leonard VINCENT;

� Florence Emma BODEN (1890), who had a daughter Vera BODEN (1904) prior to = William George DEAVES in 1913;

� Bertie BODEN (1891-1948)

� William Frank BODEN (1893-1968) also emigrated to Victoria, Australia;

� Horace Charles BODEN (1895-1922);

� Violet Mildred BODEN (1897-1997) = Howard Sidney CROSS then Thomas George RANDALL;

� Alfred Laddie BODEN (1899-1965) = Elizabeth MEASEY in 1929.

o 2. Sarah Jane BODEN (1867-?);

o 3. William BODEN (1873-1925) = Jessie Victoria OUZMAN in London (13 children);

o 4. Amy BODEN (c1874-?);

o 5. Charles Henry BODEN (1878-1881);

� William BODEN (1845-1897), my 2xGGF, see below;

� Edward BODEN (1847-1847);

� Elizabeth BODEN (1848-1915) = Henry DUCKER;

� George Robert BODEN (1851-1911) = Rosina ASTON (1857-98) in 1884 Aston. Children in Aston:

o Robert Benjamin (1885-1957) = Caroline BROMWICH (1 child);

o Rosina BODEN (1887) =1911 Aston to Arthur HORTON or Alfred JONES;

o Joseph Bertram BODEN (1889-1976) = Beatrice Fanny DAY;

o Ada BODEN (1891);

o Lily BODEN (1893);

o Grace BODEN (1896-1927);

� Mary BODEN (1859-1943) = John Albert CRANE in 1883;

My 2xGGF William BODEN (1845), a Glasscutter of Farm Street = Louisa POPPLEWELL in 1865 at St Silas, Lozells, Birmingham. Their children included:

� Louisa BODEN (1866-1915) = George Henry LATHAM;

� Agnes BODEN (1869-1947), my GGM = Job MACDONALD at Tipton in 1890;

� Rosena BODEN aka Rose BODEN (1871-1952) = James NELSON in 1894;

� Elizabeth BODEN (1872-after 1891);

� William BODEN (1875-after 1901);

� George Robert BODEN (1876-1944) = Eliza BLOOMER. 6 children in Kings Norton;

� Mary �Polly� BODEN (1878-1962) = William Joseph THOMPSON;

� Frances BODEN (1884-1968) = in 1912 to Samuel POPPLEWELL (her widowed uncle);


Daughter Agnes MacDONALD nee BODEN (c1916)	William BODEN (c1880/90s)	Louisa POPPLEWELL nee BODEN (noted for setting her hair with butter c1880/90s)	Daughter Rose NELSON nee BODEN (early 1900s)

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