William Lumsden Burness1

#4021, b. 25 April 1888, d. 28 May 1954
     William Lumsden Burness was born on 25 April 1888 in Knockespock, Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.1 He was the son of Alexander Burness and Elizabeth Lumsden.1,2 He married Flora Dargie Mills on 27 July 1915 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.3,4 He married Lena Wilhelmina Lee on 29 November 1922 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.4 He died on 28 May 1954 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, at age 66.5 He was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
     William Lumsden Burness (son, age 2) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in Gardener's House, Knockespock, Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the household of Alexander Burness.2 William Burness (grandson, age 12) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 4 Kilnburn Place, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, in the household of Alexander Lumsden.6
     William Burness was enumerated in the census on 1 June 1911 in 1103 4th Street West, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, as a lodger and blacksmith, age 23.7
     William Burness was enumerated in the census on 16 June 1916 in 10318 117th Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, as a blacksmith, age 28 with Flora Dargie Mills in his household.8

Child of William Lumsden Burness and Flora Dargie Mills

Children of William Lumsden Burness and Lena Wilhelmina Lee

Citations

  1. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  2. 1891 Scottish Census, Aberdeenshire.
  3. Edmonton Daily Bulletin, Edmonton, Alberta.
  4. Research of Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  5. Ancestry.com, Alberta Death Index, 1870-1968.
  6. 1901 Scottish Census, Angus.
  7. 1911 Canadian Census, Alberta.
  8. 1916 Canadian Census, Alberta.