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Offline Zen rabbit

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Help! missing Bournes
« on: Wednesday 21 April 10 20:38 BST (UK) »
If anyone is venturing near the Liverpool records office and finds themselves with a spare moment I could do with some help.
I am looking for a birth for Thomas Bourne who may, may not, have been born in Liverpool around 1808 - 11. Census gives conflicting info on this 1841 says staffordshire while 1851 says Liverpool. Also one Elizabeth Bourne also born Liverpool in 1825. Both were children of Moses Bourne who may or may not have been married in Liverpool.
I am happy to reciprocate with Staffordshire look ups.
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Re: Help! missing Bournes
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 21 April 10 21:22 BST (UK) »
Hi,

Unless you know the church where they were baptised it would be a mamouth task for anyone to look up.  However, I thought you may be interested in looking at www.lan-opc.org.uk  .  There are two children baptised in Aigburth that could belong to the same family. 

Baptism: 6 Apr 1817 St Michael in the Hamlet, Aigburth, Lancashire, England
Jemima Bourne - Daughter of Moses Bourne & Elizabeth (formerly Licet)
Born: 22 Mar 1817
Abode: Herculaneum Pottery
Occupation: Potter

Baptism: 29 Jun 1823 St Michael in the Hamlet, Aigburth, Lancashire, England
Samson Bourne - Child of Moses Bourne & Elizabeth (formerly Lycet)
Born: 26 Oct 1822
Abode: Toxteth Park
Occupation: Potter

Regards,
Mo
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Re: Help! missing Bournes
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 21 April 10 21:30 BST (UK) »
Thanks for that. I guess it would be a mammoth task if you didn't have a church to look at. However the info you posted is interesting as Moses was a potter and his daughter Elizabeth could have been named after his wife. I will look into that thanks very much.  :)
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Bourne of Stoke-on-Trent
Smith of Stoke-on-Trent
Philpott of Pontesbury
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 21 April 10 22:32 BST (UK) »
Brilliant brilliant brilliant!!!! That info was SO helpful. I noticed on Jemima's record that the family were resident in the Herculanium Pottery at Toxteth. There is a wiki entry for this saying it was from 1793 - 1841 the manager Ralph Mansfield of Burslem engaged about 40 Staffordshire men and moved them there by boat. This would fit with the birth of Moses in Burslem 1786. He may have gone there as a child or travelled later. If anyone knows where i might find a record for the pottery then I may be able to confirm this.
Much thanks once again. Also St Michael's church wasn't built till after 1815 so Thomas may have been baptised elsewhere. Always assuming it is the same family but circumstantial evidence is mounting. :) :)
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Re: Help! missing Bournes
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 22 April 10 00:31 BST (UK) »
And remember please, I found you a link to a Sampson/Samson (circa 1791) on a request you made on another site.  He was born to Thomas and Mary, as was a Moses Bourne (circa 1786)

It helps, if posting on more than one site, to keep each site's threads aware of what has been found, this saves helpers time - time which could be spent helping someone else.

Please keep this thread up to date.

For anyone trying to help this info was also found :  Eliza Bourne, parents' Samson and Jane, christened in Liverpool St Peter's, 10/2/1831 (extracted record). All their other children appear to have been christened in Burslem, Staff's, these are however, submitted records, but do have dates so are worth following up.

By the way, I'm finished with this thread.  I feel cross when a poster doesn't keep each site up to date with what's been found.  I see nothing wrong with posting on more then one site, but to not keep each up to date is plainly wrong, it deprives others' of helpers' time.

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Re: Help! missing Bournes
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 22 April 10 01:40 BST (UK) »
Zen.

I found the following on Familysearch.org:

Ann BURN
Birth: 19 FEB 1812      
Christening: 11 MAR 1812, Saint Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire

Parents: Moses BURN & Elizabeth LYCETT

Isaac BOURNE
Christening: 11 SEP 1814, Saint John, Burslem, Stafford
Parents: Moses BOURNE & Elizabeth

Not sure about the second one (Isaac), but the first one (Ann BURN) looks right (apart from the miss-spelt surname).
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« Reply #6 on: Thursday 22 April 10 06:48 BST (UK) »
Sorry to upset you Libby. I had forgotten about Sampson and others. I will try to keep up to date in future.
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« Reply #7 on: Thursday 22 April 10 07:07 BST (UK) »
Info so far thanks to all the very helpful people on this and other sites.
The story so far.....
Moses in 1841 with Elizabeth daughter b. 1825 at Sneyd Green near Burslem, there is an IGI birth record for Moses matching this date. Elizabeth marries Samuel Sawyer in 1843 father Moses, witness Thomas Bourne. I have records linking Smith Bourne Thomas's son to Aunt and Uncle Elizabeth and Samuel. So far no direct link for Thomas to Moses.
There are records for a Jemima Bourne born April 6th 1817 at St Micheal in the Hamlet Aigburth to Moses Bourne and Elizabeth (Licet) abode Herculaneum Pottery. There is a wiki entry for this saying it was from 1793 - 1841 the manager Ralph Mansfield of Burslem engaged about 40 Staffordshire men and moved them there by boat. This would fit with the birth of Moses in Burslem 1786. He may have gone there as a child or travelled later.
We have an Isaac Bourne 11 sept 1814 b. Burslem to Moses and Elizabeth
also an Ann Burn 11 Mar 1812 to Moses Burn and Elizabeth Lycett in St Peter's Liverpool
also Eliza Bourne, parents' Samson and Jane, christened in Liverpool St Peter's, 10/2/1831 (extracted record). All their other children appear to have been christened in Burslem, Staff's.
We also have extracted records Moses born to Thomas and Mary 1786, with possible siblings Sampson 31 July 1791 to Thomas and Mary and Mary 26 Dec 1784 Thomas and Mary.
Think that's the lot.
Thanks for your help people. I'll try and keep you up to speed on any developments
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Smith of Stoke-on-Trent
Philpott of Pontesbury
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Re: Help! missing Bournes
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 22 April 10 11:11 BST (UK) »
Thanks for the apology, Zen.  I was annoyed initially, but may be you didn't realise how much time can potentially be wasted.  A lesson learned! 

Good luck with your search for Thomas, and I will continue to search for him.