My Bourne family has left a lot of really good records behind. I have been lucky for the most part with my research into this family. Walter Bourne and his son Walter were solicitors in Dublin and both held the post of Clerk of the Crown for the Queen’s Bench and Deputy Clerk of the Crown for the northeast circuit. Walter junior took on the job after his father retired.
The family lived in Taney parish, Dundrum, Dublin County. They also lived and worked in Harcourt Street Dublin.
A very good book was researched by Mary A. Strange and Elizabeth B. Fitzgerald and written by Mary A. Strange in 1970 called “The Bourne(s) Families of Ireland” I had the great privilege of getting to know her and she sent me a copy of her book. Mary’s book covers the research of her Bourne(s) family as well as others that she believed were connected but she had not been able to make that connection yet.
The book is divided into three parts one on the different locations where the Bourne ancestors of Hannah Maria (Maxwell) Bourne lived and the other relating to Hannah Maria (Maxwell) Bourne and her descendents. Mary and Elizabeth were connected to Hannah Maria (Maxwell) Bourne. The last part is related to the pedigrees of Dr. Lorton Wilson. My Bourne family was included in the last part of the book.
No connection has yet been made between my Bourne line and Mary’s but I am still researching. New records come up every day. I am researching parish registers and writing down all names that may relate to Bourne. So far I have come up with Bourne, Bourn, Bourns, Bournes, Byrne, Burne, Burn, Bryn and Bowrn. I believe this wall can be broken down it will just take a little time and perseverance.
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I am living in Australia and am interested in your research.
I am also an Australian, and very interested in reseach around the Bourne family, having a somewhat blended family as we do, being from the Sydney district.
Thank you for leaving a comment Rosemary. I will contact you privately.
I have some knowledge of the Bourne’s who came to Canada in the early 1800s. I believe they were from the Sligo/Roscommon area. A Thomas Bourne and family settled near a small town south of Ottawa called New Boyne on Big Rideau Lake.
Feel free to get in touch with me.
Thank you for your offer David. I am not sure we are connected to the Sligo/Roscommon branch but you never know so I will be in touch when I find the connection.
If you are still doing research on the Bourne family, I would be interested in getting in touch. I live in Wicklow, Ireland, and my family have been here since 1860. I believe there is a connection with Harcourt Street, and also with Chancellor Richard Bourne who was rector of St.Werburgh’s Church in Dublin, but can’t get the connecting thread.
Dear Rosemary, I will get in touch with you privately. Regards, Ruth
Hi Ruth, My great uncle Robert William McDonogh was the first husband to Elizabeth Henderson Bourns born in 1843 at Hatley Manor, Carrick-on Shannon, Co Leitrim . Her father was Arthur Henderson Bourns and her mother was Jane Elizabeth Browne. They went on to have 5 children of which I have a good deal of information about them, which I could pass on to you if you are interested. Regards Patricia McDonagh
Thank you for the information Patricia. I will let you know if I need information about the children.
Hi my mother was a Bourne from mayo.I am in possession of Mary Strange book about the Bourne family.a section deals with the Bourne of Hatley Manor Carrickonshannpn.a recent development is the discovery that Sophie rhys jones married to prince Edward has connections to the mayo bournes .I could send you on excerpts from the book about the Harley manor bournes if you would like.Thank you Gerry Corcoran
Hi Ruth,
I am starting to research the Bourne family after finding last year what we believe is my G G Grandfathers (Walter Bourne) grave at St Patricks Cathedral in Dublin. I would love to see if there is any connection here.
Thanks so much
Christabel Bourne
Dear Christabel,
I will contact you privately.
Regards,
Ruth
Dear Ruth,
Another Australian correspondent! I am tracing my Brown/e ancestors. The name “Henderson” crops up too. My main interest is the ancestors of my gg-grandfather Arthur Brown/e, apothecary and commissioner of Boyle, co. Roscommon 1811-1871 – he married Mary Rose Lennon in 1837. His father may be David Brown of Fraser’s Fencibles?
Could they be related to Jane Elizabeth Browne?
I’d be grateful for any leads.
I am interested in Andrew Bourne, who donated three acres and built the school at Annacarter Co Wicklow in 1840 for his tenants’ children. I think he was a Taney Bourne described as ‘born in Dublin 1801, was educated by Mr. Phillips and at Trinity College, Dublin where he was admitted as a Pensioner 3 Nov. 1817 aged 16; obtained his B.A. in 1822 ;-‘2 admitted to Gray’s Inn 2 Alay 1822 and called to the Bar, King’s Inn, in 1824. In 1828 he became a Barrister at Law and resided at
25 Harcourt St., Dublin. On the 17th of Dec. 1829 he married at Endenderry, Queen’s Co., Charlotte, the third daughter of Lyndon Bolton of Monkstown Castle by Jane, daughter of
Richard Carpenter, Apothecary of Dublin. ^^ The ceremony was performed by Rev. Lyndon H. Bolton, brother of Charlotte Bolton. ^^ Andrew Bourne was living in Paris, France in 1855’*^
and resided there in 1878, still a landowner of considerable property in Co. Wicklow.’
I am curious as to how he got the property in Wicklow in the first place and where was it. Equally who inherited it. Any information would be gratefully received.
Hello Claire, I am sorry but I don’t have information on Andrew and his land ownership. Maybe a researcher in Dublin can assist you with the research.