Dear Bob Catching up with some of a mountain of emails. Why do you think Elizabeth Bourne, the daughter of George Bourne and Elizabeth Brown was born in 1740? Best wishes - Bob Chown robertbourne <robert.bourne4@btinternet.com> wrote: As one of your kin I would like like a copy please. I have Elizabeth Bourne as being a daughter of George 1712and Elizabeth Brown she was born 1740 m.John Fullager 06/07/1782 d 1827. Another Elizabeth 1738 daughter of Thomas 1710 and she married Gamm Tilden 09/09/1762. regards Bob Bourne Maidstone ----- Original Message ----- From: "BOB CHOWN" To: "Josie Mackie" ; "Woodchurch Ancestry Group" Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 8:35 AM Subject: [ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH] The Family of George Bourne 1712-1790 > Dear Josie > > I attach what we have been able to find out, beyond doubt, about the > family of George Bourne 1712-1790 and Elizabeth Brown (-1794) showing > details of their ten children. I also include images of three marriage > entries from Parish Registers where William Bourne, I believe, wrote his > signature. They are images of photocopies so not the absolute best. I > think they were all done by the same hand. > > There are many questions still unanswered. Among these are: > > 1. We have searched for the baptism of Elizabeth Bourne circa 1760 in all > the Parish Registers around Warehorne, including the whole of Romney Marsh > using David Hill's Baptism Index for that District, to no avail. He age > when buried, the monumental inscription with her husband John Fullagar, > the details in her father's will giving her parents, the fact that she was > not a minor at marriage in 1782, her marriage in the Church of England > that required the parties to have been baptised as did burial in the > churchyard, make us believe that she was baptized probably at Warehorne or > Woodchurch, but that her baptism appears to have been 'lost', > > 2. The are two marriages that could be those of Joseph (1746-) and Thomas > (1749-1778) the first at Leeds and the second at Lydd but both are 'of > this parish' and there are no Bourne witnesses. Inconclusive based on that > evidence, > > 3. One of the marriage entries involving William Bourne is for a George > Bourne of Warehorne and Ann Waddell at Ruckinge in 1772. A George Bourne > is buried at Warehorne in 1776 and an Ann Bourne widow remarries at > Warehorne in 1784. Was he another brother of William, a second bearing > that name, whose baptism was also missed? Due to his early death, he would > not have been mentioned in his father's will in 1788. There is another > George Bourne baptised around the same year as William but in Kenardington > and at least two more who could be about the right age in Appledore. None > of these are sons of a George and Elizabeth Bourne. Cousins perhaps. > > I am very interested in what you think and whether you can add anything? > > If any WAG member would like copies of what I sent to Josie Mackie they > need to contact me on a one to one basis and I will sent them as > attachments. Josie and I, whose joint ancestors this family are, would be > very interested in any additional information, backed by irrefutable > sources, that members can provide. Eek! is this English? > > Best wishes - Bob Chown > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message