Benjamin was born in Hive, Yorkshire, England, and was baptised nearby in Eastrington in 1825. He was the son of William Bourn and Mary Butler.[1]
At the time of the 1841 census Benjamin worked as a servant for the Jewitt family in Ousethorpe, Yorkshire.[2] In 1851 he lived with his parents in Eastrington, while working as a groom.[3]
Benjamin worked as a flax dresser in 1861, when he boarded with the Middlebrook family in Swinefleet, Yorkshire.[4]
In 1864 Benjamin married Mary Ann Julian in Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire.[5][6] By 1871 he worked as a gardener and the family lived in Hull.[7]
William gave his age as "33" when he married; he was really 39. Fuller-8857 21:07, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
Sources
↑ Baptisms in the parish of Eastrington. 1 May 1825. Benjamin, son of William (labourer) & Mary Bond of Ive. Yorkshire Baptisms transcripts. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 28 Jan 2020
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQPT-6QV : 23 May 2019), Benjamin Burnd in household of Joseph Jewitt, Eastrington, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG1J-BBQ : 12 September 2019), Benjamin Burn in household of William Burn, Eastrington, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), England; citing Eastrington, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), England, p. 4, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7PL-HHT : 29 December 2020), Benjamin Bourn in household of George Middlebrook, Swinefleet, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ Sculcoates. 8 Dec 1864. Benjamin Burn (33; bachelor; gardener; of Sykes Street; father William Burn, labourer) married Mary Ann Julian (33; spinster; of Sykes Street; father John Julian, tanner). Both signed. Witnesses John Pullon, Elizabeth Foster. findmypast.co.uk. Yorkshire Marriages Transcription. Accessed 28 Jan 2021