Surname Elbourn(e) / Elbon / Elburn / Elbin / Elben

2013 Research in England on this Surname

This page was updated by Mara French on 11/4/13.
Roz Bainbridge, roz.bainbridge@gmail.com, has written about 200 pages on the William Elbourn Family in England.

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Cambridgeshire Record Office

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Introduction

Research by Mara French, marafrench@mindspring.com

The following data I copied by hand at the Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire Record Offices and at The National Archives in London, then typed it for this website. Places to go to find information: County Record Offices, Tourist Office, Library, Stationary Store, Church, Surname Street Names.

Cambridgeshire Record Office

Miscellaneous

Boyd’s Marriage Index, All Elborn
1754 Tho & Mary King, Shelford Lit
1755 Tho & Sarah Baker, Trumpington
1757 Jn & Elz Burton, Cambridge Mary Less [St. Mary Less Parish]
1758 Wm & Sara Edwards, Abington Gl
1758 Wm & Elz Stanford, Melbourn
1759 Wm & Sara Coe, Cambridge Mary Less [St. Mary Less Parish]
1765 Jn & Elz Braithwaite, Cambridge Sep [Holy Sepulchre Parish]
1768 Wm & An Button, Hildershan
1769 Jas & Elz Spencer, Cambridge A. S.
1774 Tho & Cath Weibrey, Shelford Gt.
1780 Leon & Mary Read, Shelford Gt.
1781 Hen & Mary Habbit, Cambridge Mary Gt.

B.1 Robert Ellbourn, married Alice.

A.1 James Ellbourn, christened 21 Apr 1754 in Cambridge, England, the son of Robert Ellbourn and Allice. He married Elizabeth and had son Thomas Spencer Ellborne on 12 Feb 1775 in Cambridge as the son of James Ellborne and Elizabeth Elborne.

A.2 Sarah Ellbin, christened 7 Jan 1747 at Holy Sepulchre Church, Cambridge, England, the daughter of Robert Ellbin and Alice Ellbin. Another record shows the christening on 28 Nov 1750 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, the daughter of Robert Elborne and Alice.

William and Mary Elborn of Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England, christened:
daughter Sarah on 10 Nov 1760
son William on 15 Sep 1765
daughter Mary on 28 Jun 1767
daughter Ann on 15 Apr 1770
son Ezekiel on 4 Dec 1774

Cambridge Holy Sepulchre

Births
C1746 Jan 7, Sarah Elbin, dau. of Robert & Alice, born Ellbin.
C1742 Feb 13, John Elborn, son of Robert & Alice
C1744 Jun 5, May, dau. of Robert & Alice
C1750 Nov 28, Sarah, dau. of Robert & Alice
C1754 Apr 21, James, son of Robert & Alice
C1766 Feb 16, Sarah, dau. of John & Elisabeth
C1767 May 10, Elizabeth, dau. of John & Elisabeth
C1770 Apr 8, Mary, dau. of John & Elisabeth
C1771 Nov 10, Susan, dau. of John & Elisabeth
C1773 Aug 26, Mary, dau. of John & Elisabeth
C1776 Mar 24, Susan, dau. of John & Elisabeth
C1778 Aug 9, John, son of John & Elisabeth
C1784 Sep 5, Elizabeth Ellbourn, dau. of Samuel & Eleanor

Marriages
M1742 Mar 25, Robert Elborn and Alice Amey
many more not written down

Cambridge St. Mary the Less

Births
24 Jul 1746 John Elbonn, son of John & Mary
5 Nov 1747 Mary, dau. of John & Mary
27 Feb 1748 twins Martha and Anne, daughters of John and Mary
Also James Elbonn and Dinah Baker had many children after their marriage on 14 Mar 1741.
27 Jun 1756 Anne, dau. of John and Mary
17 Jun 1759 Martha Pickhaver, dau. of John and Mary
15 Sep 1754 Martha, dau. of John and Mary
5 May 1752 Thomas, son of John and Mary
5 May 1751 William, son of John and Mary
Spellings were Elbonn, Elborne, Elbourne, Elbonne, and Elborn

William Elborne, Baptism: 5 May 1751, St Mary the Less, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Burial: 1826, St Mary the Less, Cambridge.

Orwell

William James Elbourn 1994
Victoria Barbara Elbourn 1994
Naomi Sylvia Elbourn 1990
George John Elbourn 1990

Whatton

William Elbourn, 01223 208955

Meldreth

Elbourn Apples, 25 Whitecroft Rd.

Bassingbourn

Elbourn Way, took photo. No Elbourn before 1817. A street in Bassingbourn was named after this family.

“An” Elizabeth Elbourne shows up in the 1871 census as age 39, a servant, born in Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England, and living in 1871 in Royston, Hertfordshire, England, which indicates the Elbourne families in Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire may be related.

Stapleford

p. 94 Antiquities of Cambridgeshire, town of Stapleford, took many photos. Nice place and town.

William Elbon d. 1717 at age 70, born 1647. Got brochure of church, last photo is of the cemetery. Much material about history inside church.

All baptisms are after 1796 for Elbourn.

Sawston

St. Mary’s church closed while scaffolding is done. Hugh gates next door are Sawston Hall, a private residence.

http://www.stmaryssawston.org.uk

Great Shelford

Went inside.

Little Shelford

Church closed.

On junction of Church St. and Hauxton Road in Little Shelford, Smith house

Wisbech St. Peter Parish

Could this Reuben Selbourn actually be the Reuben Elbon of Virginia? We have never found a birth record for him in Maryland. In the 1810 census, Reuben was b. before 1765; in the 1820 census, Reuben was born before 1773; in the 1830 census, Reuben was born between 1761-1770; therefore, his birth date would be 1761-1765. He had no daughters and he did not name his sons Robert, as the following listing shows that name.

From the Cambridge Record Office.
Selborn/Selb[o]urn
C1766 Feb 24, Reuben Selbourn son of Robert and Mary of Wisbech, St. Peter, Cambridgeshire. No marriage or burial records are listed on findmypast in all England; therefore, he might have migrated to America. Could the name Selbourn have been changed to Elbon?

M1776 Aug 25, Susanna sp otp Selburn m. Joseph bac otp Weaver (surname), witness Richd Hutchesson, Robert Silburn
Reuben Silburn was christened 22 Mar 1822, son of William and Elizabeth. His father was a shoemaker of Timber Market, Wisbech, St. Peter, Cambridgeshire.

bac = bachelor; sp = spinster
I assume the "C" stands for christened and the "M stands for marriage. The “otp” is a signification for it being official.

From findmypast.co.uk.
Many people with the name Shilborn or Shelborn or Silborn or Selborn lived in Cambridgesure.

“A” Robert Silburn was christened 9 Sep 1781, son of Robert and Susanna, in Wisbech, St. Peter, Cambridgeshire, and his father was a cordwainer.

“A” Robert Silburn is listed as christened on 6 Sep 1857 of Market Place, Wisbech, St. Peter, Cambridgeshire, son of Robert and Mary Ann. His father was a shoemaker. He was christened on 6 Sep 1857, but born on 10 Jan 1857.

“A” Robert Silburn was married in 1817 to Mary Lister, both of Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire.

“A” Robert Silburn of Timber Market, Wisbech, St. Peter, Cambridgeshire died 11 Oct 1842 at age 87 according to findmypast. That would mean that he was born in 1755 and perhaps a brother of Reuben above.

Another Robert Silburn died 29 May 1856 of Market Place, Wisbech, St. Peter, Cambridgeshire, at age 46, meaning that he was born in 1810.

Charlotte Selborn, m. Ransome Richard on 9 Jul 1782, Wisbech, St. Peter, Cambridgeshire. Their banns were on 7 Jul 1782.

Susannah Selburn sp otp, banns 28 Jul 1776, with Joseph Weaver bac otp, , Wisbech, St. Peter, Cambridgeshire.

Because one Elbourn DNA test matches the Wright family, I found these entries: Reuben Wright, son of Reuben and Jane Wright, born 8 Mar 1707 in Wisbech, St. Peter Parish, Cambridgeshire. One of these Reubens died 6 Sep 1728 in Wisbech. First Reuben Right married 1693 in Wisbech to Jane Brown. Many women named Hannah Wright in Wisbech.

B.1 Robert Selbourn, married Mary. The name “Selbourn” turns up only once, and therefore, I believe it is an error in spelling.

A.1 Reuben Selbourn, christened 24 Feb 1766 in Wisbech-St. Peter, Cambridge, England, as the son of Robt. Selbourn and Mary. If this were our Reuben and he enlisted in the Rev. War on 16 May 1781, he would have been 15 years old -- was it possible to enter the war that young with parental permission?

Hauxton

Elbon Hauxton Births
C1739 May 20 Sarah Elburn, dau. of Henry & Sarah
C1744 Sep 16, Henry, son of Henry & Sarah
M1737 Dec 1, Henry Elburn m. Sarah Edwards.

Elbourn[e] / Elburn Hauxton Deaths
B1737 Jun 14 Mary, wife of Henry
B1739 Sep 23 Sarah Elburn dau. of Henry & Sarah
B1744 Sep 21 Henry, son of Henry & Sarah

Wendy

Cemetery is not near the church. The church is not very old.

Arrington

Earliest location where the Elbourn family resided, along with the village of Wendy.

Trumpington

Trumpington is the city in Cambridgeshire, England, where members of the Elbourn family lived. It is also a farmhouse near Rock Hall on about 282 acres in Kent Co., 1^st District, according to the Assessment of 1783 Kent County – Maryland State Archives, see http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/stagser/s1400/s1437/html/1437ke.html. Reuben Elburn is listed on the same website in the 1^st District, p. 5, MSA S 1161-7-1 1/4/5/50. Perhaps look up in Maryland Archives. Also see
http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/stagsere/se1/se5/028000/028000/028009/pdf/msa_se5_28009.pdf.

William Elborn was baptized in 1714 in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England.

James Elburn born 1 Jan 1740 in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England, son of William and Elizabeth; the Elborn family is also prominent in Cambridgeshire besides Hertfordshire, but both of these 2 following records show that James’ parents were John and Rebecah. One would assume John was born 1730-1750 and in Hertfordshire, but no record has been found. However, 2 records for a John Elbourn are found in Cambridgeshire, and one is in Trumpington, John Elborn, christened 25 Jul 1739, son of William and Elizabeth. I have noticed Elbons from 1714-1752 appear in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire just NE of Hertfordshire when I searched for Elbourn using the dates 1680-1780, and the names Henry, Anne, Elizabeth, John, Susan, William, and James appear. Then these families progressed SW to the northern towns in Hertfordshire, and continued progressing south through Hertfordshire and perhaps to London where some embarked for America. Nowadays one can understand why Hertfordshire is a desirable place to live as it is a short train ride into London. I plan to visit this area in September 2013 and will report on my findings thereafter. The best website for research in England that I have found is findmypast.co.uk.

Trumpington church on Grantchester Road, but the church was closed.

Births
C1717 John Elborn 7 Jun baptized, born 19 May
C1714 William Elborn 10 Oct
C1718 Jan 27 John Elburn son of John & Elzb
C1719 Jan 29 christened John Elborn, born 19 Jan
C1720 Henry, son of John & Elizabeth Elburn, b. 29 Jun
C1723 29 Sep Susanna Elburn dau. of John & Elizabeth
C1725 Oct 3 Elizabeth Elburn dau. of John & Elizabeth
C1739 Jul 25 John Elborn, son of Wm & Elizabeth
C1740 Jan 1, James Elburn son of William & Elizabeth, born Feb 1?
Book goes to 2003, but no more

Marriages
M1751 Dec 26 Elizabeth m. Thomas Rayner of Kingston by banns
M1755 Sep 30 Thomas Elborn of Little Shelford m. Sarah Baker, wit. Leonard Reynolds and John Spencer. Banns on Sep 28

Burials
B1717 Jun 9 John Elborn
B1729 Nov 22 Henry, son of John & Elizabeth
B1728 Oct 19 Elizabeth
B1743 May 1 John infant
B1747 Oct 15 Henry son of Wm & Eliz
B1771 Jul 21 John
B172 Jul 16 Susan
B1773 Feb 28 Susan

Melbourne

Births
C1696 Nov 15 Mary Elbon dau. of Charles and Esbell
C1772 Jul 12 Phoebe dau. of Wm & Eliz aged 14 years
C1775 Feb 5 Robert Elbourn, son of Wm & Elizabeth, 15 years old, and Phillip, 13 years old, and Wm 9 years old
C1785 Oct 2 Mary Elbourn dau. of Robt & Anne

Marriages
M1758 May 29 William Elbourn of Orwell m. Elizabeth Stainford wit. Jonathan Stockbridge & William Neaves

Deaths
B1729 Dec 30 Tho, a young man, a servant
B1766 Feb 7 unbaptised infant of William
B1787 Aug 21 Ann Elbourn, dau. of Robt & Anne

Fowlmere

Births
C1733 9 Aug Thomas Elbourn, son of Robert & Phoebe
C1735 May 1, Wm, son of Robert & Phoebe

Marriages
M1733 May 22 Robert Elbourn and Phoebe Parish
Bn1766 Oct 12 John Purkis & Mary Ellborn of Ickleton

Deaths
B1759 Jul 29 Robt Ellbourn killed by a wagon.
B1766 Oct 15 Ellbourn Mary wid

Ickleton

Births
C1702 May 31, Thomas, son of Thomas and Mercy
C1703 Feb 16, Will, son of Thomas and Mercy
C1705 Mar 3, Mercy, dau of Thomas and Mercy
C1710 Apr 9, Elizabeth, dau of Thomas and Mercy
C1712 Apr 20, Mary dau of Thomas and Mercy
C1713 Sep 20, Mary dau of Thomas and Mercy
C1742 Feb 27, Mary dau of Thomas & Mary
C1747 May 17, Thomas Elbourne, dau of Thomas & Mary
C1749 Mar 4, Masey, son of Thomas & Mary

Marriages
M1728 Oct 7, Joseph Nash m. Mercy Elbourn
M1730 May 18, John Stubbing m. Elizabeth Elbourn
M1756 Jan 5, Thomas Green of Hinxton m. Mary Elborne, wit. Mat Ripshaw and John Edwards
M1766 Oct 14 John Purkis bachelor of Foulmire m. Mary Ellbourn sp, wit John Hopwood and John Nun
Bn 1755 Dec 14 Mary Elborne, widow, Thomas Green of Hinxton, widower, banns
Bn1766 Oct 12, John Purcas of Foulmire to Mary Elborn, banns
Bn1793 – no Elbourn after this date

Deaths
B1702 Jul 15
B1713 8 May, Mary
B1717 Oct 10, Thomas
B1727 Nov 15, Mercy wid
B1722 Nov 19 William
B1752 May 10, Thomas

Haddenham

The following research is from findmypast.co.uk. The website familysearch.org has similar findings and nothing new.

The Grundy family lived in Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, in the early 1700s. The DNA of the Grundy family has a connection with the Elbourn family as one Elbourn test matches 100% with 4 Grundy tests. Presumedly, a daughter Elbourn had a baseborn son with a Grundy, and that son maintained the surname Elbourn. But, we cannot find any evidence of this situation.

Edward Grundy baptized 31 Jul 1699, son of John and Elizabeth; he died 7 Sep 1699 in Haddenham.

Elizabeth Grundy baptized 23 Oct 1700, dau. of John and Elizabeth. Elizabeth Grundy m. Orwell Peacock on 4 Aug 1720 in Haddenham.

Thomas Grundy baptized 23 May 1703, dau. of John and Elizab. Tho Grundy d. 27 Aug 1703 in Haddenham, or he may be the Thomas Grundy who died 21 Dec 1706 in Haddenham.

Sarah Grundy baptized 11 Oct 1705, dau of Eliz wid.
The family ends here with the death of Elizabeth’s husband John on 5 Mar 1704/5 in Haddenham. No further records have been found for Elizabeth who was a widow with 4 small children. No vital records of any Elbourn can be found in Haddenham.

There was a possibility that the name Grundy could have been Wright. There are no vital records for the name Wright whatsoever in either Hertfordshire or Cambridgeshire.

Hertfordshire Record Office

Photo taken in Sep 2013 by Mara French. You need to book a place to sit and a reader for the microfilm. Get times open on the website. Located on Pegs Lane in Hertford. Bonnie West is the Senior Archive/Library Assistant. She checked the index and did not find any original material naming the Elbons before 1798. The documents showing “John Elbon, chapman and slop seller, late of Watford” and his wife Ann (dated 1798) have the reference 29736b and 29740.

Miscellaneous

Hertford Archives and Local Studies

No Military Lists for Elbourn in Harpenden, Abbots Langley, Royston, Redbourn, or St. Albans.

Memorial Stones

Monumental Inscriptions Books

Main website: www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk

Newsletter: www.hertfordshire-genealogy.blogspot.com

See Inheritance of Single Christian Names.

Books and CDs available to purchase: http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/websites/hfphs.htm

From the Probate Records at Herford Record Office:

St. Albans

Elbourn Architects
No Military Lists for Elbourn

Baldock

Militia Lists

Monumental Inscriptions:

Elizabeth Pryor, born 1773, dau. of John Pryor, died 14 Jul 1850, aged 77 in Baldock. (more Xeroxed)

Baldock Church Plan

D26 William Thurgood died 23 Apr 1785, age 17, Footstone says W. T. 1785 outside church. He was therefore born in 1768.

E42 John Thurgood died 14 Jan 1784 aged 50 [Gerish gives 30], also wife Mary Thurgood afterwards the wife of Goodwyn Thurgood, died 3 Apr 1788 age 34.

No Elbourn buried in Baldock church.

H69 Floor of channel? Mr. John Thurgood, died 3 Jun 1781 in his 64^th year [therefore born 1717], also Mrs. Hannah Thurgood his wife died 26 Aug 1820 aged 85 [therefore born 1735]. Several Clements.

William Elborn of Baldock was a maltmaker, listed in the 1782 Militia Lists of 1758-1785, and no other year, and no other Elborn is listed.

Royston

Royston Burial Register, 1678-1800

Ann Elborn, 2206, 18 Jan 1744/45 Ann Elborn, wife of William Elborn.

William Elborn, 2206, 5 Mar 1748 at Royston, age 45.

William Elbourne, 2337, 5 Mar 1748/49 William Elbourne most likely husband of Ann.

No Grundy early residents listed at the Royston Library.

Bovingdon

Most generations of surnames start with First Generation in America. I’ve numbered the generations in England backwards starting with Generation A.

E.1 Nathaniel Elbon, b. ca. 1677, perhaps in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England.

D.1 Mary Elborne, christened 16 May 1697 in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, daughter of Nathaniel Elborne, no mother listed. She married 14 Feb 1722 to John Quarindon in Bovingdon.

D.2 Elyzabeth Elborne, christened 30 Aug 1699 in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, daughter of Nathaniel Elborne, no mother listed.

D.3 Jacob Elbourn, no christening listed but put here by circumstantial evidence. He married Martha Wingfield on 14 Dec 1721 in Bovingdon.

E.2 George Elborne, born ca. 1690, christened 23 Jun 1695 in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England.

E.3 Avis Elbourne, born ca. 1693, christened 23 Jun 1695 in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England.

E.4 Mary Elbourne, christened 16 May 1697 in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England.

E.5 Elyzabeth Elborne, christened 30 Aug 1699 in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England.

NOTE: None of the following data has been confirmed whatsoever. If you would like to research these lines, please email marafrench@mindspring.com.

E.1 Thomas Elborne, b. ca. 1540.

D.1 Thomas Elborne, christened 18 Feb 1560 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England, the son of Thomas Elborne.

D.2 Anne Elborne, christened 27 Dec 1568 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England, the daughter of Thomas Elborne.

D.3 James Elborne, christened 17 Jan 1562 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England, the son of Thomas Elborne.

D.4 William Elborne, christened 28 Jan 1564 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England, the son of Thomas Elborne.

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1.2 Nathaniel Elbourn, b. ca. 1694, m. Rose Mayling on 26 Dec 1713 in Saint Stephens, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England. “A” Nathaniel “Elbond” of Sandridge left a will in 1740.

2.1 John “Ellbon”, christened 9 Jan 1714 in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England as the son of Nathanell Ellbon and Rose. He may be the John Elbon who died 11 Jan 1789 in St. Albanss Abbey, Hertfordshire, England.

2.2 Jonathan Elbon, christened 20 Mar 1716 in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England, as the son of Nathan and Rose; then they moved to Codicote. He may have been the Jonathan Elborn who died 13 Oct 1782 in St. Albans, St. Peter, Hertfordshire, England.

2.3 Rose Elbourne christened on 13 Dec 1719 in Codicote, Hertfordshire, England, as the dau. of Nathaniel and Rose. No marriage record is listed for her in England; however, a burial record for a Rose Elborn was found on 26 Aug 1765 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, who could have also been her mother.

2.4 Nathaniel Elbourn christened 19 Jul 1722 in Codicote, Hertfordshire, England, as the son of Nathaniel and Rose. He married Hannah Skeg on 1 Jan 1745 at Saint Peter, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Hannah may have the Hannah Skeggs born in 1728 in Glatton, Huntingdon, England, the dau. of John and Jane Skeggs. Nathaniel died in the Revolutionary War in Kent Co., MD. If Hannah was the widow in the 1790 census of Kent Co., MD, spelling her name “Elborne”, she was living with 3 other females (no ages), 1 male over age 16 and therefore b. before 1774, and 2 males under 16. If Hannah was married in 1745, these children were probably grandchildren. His burial record is not in the Parish Records of England, where it would be had he died there.

3.1 Susan (or Susannah or Susanna) Elborn on 15 Jan 1748 in Saint Peter, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England, as the daughter of Nathaniel Elborn, no mother listed. Susan married John Gregory on 15 Sep 1778 in Redbourn, Hertfordshire, England; or . . . in her hometown she married Mathew Brickland on 24 Aug 1782 in Saint Peter, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England, or . . . she married James George on 7 Oct 1804 in Saint Peter, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England. In any case, she did not immigrate to Maryland.

Harpenden Families:

2.5 Jonathan Elbon, christened 20 Mar 1716 in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England, as the son of Nathan and Rose; then they moved to Codicote. He may have been the Jonathan Elborn who died 13 Oct 1782 in St. Albans, St. Peter, Hertfordshire, England.

2.6 Nathan Elbourn, b. ca. 1722, m. Elizabeth ca. 1748.

3.1 Hannah Elbourn, christened 10 Mar 1750 in Harpenden, Hertford, England, the dau. of Nathan and Elizabeth Elbourn.

3.2 Elizabeth Ellbourn, christened 12 Aug 1753 in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England, dau. of Nathaneel and Elizabeth Ellbourn.

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E.3 Thomas Elbon, b. ca. 1680.

D.1 child forn 20 Dec 1700 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England.

D.2 child born 6 Jan 1705 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England.

C.4 Thomas Elbourne, b. 33 Jan 1726 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England, m. Elizabeth ca. 1750. Thomas is probably the brother of Nathan Elbourn who m. Elizabeth, as they were both living in Harpenden ca. 1750. He may also have been the brother of George as they live at the same time in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England.

B.1 Samuel Elbourne, christened 23 Jun 1751 in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England.

B.2 Thomas Elborn, christened 15 Oct 1752 in Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England, son of Thomas Elborn and Elizabeth. He m. Mary Moss. Same town where John and Rebekah lived.

A.1 Thomas Elborn, christened 24 Oct 1773 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, son of Thos. Elborn and Mary Moss.

A.2 Mary Elbon, christened 28 Jun 1778 in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, daughter of Thomas Elbon and Mary.

A.3 Esther Elbon, christened 27 Feb 1780 in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, the daughter of Thomas Elbon and Mary.

B.1 Nathanael Elbourne, christened on 2 Mar 1754/55 in Aldenham or Codicote, Hertfordshire, England, son of Thos Elbourne and Elizabeth.

B.2 Joseph Elbourne, christened 23 Jan 1756/57 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, son of Thos Elbourne and Elizabeth. He may have married Mary and had son John Elborn christened 26 Apr 1772 in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, the son of Joseph Elborn and Mary.

B.3 Anne Elborne, christened 14 Jan 1758/59 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, daughter of Thos Elborne and Elizabeth.

B.4 Elizabeth Elborn, christened 7 May 1761 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, daughter of Thos Elborn and Elizabeth.

B.5 Sarah Elborn, christened 2 Feb 1766 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, daughter of Thomas Elborne and Elizabeth. She may have married Charles Hawkins in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England and had daughter Elizabeth on 6 Nov 1784.

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D.

C.5 George Elbon, born 30 Apr 1718, christened 26 Aug 1764 in St. Mary’s, Watford, Hertfordshire, England. m. Hannah.

B.1 Nathaniel Elbon, christened on 6 Jun 1759 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England, son of George.

B.2 George Elbon, christened 6 Jun 1759 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England, son of George.

B.3 Jonathan Elbon, christened 6 Jun 1759 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England, son of George.

B.4 John Elbon, christened 6 Jun 1759 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England, son of George.

B.5 William Elbon, christened 4 Mar 1770 in Saint Stephens, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England, son of George Elbon and Hannah.

C.6 Sarah Ellbourn, christened 30 Jan 1725/1726 in St. Mary’s, Watford, Hertforeshire, England, dau. of Thomas and Hannah Ellbourn.

C.7 Mary Ellbourn, christened 30 Apr 1732 in St. Mary’s, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, dau. of Thomas and Hannah Ellbourn.

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C.5 Joseph Elborn, married Elizabeth

B.1 Elizabeth Elborn, christened 22 Jan 1757/58 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, daughter of Joseph Elborn and Elizabeth.

B.2 Mary Elborn, christened 1 Apr 1759 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, daughter of Joseph Elborn and Elizabeth.

B.3 Sarah Elborn, christened 26 Apr 1761 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, daughter of Joseph Elborn and Elizabeth. Sarah may have married Charles Hawkins who had daughter Elizabeth on 6 Nov 1784 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England.

B.4 Joseph Elborn, christened 19 Feb 1764 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, son of Joseph Elborn and Elizabeth.

B.5 Thomas Elborn, christened 26 Apr 1767 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, son of Joseph Elborn and Elizabeth.

C.6 George Elbourn, married first Hannah and had son John in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, then married Elizabeth Herrington in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, and had son George. Elizabeth Herrington was christened 10 Mar 1733 in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England, the daughter of Jacob Herrington and Susannah; or, she was christened 17 Feb 1739 in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England, the daughter of James Harrington and Grace.

B.1 John Elborne, christened 22 May 1768 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, the son of George Elborne and Hannah. He may have married Ann Lovett on 21 Oct 1781 of Watford, Berkhampstead-St. Mary, Hertfordshire, England.

B.2 George Elbourn, christened 5 Jun 1774 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, the son of Geo. Elbourn and Eliz. Herrington.

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C.7 John Elbon, m. Susanah.

B.1 Mary Elbourne, christened 1 Oct 1752 in Saint Stephens, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

C.8 Jonathan Elborn,

B.1 Richard Elborn, christened 9 Oct 1746 in Saint Peter, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

B.1 Susan Elborn, christened 17 May 1752 in Saint Peter, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

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D.1 Mary Elbon, christened 5 Jun 1712 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England.

D.2 Thomas Elbon,

B.8 Sarah Elbon, christened 15 Feb 1721 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England.

Another record shows: Sarah “Elben” was christened 18 Feb 1722 as the dau. of Thomas in Abbot’s Langley.

***

The following death records appear, all in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England:
Elizabeth Elborn, 5 Jun 1809
Elizabeth Elburn, 14 Jan 1821
Elizth Elbern, 27 Jun 1829
Eliza Elbern, 16 Jul 1829

The National Archives in London

Time-effective Research at TNA takes a lot of advance planning. But with a Readers Card (usually 3 years validity) you can order up to 18? files/documents in advance so that they are ready for you when you arrive.

First organise your card (free). Top floor office. You need photo ID (passport) and proof of residence eg Utility Bill, driving license. They photo you & give you a card immediately. This is the key to ordering everything. You cannot enter the restricted Reading Rooms without a Readers card. (You may find some of the files you want in the open areas but usually these are just Indexes to the Reading Room original docs). You load the card with some cash to operate scanners etc--25p a scan.

Then order up to 3 items using the card on the PCs there. You select a seat number & the files are put in an open locker with that number--they take about 45 minutes to arrive--have a coffee/sandwich in the cafe! You have to deposit most things in the ground-floor lockers before you can enter the Reading Rooms. Usually you can only take one file in at a time. There are scanners & you can take a camera in.

This will give you a good idea of what the files look like and how the system works. Then back home review your other research and decide which TNA files need to be examined. Then either hire/find someone to do it for you or wait till your next trip--if you can be patient!

I'm at the national archives in London .... Huge place. What I've learned so far is that men in England were trained for wars by regiment, not battalion, so you need to know the regiment. They started with the first regiment, and so on. When they needed more soldiers to replace those who died, they sent over the next trained group, or the second regiment where Mathew and Nathaniel were, indicating as we already know that they were among the older Elbourns. The recruited men were enlisted from Maryland itself, and therefore were probably born in Maryland and definitely not sent over from England. Theses include Reuben and William whom I surmise were brothers. More soon after I get the material I ordered.

British Army Service Records
1760-1915
Includes Royal Hospital Chelsea Pension Records – none for the Elbourns
Regiments were started ca. 1775 to protect England from France. Regiments of all eligible men were trained and sent over more troops as necessary to fill in for those who died. They started with the 1^st Regiment, and so on. Mathew and Nathanial Elbon were in the 2^nd Regiment. William Elburn Sr. was a Corporal in the 3^rd Regiment. John Elbin/Elvin was in the 6^th Regiment. Reuben and William were Kent Co. Recruits and not in a Regiment, which means they were recruited from Maryland and not from England.

T47/10 shows an amazing list of emigrants leaving from London Port and from Dover, and gives the county they were from, their occupation, the quality of their life, and their age. No Elbourn for 1774-1776. Did not have time to search other books. This register is kekpt by port customs officials of emigrants going from England, Wales, and Scotland.

WO10, WO12, and WO13 – Commissary General of Musters Office and Successors: Artillery Muster Books and Pay Lists gives dates of enlistment, movements throughout the world, and discharge. 1 Jan 1708 thru 31 Dec 1878, for the Army, marriage, divorces, children. Shows British Army in North America.

WO12/348, 3^rd Regiment of Horse. Could not find any Corp. William Elbourne.

WO12/293, 2^nd Regiment of Horse in which Matthew and Nathaniel were in.
Documents from 1 Jan 1772 to 31 Dec 1788 Army, could not find anything.

WO12/3029, 13^th Foot, 1^st Battalion, 1 Jan 1773-31 Dec 1785. Nothing.

WO12/6471, 55^th Foot, 1^st Battalion, 1759-1877 sub-series, text date 1774-1785. Dated Philadelphia 16 Mar 1778. John Elbourne was listed as “on duty”; therefore, he was not a prisoner of war, not sick nor dead. This certificate was effective for the whole time during this muster. 20 men were present at the end, 20 were absent, and there were 2 casualties. First record of John Elbourne shows as enlisted 25 Jun 1777 (I took 3+ photos). His Majestry’s 55^th Regiment of Foot commanded by Major General James Grant, commission dated from 16 Nov 1777. No other Elbourne. When they mustered in, there were 2 Sergeants, 2 Corporals, and 20 effective Private men. Muster was taken for 183 days commencing 25 Jun 1777 and ending 24 Dec of the following year (1778). By 16 Mar 1778 John Elbourne was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. John was officially on duty from 4 May 1778 to 21 Jul 1778. He was mustered in for 182 days from 25 Dec 1777 to 24 Jun 1778, both days inclusive. He mustered out at Staten Island, New York on 21 Jul 1778. These books are VERY heavy and large. I looked thru many books and hundreds of pages and found ONLY John.

From records in America (not from TNA), John Elbin/Elvin enlisted in the Revolutionary War on 2 Jun 1778 in Maryland. This date does not coincide with the other dates, even though it is close, plus the name Elbourne and Elbin are quite different. But, these could be men of different generations. Plus, John Elbourne was in the 55^th Foot and John Elbin was in the 6^th Regiment and mustered in on 2 Jun 1778 in Maryland and mustered out on 14 Mar 1779. John Elbin appears in the 1783 Tax List of Maryland in Cecil County. For details see John in the 55^th Regiment of Foot in Canada.

T47/9, T47/10, T47/11, T47/12
1773-1776
Register kept by port customs officials of emigrants going from England, Wales, and Scotland. Found nothing.

Library and Archives in Canada
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
All entries appear too late for Elbourn.