Burness Genealogy and Family History

Robina Cathmoir Burness¹

#8441, b. 6 June 1879, d. 16 March 1909

Robina Cathmoir Burness was born on 6 June 1879 in 110 Princes Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.¹ She was the daughter of William Burness and Cecilia Jane Milne.^1,2,3,4,5,6 She married David Duncan Reoch, son of James Reoch and Margaret Duncan, on 1 June 1900 in 213 Gairbraid Street, Glasgow, Scotland.^2,3 She died on 16 March 1909 in 213 Gairbraid Street, Glasgow, Scotland, at age 29.³

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Child of Robina Cathmoir Burness and David Duncan Reoch

Robert Burness Reoch⁶ b. c 1900

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, Lanark.
1901 Scottish Census, Lanark.

Mary Jane Burness^1,2

#8442, b. 25 September 1880, d. 3 April 1884

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Mary Jane Burness was born on 25 September 1880 in 47 Albert Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.¹ She was the daughter of William Burness and Cecilia Jane Milne.^1,2,3 She died on 3 April 1884 in 408 London Road, Glasgow, Scotland, at age 3.²

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Citations

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

Jean Burness^1,2

#8444, b. circa 1848, d. 12 April 1921

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Jean Burness was born circa 1848 in Edzell, Angus, Scotland.^1,3 She was the daughter of Alexander Burness and Ann Falconer.^4,5,1,2,3,6 She married James Caithness Robertson, son of John Robertson and Margaret Caithness, on 8 September 1881 in Edzell, Angus, Scotland.^5,4 She died on 12 April 1921 in 35 High Street, Edzell, Angus, Scotland.⁵

Charts: Descendants of William Burness

Child of Jean Burness

Unnamed Burness^5,7 b. 13 Apr 1875, d. 18 Apr 1875

Child of Jean Burness and James Caithness Robertson

Alexander Burness Robertson⁸ b. c 1889

Citations

1851 Scottish Census, Angus.
1861 Scottish Census, Angus.
1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1901 Scottish Census, Angus.

Helen Burness¹

#8445, b. circa 1850, d. 29 January 1948

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Helen Burness was born circa 1850 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland.¹ She was the daughter of George Burness and Jean Barnett.^{2,3,4,1,5,6,7} She died on 29 January 1948 in 11 Cairnview Place, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.²

Charts: Descendants of William Burness

Citations

1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1861 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
1871 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
1891 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
1901 Scottish Census, Kincardineshire.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.

David Alexander Burness¹

#8446, b. 10 December 1866

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David Alexander Burness was born on 10 December 1866 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.¹ He was the son of David Burness and Johanna Glencross.^1,2,3,4,5 He married Mary Helen Wallace Ledingham, daughter of William Ledingham and Helen Reid, on 4 June 1897 in 42 Inverleith Road, Edinburgh, Scotland.^2,6

Charts: Descendants of John Burness

Children of David Alexander Burness and Mary Helen Wallace Ledingham

David Alexander Burness^7,8,9 b. 22 Aug 1897, d. 7 May 1917
Albert Burness^7,2,10,8,9 b. 13 Nov 1899, d. 21 Oct 1974
Mary Helen Burness^7,11,10,9 b. 9 Sep 1902, d. 1 Dec 1969
Elizabeth Forsyth Burness+^7,11,10,9 b. 17 Jun 1905, d. 3 Jan 1990
Mabel Burness^7,11,6,9 b. 8 Nov 1907, d. 24 Jan 1997

Citations

Birth Registration, Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
1891 Scottish Census, Midlothian.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1901 Scottish Census, Midlothian.
1911 Scottish Census, Midlothian.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.

William Legg Burness¹

#8447, b. 9 August 1875, d. 12 August 1951

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William Legg Burness was born on 9 August 1875 in 19 Murray Lane, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.¹ He was the son of David Burness and Johanna Glencross.^1,2,3 He died on 12 August 1951 in 267 John Ruskin Street, Newington, London, England, at age 76.⁴

Charts: Descendants of John Burness

Citations

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

Jane Knight Burness¹

#8448, b. 31 March 1877, d. 4 September 1895

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Jane Knight Burness was born on 31 March 1877 in 19 Murray Lane, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.^2,1 She was the daughter of David Burness and Johanna Glencross.^1,3,4,5 She died on 4 September 1895 in 19 Murray Lane, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, at age 18.³

Charts: Descendants of John Burness

Citations

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

Annie Leighton Burness¹

#8449, b. 17 April 1875, d. 18 November 1950

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Annie Leighton Burness was born on 17 April 1875 in 23 Victoria Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.² She was the daughter of William Henry Burness and Mary Banks Leighton.^2,1,3,4,5,6 She died on 18 November 1950 in Royal Infirmary, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, at age 75.¹

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Citations

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

David Cobb Burness¹

#8450, b. 17 July 1877, d. 17 March 1963

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David Cobb Burness was born on 17 July 1877 in 23 Victoria Place, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.¹ He was the son of William Henry Burness and Mary Banks Leighton.^1,2,3,4,5 He married Catherine Dutch, daughter of William Dutch and Agnes Smith, on 13 December 1901 in Hatton, Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.^2,3 He died on 17 March 1963 in 123 Balornock Road, Glasgow, Scotland, at age 85.³

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Children of David Cobb Burness and Catherine Dutch

William Dutch Burness+^1,2,6 b. 5 Nov 1901, d. 1992
Thomas Dutch Burness+^1,2,3,6 b. 28 Mar 1904, d. 3 Jul 1970
Iris Edna Kathleen Burness+^1,7,3,6 b. 2 Dec 1908, d. 19 Nov 1980
David Cobb Burness^8,1 b. 26 Apr 1914, d. 8 Jul 1942

Citations

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.
1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
1891 Scottish Census, Angus.
1911 Scottish Census, Lanarkshire.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission.