The Bushey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,456 people carried this name — #6,260 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,343 in 2000.

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In print

Bushey in American newspapers,
1906–1929.

Newspaper page from Brownsville Herald carrying the name Bushey
Brownsville Herald 1929-11-15
Newspaper page from Brownsville Herald carrying the name Bushey
Brownsville Herald 1929-11-15
Newspaper page from The Minneapolis Journal carrying the name Bushey
The Minneapolis Journal 1906-04-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,040 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Bushey in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1950s.

78 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bushey. The most, 13, date from the 1950s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 26
Queensland 18
Victoria 11
South Australia 10
Tasmania 6
Western Australia 6
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bushey.

Who carried it

People named Bushey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Frank Bushey 1906–1972 · baseball player

Wikidata (CC0) · 3 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bushey,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States487 records

487 records of the Bushey name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 181
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 123
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 83
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 64
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 28
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Peter B. Bushey

    Born 1943; from Yonkers, New York. U.S. Army, personnel staff officer (g1); killed in action 1967 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Victor B. Bushey

    Born 1913 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1941 at Fort George G Meade, Maryland; office clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Bushey

    Arrived at New York in 1850 aboard the Kate Hunter from Liverpool, aged 22; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 487 records for Bushey in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada68 records

68 records of the Bushey name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 60
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Bessie Wright Bushey

    Buried in 1995 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 88.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Eliza Bushey

    Died 1864 in Havre Bouche, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Bushey

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 68 records for Bushey in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia9 records

9 records of the Bushey name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Bushey

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Henry, arriving 1823; certificate of freedom 1830.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Bushey

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Morley, sailing from Downs in 1822. Native of Gunby, Lincolnshire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ann Bushey

    Arrived in Victoria in 1866 aboard the Lincolnshire, aged 43.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Bushey in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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