JOHN BOURNE was born circa 1824 in Hellingly, Sussex (source : David Packham).
He was baptised on 19th September 1824 in Hellingly, Sussex (source : David Packham).
He was an "Ag. Lab" (source : David Packham).
He married his "cousin" THIRZA BOURNE , the daughter of
HENRY BOURNE (1800-1867) and SARAH SHAW,
on 8th June 1857, in The Dicker, Hellingly (source : IGI, Batch No.: M148371 Dates: 1856 - 1881 Source Call No.:1067294
Type: Film Printout Call No.: 6901004 Type: Film Sheet: 00).
The witnesses to the marriage were Henry Bourne & Hannah Melinna(?) Bourne (source : David Packham). Thirza was 24
at the time of the wedding (source : IGI, Batch No.: M148371 Dates: 1856 - 1881 Source Call No.:1067294
Type: Film Printout Call No.: 6901004 Type: Film Sheet: 00 ).
Thirza was born circa 1832 in Bodiam, Sussex (source : 1881 census). She was christened, as THIRZA BOURN, 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 ).
On the 1881 census, John (a 56-year-old gardener) and Thirza (spelt Thurza, age 48) and three of their children were in
Chiddingly, Sussex.
There is a death listed for a 66-year-old JOHN BOURNE in June quarter 1891 (source :
Free BMD, district Eastbourne, volume 2b, page 51).
On the 1891 census, Thirza, a 58-year-old gardener's widow, is listed with her two sons at "Near the Post Office"
in Littlington (Eastbourne), Sussex.
There is a marriage listed for a THIRZA BOURNE
in December quarter 1894, to either JOHN SMITH or EDWARD JAMES SOLE, which may be her but
seems unlikely (source : Free BMD, district
The Children of JOHN BOURNE and THIRZA BOURNE:
AZA JANE R BOURNE was born circa 1859.
She was baptised, to parents JOHN BOURNE and THIRZA,
on 10th April 1859 in The Dicker (Upper Dicker),
Hellingly, Sussex (source : IGI, Batch No.: C148371 Dates: 1844 - 1882 Source Call No.: 1067294
Type: Film Printout Call No.: NONE Type: Sheet: 00 ). The IGI lists Aza as a male child.
She may have died, since she does not show up on the 1881 census.
ANNIE BOURNE was born circa 1862 in Chiddingly,
Sussex (source : 1881 census). There is a birth registered for ANNIE BOURNE
in March quarter 1862 (source : Free BMD, district Hailsham (covers Chiddingly), volume 2b, page 70 ).
On the 1881 census, aged 19 and unmarried, she was at her parents' home in
Chiddingly, Sussex. Annie is not listed with the rest of her family in the 1891 census.
(WILLIAM) HENRY BOURNE was born circa 1865 in Chiddingly,
Sussex (source : 1881 census). On the 1881 census, listed as Henry Bourne, aged 16 and an agricultural labourer,
he was at his parents' home in Chiddingly, Sussex. On the 1891 census, listed as William H Bourne, a 24-year-old
unmarried Agricultural Labourer (Em'ee), he was with his widowed mother and brother at "Near the Post Office"
in Littlington (Eastbourne), Sussex.
Could this be the HENRY BOURNE, "gardener domestic", born 1865 Westmeston Sussex, living in
Preston, Sussex on the 1901 census, with wife FRANCES (born 1868 Chalfont St Peters Bucks) and children HENRY (born 1891 in Preston, Sussex),
VIOLET (born 1892 in Preston Sussex) and FRANCIS (born 1899 in Preston Sussex)??
ALBERT R BOURNE was born circa 1867 in Chiddingly,
Sussex (source : 1881 census). On the 1881 census, aged 14 and an agricultural labourer, he was at his parents' home in
Chiddingly, Sussex. On the 1891 census, a 23-year-old
unmarried Stoker On War Ship (Em'ee) , he was with his widowed mother and brother at "Near the Post Office"
in Littlington (Eastbourne), Sussex.
Census returns for JOHN BOURNE and THIRZA BOURNE:
1881 census :
Dwelling : Nr Hilders Lodge, Chiddingly, Sussex, England
John BOURNE Head M Male 56 Hellingly, Sussex, England Gardener
Thurza BOURNE Wife M Female 48 Bodiam, Sussex, England
Annie BOURNE Daug U Female 19 Chiddingly, Sussex, England
Henry BOURNE Son U Male 16 Chiddingly, Sussex, England Ag Laboror
Albert BOURNE Son U Male 14 Chiddingly, Sussex, England Ag Laboror
1891 census :
Piece: RG12/775 Place: Eastbourne-Sussex Enumeration District: 21
Civil Parish: Littlington Ecclesiastical Parish: Littlington
Folio: 67 Page: 2 Schedule: 17
Address: Nr. The Post Office
BOURNE Thirza Head W F 58 Gardener's Widow Sussex - Bodiam
BOURNE William H Son S M 24 Agricultural Labourer (Em'ee) Sussex - Chiddingly
BOURNE Albert R Son S M 23 Stoker On War Ship (Em'ee) Sussex - Chiddingly