HENRY BOURNE
was baptised in November 1800 in Brightling, Sussex (source : Mandy Willard).
He was an agricultural labourer (source : Mandy Willard) and a farmer in 1857 (source : David Packham) and 1860
(source : his son AMOS's wedding entry).
He was described in Brightling parish records in 1829 as a 'Farmer of Bodiam' (source : David Packham).
He married SARAH SHAW on 16th July 1827 (the bride's birthday !)
in Brightling, Sussex (source : Mandy Willard).
At the time of their marriage, Henry was of Ewhurst (source : Mandy Willard).
Sarah was born on 16th July 1807 in Bexhill, Sussex and baptised at St Peter in Bexhill, Sussex on
16th August 1807 (source : David Packham).She was the daughter of WILLIAM SHAW, miller,
of Brightling and SARAH ?
(source : Mandy Willard and David Packham).
Sarah was buried on 5th June 1858 in Upper Dicker, Sussex (source : Mandy Willard).
Her age in the burial register was 50 years (source : David Packham).
Henry was buried on
12th April 1867 in Upper Dicker, Sussex (source : Mandy Willard).
His age in the burial register was 68 years (source : David Packham).
They had ten known children (source : Mandy Willard).
The Children of HENRY BOURNE and SARAH SHAW:
SARAH ANN BOURNE was baptised on 22nd April
1829 in Brightling, Sussex (source : David Packham).
WILLIAM HENRY BOURNE was baptised, to parents HENRY BOURNE and SARAH,
on 17th October 1830 in Bodiam, Sussex (source : IGI, Batch No.:J147971 Dates: 1557 - 1881 Source Call No.:1067121
Type: Film Printout Call No.:NONE Type: Sheet: 00 ). He is probably the WILLIAM K BOURNE,
(50, pensioner, born Bodiam Sussex), married to HARRIETT (42, born Bethersden Kent), with two daughters MARY J BOURNE
(11, scholar, born Aldershot Hampshire) and ANNIE BOURNE (10, scholar, born Walmer Kent), all listed at
Encombe Buildings in Folkestone, Kent.
THIRZA BOURNE was born circa
1832 (source : David Packham). She was baptised, to parents HENRY BOURN and SARAH,
on 30th December 1832 in Bodiam, Sussex (source : IGI, Batch No.:K147971 Dates: 1557 - 1881 Source Call No.:1067121
Type: Film Printout Call No.:NONE Type: Sheet: 00 ).She married JOHN BOURNE
(source : David Packham).
NORMAN BOURNE was baptised, to parents HENRY BOURN and SARAH,
on 30th November 1834 in Bodiam, Sussex (source : IGI, Batch No.:J147971 Dates: 1557 - 1881 Source Call No.:1067121
Type: Film Printout Call No.:NONE Type: Sheet: 00 ). He may have died or emigrated before 1881, because he does
not show up on the 1881 census.
AMOS BOURNE was born circa
1836 and baptised, to parents HENRY BOURN and SARAH, on 19th February
1837 in Bodiam, Sussex (source : IGI, Batch No.:J147971 Dates: 1557 - 1881 Source Call No.:1067121
Type: Film Printout Call No.:NONE Type: Sheet: 00 ).
GEORGE BOURNE was baptised, to parents HENRY BOURN and SARAH,
on 30th June 1839 in Bodiam, Sussex (source : IGI, Batch No.:J147971 Dates: 1557 - 1881 Source Call No.:1067121
Type: Film Printout Call No.:NONE Type: Sheet: 00 ). He was buried on 15th August 1840 in Bodiam, Sussex
(source : David Packham).
His age in the burials register was given as 1 year, 2 months (source : David Packham).
MARY ANN BOURNE was born in 1841 (source : David Packham).
She was buried on 29th June
1841 in Bodiam, Sussex (source : David Packham).
Her age in the burials register was given as 2 days (source : David Packham).
BELINDA BOURNE was born circa
1844 in Shadoxhurst, Kent (source : David Packham).
HANNAH B BOURNE was born circa
1845 in Shadoxhurst, Kent (source : David Packham).
This may be the same child as BELINDA (source : David Packham).
There is a marriage listed for HANNAH BELINDA BOURNE, to either JOSEPH ALFRED MARTIN or GEORGE EDWARD SWAFFER, in
September quarter 1873 (source : Free BMD, district W Ashford, volume 2a, page 960 ). The 1881 census shows a
family composed of GEORGE E SWAFFER (34, railway smith, born Newchurch Kent), HANNAH A SWAFFER (wife, 36, born
Shadoxhurst Kent), and three daughters ALICE H SWAFFER (6, scholar, born Ashford Kent),
KATE E SWAFFER (4, born Ashford Kent) and MABEL SWAFFER (2, born Ashford Kent) at 2 Beaver Place in Ashford, Kent.
CAROLINE BOURNE was born circa
1846 in Shadoxhurst, Kent (source : David Packham).