You may already know this, but most Burns/Bournes from Roscommon were from the O'Beirne sept. In those phonetic days, spellings often were changed during migration when the person migrating encountered officials who wrote down what they thought they heard. > [Original Message] > From: Bonnie Barnes <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 11/11/00 7:39:30 AM > Subject: [BURNS-L] BOURNE / BURNS; CAN and MI,USA > > I am a new member of this list and would like to submit my Burns line. > > My Bourne/Burns family possibly originated in County Mayo. > > Thomas BOURNE b. abt 1785 in Roscommon Ireland d. 1847 in Leeds Co., Ontario > m. Mary McKenzie. > > Apparently their was some sort of family feud and the Bourne family members > who moved to Western Ontario kept the name Bourne and those who remained in > Leeds County changed their name to BURNS. > > Their children were: > > 1. William BOURNE b. 1813 in Ireland d. 1890 at Wallaceburg, Ont. > > 2. Thomas (BOURNE) BURNS b. 1815 in Ireland d. 1896 in Leeds Co., Ont. > > 3. Fanny (BOURNE) BURNS b. 1820 in Ireland d. 23 May 1896 in Leeds Co., > Ont. married ?? Morrison > > 4. Maria (BOURNE) BURNS b. abt 1823 in Ireland d. 30 Oct 1906 Michigan. > married Valentine KENNY. > > 5. Elias BOURNE b. 1827 in Ireland d. 1907 Crosswell, Michigan while > visiting his daughter. buried at Alvinston, Ont Cemetery. > > 6. Lloyd Malloy (BOURNE) BURNS b. 6 July 1836 Manchester, England d. 13 Feb > 1922 Ontario, Canada. > > 7. Ellen BOURNE b. ?? near Newboyne, Ont. (near Smiths Falls) d. 1 Aug 1894 > in Michigan. married ?? McKIM. > > Please contact me if any of this sounds familiar or you think there might be > a connection. Thank you. > > Bonnie Menzer Barnes [email protected] > Perth, Western Australia > > > > > ==== BURNS Mailing List ==== > Aren't you glad you're a supporter of Rootsweb? > Don't we wish everyone could be one too! > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > ============================== > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 > --- Paul Burns --- [email protected] --- .