Burness Genealogy and Family History

Mary Ann Burness^1,2

#4271, b. 18 November 1859, d. 8 March 1860

Mary Ann Burness was born on 18 November 1859 in 2 Keys Cottages, North Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.² She was the daughter of Archibald Burness and Mary Coutts Grubb.^1,2 She died on 8 March 1860 in 2 Keys Cottages, North Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.¹ She was buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.¹

Charts: Descendants of Robert Burness

Citations

Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.

Mary Coutts Grubb¹

#4272, b. 10 February 1831, d. 23 May 1899

Pedigree

Mary Coutts Grubb was born on 10 February 1831 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.² She was the daughter of George Grubb and Ann Nicoll.^3,2,1 She married Archibald Burness, son of Robert Burness and Jean Hutcheon, on 28 May 1858 in 11 Mill Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.^3,1 She died on 23 May 1899 in 11 Blackheath Place, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, at age 68.¹

Charts: Descendants of Robert Burness

Children of Mary Coutts Grubb and Archibald Burness

Mary Ann Burness^1,4 b. 18 Nov 1859, d. 8 Mar 1860
Archibald Burness+^4,5,1,6,7 b. 22 Aug 1862, d. 6 Apr 1922
George Grubb Burness+^4,5,1,6,7,8 b. 10 Nov 1863, d. 16 Oct 1917
Jessie Burness^4,5,9,1,6,7 b. 28 Mar 1865, d. 30 Nov 1902
Robert Burness^4,1,6,7,8 b. 2 Jun 1867, d. 19 Nov 1892
James Burness^4,1,6,7 b. 18 Sep 1869, d. 21 Aug 1887
David Burness+^4,5,1,7,8 b. 4 May 1871, d. 2 Feb 1927

Citations

Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
OPR Montrose.
Carole Wilson, "Scottish GRO Marriage Transcriptions."
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
1891 Scottish Census, Angus.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.

Archibald Burness

#4273, b. circa 1831, d. 24 December 1886

Pedigree

Archibald Burness was born circa 1831 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.^1,2 He was the son of Robert Burness and Jean Hutcheon.^2,3,4 He married Mary Coutts Grubb, daughter of George Grubb and Ann Nicoll, on 28 May 1858 in 11 Mill Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.^2,3 He died on 24 December 1886 in 18 Watson Lane, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.³

Charts: Descendants of Robert Burness

Children of Archibald Burness and Mary Coutts Grubb

Mary Ann Burness^3,5 b. 18 Nov 1859, d. 8 Mar 1860
Archibald Burness+^5,6,3,7 b. 22 Aug 1862, d. 6 Apr 1922
George Grubb Burness+^5,6,3,7 b. 10 Nov 1863, d. 16 Oct 1917
Jessie Burness^5,6,8,3,7 b. 28 Mar 1865, d. 30 Nov 1902
Robert Burness^5,3,7 b. 2 Jun 1867, d. 19 Nov 1892
James Burness^5,3,7 b. 18 Sep 1869, d. 21 Aug 1887
David Burness+^5,6,3,7 b. 4 May 1871, d. 2 Feb 1927

Citations

1881 Scottish Census Index, Angus.
Carole Wilson, "Scottish GRO Marriage Transcriptions."
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1841 Scottish Census, Angus.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.

Archibald Burness¹

#4274, b. 22 August 1862, d. 6 April 1922

Pedigree

Archibald Burness was born on 22 August 1862 in 9 Academy Square, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.¹ He was the son of Archibald Burness and Mary Coutts Grubb.^1,2,3,4,5 He married Jane Milton, daughter of Joseph Milton and Marion Gray, on 14 October 1885 in 18 Watson's Lane, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.^2,3,6 He died on 6 April 1922 in Royal Infirmary, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, at age 59.³

Charts: Descendants of Robert Burness

Children of Archibald Burness and Jane Milton

Mary Jane Burness^7,3,8 b. 3 Dec 1885, d. 12 Dec 1891
Archibald Burness+^7,2,8,9 b. 29 Aug 1887, d. 26 Sep 1918
James Burness^7,3 b. 29 Aug 1887, d. 8 Jun 1888
Isabella Downie Burness^1,10,8,9,11 b. 25 Dec 1889
George Grubb Burness+^7,2,12,9,11 b. 4 Feb 1892, d. 5 Feb 1975
Charles Bogie Burness+^7,9,11 b. 15 Mar 1894, d. 12 Jan 1968
Allison Burrell Burness^7,3 b. 15 Jun 1896, d. 4 Nov 1896
John Sellers Burness+^7,13,9,11 b. 27 Sep 1897
David Mann Burness^7,3 b. 19 Apr 1900, d. 18 Aug 1900
Walter Douglas Burness+^7,13,11 b. 3 Dec 1901

Citations

Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
Mount-Royal Commemorative Services.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1891 Scottish Census, Angus.
1901 Scottish Census, Angus.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1911 Scottish Census, Angus.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Marriage Registration, Institut Généalogique Drouin.

George Grubb Burness¹

#4275, b. 10 November 1863, d. 16 October 1917

Pedigree

George Grubb Burness was born on 10 November 1863 in 9 Academy Square, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.² He was the son of Archibald Burness and Mary Coutts Grubb.^2,3,4,5,6,7 He married Helen Christie Andrews, daughter of Robert Andrews and Elizabeth Boath, on 15 April 1911 in 27 Windsor Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.^4,3 He died on 16 October 1917 in 39 Miller's Wynd, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, at age 53.⁴

Charts: Descendants of Robert Burness

Children of George Grubb Burness and Helen Christie Andrews

Alexina Slimmings Burness+^2,8,9 b. 20 Mar 1897, d. 12 Jul 1960
George Burness^1,4 b. 19 Feb 1901, d. 21 Feb 1901
Thomas McCluskey Burness+^1,3,4,9 b. 20 Aug 1902, d. 4 Feb 1952
George Grubb Burness^1,8 b. 13 Mar 1912, d. 30 Aug 1972
Robina Gordon Andrews Burness^1,10,8 b. 9 Jun 1913, d. 5 Oct 1973

Citations

Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
1891 Scottish Census, Angus.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
1911 Scottish Census, Angus.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.

Jessie Burness^1,2

#4276, b. 28 March 1865, d. 30 November 1902

Pedigree

Jessie Burness was born on 28 March 1865 in 9 Academy Square, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.² She was the daughter of Archibald Burness and Mary Coutts Grubb.^2,1,3,4,5,6 She married David Mann, son of John Mann and Janet Gibb, on 25 July 1884 in Blackness Crescent, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.^1,4 She married Ebenezer Cumming Reid, son of John Reid and Agnes Cumming, on 22 August 1902 in 25 Marion Place, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.^3,4 She died on 30 November 1902 in 25 Union Place, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, at age 37.⁴

Charts: Descendants of Robert Burness

Citations

Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
1871 Scottish Census, Angus.

Robert Burness¹

#4277, b. 2 June 1867, d. 19 November 1892

Pedigree

Robert Burness was born on 2 June 1867 in 9 Academy Square, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.¹ He was the son of Archibald Burness and Mary Coutts Grubb.^1,2,3,4,5 He died on 19 November 1892 in 28 Watsons Lane, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, at age 25.²

Charts: Descendants of Robert Burness

Citations

Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
1891 Scottish Census, Angus.

James Burness^1,2

#4278, b. 18 September 1869, d. 21 August 1887

Pedigree

James Burness was born on 18 September 1869 in 9 Academy Square, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.² He was the son of Archibald Burness and Mary Coutts Grubb.^2,1,3,4 He died on 21 August 1887 in 11 Watsons Lane, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, at age 17.¹

Charts: Descendants of Robert Burness

Citations

Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
1871 Scottish Census, Angus.

David Burness¹

#4279, b. 4 May 1871, d. 2 February 1927

Pedigree

David Burness was born on 4 May 1871 in 9 Academy Square, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.¹ He was the son of Archibald Burness and Mary Coutts Grubb.^1,2,3,4,5 He married Bridget Clarke, daughter of Mary Clarke, on 1 January 1900 in St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.^2,3 He died on 2 February 1927 in King's Cross Hospital, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, at age 55.³

Charts: Descendants of Robert Burness

Children of David Burness and Bridget Clarke

David Burness^6,3,7 b. 20 May 1901, d. 17 Jun 1914
Jessie Burness^6,3 b. 6 Jun 1906, d. 7 Jul 1907

Citations

Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
1891 Scottish Census, Angus.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1911 Scottish Census, Angus.

John Arthur Burness¹

#4280, b. 7 October 1897, d. 23 April 1917

Pedigree

John Arthur Burness was born on 7 October 1897 in Somerset Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, England.¹ He was the son of Arthur William Burness and Mary Jane Garden.^1,2,3 He died on 23 April 1917 in France at age 19.^4,2

Charts: Descendants of Thomas Burness

Citations

Birth Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
1911 Scottish Census, Aberdeenshire.
The Naval and Militrary Press, UK Soldiers Died in the Great War.