Could well be a family surname even going way back possibly on the maternal side to carry on the name in some way like a double barrelled name. Linda and Tony -----Original Message----- From: Rich [mailto:richvr@blueyonder.co.uk] Sent: 10 May 2005 10:16 To: ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] Odd Name I came across this person, who married my Great Grandaunt in 1889 in Portsea. William John Gunborne Mitchell Would the panel have any ideas on the origin of "Gunborne" ?