Gilbourne

Gilbourne One-Name Study

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Study details

Study: Gilbourne

Variants: Gilborn, Gilborne, Gilburn, Gillborn

Category: 3 - A study where research using core genealogical datasets and transcriptions is well under way on a global basis.

Website: home.clara.net/daibevan/ons/Gilbourne_home.htm

DNA website: www.familytreedna.com/groups/gilbourne/about

Contact: Mr Dai Bevan

About the study

GILBOURNE is a relatively uncommon name, based in the U.K. on the East Midlands in the 19th and 20th Centuries, but in earlier times based in Kent and Yorkshire. From Yorkshire, they also spread to Ireland, though they may also have a separate origin there. The name is now found in U.K., Ireland, Jamaica, Australia, U.S.A, Canada and Sweden

Variant names

My own family history includes the GILBOURNE tree but is extended in this study to include GILBORN(E), GILBOURN, GILBURN and GILLBORN. Possible other variants of the name that are not included in the study include KILBORN, KILBURN, KILBOURNE, GILLIBURN , GELLIBURN etc., although one instance of a GILBURN line in England descends from GILLIBURN ancestors.

Name origin

The origin of the name is uncertain, and may derive from more than one source. There is a village of GILBORNE in Lancashire, though most consider it a variant of KILBURN, the name of villages in London, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire.

Historical occurrences of the name

There are no truly famous members of this study. Some notable members were:

Sir Nicholas GILBOURNE of Charing, Kent, who died in 1638, and his brother Sir Edward who died in 1681 and is buried in Shoreham, Kent.
Probably the most famous GILBORN is actor and former professor of humanities at M.I.T. Steve, who died in 2009. However, his immigrant father adopted the name in 1944 and as most of the family are still living, the tree is not published here. See his Wikipedia entry for more information.
Well known in Australia is (Australian Rules) footballer Don GILBOURNE who died January 2020

Well know and still living (and hence not shown in my on-line trees):

Well known in Australia is cricketer Robert GILBOURNE, brother of the above Don.
David GILBOURNE , formerly Professor of Qualitative Research in Sport at UWIC, Cardiff, is now Professor at the Hull York Medical School. He should not be confused with:
David GILLBORN, Professor of Critical Race Studies in Education at Institute of Education, University of London

Data

See my web site for details of the various trees constructed.

DNA

A DNA study for the names Gilbourne and Kilbourne and their variants was commenced in July 2020. First results are eagerly awaited!

https://www.familytreedna.com/group-project-search?sType=eq&search=Gilbourne

Contact Details

Mr Dai Bevan

General Search Results

Occurrences of the surname Gilbourne in the Guild Indexes

(Click on the number to view the search results in each index. Indexes marked by * are only accessible by logged in Guild members.)

Global Marriages 21
Probate Index* 1

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