Ada (Shepherd) Bourne (abt. 1882 - bef. 1919)

Born about 1882 in Coalville, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Levi (Bourn) Bourne — married 1902 in Ashby de la Zouch registration district, Leicestershire

Descendants

Died before Dec 1919 before about age 37 in Coalville, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

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Biography

Ada Shepherd was born in 1882 in Coalville, Leicestershire, England. She was the daughter of William Shepherd and Emma Wardle. ^[1][2]

In 1891 Ada (8) was living at No7, Newmarket, Ravenstone, Coalville with her parents and five siblings. ^[3]

By 1901, Ada's mother, Emma was a widow. The family, including two older brothers, Walter (25) and Arthur (23) and a younger sister, Minnie (16), were living in Margaret Street, Coalville. Ada (18) was a wool weaver. ^[4]

Ada Shepherd (spinster age 20), the daughter of William Shepherd (a carter, deceased) was married to Levi Bourne (bachelor age 21, a frame fitter), the son of Reuben Bourne (a foreman), on 4 Aug 1902 at Christ Church, Coalville, Leicestershire. The bride's siblings, Walter and Minnie Shepherd were witnesses, as were James Bourne and Annie Knifton. ^[5]

In 1911, Ada (28) and Levi Bourne (29, a steel frame fitter in an engineering works) were living at 24, Margaret Street, Coalville. They had had three children, but only one was surviving - Dora Winifred (6). Ida and Elsie had died in infancy. ^[6]

Ada Bourne died age 37 in 1919. ^[7]

On the 1939 Register, Ada's husband, Levi Bourne was recorded as widowed. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XK7-21M : accessed 18 April 2016), Ada Shepherd, 1882; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WDM7-2PZ : accessed 18 April 2016), Ada Shepherd in household of William Shepherd, Ravenstone With Snibstone, Leicestershire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Leicestershire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WDM7-2PZ : accessed 18 April 2016), Ada Shepherd in household of William Shepherd, Ravenstone With Snibstone, Leicestershire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Leicestershire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS4N-3VW : accessed 18 April 2016), Ada Shepherd in household of Emma Shepherd, Coalville, Leicestershire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Whitwick subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP47-NLQ1 : 6 June 2018), Levi Bourne and Ada Shepherd, 4 Aug 1902; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Marriage, Coalville, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 17, citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK. Associated image at Findmypast: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=S2/GBPRS/LEICS/102260022/00029
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X757-TK8 : 2 July 2019), Ada Bourne in household of Levi Bourne, Coalville, Coalville, Leicestershire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. Associated image at Findmypast
7. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JZ4-74C : 31 December 2014), Ada Bourne, 1919; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
8. ↑ 1939 Register, Findmypast citing Ref: RG101/6035G/014/07 Letter Code: RFCJ

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X757-TK8 : accessed 18 April 2016), Ada Bourne, Coalville, Coalville, Leicestershire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:263J-QS8 : accessed 31 March 2016), Ada Shepherd, 1902; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1902, quarter 3, vol. 7A, p. 178, Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCG-M28V : accessed 18 April 2016), Ada Shephard, 1968; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.