• Peter Bourne (1783-1846)
• Children of Peter and Margaret Bourne
• Sir James Bourne, Bart, (1812-1882) and his descendants
• Revd George Drinkwater Bourne and his descendants
• Ann (Brandreth) and her descendants
• Elinor (Drinkwater) and her descendants
• Margaret (Royds) and her descendants

This account was first drafted about three years ago, since when I have found out a good deal more about the commercial activites of Cornelius Bourne and his sons. They were successful Liverpool merchants with interests in the timber and iron trades, salt and coal mining, canals and railways. It seems likely that it was primarily these activities, rather than inherited property, which formed the basis of the family's wealth.

PETER BOURNE OF HACKINSALL was born on 13 October 1783, the fourth and youngest son of Cornelius Bourne and Ann Rymer. These Bournes were a Lancashire family. Peter's grandfather, John, came from Stalmine, about eight miles from Blackpool, and his father, Cornelius was married and buried in Liverpool. Peter married on 14 May 1810, at St George's Church Liverpool, Margaret Drinkwater, youngest daughter of James Drinkwater and Elinor Leece. James Drinkwater was mayor of Liverpool in 1810, the same year that his daughter married. His son, Sir George Drinkwater, Margaret's brother, was also mayor of Liverpool, in 1829.

Although Peter’s father Cornelius had three older brothers, none left a male heir, so Cornelius must have inherited his father’s estate, including Stalmine which was then passed on to Peter’s eldest brother John. Thomas, the second son of Cornelius, acquired or inherited Hackinsall Hall. He died unmarried in 1801, and was succeeded by his brother James of Heathfield House, Wavertree, near Liverpool. James also died unmarried in 1835, and Peter inherited both Hackinsall and Heathfield. Peter, a JP and an alderman and mayor of Liverpool, died on 3 February 1846. There is a memorial to him in Stalmine church:

Sacred to the Memory of
Peter Bourne Esquire
of Hackensall Hall and Liverpool
for many years an active
Magistrate of the County
He died the IIIth of February M.D.CCCXLVI
in the LXIIrd year of his age
also of Margaret
wife of the above
(Daughter of James & Elinor Drinkwater)
who died XIIth May MDCCCLXV
aged LXXVIII years

Margaret died on 12 May 1865, having had nine children:

All the children except Cornelius were born in Rodney Street, Liverpool. Cornelius (1), born on 7 April 1811, educated Shrewsbury and Oriel College Oxford, died unmarried on 30 June 1839 at Aix en Savoie and was buried at Geneva.

Thomas (3), born 28 February 1814, was Lt Col Royal Lancaster Regiment. He drowned on 28 August 1879 and was buried at Wavertree. Elinor (4), born 19 August 1815 died less than two years later on 29 June 1817. Peter (7), born on 28 February 1820 lived in Rodney Street and was a JP. He died unmarried on 25 November 1881.

James (2), born 8 October 1812, educated at Shrewsbury, inherited Hackinsall Hall and Heathfield House. He was a JP, Lt Colonel and Honorary Colonel Royal Lancs Artillery Regiment of Militia, and served as MP for Evesham from 1865 to 1880. He was appointed CB in 1861 and made a baronet on 10 May 1880. Some of the work he carried out on his estate is described in an 1881 directory of Lancaster and its surroundings:

He married on 30 October 1841 Sarah Harriet Dyson, daughter of Thomas Fournis Dyson of Everton Lancashire and Willow Hall Yorkshire. He died on 14 March 1882 and Sarah died on 22 September 1891, having had four children:

Sir James Dyson Bourne (i), born 29 July 1842 was, briefly, the second and last Baronet. He died on 11 November 1883, nineteen months after he succeeded his father. He was Colonel 5th Dragoon Guards, DL (1883). He married on 29 December 1875 Lady Marion Jane Loftus, former wife of George Osborn Springfield, 5th Dragoon Guards, and only daughter of 3rd Marquess of Ely. They had a daughter who lived for only a day:

1. Gladys Dyson 29-30 October 1881

Lady Marion married twice more, in 1884 to Lt Colonel James John Neil Buchanan, 5th Dragoon Guards (died 26 November 1893), and finally in 1894 to Revd James Weller of Amersham. She died on 28 October 1933. In her life she had a total of eight children. Tragically, all died in infancy.

Helen (iii) and Emily (iv) died as infants. Harriet (ii), born 15 February 1846, married on 8 August 1883 James William Seaburne May. In 1892 the additional surname of Bourne was added by Royal Licence, which was subsequently altered by Royal Licence in 1897 to Bourne-May. There were three children:

Irene (1), born 21 August 1884, married on Robert Thompson, of Greenways, Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey. She died in 1932 leaving a son. (no more details). Geoffrey (3) appears to have died unmarried.

James (2), born 9 January 1886, married on 29 April 1918 Alexa Grace Campbell of Barwhinnock, Twynholm, Kirkcudbright, only daughter of Andrew Jameson, Lord Ardwell, a Scottish Lord of Session. He died on 1 November 1961, leaving a son:

i. Geoffrey Fitzgerald 1921-1988

Geoffrey (i) was educated at Harrow and Exeter College Oxford, and served in the Coldstream Guards during the second world war. He married in 1957 June Josephine, youngest daughter of Col. Harold Peake-Cottam of Linden Hall, Mont aux Pretres, Jersey, and has two sons:

Revd George Drinkwater Bourne, FSA, DL, JP, the eighth child of Peter Bourne, was born on 31 August 1821, educated at Oriel College Oxford, was Patron and Rector of Weston-sub-Edge, Gloucestershire, Rural Dean (1875), and honorary Canon of Gloucester Cathedral (1880). He officiated at his sister Margaret's wedding at St George's Liverpool on 11 July 1848 and assisted at the wedding of his nieces, Elinor Royds in February 1884, and Emily Royds in December 1888. He married firstly Jane Hole, only daughter of Francis Hole of Tiverton, Devon, by whom he had two children:

Francis (ii), born 2 April 1850, was Captain 43rd LI. He died unmarried on 5 October 1880.

Margaret (i), born 18 February 1848, married on 24 June 1875 Revd Francis Edward Broome Witts, of Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire, where he was Rector, Patron of the Living and Lord of the Manor. He was also Rural Dean and an honorary Canon of Gloucester Cathedral. He died in 18 August 1913, and Margaret died on 6 February 1921. They had eight children:

Edward (1), born 4 May 1879, educated Eton and Merton College Oxford, was a Major in the Gloucestershire Regiment, and served in the Boer War and the First World War. He was a JP and served as a County Councillor 1929-49.

George (2), born 26 April 1883, served in the First World War as a Captain in the Gloucestershire Regiment. He lived at Hillesley House, Wooton-Under-Edge, and was a County Councillor.

John (3), born 13 September 1885, MBE, was a Major in the Gloucestershire Regiment, and served in both World Wars. He lived at Little Western, Woodley Berkshire, and married on 22 October 1918 Gulielma Ewart Richardson MBE, only child of Henry James Richardson of Barethorn, Chelston, Devon. They has a son:

Frank (4), born 22 February 1887, educated Radley and Trinity College Oxford, joined the army and rose the to rank of Brigadier. He joined the Irish Guards in 1914, served in France during the First World War and was twice mentioned in despatches. He commanded the 1st Batallion King’s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) 1933-35, was AQMG Aldershot 1935-37, commanded the 8th Infantry Brigade 1939-40 and was Commander Glasgow Area 1940-41. He married on 7 August 1919 Ruth Leonside Brocklebank, 2nd daughter of Harold Brocklebank of Grizedale Hall, Hawkshead, Lancashire, and died on active service on 9 May 1941, leaving no children.

Frederick (5), born 30 January 1889, educated RMA and Staff College Quetta, also joined the army and rose to the rank of Major-General.

(Insert here summary of career)

He married on 7 February 1929 Alice Mary Wrigley, eldest daughter of Arthur Edward Wrigley of Wyck Hill, Gloucestershire, and had four children:

Margaret (6), married 19 April 1899, George Frederick Woodroffe of Hambleden, Wimbledon, and has issue (I have no details).

After the death of his first wife, June, on 22 September 1854, Revd George Bourne married secondly, on 15 April 1857, Harriet Eliza Moss by whom he had three children:

Ann (5) was born on 21 November 1816. She married her second cousin Revd William Harper Brandreth, Rector of Standish, Lancashire, and honorary Canon of Manchester Cathedral. She had a son:

William married Caroline Williamson in 1865, by whom he had a son:

After Ann’s death in 1858 Canon Brandreth married secondly his cousin Mary Brandreth, and had two daughters, Constance and Ethel.

Elinor Drinkwater Bourne (6), born 18 May 1818, married her first cousin Sir William Leece Drinkwater KB of Kirby, Isle of Man, on 27 August 1840. William was called to the bar in 1837 and later served as first deemster (judge) and member of the Council of the Isle of Man. Sir William had inherited Kirby on the death of his uncle Sir George Drinkwater who had acquired it from Major-General Sir George Buchan in 1840. Elinor died in 1897 and her husband died in 1909. They had seven children:

Both Janes (iv and vii) died as children. John (vi), born 7 October 1854, educated Cheltenham College and Trinity Hall Cambridge assumed the additional name of Lawe by Royal Licence in 1879 under the will of his cousin John Drinkwater Lawe of Trinity College Cambridge. He died unmarried on 10 November 1888.

Elizabeth (i) married in 1866 Stewart Jackson of Knutsford (he died on 3 August 1881) and had five sons and one daughter. (Details of descendants have been received from Colin Jackson, and will be added shortly.)

Margaret (ii) married on 13 January 1881 Frederick Maximilian Ross, JP (Isle of Man). She died without having had children on 19 September 1891, and Frederick died on 17 October 1905. Elinor (iii) married on 8 February 1871 Frederick W Pigott of Bourne Hill (he died 21 February 1899), Horsham, JP (Sussex), and had a daughter:

George (v), born in 1852, was educated at Eton and Trinity College Cambridge and became a barrister of Lincoln’s Inn in 1877. He was a JP, Crown Receiver and Seneschall of the Isle of Man. He married in 1880 Mary Wyse Falder, granddaughter of Roddam J Roddam of Roddam, Northumberland, and died on 14 September 1930, having had four sons:

William (1), born 28 September 1881 died unmarried on 13 September 1909. George (2), born 7 May 1884, also died unmarried on 20 March 1903.

John (3), MBE, was a JP (Isle of Man), educated at Rugby and King’s College Cambridge, was Captain of the Parish from 1945, HM Crown Receiver of the Isle of Man, and served as a Major in the RFA. He married on 24 July 1913 Ethel Mary Borrer, daughter of Revd Charles Alexander Borrer, Rector of Horseheath, Cambridgeshire. He had a daughter:

Mary married, on 22 December 1945, William Edward Boulton of Cambridge, son of Thomas Swann Boulton of Beverley Hall, Yorkshire.

Roddam (4), born 25 May 1894, educated Rugby and Trinity College Cambridge, married on 18 September 1926 Dorothy Mary Adeney, eldest daughter of William Adeney of North Way, Hampstead and had a son:

Margaret, the ninth and youngest child of Peter Bourne, born 6 December 1826, married Henry Royds. She and her descendants have been dealt with in the Royds part of this site.