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Derbyshire Lookup Requests / Re: William Bourne of Belper and Burslem 1814
« on: Friday 25 August 23 13:41 BST (UK)  »
TO Spendlove
Hello,
Wow you are ahead of me in the research!  I had not been able to find Gervase's father with any certainty.
That confirms my thoughts of why WILLIAM moved to Belper to build his own 'Empire' in potting.
I will take more notice of the misspelling of BOURNE in future---so misleading, with BURN--BORN--BURNE etc.
So you have all you need now?
Regards, ALVA

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Derbyshire Lookup Requests / Re: William Bourne of Belper and Burslem 1814
« on: Thursday 24 August 23 15:47 BST (UK)  »
WILLIAM BOURNE (1)born C1748 to a Burslem family = RICHARD BOURNE + wife ANN ROWLEY.
WILLIAM (1) was a Potter in Eastwood(not the only one!  There was also an 'entrepreneur' GERVASE BOURNE, who most likely was related but also a rival) on WILLIAM (1) marriage, he moved to Belper & acquired the Pottery there.
His first born son WILLIAM (2) born 1773 in Belper, but soon moved with his wife HANNAH WALKER to Burslem to manage the BOURNE'S Pottery there.  This WILLIAM(2) died in 1819.  See WILLIAM(2) Will,
dividing the potteries he owned by his death in 1823 (yes his son William died before him) between his surviving sons.   The HUGH BOURNE'S family connection is as yet not proved ---but very likely true-----the'waters' are muddied by relations of RICHARD BOURNE having 2 or more wives...second wives often named their sons the same as the first wife!  Alva

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