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My Bourne ancestors were brickmakers in Shutlane and originally came from Madeley.
First recorded is Thomas Bourne of Shutlane (b.1708) and his brother John Bourne of Shutlane (b. 1711). Their father was Thomas Bourne of Madeley Heath, brickmaker. Details are in swynnerton and Madeley parish records. My direct ancestor Thomas Bourne, son of John (b. 1738) moved to Stoke and became a potter. The will of Thomas Bourne of Little Madeley, Maltster dated 1790 mentions William Hewit of Shutlane regarding a debt of £82. (This Thomas being the son of Thomas Bourne of Shutlane b. 1741)
Stafford Archives have documents relating to court accounts of Thomas Bourne of Shutlane digging a pit and getting clay from the highway and thus spoiling the road in Shutlane dated 1728.
Shutlane is now a small hamlet but evidence can still be seen of clay excavation at one section. It is now a wood with signs of quarry activity