Kilborn Kilborne Kilbourn Kilbourne genealogy

16 August 2006

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Dr G.M.W.Mann.      Baytrees

Burnhams Rd,    Lt.Bookham

Surrey, U.K.           KT23 3AU

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6 Samuel KILBOURN c1754-1821

 

 

m Frances Elizabeth WYATT 1784

 

 

 

 

 

 

Samuel was born about 1754, but nothing is known of his parents or birthplace.  When he was 30, he married Frances WYATT at St Leonard's Shoreditch.  A son Samuel was born the following year, and another son Benjamin was born 15 years later in 1800.

 

It is probable that other children were born in between, but their names are not known.  In 1800, Samuel and Frances were living at Holywell Mount in the heart of Shoreditch, but moved to Bethnal Green before they died in 1821 and 1823 respectively.  They were both buried at the Gibraltar burial ground in Bethnal Green.

 

 

 

 

 

EVENTS

 

 

          age

    DATE SK FW

 

                       EVENT

     1754      

19Dec1784 30  17

    c1785 31  18

??? <1800 46  33

 

31Mar1800 46  33

10Aug1800 46  33

22Jul1821 67  54

 2Nov1823 -   56

Samuel born

Samuel, bachelor m Frances Elizabeth WYATT at Shoreditch St Leonards

son Samuel born MDX

??son James Joseph born - known as MILBORN????

??dau Mary born (married C PIKE 1827)

son Benjamin born

son Benjamin christened at St Leonards Shoreditch; parents of Holywell Mount

Samuel buried at Gibraltar burial ground

Frances buried at Gibraltar burial ground

 

 

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL RECORDS

 

 

b=born  m=married  d=died

C=Christened       B=Buried

BIRTH

 

From age at burial, Samuel was born around 1754.  No suitable C in London or home counties IGI.  Samuel m Frances WYATT who came from Holborn St Andrew but Samuel's baptism not found there.  Frances' parents were married at St George Mayfair in 1747 and there is an interesting marriage there at a similar time:

 

m 6Jan1746 Mr William KILBOURN & Mrs Ann KILBOURN of St George Bloomsbury

 

These are possible parents of Samuel-6, as the registers of St George Bloomsbury have not yet been searched (they are not included in the IGI)

 

The KILBOURN surname is strong in the counties of Leicester Rutland, Notts and Derby.  Many Samuel's in IGI for these counties.  Some came to London eg: William KILBURN a victualler b1791 Uppingham, Rutland, s Samuel & Anne, was at Redcross St, St Giles Cripplegate in 1851.  Samuel-5 Bc1785 had a daughter Frances who married John WEST, a carman, in 1847 at St Mary Haggerstone.  In 1854, a widower John WEST, wheelwright, married Maria KILBOURN at St Leonard Shoreditch; Maria was born in Leicester, daughter of Francis KILBOURN, a Leicester stonemason.  However, they seem to be two different John WESTs as their fathers were Thos and John WEST respectively.

 

The Biblical and other christian names in the family are echoed in a cluster of Kilbourns registered at Chelmsford: Samuel Josiah d 1838, Abraham B 1844, Frances m 1840, Susannah m 1841, Elizabeth m 1843  There were however Kilbourns in London, eg Clerkenwell (at an earlier date, and origin of Samuel not yet known.

 

MARRIAGE

 

Samuel-5 was born about 1785 and baptised his first child Elizabeth Frances at Shoreditch St Leonard.  Samuel's baptism has not been found, but because of the date, the forenames, and the relative uncommonness of the surname, it seems very probable that the following marriage also at St Leonard is that of  his parents:

 

m 19Dec1784 Samuel KILBOURN bch otp & Frances_Elizabeth_WYATT spr otp after banns; both signed; w: Susanna WYATT, Henry SPARROW

 

The fact that Samuel and his bride both signed the marriage register, and the bride had two christian names, suggest they were not poor.  Their eldest son, though only a carman, remained at the same address (Webbs Square) for 25 years, which again suggest that he was not afraid of the rent collector.

 

 

DESCENDANTS

 

Only one baptism to Samuel and Frances has been found:

 

C 10Aug1800 b31Mar1800 Benjamin s Samuel & Frances KILBURN of Holywell Mount; at St Leonards Shoreditch

 

The absence of other christenings between marriage in 1784 and baptism of Benjaminin 1800 both at St Leonards is puzzling; Samuel and Frances Elizabeth were buried at Gibraltar Row burial ground; this was a Protestant Dissenters burial ground; I am not sure that this necessarily indicates a non-conformist background, but this could be one explanation for the absence of baptismal records.  Alternatively, after marrying in London, they moved back to Samuel's home parish, wherever that may be, and baptised their children there.  No clues to Samuel's occupation.

 

Their eldest son is Samuel-5 bc1785; he was born MDX according to 1841 census

 

Mary KILBOURN, who married Charles PIKE in 1827 at St Botolph Bishopsgate is probably a daughter of Samuel & Frances.  Their first child was named Mary Frances, and the marriage was witnessed by Ann KILBOURNE but the register also has "Samuel Kil" crossed out.  Ann is possible a sister of Mary.  Charles & Mary baptised 8 children at St Botolph Bishopsgate & St Leonard.  The PIKE family is closely associated with the KILBOURNs as William PIKE witnessed m of Samuel-4 in 1846, his wife Sarah PIKE registered death of daughter of Samuel-4 in 1846.

 

Samuel-4 was living at 7 Birdcage Walk in 1850, an address occupied by James Joseph MILBOURN the following year.  The name MILBOURN is confirmed in other records.  This could be coincidence, but M & K are easily confused in writing.  James was the son of James Joseph senior, a carman of Battersea, and the closest that can be postulated is that the occupiers of 7 Birdcage walk were cousins.  In this case, James Joseph senior would be another son of Samuel-6:

 

      Samuel-6--m--Frances Elizabeth WYATT

                |

                |

      /---------^-----------?-----------------------------------\

      Samuel-5              James Joseph MILBOURN--m--Jane       Benjamin

      |bc1785                (carman of Battersea) |               C1800 St Leonards

      |                                            |

      Samuel-4                                     James_Joseph---m---Emma TOOMBS

      b Spitalfields 1823                          b Battersea 1822   m St Matthew Bethnal Green 1844

      at 7 Birdcage Walk 1850                      at 7 Birdcage Walk 1851

 

DEATH

from records of Gibralter Burial Ground, Bethnal Green:

 

B 22Jul1821 Samuel KILBOURNE of Bethnal_Green age 67    [bc1754]

B  2Nov1823 Frances_Elizabeth KILBURN of Shoreditch age 56    [bc1767]

 

 

 

 

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