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Title: Hello from Fiji. Looking for Elbourne family history.
Post by: elbourne_search on Tuesday 03 March 15 22:15 GMT (UK)
Bula.

Posting my first topic from Fiji. My family are of mixed blood with our surname being Elbourne. We are planning a family reunion for 2017. I would like to draw up a family tree of the Elbourne family which also touches on the origins of the name and where in England it most likely originated. I would be very grateful for any help that could be given.

Vinaka.
Title: Re: Hello from Fiji. Looking for Elbourne family history.
Post by: Manchester Rambler on Wednesday 04 March 15 00:18 GMT (UK)
Hello, and welcome to RootChat!

In order for our members to help you, could you tell us a little more about what you know concerning your family?  Do you have any specific names, dates, places, etc?  The more information you give, the better we can help!
Title: Re: Hello from Fiji. Looking for Elbourne family history.
Post by: whiteout7 on Wednesday 04 March 15 00:29 GMT (UK)
You might find this interesting, the surname Elbourne originates from a lost medieval village in England

http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Elbourne
Title: Re: Hello from Fiji. Looking for Elbourne family history.
Post by: elbourne_search on Wednesday 04 March 15 01:02 GMT (UK)
Manchester Ramble, thanks for the welcome. Will get the information.
whiteout7 that is very interesting. Thank you.
Title: Re: Hello from Fiji. Looking for Elbourne family history.
Post by: barryd on Wednesday 04 March 15 04:22 GMT (UK)
From looking at FreeBMD the dominant area of of births, deaths and marriages 1837 and onwards with the name of  Elbourne is the Chesterton area, Cambridgeshire, England.

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
Title: Re: Hello from Fiji. Looking for Elbourne family history.
Post by: Dundee on Wednesday 04 March 15 08:00 GMT (UK)
Some contacts here if it is the same family  http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ev4/

Obit for Arthur ELBOURNE

 http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ev5/

Photos of the Lady Escott

http://www.goinwith.com/slideshows/view?query=%28Fiji%29&page=4

Debra  :)
Title: Re: Hello from Fiji. Looking for Elbourne family history.
Post by: jim1 on Wednesday 04 March 15 10:47 GMT (UK)
The National Burials Index confirms Barry's info with the largest grouping of the name being in Cambs. The earliest I can see is 1608 & the latest 1948.
Title: Re: Hello from Fiji. Looking for Elbourne family history.
Post by: Nick Carver on Thursday 05 March 15 12:26 GMT (UK)
If you go to the Diocese of Chelmsford website, you will see that the Director of Education is a Tim Elbourne and he comes from the Cambridge area. There may well be a way of making contact with him through that website and knowing him, if he finds a connection with Fiji, he will be very interested.