William Burness1

#601, b. 25 August 1856, d. 4 July 1930
     William Burness was born on 25 August 1856 in Redford, Garvock, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 He was the son of William Burness and Martha Brown.1,2,3,4,5 He married Elsie Jane Hardie on 14 November 1890 in 25 Lutton Place, Edinburgh, Scotland.3,2 He died on 4 July 1930 in Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland, at age 73.3
     William Burness (son, age 4) was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in Redford, Garvock, Kincardineshire, Scotland, in the household of William Burness.4 William Burness (son, age 14) was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in Redford, Garvock, Kincardineshire, Scotland, in the household of William Burness.5
     William Burness was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in 120 High Street, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland, as a master engineer and millwright, age 24.6
     William Burness was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 2 Leith Street Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland, as an unemployed millwright age 34 with Elsie Burness in his household.7
     William Burness was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 4 Clerk Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, as an Inspector of Lighthouse Apparatus age 44 with Elsie D. Burness in his household.8
     William Burness was enumerated in the census on 2 April 1911 in 1 Duncan Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, as an Inspector of Lighthouse apparatus for Northern Lihghthouse Commissioners, age 54, with Elsie Jane Burness in his household.9

Citations

  1. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  2. Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  3. Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  4. 1861 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
  5. 1871 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
  6. 1881 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
  7. 1891 Scottish Census, Midlothian.
  8. 1901 Scottish Census, Midlothian.
  9. 1911 Scottish Census, Midlothian.

Mary Jane Lyall1

#602, b. 20 November 1859, d. 27 June 1938
     Mary Jane Lyall was born on 20 November 1859 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.2,3 She married Charles Burness, son of William Burness and Martha Brown, on 12 August 1879 in Marketmuir, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1,4 She and Charles Burness were divorced on 3 July 1888.5 She married Leopold Schwab in 1906 in New South Wales, Australia.6 She died on 27 June 1938 in Sydney Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, at age 78.4
     Mary Jane Lyall (wife, age 21) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in Beattie Lodge, Johnston Avenue, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland, in the household of Charles Burness.7

Children of Mary Jane Lyall and Charles Burness

Citations

  1. Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  2. 1881 Scottish Census Index, Kincardineshire.
  3. IGI.
  4. Death Registration, New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  5. Aberdeen Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland.
  6. Deaths and Marriages NSW Registry of Births, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
  7. 1881 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
  8. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.

Jane Lyall Burness1

#603, b. 5 July 1880
     Jane Lyall Burness was born on 5 July 1880 in Beattie Lodge, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of Charles Burness and Mary Jane Lyall.1,2
     Jane L. Burness (daughter, age 8 months) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in Beattie Lodge, Johnston Avenue, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland, in the household of Charles Burness.2

Citations

  1. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  2. 1881 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.

Margaret Mabel Mary Burness1

#604, b. 5 February 1882, d. 26 February 1955
     Margaret Mabel Mary Burness was born on 5 February 1882 in Kinnear Square, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of Charles Burness and Mary Jane Lyall.1 She married Robert James O'Farrell on 25 November 1901 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.2 She married Joseph Alexander McNamara on 14 January 1922 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.2 She died on 26 February 1955 in Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia, at age 73.3

Children of Margaret Mabel Mary Burness and Robert James O'Farrell

Citations

  1. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  2. Deaths and Marriages NSW Registry of Births, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
  3. Death Registration, New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Robert James O'Farrell

#605, b. 19 July 1877
     Robert James O'Farrell was born on 19 July 1877 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.1 He married Margaret Mabel Mary Burness, daughter of Charles Burness and Mary Jane Lyall, on 25 November 1901 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.2

Children of Robert James O'Farrell and Margaret Mabel Mary Burness

Citations

  1. Bronwyn Bradley, e-mail to John George Burness.
  2. Deaths and Marriages NSW Registry of Births, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Annie Harris1

#606, b. circa 1855, d. 9 August 1929
     Annie Harris was born circa 1855 in Cressage, Shropshire, England.2 She married Charles Burness, son of William Burness and Martha Brown, on 7 February 1889 in 15 Catherine Street, Edinburgh, Scotland.1,3 She died on 9 August 1929 in 5 Harley Road, Cressage, Shropshire, England.4
     Annie Burness was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 4 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, as a dairywoman and widow age 35.5
     Annie Burness was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 27 Gayfield Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, as a general domestic servant age 46.6
     Annie Harris was enumerated in the census on 2 April 1911 in Cressage, Shropshire, England, as a widow and laundress, age 56.2

Citations

  1. Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  2. 1911 English Census, Shropshire.
  3. Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  4. Death Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  5. 1891 Scottish Census, Midlothian.
  6. 1901 Scottish Census, Midlothian.

Elsie Jane Hardie1

#607, b. 8 April 1866, d. 6 August 1952
     Elsie Jane Hardie was born on 8 April 1866 in Edinburgh, Scotland.1,2 She married William Burness, son of William Burness and Martha Brown, on 14 November 1890 in 25 Lutton Place, Edinburgh, Scotland.3,1 She died on 6 August 1952 in 63 South Clerk Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, at age 86.3
     Elsie Burness (wife, age 23) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 2 Leith Street Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland, in the household of William Burness.4 Elsie D. Burness (wife, age 34) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 4 Clerk Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, in the household of William Burness.5 Elsie Jane Burness (wife, age 44) was enumerated in the census on 2 April 1911 in 1 Duncan Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, in the household of William Burness.2

Citations

  1. Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  2. 1911 Scottish Census, Midlothian.
  3. Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  4. 1891 Scottish Census, Midlothian.
  5. 1901 Scottish Census, Midlothian.

Joseph Brown

#608, b. 7 May 1814, d. 10 February 1891
     Joseph Brown was born on 7 May 1814 in Etnach, Glenmuick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.1 He married Jane Burness, daughter of William Burness and Mary Brand, on 17 August 1843 in Garvock, Kincardineshire, Scotland.2,3 He died on 10 February 1891 in Sootywells, Garvock, Kincardineshire, Scotland, at age 76.2
     Joseph Brown was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in East Tulloch, Garvock, Kincardineshire, Scotland, as a farmer of 200 acres, age 51 with Jane Brown, Mary Jane Brown, Georgina Brown, William Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Peter Brown, James Brown, Isabella Brown, Janet Brown, Robert Brown, Ann Brown and George Brown in his household.4

Children of Joseph Brown and Jane Burness

Citations

  1. OPR Glenmuick.
  2. Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  3. OPR Garvock.
  4. 1861 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
  5. IGI.

Mary Hitchcock1

#609, b. circa 1838, d. 9 May 1877
     Mary Hitchcock was born circa 1838 in Thorncombe, Devon, England.1 She married Charles Burness, son of William Burness and Mary Brand, on 17 February 1858 in Barngella, Burrier Flat, Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia.1,2 She died on 9 May 1877 in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia.2

Children of Mary Hitchcock and Charles Burness

Citations

  1. Birth Registration, New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  2. Death Registration, New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.

William Burness1

#610, b. 19 December 1858, d. 6 September 1946
     William Burness was born on 19 December 1858 in Burrier Flat, Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia.1 He was the son of Charles Burness and Mary Hitchcock.1 He married Mary Jane Knight on 23 April 1884 in St John, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia.1 He died on 6 September 1946 in Auburn, New South Wales, Australia, at age 87.2

Children of William Burness and Mary Jane Knight

Citations

  1. Birth Registration, New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  2. Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, New South Wales.
  3. Death Registration, New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.