Help needed with my 2xGreat Grandfather Edward Bourne b c 1815

[Mr Gwynne Chadwick]

Hi,

Did you mean the 1861 census, not 1871 ?
I can see his burial in Alveley on 26th March 1870 of William BOURNE, age 90 of Palmers Barn?

Gwynne

[dicko99]

Hi,

Did you mean the 1861 census, not 1871 ?
I can see his burial in Alveley on 26th March 1870 of William BOURNE, age 90 of Palmers Barn?

Gwynne

Sorry, yes, 1861.

Thanks for the burial too.

R.

[trish1120]

No offence Gwynne taken. That is a great find of yours and thanks for all your work

[trish1120]

This is possible my Ann M Bourne from 1871 Census;

1861 Census
William Bourne   50 born Alverley, Shropshire ***
Ann Bourne   45
John Bourne   16
Henry Bourne   14
Silvanus Bourne   10
Alfred Bourne   8
Edwin Bourne   5
John Stephen Bourne   1
Ann Maria Bourne   2 ****

1851 Census
William Brown   43 born Halvey, Shropshire
Ann Brown   33
Alice Brown   8
Henry Brown   3
Silvaners Brown   1
Thomas Pountney 21
Richard Davies   24

BOURNES, ANN  MARIA  mmn SMITH ***
GRO Reference: 1858  J Quarter in STOURBRIDGE  Volume 06C  Page 223

BOURNE, SILVANESS mmn   SMITH 
GRO Reference: 1850  M Quarter in STOURBRIDGE UNION  Volume 18  Page 491

Trish

[dicko99]

Thanks Trish, that looks very promising.

I've now found a baptism for Ann Maria with the correct parents' names. 1 Aug 1858 in Kingswinford.

Ancestry hints that she's unwed and working as a servant in Nottingham by 1881.

After that I can't be certain if she married or died...

R.

[dicko99]

The next mystery is who's child the grand child John Stephen Bourne is. Ages 1 in the 1860 census...

I've found a baptism for that name 6 Nov 1859 which if it is the right one names his parents as Stephen Bourne and Alice but I don't have a Stephen as a son of William and although I do have an Alice, I can't find anything to suggest she married someone called Stephen Bourne.

[trish1120]

Sorry I cant find anything either on JS Bourne 1860.

[dicko99]

I don't think he lasted too long whoever's child he was:

BOURNE, JOHN  STEPHEN      1 
GRO Reference: 1861  J Quarter in STOURBRIDGE  Volume 06C  Page 111

[sara220184]

Hi dicko99

I am new to this website and have no idea how to message you privately and so posting on one of your posts is the only way I can think to communicate!

My 3 x great grandmother was Elizabeth Bourne from Kingswinford. She had an illegitimate daughter, Selina Hampton Bourne. I see you have been researching this family and so thought Id make contact with you as I too have been doing lots of digging about. My email is saralawton1234@hotmail.co.uk if you want to contact me regarding this.