Burness Genealogy and Family History

Mary Burns¹

#2621, b. 12 September 1843, d. 23 December 1926

Mary Burns was born on 12 September 1843 in Castleknock, County Dublin, Ireland.^2,3 She was the daughter of Gilbert Burns and Jemima Georgiana Ferrier.^2,4,5 She died on 23 December 1926 in Woodlands, Wokingham, Berkshire, England, at age 83.^1,6

Charts: Descendants of Gilbert Burns

Citations

Death Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Lawrence R. Burness, Genealogical Charts of the Family of Robert Burns.
1911 English Census, Berkshire.
Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.
1901 English Census, Berkshire.
Ancestry.com, England & Wales National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations).

Isabella Burns

#2622, b. 18 November 1845, d. 19 May 1929

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Isabella Burns was born on 18 November 1845 in Castleknock, County Dublin, Ireland.^1,2 She was the daughter of Gilbert Burns and Jemima Georgiana Ferrier.^1,3,4 She died on 19 May 1929 in Woodlands, Wokingham, Berkshire, England, at age 83.^5,6

Charts: Descendants of Gilbert Burns

Citations

Lawrence R. Burness, Genealogical Charts of the Family of Robert Burns.
1911 English Census, Berkshire.
Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.
1901 English Census, Berkshire.
Death Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Ancestry.com, England & Wales National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations).

Sibylla Dayman¹

#2623, b. 1849, d. 30 November 1933

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Sibylla Dayman was born in 1849 in Poundstock, Cornwall, England.^2,3 She was the daughter of Phillipps Donnithorne Dayman and Elizabeth Mailes Gamond.^4,5,6 She was baptized on 22 November 1849 in Poundstock, Cornwall, England.⁴ She married Robert Burns, son of Gilbert Burns and Jemima Georgiana Ferrier, on 27 June 1871 in Poundstock, Cornwall, England.^5,1,7 She died on 30 November 1933 in 25 Southampton Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.^8,9

Charts: Descendants of Gilbert Burns

Children of Sibylla Dayman and Robert Burns

Kenneth Glencairn Burns^1,10,11 b. 6 Jun 1872, d. 28 Dec 1933
Edith Donnithorne Burns^{12,11,13,14,15} b. 27 Nov 1873, d. 10 Feb 1957
Constance Malcolm Burns¹² b. 28 Jul 1875, d. 18 Nov 1875
Irene Burns^12,11,13,14 b. 26 Oct 1877, d. 2 Sep 1977
Gwendolyn Margaret Burns^12,11,13 b. 29 Feb 1880, d. 11 Feb 1960
Agnes Gilbert Burns^12,13,14,15 b. 11 May 1881, d. 16 Jun 1962

Citations

Birth Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
General Register Office, England Birth Index 1837-1915.
1871 English Census, Cornwall.
FamilySearch, England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
FamilySearch, England Marriages, 1538-1973.
IGI.
General Register Office, England Marriage Index 1837-1915.
Death Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Ancestry.com, England & Wales National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations).
Research of Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
1881 English Census, Surrey.
Birth Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
1891 English Census, Devon.
1901 English Census, Devon.
1911 English Census, Wiltshire.

Kenneth Glencairn Burns¹

#2624, b. 6 June 1872, d. 28 December 1933

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Kenneth Glencairn Burns was born on 6 June 1872 in Knockmaroon, Castleknock, County Dublin, Ireland.¹ He was the son of Robert Burns and Sibylla Dayman.^1,2,3,4,5 He married Emmeline Bertha Winter, daughter of William Winter, on 15 October 1895 in St Mary's, West Brompton, London, England.^3,2 He died on 28 December 1933 in Shortwood, Magdalen Lane, Christchurch, Hampshire, England, at age 61.^6,7

Charts: Descendants of Gilbert Burns

Citations

Birth Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Ancestry.com, London Marriages 1754-1921.
Research of Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
1881 English Census, Surrey.
Death Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Ancestry.com, England & Wales National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations).

Edith Donnithorne Burns¹

#2625, b. 27 November 1873, d. 10 February 1957

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Edith Donnithorne Burns was born on 27 November 1873 in Weybridge, Surrey, England.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Burns and Sibylla Dayman.^1,2,3,4,5 She died on 10 February 1957 in Dolberry, Poundstock, Cornwall, England, at age 83.^6,7

Charts: Descendants of Gilbert Burns

Citations

Birth Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
1881 English Census, Surrey.
1891 English Census, Devon.
1901 English Census, Devon.
1911 English Census, Wiltshire.
Death Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Ancestry.com, England & Wales National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations).

Sophia Holmes

#2626, b. 5 October 1806, d. 19 March 1855

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Sophia Holmes was born on 5 October 1806 in Baroda, Maharashtra, India.¹ She was the daughter of Major General Sir George Holmes and Sophia Hamilton.^2,3 She was baptized on 2 April 1808 in Baroda, Maharashtra, India.¹ She married James Burnes, son of James Burnes and Elizabeth Glegg, on 28 March 1829 in Bombay, India.⁴ She died on 19 March 1855 in 40 Ladbroke Square, Kensington, Middlesex, England, at age 48.⁵

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Children of Sophia Holmes and James Burnes

George James Holmes Burnes² b. 9 Dec 1829, d. 19 Nov 1857
Fitz-James Holmes Burnes² b. 6 Sep 1831, d. 24 Oct 1895
Sophia Holmes Burnes² b. 6 Sep 1832, d. 1 Feb 1833
Holland Ward Holmes Burnes² b. 15 Sep 1833, d. 22 Sep 1867
Isabella Cecilia Holmes Burnes² b. 4 Feb 1835, d. 24 May 1835
Hamilton Farquhar Holmes Burnes^6,7,8,2 b. 27 Nov 1836, d. 6 May 1878
Dalhousie Holmes Burnes^8,2 b. 5 Apr 1839, d. 1 Oct 1873
Sidney Holmes Burnes^7,2 b. 13 Aug 1841, d. 24 Mar 1871
Alexander Holmes Burnes+² b. 11 Apr 1843, d. 21 Sep 1880

Citations

IGI.
James Burnes, Notes on his Name and Family.
Families in British India Society, Families in British India Society.
Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.
The Morning Chronicle, London.
OPR Edinburgh.
Research of Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
1851 English Census, Middlesex.

Sophia Holmes Burnes¹

#2628, b. 6 September 1832, d. 1 February 1833

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Sophia Holmes Burnes was born on 6 September 1832 in Bhooj, India.¹ She was the daughter of James Burnes and Sophia Holmes.¹ She died on 1 February 1833 in Bhooj, India.¹

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Citations

James Burnes, Notes on his Name and Family.

Isabella Cecilia Holmes Burnes¹

#2629, b. 4 February 1835, d. 24 May 1835

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Isabella Cecilia Holmes Burnes was born on 4 February 1835 in Edinburgh, Scotland.¹ She was the daughter of James Burnes and Sophia Holmes.¹ She died on 24 May 1835 in Edinburgh, Scotland.¹

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Citations

James Burnes, Notes on his Name and Family.

George James Holmes Burnes¹

#2630, b. 9 December 1829, d. 19 November 1857

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George James Holmes Burnes was born on 9 December 1829 in Bhooj, India.¹ He was the son of James Burnes and Sophia Holmes.^1,2 He died on 19 November 1857 in Lucknow, India, at age 27.^3,2

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Citations

James Burnes, Notes on his Name and Family.
Angus Monumental Inscriptions (Pre-1855).
Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.