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James Paul Bush |
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He was born on the 30th June 1857. He was educated at Clifton College from 1869 to 1876. He joined Clifton Rugby Club in 1879-80. He was a surgeon at Bristol Royal Infirmary, Deputy Lieutenant for Gloucestershire, and Officer of the Crown of Belgium.
In 1861 the Bush family lived at Weston Villa, Park Place, Weston-super-Mare. They were
| Name | Relation | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| Robert Bush | Head | 52 | Retired Major in the Army | Bristol |
| Emily A Bush | Wife | 39 | Cheshunt, Hertfordshire | |
| Henry F T Bush | Son | 15 | Tasmania | |
| Alfred G Bush | Son | 14 | Perth, Western Australia | |
| Mary A E Bush | Dau | 12 | Perth, Western Australia | |
| James A Bush | Son | 10 | Cawnpore, India | |
| Robert E Bush | Son | 5 | Redland, Gloucestershire | |
| James P Bush | Son | 3 | Brislington, Somerset | |
| Emily E F Bush | Dau | 2 | Brislington, Somerset | |
| John E Bush | Son | 2 | Brislington, Somerset | |
| Euphemia Sullivan Bush | Dau | 8 | Brislington, Somerset | |
| Elizabeth Hoggitt | Serv | 27 | Housemaid | Woolavington, Somerset |
| Harriet Parker | Serv | 25 | Nursemaid | Tiddesham, Gloucestershire |
| Rebecca Inailand | Serv | 26 | Cook Domestic | Wick, Gloucestershire |
Weston Villa is 2 Park Place and is now an office of the British Mountaineering Council
In 1871 the Bush family lived at 7 Rodney Place, Clifton. They were
| Name | Relation | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| Robert Bush | Head | 62 | Retired Major of Army & Landowner | Bristol |
| Emily Adria Bush | Wife | 49 | Cheshunt, Hertfordshire | |
| Henry Frederick Tobin Bush | Son | 25 | Merchant & Ensign of Volunteers | Tasmania |
| Alfred George De Lisle Bush | Son | 24 | Merchant | Western Australia |
| Mary Ann Eliza Bush | Dau | 22 | Western Australia | |
| James Arthur Bush | Son | 20 | Clerk to a Merchant | Bengal |
| Robert Edwin Bush | Son | 15 | Scholar | Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire |
| James Paul Bush | Son | 13 | Scholar | Brislington, Somerset |
| Emily Eliza Fanny Bush | Dau | 12 | Brislington, Somerset | |
| John Ernest Bush | Son | 12 | Scholar | Brislington, Somerset |
| Adria Georgina Bush | Dau | 9 | Brislington, Somerset | |
| Euphemia Sullivan Bush | Dau | 8 | Brislington, Somerset | |
| Mary Ann Bridget Dyer | Serv | 32 | Governess | Bristol |
| Emma Bartram | Serv | 24 | Housemaid | Stringston, Somerset |
| Emily Milson | Serv | 23 | Cook | St.Georges, Gloucestershire |
| Emily Day | Serv | 18 | Housemaid | Alveston, Gloucestershire |
| William Scott | Serv | 16 | Page | Bristol |
Above 7 Rodney Place, Clifton.
He studied medicine at the Bristol Medical School shortly beefore the University College was founded, and his clinical work was carried out at Bristol Royal Infirmary and the University College, London.
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| Back Row (L-R): H.L.Evans, G.V.Cox, H.C.M.Hirst, G.M.Butterworth, H.W.R.Gribble, J.P.Bush, E.Leonard, H.W.Peck, J.C.R.Scott, W.Strachan, F.S.Peck, W.O.Moberly. Front Row: E.W.Ball, J.E.Bush, J.D.Miller, E.P.Warren. |
Above Clifton RFC 1879-80 with John Paul Bush. Also his brother John Ernest Bush.
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| Back Row (L-R): W.I.Pocock, G.Dester, H.L.Evans, W.R.Booker, J.Nichols, G.Dunn, J.P.Bush, E.D.Evans, E.Leonard, H.W.Peck, W.Strachan, J.C.Gilmore. Sitting: E.W.Ball, A.D.Greene (Captain), J.D.Miller. |
Above Clifton XV of 1881-82 with James Paul Bush.
He gained the gold medals for medicine and surgery at Bristol Royal Infirmary. He obtained the diplomas M.R.C.S. in 1881 and the L.S.A. in 1882. In 1912 he received an honorary degree of Ch.M. from the University of Bristol. He held a sucession of resident posts at the Infirmary.
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Back Row (L-R): Stanley Kent, J.Carwardine, F.H.Edgeworth, J.P.Bush, J.Swain, G.Munro Smith, W.Carless Swayne, W.R.Ackland, P.Watson-Williams. Second Row: W.H.Ardsant, F.Richardson Cross, A.W.Pritchard, R.Shingleton Smith, H.Waldo, E.C.Boad, J.E.Shaw, A.B.Prowse. Front Row: F.E.Coates, E.S.Edwards, F.H.E.Stack, W.S.V.Stock, E.M.Pearse. |
Above the staff of Bristol Royal Infirmary in 1903 with James Paul Bush
He married Laura Annie Roberson of Cororooke, Colac, Victoria, Australia.They had a son and daughter.
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| Back Row (L-R): A.E.V.Spill, R.L.Dacre, C.D.L.May, C.C.Harrison, J.R.Kay-Mouat, J.P.L.Harty, R.S.S.Statham, C.H.Hart, L.Page. Middle Row: Dr.E.H.E.Stack, S.H.Kingston, Dr.Davis, Lieut.Col.J.Paul Bush, C.M.G., M.Ch., C.Kingston (Capt.), Dr.Walter C. Swayne. On Ground: E.S.Sowerby, G.S.Terry, H.W.Goodden, W.Worger. |
Above the Bristol Royal Infirmary rugby XV that played Bristol General Hospital in 1912 with James Paul Bush. Also in the photo is Clifton player Henry William Goodden.
During the Great War 860 wounded and sick Belgian soldiers were admitted to the hospital he worked in, and for his treatment of them he was appointed an Officer of the Belgian Order of the Crown in 1919. He proceeded to Etaples in command of No. 56 General Hospital on the 20th April 1917 (Mentioned twice in Despatches). He was A.D.M.S., No. 2 Area, Southern Command, 8th August 1918. After the War Colonel Bush was a Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire.
He received the CBE in 1919.
He died on the 7th October 1930 at 2 College Fields, Clifton. His funeral took place at Bristol Cathedral on the 30th October 1930. The last post was sounded by the buglers of the 6th Battalion of The Gloucestershire Regiment.