William John Bourne ³

   Another name for William was William Bennie.⁴

  Research Notes:

A Jane Hollands b. Smarden, is living with them as a housekeeper in 1891 and 1901 aged 62/72 resp.
Also there is a James Bourne, a Carpenter, living in Upminster, Essex from Ashford, Kent 1891. They were living in Fairlight Terrace in Ashford in 1881

There is a Bourne family in 1861 living at 9 Barrow Hill Road, ashford with a William aged 14 and what looks like a twin brother Richard Ref:RG9/512, fol. 172, p.29

Also a Bourne Family in Gravel Walk in 1861:
Elizabeth Bourne, Head, Widow, aged 38, Charwoman, b. Woodchurch
Richard Bourne, son, unm., aged 18, Labourer, b. Woodchurch
Henry? Bourne, son, unm., aged 12, --, b. Warehorne
William Bourne, son, unm., aged 9, --, b. Ashford

Also a William Bourne aged 70 with wife Elizabeth aged 56 abd daughter also in Gravel Walk in 1861
Looks like a lot of Bournes came from Woodchurch.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census UK: Aged 9, 1861, Gravel Walk, Ashford, Kent, England. ⁶

• Census UK: Linen Drapers Assistant, Aged 19, 1871, 93 High St., Ashford, Kent, England.

• Census UK: Clothiers Assistant, aged 29, Mar, 1881, 26 Union St, Maidstone, Kent, England. ⁷

• Death Informant: Present at death of wife Minnie Grace, 20 Jan 1888, Warehorne, Kent, England. ⁸

• Census UK: Clothier, aged 40, widower, 1891, 78 Gravel Walk, Ashford, Kent, England. ⁹

• Census UK: Fish Hawker, aged 50, widower, 1901, 76 Gravel Walk, Ashford, Kent, England. ¹⁰ A Jane Hollands, aged 72, widow, housekeeper from Smarden, Kent is living with them

William married Minnie Grace Hoare, daughter of Thomas Hoar and Emma Hoar, on 10 Jun 1878 in Parish Church, Hollington, Sussex, England.^{1 2} (Minnie Grace Hoare was born on 7 Nov 1859 in Tovil, East Farleigh, Kent, England ^{1 4 5} and died on 20 Jan 1888 in 134 Queens Rd, Hastings, Sussex, England ^{1 8}.) The cause of her death was Pneumonia (8 Days) & Scepticemia (10 days).

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Witness/es: James Bourne & Maria Bourne, 10 Jun 1878, Parish Church, Hollington, Sussex, England. ²