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There are many spelling deviations of the name:
Camburn, Camburne, Camborn, Camborne. Wherein lies the problem. To the best of my knowledge, there are no Cambournes in Canada(except my family), or the United States. There are Cambournes in England, but the connection has not been made by me, or an English researcher with whom I'm acquainted. There are Cambournes in Australia, which makes you wonder how they ended up there. It was a long voyage from England. (convict ships?......) But still, no direct links have been found by me.
Cambourne
There have been Cambournes in the England 1851 and 1881 census. They are mostly in Somerset, and some found in Cornwall. I'm trying to sort through these names, and find a connection.
Passport picture of Violet Cambourne Hanmore, Charles, and George, circa 1923
Camburn
I have started here, as LDS provided the most links within this spelling. I've gone back to Willyam Canburne and Frounces? born about 1640, to Canburns in the 1900s.
Camborne
This seems to be the second favourite spelling. I have dozens of names, which at this point I can't connect to each other, or anybody else. But I will persevere!
My paternal grandparents
My father: George William Cambourne
Born June 20, 1918; Died May 24, 1998.
He was born at Beech Cottage, Bathampton,in the sub-district of Bath Rural, in the County of Somerset. His father's name was George John Cambourne, and his mother was Violet Ellen Eaton. No other knowledge was known by my father, as his father died when he was an infant and his mother remarried three times.
My father, his brother, and mother, left England in 1923 to come to Canada. They landed in Quebec where they were met by the Salvation Army, who helped them find the correct train to the province of Alberta. When arriving in Alberta, they were met by a gentleman by the name of Alfred Han(d)more, who married my grandmother. Unfortunately he tragically died, and with a new son, the family returned to England for a few years.
They returned to Canada in 1927, where my grandmother married two more times. Another son and daughter were born, and the family moved from Alberta to Toronto. From Toronto, they moved to Whitchurch Township, York County, where my father and his siblings walked 3 miles to school. The family was in need of money, so my father stayed home from school in the spring to plant trees, and missed school in the fall, in order to pick potatoes for 75 cents a day. The family moved several times after that; from Newmarket, Glenville, to Collingwood, and eventually, my father to Kettleby where he settled. He left school and started working at 15 years old with the same company that he retired from at the age of 65. He worked only 1 mile from home, his entire adult life.
At the time of his death, he had been married 55 years, had four children, 12 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren.
My search is just beginning for my grandmother Violet. All I know at this point, is that she was born in England; probably close to/or in Somerset, as that is where my father was born. Considering she might have been in her early 20's when the children were born, her birth date could be the ealy 1890's. I know nothing about her ancestry, but that she had a sister Harriet whose married name became Webb, and a brother by the name of Jack or John.
As a young woman she worked in England as a Nanny. Later in life, she operated a Nursing Home from her house in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
My paternal grandmother: Violet Ellen Eaton
Camburn, Camburne, Camborn, Camborne. Wherein lies the problem. To the best of my knowledge, there are no Cambournes in Canada(except my family), or the United States. There are Cambournes in England, but the connection has not been made by me, or an English researcher with whom I'm acquainted. There are Cambournes in Australia, which makes you wonder how they ended up there. It was a long voyage from England. (convict ships?......) But still, no direct links have been found by me.
Cambourne
Passport picture of Violet Cambourne Hanmore, Charles, and George, circa 1923
I have started here, as LDS provided the most links within this spelling. I've gone back to Willyam Canburne and Frounces? born about 1640, to Canburns in the 1900s.
Camborne
This seems to be the second favourite spelling. I have dozens of names, which at this point I can't connect to each other, or anybody else. But I will persevere!
My paternal grandparents
My father: George William Cambourne
Born June 20, 1918; Died May 24, 1998.
He was born at Beech Cottage, Bathampton,in the sub-district of Bath Rural, in the County of Somerset. His father's name was George John Cambourne, and his mother was Violet Ellen Eaton. No other knowledge was known by my father, as his father died when he was an infant and his mother remarried three times.
My father, his brother, and mother, left England in 1923 to come to Canada. They landed in Quebec where they were met by the Salvation Army, who helped them find the correct train to the province of Alberta. When arriving in Alberta, they were met by a gentleman by the name of Alfred Han(d)more, who married my grandmother. Unfortunately he tragically died, and with a new son, the family returned to England for a few years.
They returned to Canada in 1927, where my grandmother married two more times. Another son and daughter were born, and the family moved from Alberta to Toronto. From Toronto, they moved to Whitchurch Township, York County, where my father and his siblings walked 3 miles to school. The family was in need of money, so my father stayed home from school in the spring to plant trees, and missed school in the fall, in order to pick potatoes for 75 cents a day. The family moved several times after that; from Newmarket, Glenville, to Collingwood, and eventually, my father to Kettleby where he settled. He left school and started working at 15 years old with the same company that he retired from at the age of 65. He worked only 1 mile from home, his entire adult life.
At the time of his death, he had been married 55 years, had four children, 12 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren.
My search is just beginning for my grandmother Violet. All I know at this point, is that she was born in England; probably close to/or in Somerset, as that is where my father was born. Considering she might have been in her early 20's when the children were born, her birth date could be the ealy 1890's. I know nothing about her ancestry, but that she had a sister Harriet whose married name became Webb, and a brother by the name of Jack or John.
As a young woman she worked in England as a Nanny. Later in life, she operated a Nursing Home from her house in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.