Alexander Burness1
#3511, b. circa 1707
Alexander Burness is estimated to have been born circa 1707 in Scotland.
Children of Alexander Burness
- Alexander Burness1 b. 25 Mar 1737
- Katharine Burness1 b. 25 Mar 1737
- David Burness1 b. 2 Aug 1738
Citations
- OPR St Cyrus.
Alexander Burness
#3512, b. 6 February 1804
Alexander Burness was born on 6 February 1804 in Bervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 He was the son of John Burness and Ann Sheret.1 He married Ann Legg, daughter of David Legg and Helen Buchan, on 9 December 1836 in Bervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1,2
Child of Alexander Burness and Isabella Duncan
- Jane Burness3,2 b. 27 Mar 1831, d. 3 Apr 1900
Children of Alexander Burness and Ann Legg
- Alexander Burness+1,4,2,5,6 b. 21 Sep 1837, d. 5 Jul 1880
- David Burness+1,2,5,6 b. 12 Jul 1839, d. 16 Mar 1910
- Mary Ann Burness+1,3,5,6 b. 14 Apr 1841
- John Sherat Burness+1,3,2 b. 1 Dec 1842, d. 1 Dec 1916
- Helen Burness+1,3,2,6 b. 22 Feb 1844, d. 29 Apr 1925
- Margaret Legg Burness1,6 b. 22 May 1846
- James Burness+1,7,2,6 b. 25 Aug 1847, d. 6 Jul 1892
Citations
- OPR Bervie.
- Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- 1841 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
- 1851 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
- Carole Wilson, "Scottish GRO Marriage Transcriptions."
Ann Sheret1
#3514, b. 7 March 1777
Ann Sheret was baptized on 7 March 1777 in Bervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.2,1 She was the daughter of John Sheret and Janet Grant.1 She married John Burness, son of John Burness and Isobel Barclay, on 12 March 1802 in Bervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1
Children of Ann Sheret and John Burness
- Alexander Burness+1 b. 6 Feb 1804
- Ann Burness+3 b. c 1810, d. 13 Mar 1884
- Jean Burness+4,3,5 b. 27 Mar 1814, d. 21 May 1885
Citations
- OPR Bervie.
- Aberdeen & NE Scotland Family History Society Records of Ancestors.
- Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- OPR Old Machar.
- 1841 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
Alexander Burness1
#3515, b. 14 October 1808, d. 6 July 1882
Alexander Burness was born on 14 October 1808 in Johnshaven, Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland.2 He was the son of Robert Burness and Janet Ritchie.2,3,4 He married Helen Blues, daughter of Thomas Blues and Margaret Andrew, on 31 July 1841 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland.2 He married Jean Gibb, daughter of James Gibb and Mary Greig, on 13 October 1855 in Johnshaven, Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland.3,1 He died on 6 July 1882 in West End, Johnshaven, Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland, at age 73.3
Children of Alexander Burness and Helen Blues
- Margaret Burness2 b. 25 Jun 1842, d. b 1850
- Janet Burness+2,1,3,5,6,7 b. 28 Mar 1845, d. 20 May 1934
- John Burness2,5,6 b. 15 Oct 1847
- Margaret Burness2,5,6 b. 30 Jun 1850, d. 5 Aug 1912
Citations
- Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- OPR Benholm.
- Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- 1841 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
- 1851 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
- 1861 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
- 1871 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
- Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- 1881 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
Alexander Burness
#3516, b. 9 January 1817, d. 14 November 1898
Alexander Burness was born on 9 January 1817 in Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 He was the son of William Burness and Margaret Watt.2 He was baptized on 9 February 1817 in Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 He married Ann Falconer, daughter of Robert Falconer and Jean Lamond.2,3 He died on 14 November 1898 in High Street, Edzell, Angus, Scotland, at age 81.3,2 He was buried in Edzell, Angus, Scotland.3
Children of Alexander Burness and Ann Falconer
- Jessie Burness+1,4,2,5,6 b. 26 Sep 1838, d. 20 Aug 1922
- Margaret Burness5,3 b. c 1839, d. 3 Feb 1846
- Eliza Burness7 b. 14 Oct 1841, d. 13 Feb 1846
- Ann Burness+4,2,6 b. c 1843, d. 23 May 1925
- Alexander Low Burness8,3,6 b. c 1845, d. 19 Jan 1883
- Jean Burness+4,2,6,9,10,11 b. c 1848, d. 12 Apr 1921
- Francis Burness+6,9 b. 3 Oct 1850, d. 22 Jun 1910
- William Burness+12,9,10 b. 10 Jun 1854, d. 26 Jun 1928
- Mary Wyllie Burness+13,4,9,10 b. 25 Jun 1857
Citations
- OPR Fettercairn.
- Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- Angus Monumental Inscriptions (Pre-1855).
- Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- 1841 Scottish Census, Angus.
- 1851 Scottish Census, Angus.
- OPR Edzell.
- Marriage Registration, Archives of Ontario.
- 1861 Scottish Census, Angus.
- 1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
- 1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
- Carole Wilson, "Scottish GRO Marriage Transcriptions."
- Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
William Burness
#3517, b. circa 1768, d. 24 July 1858
William Burness was born circa 1768 in Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1,2 He married Margaret Watt. He died on 24 July 1858 in Edzell, Angus, Scotland.1 He was buried in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1
Children of William Burness and Margaret Watt
- Jean Burness+3,1 b. 20 Apr 1805, d. 17 Aug 1886
- James Burness3 b. 13 Nov 1806
- Elizabeth Burness+4,1,2 b. 4 Jan 1810, d. 9 Jan 1895
- William Burness4 b. 15 Mar 1812
- Alexander Burness+1 b. 9 Jan 1817, d. 14 Nov 1898
- George Burness+5,1 b. 22 Jan 1820, d. 21 Dec 1909
Citations
- Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- 1851 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
- OPR Marykirk.
- OPR Fettercairn.
- OPR Fordoun.
Margaret Watt1
#3518, b. circa 1777
Margaret Watt was born circa 1777 in Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland.2 She married William Burness.
Children of Margaret Watt and William Burness
- Jean Burness+3,4 b. 20 Apr 1805, d. 17 Aug 1886
- James Burness3 b. 13 Nov 1806
- Elizabeth Burness+5,4,6,2 b. 4 Jan 1810, d. 9 Jan 1895
- William Burness5 b. 15 Mar 1812
- Alexander Burness+4 b. 9 Jan 1817, d. 14 Nov 1898
- George Burness+7,4 b. 22 Jan 1820, d. 21 Dec 1909
Citations
- IGI.
- 1851 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
- OPR Marykirk.
- Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- OPR Fettercairn.
- 1841 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
- OPR Fordoun.
Alexander Burness1
#3519, b. 27 July 1824, d. 23 February 1895
Alexander Burness was born on 27 July 1824 in Johnshaven, Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 He was the son of David Burness and Elizabeth Irvine.1,2 He married Anne Middleton, daughter of Bannerman Middleton and Ann Law, on 1 June 1851 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland.3,2 He died on 23 February 1895 in Mains of Fordoun, Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland, at age 70.2
Citations
- OPR Benholm.
- Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- OPR Fetteresso.
David Burness
#3520, b. 3 March 1783, d. 31 January 1836
David Burness was baptized on 3 March 1783 in Wyndford, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1,2 He was the son of James Burness and Helen Aitkine.2 He married Elizabeth Irvine, daughter of James Irvine and Margaret Robertson, on 13 May 1809 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.2,3 He died on 31 January 1836 in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland, at age 52.4
Children of David Burness and Elizabeth Irvine
- Anne Burness2,3 b. 21 Jun 1809, d. 9 Oct 1876
- John Burness+4,3 b. 3 Mar 1813, d. 23 Jul 1890
- Mary Burness+4,3 b. 26 Apr 1815, d. 17 May 1894
- David Burness4,3 b. 25 Mar 1817, d. 2 Jun 1869
- Catharine Burness+4,5,3 b. 15 Aug 1819, d. 20 Feb 1895
- Elizabeth Burness+4,3 b. 26 Jul 1822, d. 12 Nov 1888
- Alexander Burness4,3 b. 27 Jul 1824, d. 23 Feb 1895
- Isobel Burness4,3 b. 5 Aug 1826, d. 7 Apr 1866
Citations
- Joan Holst, e-mail to John Burness.
- OPR Laurencekirk.
- Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- OPR Benholm.
- Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.