Elizabeth Smith1

#844, b. 6 March 1808, d. 5 March 1871
Family Explorer
     Elizabeth Smith was born on 6 March 1808 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland.2 She was the daughter of Colin Smith and Mary Robertson.1,3 She married James Alexander on 26 November 1829 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland.2,3 She married Alexander Burness, son of Alexander Burness and Christian Thomson, on 11 April 1856 in Lowden's Alley, Hawkhill, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.1,3 She died on 5 March 1871 in 22 Lowden's Alley, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, at age 62.3
Charts
Descendants of Alexander Burness

Citations

  1. Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  2. IGI.
  3. Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.

Margaret Burness1

#845, b. 7 November 1850, d. 10 April 1929
Family Explorer
     Margaret Burness was born on 7 November 1850 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland.2 She was the daughter of John Young Burness and Mary Ann Forbes.3,4,1 She married John McIntosh, son of James McIntosh and Jane Fairweather, on 4 January 1873 in 49 Castle Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.2,3 She died on 10 April 1929 in Oakland, California, USA, at age 78.2
Charts
Descendants of Alexander Burness

Children of Margaret Burness and John McIntosh

Citations

  1. 1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
  2. Family Tree of John Young Burness.
  3. Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  4. 1861 Scottish Census, Angus.
  5. IGI.
  6. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  7. 1900 US Census, California.

William Morris Burness

#846, b. 28 December 1851, d. 20 November 1934
Family Explorer
     William Morris Burness was born on 28 December 1851 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland.1 He was the son of John Young Burness and Mary Ann Forbes.2,3,4 He married Susan McPherson, daughter of Thomas McPherson and Helen Stewart, on 25 July 1872 in Southesk Street, Brechin, Angus, Scotland.2 He died on 20 November 1934 in San Francisco, California, USA, at age 82.1
Charts
Descendants of Alexander Burness

Child of William Morris Burness and Susan McPherson

Citations

  1. Family Tree of John Young Burness.
  2. Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  3. 1861 Scottish Census, Angus.
  4. 1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
  5. 1881 Scottish Census Index, Angus.

John Elder Burness

#847, b. 6 January 1854, d. 12 February 1925
Family Explorer
     John Elder Burness was born on 6 January 1854 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland.1 He was the son of John Young Burness and Mary Ann Forbes.2 He married Mary Jean Andrews, daughter of Frederick J. Andrews, in 1881 in San Francisco, California, USA.1,3 He died on 12 February 1925 in San Francisco, California, USA, at age 71.1
Charts
Descendants of Alexander Burness

Children of John Elder Burness and Mary Jean Andrews

Citations

  1. Family Tree of John Young Burness.
  2. 1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
  3. Federation of East European Family History Societies, San Francisco Call Newspaper Vital Records for the Years 1869-1891.
  4. 1900 US Census, California.
  5. 1910 US Census, California.
  6. 1920 US Census, California.

Thomas Napier Burness1,2

#848, b. 10 October 1856, d. 14 August 1931
Family Explorer
     Thomas Napier Burness was born on 10 October 1856 in 12 Lowden's Alley, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.2 He was the son of John Young Burness and Mary Ann Forbes.2,1,3,4 He married Janet Pennycuick, daughter of Thomas Pennycuick and Janet Marshall, on 22 July 1885 in Motherwell Inn, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1,5 He died on 14 August 1931 in 6 Roker Park Terrace, Sunderland, Durham, England, at age 74.6
Charts
Descendants of Alexander Burness

Child of Thomas Napier Burness and Catherine Paterson

Children of Thomas Napier Burness and Janet Pennycuick

Citations

  1. Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  2. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  3. 1861 Scottish Census, Angus.
  4. 1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
  5. Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  6. Death Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  7. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  8. Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  9. 1891 Scottish Census, Lanark.
  10. 1911 Scottish Census, Lanarkshire.
  11. Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  12. 1901 Scottish Census, Lanark.
  13. Marriage Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  14. Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  15. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Hector Burness1

#849, b. 18 January 1859, d. 6 April 1923
Family Explorer
     Hector Burness was born on 18 January 1859 in George's Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.1 He was the son of John Young Burness and Mary Ann Forbes.1,2,3,4 He married Mary Small Young, daughter of David Young and Jane Small, on 14 July 1898 in Fresno County, California, USA.5 He died on 6 April 1923 in Fresno, California, USA, at age 64.6,7
Charts
Descendants of Alexander Burness

Children of Hector Burness and Mary Small Young

Citations

  1. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  2. 1861 Scottish Census, Angus.
  3. 1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
  4. 1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
  5. FamilySearch, California County Marriages 1850-1952.
  6. Ancestry.com, California Death Index 1905-1939.
  7. Family Tree of John Young Burness.
  8. 1900 US Census, California.
  9. 1910 US Census, California.
  10. 1920 US Census, California.

Alexander Burness1

#850, b. 16 January 1861, d. 28 April 1922
Family Explorer
     Alexander Burness was born on 16 January 1861 in George's Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.1 He was the son of John Young Burness and Mary Ann Forbes.1,2,3,4 He married Bertha Mary E. Johnson, daughter of Henry Johnson and Mary (?), on 11 November 1892.5,6 He died on 28 April 1922 in Brentwood, California, USA, at age 61.5
Charts
Descendants of Alexander Burness

Children of Alexander Burness and Bertha Mary E. Johnson

Citations

  1. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  2. 1861 Scottish Census, Angus.
  3. 1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
  4. 1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
  5. Family Tree of John Young Burness.
  6. Research of James Edward Burness.
  7. 1900 US Census, California.
  8. 1910 US Census, California.
  9. 1920 US Census, California.
  10. FamilySearch, California County Marriages 1850-1952.