Burness Genealogy and Family History

Isabella Burnet Burness¹

#4392, b. 12 June 1862, d. 8 June 1934

Isabella Burnet Burness was born on 12 June 1862 in 8 Cassillis Street, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Burness and Mary Stephen.^1,2,3,4,5,6 She died on 8 June 1934 in Cranesmeadow, The Mall, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, at age 71.²

Charts: Descendants of William Burness

Citations

Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
1891 Scottish Census, Angus.
1901 Scottish Census, Angus.
1911 Scottish Census, Angus.

Mary Stephen

#4393, b. circa 1838, d. 22 July 1923

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Mary Stephen was born circa 1838 in Singapore.^1,2 She was the daughter of James Peterkin Stephen and Emily Watt.^3,4 She married Charles Burness, son of Robert Burness and Isabella Burnet, on 19 November 1861 in King Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.^4,3 She died on 22 July 1923 in Cranesmeadow, The Mall, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.⁴

Charts: Descendants of William Burness

Children of Mary Stephen and Charles Burness

Isabella Burnet Burness^5,4,1,6,2,7 b. 12 Jun 1862, d. 8 Jun 1934
Frances Mary Burness^5,1,6,2 b. 17 Jan 1864, d. 10 Mar 1929
Robert Burnet Burness^4,5 b. 4 Jun 1865, d. 21 Mar 1867
Mary Burness^4,5 b. 16 Aug 1866, d. 28 Mar 1867
Emily Burness^{5,4,8,1,6,2,7} b. 3 Apr 1868, d. 20 Jun 1933
Lillian Burness^5,4,1,6,2,7 b. 8 Dec 1870, d. 12 Mar 1942

Citations

1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
1901 Scottish Census, Angus.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1891 Scottish Census, Angus.
1911 Scottish Census, Angus.
1871 Scottish Census, Perthshire.

Charles Burness¹

#4394, b. 4 November 1836, d. 14 July 1877

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Charles Burness was born on 4 November 1836 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.^1,2 He was the son of Robert Burness and Isabella Burnet.^1,3,4,2,5,6 He married Mary Stephen, daughter of James Peterkin Stephen and Emily Watt, on 19 November 1861 in King Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.^4,3 He died on 14 July 1877 in Bank of Scotland Bank House, John Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, at age 40.^4,2

Charts: Descendants of William Burness

Children of Charles Burness and Mary Stephen

Isabella Burnet Burness^7,4 b. 12 Jun 1862, d. 8 Jun 1934
Frances Mary Burness⁷ b. 17 Jan 1864, d. 10 Mar 1929
Robert Burnet Burness^4,7 b. 4 Jun 1865, d. 21 Mar 1867
Mary Burness^4,7 b. 16 Aug 1866, d. 28 Mar 1867
Emily Burness^7,4,8 b. 3 Apr 1868, d. 20 Jun 1933
Lillian Burness^7,4 b. 8 Dec 1870, d. 12 Mar 1942

Citations

OPR Montrose.
Angus Monumental Inscriptions (Pre-1855).
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1841 Scottish Census, Angus.
1851 Scottish Census, Angus.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1871 Scottish Census, Perthshire.

Frances Mary Burness¹

#4395, b. 17 January 1864, d. 10 March 1929

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Frances Mary Burness was born on 17 January 1864 in John Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Burness and Mary Stephen.^1,2,3,4 She died on 10 March 1929 in 20 Wetherby Place, Kensington, London, England, at age 65.^5,6

Charts: Descendants of William Burness

Citations

Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
1891 Scottish Census, Angus.
1901 Scottish Census, Angus.
Death Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
The Times, London, England.

Robert Burnet Burness^1,2

#4396, b. 4 June 1865, d. 21 March 1867

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Robert Burnet Burness was born on 4 June 1865 in John Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.² He was the son of Charles Burness and Mary Stephen.^1,2 He died on 21 March 1867 in John Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, at age 1.¹

Charts: Descendants of William Burness

Citations

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

Mary Burness^1,2

#4397, b. 16 August 1866, d. 28 March 1867

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Mary Burness was born on 16 August 1866 in John Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.² She was the daughter of Charles Burness and Mary Stephen.^1,2 She died on 28 March 1867 in John Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.¹

Charts: Descendants of William Burness

Citations

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

Emily Burness¹

#4398, b. 3 April 1868, d. 20 June 1933

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Emily Burness was born on 3 April 1868 in John Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Burness and Mary Stephen.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7} She died on 20 June 1933 in Cranesmeadow, The Mall, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, at age 65.²

Charts: Descendants of William Burness

Citations

Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1871 Scottish Census, Perthshire.
1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
1891 Scottish Census, Angus.
1901 Scottish Census, Angus.
1911 Scottish Census, Angus.

Lillian Burness¹

#4399, b. 8 December 1870, d. 12 March 1942

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Lillian Burness was born on 8 December 1870 in John Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Burness and Mary Stephen.^1,2,3,4,5,6 She died on 12 March 1942 in Cranesmeadow, The Mall, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, at age 71.²

Charts: Descendants of William Burness

Citations

Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
1891 Scottish Census, Angus.
1901 Scottish Census, Angus.
1911 Scottish Census, Angus.

William Burness¹

#4400, b. 22 March 1861, d. 9 January 1917

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William Burness was born on 22 March 1861 in Inverbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.¹ He was the son of Charles Burness and Janet Sutherland.^1,2,3 He married Jane Noble, daughter of John Noble and Elizabeth Adam, on 9 December 1882 in St. Philips Chapel, Catterline, Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland.^2,3 He died on 9 January 1917 in 5 Paton's Lane, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, at age 55.³

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Children of William Burness and Jane Noble

Elizabeth Noble Burness+^4,5,6,7,8 b. 18 Mar 1883, d. 13 Aug 1970
William Burness+^4,9,3,7,8 b. 20 Nov 1884, d. 19 Feb 1925
Margaret Ann Burness^4,5,6,7,8 b. 3 Jul 1886, d. 29 Dec 1979
Jane Noble Burness^4,5,6,7,8 b. 15 Apr 1888, d. 17 Oct 1964
Susan Burness+^4,5,6,7,8 b. 15 Apr 1888, d. 28 Mar 1980
John Noble Burness^4,7,8 b. 27 Oct 1889, d. 25 Apr 1917
Robert Smart Burness+^4,9,6,8,10 b. 6 Sep 1891, d. 25 Oct 1958
James Pearson Burness^4,3,8 b. 2 Feb 1893, d. 20 Apr 1943
Jessie Bisset Burness^4,3 b. 19 May 1895, d. 19 Apr 1900
Andrew Noble Burness+^4,9,6,8,10 b. 20 Jul 1896, d. 6 May 1968
Mary Helen Adam Burness^4,3,8,10 b. 15 May 1900, d. 17 Aug 1914
Thomas Brown Syme Burness+^4,9,6,10 b. 13 Nov 1902, d. 1 Apr 1980
Charles Burness+^4,9,6,10 b. 18 Jan 1905, d. 5 Apr 1961

Citations

Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Carole Wilson, "Scottish GRO Marriage Transcriptions."
Death 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, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
1891 Scottish Census, Fife.
1901 Scottish Census, Angus.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1911 Scottish Census, Angus.