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Early Origins of the Bourne family

The surname Bourne was first found in Languedoc where this celebrated family held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Bourne family

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Bourne Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bournet, Bournest, Bournai, Bournait, Bournaie, Bournaies, Bournais, Bournez, Bourné, Bournée, De Bournet, De Bournest, De Bournai, De Bournait, De Bournaie, De Bournaies, De Bournais, De Bournez, De Bourné, De Bournée, Bourdet, Burnet and many more.

Early Notables of the Bourne family

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Bourne World Ranking

In the United States, the name Bourne is the 3,132^nd most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Bourne is ranked the 6,762^nd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2 And in Australia, the name Bourne is the 900^th popular surname with an estimated 4,365 people with that name. 3 The United Kingdom ranks Bourne as 668^th with 9,869 people. 4

Bourne migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bourne Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Bourné, who settled in Boston in 1620
Garret Bourne, who sailed from Isle of Wight arriving in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Ambrose" as part of the Winthrop Fleet
Nehemiah Bourne, who settled in Charleston Massachusetts in 1630
Garrett Bourne, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1635 5
Thomas Bourne, who arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1636 5
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Bourne Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Ellis Bourne, who landed in Virginia in 1706 5
lames Bourne, who arrived in Virginia in 1706 5
Jesse Bourne, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1742-1743 5
Peter Bourne, who landed in Virginia in 1769-1770 5

Bourne Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Thomas Bourne, who landed in New York in 1835 5
Elisha Bourne, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1849 5
H Bourne, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 5
E Bourne, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 5
E A Bourne, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 5
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Bourne migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bourne Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Samuel Bourne, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749

Bourne migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Bourne Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Ellen Bourne, (b. 1805), aged 21, Irish house maid who was convicted in Fermanagh, Ireland for 7 years for house robbery, transported aboard the "Brothers" on 3rd October 1826, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, she died in 1877 6
Miss Honora Bourne, (b. 1801), aged 27, Irish convict who was convicted in Cork, Ireland for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "City of Edinburgh II" on 23rd June 1828, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 7
Mr. James Bourne, British convict who was convicted in Wiltshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Asia" on 29th September 1831, settling in New South Wales, Australia 8
Mr. John Bourne, (Charles) who was convicted in (Parts of Lindsey), Lincolnshire, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Circassian" on 4th November 1832, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 9
Mr. Henry Bourne, (b. 1812), aged 21, English coach painter who was convicted in Sussex, England for 14 years for house breaking, transported aboard the "Fairlie" on 14th October 1833, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 10
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Bourne migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Bourne Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Harriett Bourne, aged 20, a servant, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Halcione" in 1870 11
Mrs. Fanny Bourne, (b. 1846), aged 24, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Zealandia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 23rd December 1870 12
Mr. John Bourne, (b. 1848), aged 22, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Zealandia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 23rd December 1870 12
Miss Edith Bourne, (b. 1866), aged 4, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Zealandia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 23rd December 1870 12
George Bourne, aged 41, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Strathnaver" in 1874
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Contemporary Notables of the name Bourne (post 1700) +

Thomas I. Bourne, American politician, Delegate to Indiana State Constitutional Convention, 1850-51 13
Shearjashub Bourne (1746-1806), American politician, Member of Massachusetts State Legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1791-95 13
R. Earl Bourne, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Cortland County, 1915 13
Pat Bourne, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 2004 13
Jonathan Bourne Jr. (1855-1940), American politician, Member of Republican National Committee from Oregon, 1888-92; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1907-13; Defeated, 1912 13
Jonathan Bourne, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1860, 1888 13
John Edgar Bourne Jr., American politician, Member of South Carolina State Senate 15th District, 1967-68 13
John C. Bourne (d. 1967), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Kentucky State House of Representatives 52nd District, 1966-67 13
John Bourne, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 2000, 2004 13
John Bourne, American politician, U.S. Collector of Customs, 1909 13
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Historic Events for the Bourne family +

HMS Repulse

Mr. Clarence John Bourne (1919-1942), English Able Bodied Seaman from Taunton, Somerset, England, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse and survived the sinking, also sailed aboard the HMS Giang Bee and was lost in 1942 14

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
"Most Common Last Names in Australia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/australia/surnames
"UK surname ranking." UK Surname map, https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/surnames_ranking.php?p=10
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 3rd November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/brothers
Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 10th February 2021 https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/city-of-edinburgh
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 12th January 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1831
Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 8th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/circassian
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 21st September 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/fairlie
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 12th December 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html