John Rodger

#6911, b. circa 1824
     John Rodger was born circa 1824 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 He married Elizabeth Burness, daughter of William Burness and Margaret Watt, on 4 May 1853 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland.2,3
     John Rodger was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in East Cairnbeg, Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland, as a farm labourer, age 36 with Elizabeth Rodger and James Burness in his household.1

Citations

  1. 1861 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
  2. OPR Fordoun.
  3. Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.

James Menmuir

#6913, b. circa 1830
     James Menmuir is estimated to have been born circa 1830. He married Eliza Burness, daughter of James Burness and Jean Murray, on 3 September 1854 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.1

Citations

  1. OPR Montrose.

Elizabeth Hulse Burness1

#6914, b. 6 March 1828, d. 1902
     Elizabeth Hulse Burness was born on 6 March 1828 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.2,3,4 She was the daughter of Thomas Burness and Mary Hulse.2,3,1,5 She married Joseph Passingham on 27 September 1859 in Baptist Chapel, Harlington, Middlesex, England.1 She died in 1902 in Hendon, London, England.6
     Elizabeth Burness (age 13) was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in High Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, in the household of Thomas Burness.5 Elizabeth Burness (daughter, age 22) was enumerated in the census on 30 March 1851 in Broadway, 2 Balla Quayle Road, Onchan, Isle of Man, in the household of Thomas Burness.7 Elizabeth Passingham (wife, age 33) was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in Harlington, Middlesex, England, in the household of Joseph Passingham.4
     Elizabeth Passingham was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in Harlington, Middlesex, England, as a widow, age 43 with Frederick W. Passingham, Ada M. Passingham and Henry B. Passingham in her household.8
     Elizabeth Passingham was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in 2 Westfield Cottages, Harlington, Middlesex, England, as a widow, age 53 with Frederick Passingham, Ada M. Passingham and Henry B. Passingham in her household.9
     Elizabeth H. Passingham was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in Lipson Road, Harlington, Middlesex, England, as living on own means, age 63 with Ada M. Passingham in her household.10 Elizabeth H. Passingham (visitor, age 73) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 11 Casselden Road, Willesden, Hendon, Middlesex, England, in the household of William R. Warner.11

Children of Elizabeth Hulse Burness and Joseph Passingham

Citations

  1. Marriage Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  2. Ancestry.com, England & Wales Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970.
  3. Ancestry.com, England & Wales Christening Records 1530-1906.
  4. 1861 English Census, Middlesex.
  5. 1841 English Census, Leicestershire.
  6. General Register Office, England Death Index 1837-1915.
  7. 1851 English Census, Isle of Man.
  8. 1871 English Census, Middlesex.
  9. 1881 English Census, Middlesex.
  10. 1891 English Census, Middlesex.
  11. 1901 English Census, Middlesex.
  12. Ancestry.com, Australia Death Index, 1787-1985.

Joseph Passingham1

#6915, b. 18 August 1825, d. 4 August 1868
     Joseph Passingham was born on 18 August 1825 in Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England.2 He married Elizabeth Hulse Burness, daughter of Thomas Burness and Mary Hulse, on 27 September 1859 in Baptist Chapel, Harlington, Middlesex, England.1 He died on 4 August 1868 in Harlington, Middlesex, England, at age 42.3
     Joseph Passingham was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in Harlington, Middlesex, England, as a wheelwright, age 33 with Elizabeth Passingham and Joseph Charles Passingham in his household.4

Children of Joseph Passingham and Elizabeth Hulse Burness

Citations

  1. Marriage Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  2. Ancestry.com, England & Wales Christening Records 1530-1906.
  3. Ancestry.com, England & Wales National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations).
  4. 1861 English Census, Middlesex.
  5. Ancestry.com, Liverpool Marriages and Banns 1813-1921.
  6. Ancestry.com, Australia Death Index, 1787-1985.

Elizabeth Burness

#6916, b. circa 1842
     Elizabeth Burness was born circa 1842 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of William Burness and Martha Finlay.2 She married George Robson on 19 March 1873 in 49 Castle Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.2

Children of Elizabeth Burness and George Robson

Citations

  1. 1881 Scottish Census Index, Angus.
  2. Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.

George Robson

#6917, b. circa 1831
     George Robson was born circa 1831 in England.1 He married Euphemia Downie.2 He married Elizabeth Burness, daughter of William Burness and Martha Finlay, on 19 March 1873 in 49 Castle Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.3

Children of George Robson and Elizabeth Burness

Citations

  1. 1881 Scottish Census Index, Angus.
  2. IGI.
  3. Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.

James Davies1

#6919, b. circa 1851, d. 28 February 1885
     James Davies was born circa 1851 in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England.2 He married Elizabeth Burness, daughter of Joseph Burness and Lucinda Jackson Howard, on 17 May 1875 in St Peter's Catholic Apostolic Church, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England.1 He died on 28 February 1885 in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England.
     James Davis was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in Police Station, Holt Hill, Beoley, Worcestershire, England, as a police officer, age 39 with Elizabeth Davis, James Davis and Emily Davis in his household.2

Children of James Davies and Elizabeth Burness

Citations

  1. Marriage Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  2. 1881 English Census, Worcestershire.
  3. 1891 English Census, Staffordshire.

Emily Ada Brighton Burness1

#6920, b. 11 April 1878, d. 8 November 1971
     Emily Ada Brighton Burness was born on 11 April 1878 in High Street, Lower Mitton, Worcestershire, England.1 She was the daughter of Joseph William Jackson Taylor Burness and Elizabeth Brighton.1,2,3,4,5,6 She married Thomas Albert Martin on 4 December 1909 in Friar Street Chapel, Reading, Berkshire, England.2 She died on 8 November 1971 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, at age 93.7,8
     Emily Burnes (daughter, age 4) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in 6 Virginia Row, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England, in the household of Joseph Burnes.3 Emily Burness (daughter, age 12) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 45 Cumberland Road, Reading, Berkshire, England, in the household of Joseph W. Burness.4 Emily Burness (daughter, age 22) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 80 Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire, England, in the household of Joseph W. Burness.5 Emily Martin (daughter, age 32) was enumerated in the census on 2 April 1911 in 1 Union Street, Reading, Berkshire, England, in the household of Joseph William Burness. She had been married 1 year with no children.6
     She and Thomas Albert Martin immigrated on 5 April 1911 to Canada.

Children of Emily Ada Brighton Burness and Thomas Albert Martin

Citations

  1. Birth Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  2. Marriage Registration, General Register Office.
  3. 1881 English Census, Middlesex.
  4. 1891 English Census, Berkshire.
  5. 1901 English Census, Berkshire.
  6. 1911 English Census, Berkshire.
  7. BC Archives, British Columbia Vital Events Index.
  8. Research of Wayne Healey.
  9. DignityMemorial.com, Obituary.