John Boning

John Boning 1830-1889
John was born about 1830, at London, Middlesex. He married Mary Anne Biddlecombe. He was in partnership on a large department store in Great Yarmouth, called Biddlecombe and Boning. After John's death in 1889, the department store became Boning Brothers, as it was run by sons Edward and Walter. It was later sold off to Marks and Spencer in 1932.
Mary Anne Biddlecombe 1835-1925
Mary Anne was born on 9 January 1835, the daughter of John and Jemima Rebecca Biddlecombe, at Holborn, London.
I have identified the following children:

Robert James	Born abt 1862	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk	Married Maud Borthwick Thompson
Arthur Wilson	Born abt 1863	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
John Thornton	Born abt 1865	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Henry	Born abt 1866	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk	Married Lucy Elizabeth Wire
Amy Emily	Born abt 1868	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Edward	Born abt 1870	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Walter	Born abt 1873	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Charles Octavius	Born abt 1877	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Birth of Parents

John Boning

b: abt 1830 London, Middlesex

Mary Anne Biddlecombe

b: 9 Jan 1835 c: 5 Feb 1835 St. Andrew, Holborn, London
daughter of John and Jemima Rebecca Biddlecombe

Marriage

abt 1860
John Boning
Mary Anne Biddlecombe

1860 1Q Pancras 1b 153

Children

Robert James Boning

b: abt 1862 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 1862 2Q Great Yarmouth 4b 21
son of John Boning and Mary Anne Biddlecombe

Arthur Wilson Boning

b: abt 1863 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 1863 4Q Great Yarmouth 4b 19
son of John Boning and Mary Anne Biddlecombe

John Thornton Boning

b: abt 1865 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 1865 2Q Great Yarmouth 4b 7
son of John Boning and Mary Anne Biddlecombe

Henry Boning

b: abt 1866 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 1866 4Q Great Yarmouth 4b 1
son of John Boning and Mary Anne Biddlecombe

Amy Emily Boning

b: abt 1868 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 1868 3Q Great Yarmouth 4b 1
daughter of John Boning and Mary Anne Biddlecombe

Edward Boning

b: abt 1870 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 1870 3Q Great Yarmouth 4b 25
son of John Boning and Mary Anne Biddlecombe

1871 Census	RG10-1790	3 April 1871	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
14 Britannia Terrace
John Boning Mary A. (Wife) Robert J (Son) Arthur W. (Son) John T. (Son) Henry (Son) Amy (Dau) Edward J. (Son) Plus 3 Servants	Age 40 Age 36 Age 9 Age 7 Age 5 Age 4 Age 2 Age 8 Mon	Draper	London London Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth	Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk	abt 1830 9 Jan 1835 abt 1862 abt 1863 abt 1865 abt 1866 abt 1868 abt 1870

Walter Boning

b: abt 1873 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 1873 3Q Great Yarmouth 4b 25
son of John Boning and Mary Anne Biddlecombe

Charles Octavius Boning

b: abt 1877 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 1877 4Q Great Yarmouth 4b 27
son of John Boning and Mary Anne Biddlecombe

1881 Census	RG11-1915	4 April 1881	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
14 Britannia Terrace
John Boning Mary Anne (Wife) Edward John Walter J. Charles O. Plus 3 Servants	Age 50 Age 46 Age 10 Age 7 Age 3	Draper Scholar Scholar	London London Yarmouth Yarmouth Yarmouth	Middlesex Middlesex Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk	abt 1830 9 Jan 1835 abt 1870 abt 1873 abt 1877

1881 Census	RG11-0174	4 April 1881	Hampstead, London, Middlesex
1 Upper Park Road
Amy E. Boing Plus 16 other female pupils	Age 12	Pupil	GT Yarmouth	Norfolk	abt 1868

Death

John Boning

Died 27 Mar 1889, Age 58, At Salisbury Hotel, Fleet Street, London 1889 1Q London City 1c 35
Left Estate of £10,315

NORWICH 19 Jun 1889 Probate

BONING, John, The Will of John Boning, late of Great Yarmouth, in the County of Norfolk, Draper, who died 27 March 1889, at the "Salisbury" Hotel, Fleet Street, in the City of London, was proved at Norwich, by Mary Ann Boning, of 52 Marine-parade, Great Yarmouth, Widow, the Relict, one of the Executors. Effects £10,315 0s. 5d.

1891 Census	RG12-1502	6 April 1891	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
13 Wellesley Road
Mary A. Boning (Widow) John E. Charles O. Plus 1 Servant	Age 56 Age 25 Age 13	Own Means Draper's Asst. Scholar	Yarmouth Yarmouth	London Norfolk Norfolk	9 Jan 1835 abt 1865 abt 1877

1901 Census	RG13-1812	1 April 1901	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
41 Wellesley Road
Mary Ann Boning (Widow) Amy E. Edward Plus 2 Servants	Age 66 Age 32 Age 30	Music Teacher Draper's Asst.	Holburn Yarmouth Yarmouth	London Norfolk Norfolk	9 Jan 1835 abt 1868 abt 1870

1901 Census	RG13-1816	1 April 1901	Ormesby St. Margaret, Norfolk

Henry Boning Lucy E. (Wife) Arthur K. (Son) John (Brother) Plus 2 Servants	Age 34 Age 37 Age 5 Age 36	Draper Draper	Yarmouth Cobcherter Yarmouth Yarmouth	Norfolk Essex Norfolk Norfolk	abt 1866 abt 1863 abt 1895 abt 1864

1911 Census	RG14-259	3 April 1911	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
97 Linthorpe Road (6 Rooms)
Mary Anne Boning Walter (Son) Plus 1 Servant	Age 76 Age 37	Private Means Draper's Asst.	Ely Place Great Yarmouth	London Norfolk	9 Jan 1835 abt 1873

Death

Mary Anne (Biddlecombe) Boning

Died 19 Jan 1925, Age 90, 1925 1Q Yarmouth 4b 22

NORWICH 24 Feb 1925 Probate

BONING, MAry Ann, of 107 Wellesley-road, Great Yarmouth, widow, died 19 January 1925, Probate Norwich 24 February to Henry Boning, Esquire, and Edward Boning and Walter Boning, drapers.
Effects £1,631 18s.

SPECIAL THANKS to Trevor Boning, of Thirn, North Yorkshire, a descendant of John Boning (1830-1889) for many of the details provided above.