Author name is wrong, it is in fact John Bourne. The error has come about through misinterpretation of the title page of publications edited by the author, who is named as John Bourne, C.E. (i.e., civil engineer)Stringybark (talk) 05:40, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
Sources edit
Check of English census records only showing one John Bourne as civil engineer in 1881. Census shows no clear evidence of Bourne family in Birmingham in earlier years, by that spelling
census edit
- 1881 England
Name: John Bourne
Age: 70
Estimated birth year: abt 1811
Relationship to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: B'ham, Warwickshire, England
Street address: 288 Monument Rd
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Civil Engineer
Registration district: Birmingham
Sub registration district: Lady Wood
ED, institution, or vessel: 40
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2971
Folio: 76
Page Number: 41
Household Members:
Name Age
John Bourne 70
Henry Bourne 46
Jane Savage 33
Susan Tarpey 16
Lydia Harrison 23
Son also shown as being born in Birmingham c.1835
<Name: Henry Bourne
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 11 Jul 1834
Baptism Date: 4 Aug 1834
Baptism Place: Saint Martin,Birmingham,Warwick,England
Father: John Bourne
Mother: Mary Ann
FHL Film Number: 919771, 919772, 919773
Death edit
FreeBMD only shows one death in Warwickshire post 1881 for someone born b/w 1805-1815 as a death in 1884.