can you help me find remaining ancestors?

[amber606]

Hello Kerry Ward (Bourne)

I think we must be related!  My father was Jack Douglas Bourne, son of George Godfrey Bourne, youngest son of Charles Bourne and Mary Ann Godfrey.  Are you descended from Willis Bourne?  (Only think this because of the Hassell surname.)

My father would never talk about his family background and we never met any of his relations.  This made me really curious, but thanks to the internet, I've been able to find out quite a bit which I'm happy to share though you probably know it already.

Would love to know more about the Bournes and other related families, especially as I've never had any contact with any relatives!


Rhonnie (not Amber - just an internet name) (and my maiden name is Bourne of course!)

[kezward]

Yes willis was my great grandad he married florence mable hassell in 1906 they lived on chapel street in castle gresley. They had 5 children harold my grandad, dorothy, lilian, joyce and charles. My dad grandma and uncles still live on bridge street castle gresley. What can you tell me about george? Its great to be intouch!!

[kezward]

It appears that all the bourne men were coal miners.

[amber606]

This is what I know about George:  he married Maria Draper in 1916 and had one son (my dad, Jack Bourne).   I'm not sure how long George and Maria stayed together though.  The only thing my dad did admit to was spending a lot of time with his grandfather (Charles) when he was young - he seemed very fond of him.  George seems to have left Derbyshire altogether and later on had another family (though still married to Maria).  He had two daughters in the late 1940s and lived in the West Country!  I never found out if my dad knew about all this.  He had his own secrets and I think that's why he cut himself off from his Derbyshire family.  A shame really as we (me and my brothers) never knew Maria, our grandmother.  She died in 1960 in Newhall.  George died in 1957 in Bath.  All very strange!

Do you know anything about Leonard Bourne, b 1882? He's listed on the censuses as the son of Charles and Mary Ann but there's no record of his birth and he was born 2 years before they got married.  On his marriage certificate (1909), he leaves the father's name section blank too.  Just a bit puzzling.

Anyway, do ask anything else you think I might know.  Do you still live in Derbyshire?  I'm glad to finally find someone from the Bourne family!

[kezward]

In the 1901 census leonard was 19 and a coal miner my grandma edith married to harold bourne son of willis remembers that grandad charles and grandad george were pit managers.
I live near birmingham with my husband but visit regularly in castle gresley

Im not sure but are we second cousins?

[kezward]

Who did your dad marry? And who are you siblings? And year you were all born
Thanks rhonnie x

[shilo]

Hello kezward
how exciting a living relative
verry happy for you 

where or who record would you like to look or find now ?

Jackie

PS just encase you didnt know you cannot post living relatives deatils etc on rootschat 
you can use the Personal message 

[shilo]

Hi kezward
I got your PM
Im just posting it for everyone to see 
you wrote

Could you find the parents of william cox born in 1822
he married selina blood.
Also the taylor family i have a john taylor born 1766 known children daniel born 1807 he had 2 sons daniel thomas and william henry.
Daniel thomas married harriet peach in 1885.
They had a known daughter grace born in 1887.

I am ashuming william cox born in 1822 is in Derbyshire too

[shilo]

William Cox married Selina Blood in 1846
at Repton, Derby, England
groom's father's   Joseph Cox
bride's father's  William Blood