| 1860 Q1 | b. Buckland, Surrey | GRO index; censuses |
| 1860-04-08 | bapt. St Mary's, Buckland | parish register |
| 1861 | living with his parents at the Lodge, Buckland, Surrey | TNA: RG 9/443 f58 p7 |
| 1871 | scholar, living with his parents at 18 Portland Place South, Kennington, Lambeth | RG 10/672 f167 p29 |
| 1881 | labourer, living with his parents at 18 Portland Place South, Kennington, Lambeth | RG 11/604 f20 p34 |
| 1887-09-10 |
F.P. BOURN HOUSE DECORATOR. Windows, Paint and Varnished Walls Cleaned, Carpest [sic] taken up, Beaten and Relaid, Furniture Repaired and Polished. 3, MOAT PLACE, AYTOUN ROAD, STOCKWELL, S.W. ROOFS AND DRAINS SPECIALLY ATTENDED TO. Orders by Post Punctually Attended to. |
South London Chronicle |
| 1890 Q2 | m. Mahalath Tofts (cal 1862 – 1943, b. Meesden, Hertfordshire, or Betchworth, Surrey), in Royston RD | GRO index; censuses |
| 1890 | living in a house at 3 Moat place, Stockwell | electoral register |
| Children: | Alice F. Maria (1891 – after 1921) and Rosa Frederica (1893–1990), both b. Stockwell, Surrey | GRO index; censuses |
| 1891 | house decorator, employer, living at 3 Moat Place, Stockwell, Brixton, Surrey, with his wife and daughter, his father, his father-in-law, his aunt, and his sister-in-law | RG 12/407 f67 p29 |
| 1901 | sign board wood letter maker, worker, living with his wife and younger daughter at 3 Moat Place, Stockwell | RG 13/424 f5 p2 |
| 1904 | living in a house at 3 Moat place, Stockwell | electoral register |
| 1911 | decorator, own account, living with his family in a 4-room house in Nursery Rd, Hailey, near Hertford | RG 14/7465 RD133 ED3 SN18 |
| 1916-02-15 |
LIFE GUARD FOR MOTOR VEHICLES. A LOCAL INVENTION. Mr. F.P. Bourn, of The Limes, Nursery Road, Hoddesdon, is of an inventive turn of mind, and has produced and patented several useful appliances. One of his latest inventions is a life guard for motor vehicles, which is thus described in the Railway Supplies Journal:— 'Amongst the many devices for the safety of foot passengers in crowded streets one that is worthy of mention is Mr. F.P. Bourn's Life Guard and Automatic Brake. 'It is particularly adapted for motor-buses, motor-cars, and lorries, and all road vehicles of a heavy type. 'The simplicity of the invention lies in the fact that it takes up so little space. It is entirely self-acting and its action is confined to the actual points of danger. There is no elaborate apparatus to get out of order and the cost of manufacture is small. 'The essential idea is to provide some adequate protection to persons unlucky enough to have been knocked down and finding themselves in danger of being under the wheels of an approaching vehicle. The actual danger lies in the fact that the wheel of any vehicle will pass over any obstruction, and the device is to prevent this occurrence. 'The apparatus consists of a heavy shoe of malleable iron attached by struts to the fixed axle and stud of the front wheels. At the base of each shoe is a movable block with rollers on the face next the wheel. This is kept from the wheel by a light spring and has a clearance of [number obscure] in. from the road. This ensure that no person can possibly get under the wheel. 'On meeting any obstruction the pressure on the movable block forces it up against the wheel and the obstruction is pushed forward, at the same time acting as a brake without skidding the wheels. The absence of one or more rollers will lock the wheels if desired. 'The device is therefore automatic, and acts not only as a life guard, but as an automatic and independent brake. It is attached to the front wheels and takes up little space. In practice it has been found to afford adequate protection to any person lying in the path of the vehicle to which it is attached, and is specially and peculiarly adapted for motor vehicles of a heavy type. 'The public as well as those persons controlling motor vehicles of all kinds, should extend a hearty welcome to Mr. Bourn's device. Its simplicity of construction and its inexpensiveness are recommendations only less in importance to the efficiency which, we hope, will save many a serious accident. Being entirely automatic, the device does not require any attention from the driver. 'We may mention that the use of the automatic brake is optional, and this part of the invention is not needed when it is desire to prevent the wheel skidding, as an additional roller is provided for this purpose.' |
Hertford Mercury and Reformer |
| 1920/1926 | living with his wife in Nursery Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire | electoral registers |
| 1921 | nursery hand, employed by Mr Way, nurseryman, working at Gumbourn Nursery, Great Amwell, Hertfordshire; living with his wife and the family of their daughter Rose in 4 rooms in Nursery Rd, Hoddesdon, with a visitor | RG 15/07016 RD133 SD1 ED3 SN96 |
| 1927 Q1 | d. Ware RD | GRO index |
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