David Burness1

#851, b. 28 March 1862, d. 19 August 1862
Family Explorer
     David Burness was born on 28 March 1862 in Martinsland, George Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.1 He was the son of John Young Burness and Mary Ann Forbes.2,1 He died on 19 August 1862 in George Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.2
Charts
Descendants of Alexander Burness

Citations

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

Robert Duke Burness1

#852, b. 19 December 1865, d. 26 December 1945
Family Explorer
     Robert Duke Burness was born on 19 December 1865 in Southesk Street, Brechin, Angus, Scotland.1 He was the son of John Young Burness and Mary Ann Forbes.1,2 He married Ada Emily Andrews, daughter of Frederick J. Andrews, circa 1897.3,4 He married Marion Edith Williams, daughter of Louis Abbey Williams and Mary Robinson, on 28 April 1916 in San Francisco, California, USA.5,4 He died on 26 December 1945 in San Francisco, California, USA, at age 80.4,6
Charts
Descendants of Alexander Burness

Children of Robert Duke Burness and Ada Emily Andrews

Children of Robert Duke Burness and Marion Edith Williams

Citations

  1. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  2. 1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
  3. 1900 US Census, California.
  4. Family Tree of John Young Burness.
  5. FamilySearch, California County Marriages, 1850-1952.
  6. Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997.
  7. 1910 US Census, California.
  8. 1920 US Census, California.
  9. Ancestry.com, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards 1917-18.
  10. 1930 US Census, California.
  11. 1940 US Census, California.

Mary Ann Burness1

#853, b. 26 January 1868, d. 20 May 1895
Family Explorer
     Mary Ann Burness was born on 26 January 1868 in Denburn Cottage, Brechin, Angus, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of John Young Burness and Mary Ann Forbes.1,2,3 She married Edward Francis Fortune, son of George Fortune and Euphemia Forrester Brown.4,5 She died on 20 May 1895 in Sanger, California, USA, at age 27.6,5
Charts
Descendants of Alexander Burness

Child of Mary Ann Burness and Edward Francis Fortune

Citations

  1. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  2. 1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
  3. 1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
  4. Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California.
  5. Family Tree of John Young Burness.
  6. Burness Family Tree BS1-09 by Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  7. Research of James Edward Burness.

Elizabeth Young Burness1

#854, b. 27 March 1870, d. 5 January 1952
Family Explorer
     Elizabeth Young Burness was born on 27 March 1870 in Southesk Street, Brechin, Angus, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of John Young Burness and Mary Ann Forbes.1,2,3 She married Archibald W. McKenzie in 1896 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.4 She died on 5 January 1952 in Ventura, California, USA, at age 81.5,6
Charts
Descendants of Alexander Burness

Children of Elizabeth Young Burness and Archibald W. McKenzie

Citations

  1. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  2. 1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
  3. 1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
  4. FamilySearch, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes 1885-1951.
  5. Family Tree of John Young Burness.
  6. Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997.
  7. 1900 US Census, Pennsylvania.
  8. 1910 US Census, Pennsylvania.
  9. 1920 US Census, Pennsylvania.

Susan McPherson1,2

#856, b. 15 June 1852, d. 23 October 1940
Family Explorer
     Susan McPherson was born on 15 June 1852 in Brechin, Angus, Scotland.3,4 She was the daughter of Thomas McPherson and Helen Stewart.2 She married William Morris Burness, son of John Young Burness and Mary Ann Forbes, on 25 July 1872 in Southesk Street, Brechin, Angus, Scotland.2 She died on 23 October 1940 in San Francisco, California, USA, at age 88.1,3
Charts
Descendants of Alexander Burness

Child of Susan McPherson and William Morris Burness

Citations

  1. Family Tree of John Young Burness.
  2. Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  3. Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997.
  4. 1881 Scottish Census, Angus.
  5. 1881 Scottish Census Index, Angus.

Mary Jean Andrews1

#857, b. 18 February 1862, d. 1 September 1937
Family Explorer
     Mary Jean Andrews was born on 18 February 1862 in California, USA.2,3 She was the daughter of Frederick J. Andrews.4 She married John Elder Burness, son of John Young Burness and Mary Ann Forbes, in 1881 in San Francisco, California, USA.2,5 She died on 1 September 1937 in San Francisco, California, USA, at age 75.6
Charts
Descendants of Alexander Burness

Children of Mary Jean Andrews and John Elder Burness

Citations

  1. Research of Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  2. Family Tree of John Young Burness.
  3. 1900 US Census, California.
  4. 1880 US Census, California.
  5. Federation of East European Family History Societies, San Francisco Call Newspaper Vital Records for the Years 1869-1891.
  6. Ancestry.com, California Death Index 1905-1939.
  7. 1910 US Census, California.
  8. Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997.
  9. 1920 US Census, California.

Marion Tottie Burness

#858, b. 23 August 1882, d. 20 July 1913
Family Explorer
     Marion Tottie Burness was born on 23 August 1882 in San Francisco, California, USA.1,2,3 She was the daughter of John Elder Burness and Mary Jean Andrews.2 She married William Anderson Scott Foster, son of Arthur W. Foster, on 18 June 1906 in Marin County, California, USA.4 She died on 20 July 1913 in Willits, California, USA, at age 30.1,5
Charts
Descendants of Alexander Burness

Children of Marion Tottie Burness and William Anderson Scott Foster

Citations

  1. Research of James Edward Burness.
  2. 1900 US Census, California.
  3. Federation of East European Family History Societies, San Francisco Call Newspaper Vital Records for the Years 1869-1891.
  4. FamilySearch, California County Marriages, 1850-1952.
  5. Family Tree of John Young Burness.
  6. 1910 US Census, California.
  7. 1920 US Census, California.
  8. Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997.

Ann Burness1

#859, b. 18 May 1884, d. 20 March 1945
Family Explorer
     Ann Burness was born on 18 May 1884 in San Francisco, California, USA.2,3,4 She was the daughter of John Elder Burness and Mary Jean Andrews.5,1,6 She married Adam Halket Moffat, son of John Moffat and Sarah Halket, on 10 September 1919 in Monterey, California, USA.7 She died on 20 March 1945 in San Francisco, California, USA, at age 60.2
Charts
Descendants of Alexander Burness

Child of Ann Burness and Adam Halket Moffat

Citations

  1. 1910 US Census, California.
  2. California Department of Health Services, California Death Index 1940-1997.
  3. Family Tree of John Young Burness.
  4. Federation of East European Family History Societies, San Francisco Call Newspaper Vital Records for the Years 1869-1891.
  5. 1900 US Census, California.
  6. Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997.
  7. FamilySearch, California County Marriages, 1850-1952.
  8. 1930 US Census, California.
  9. RootsWeb.com, California Birth Index.

John William Burness1

#860, b. 20 December 1885, d. 29 October 1918
Family Explorer
     John William Burness was born on 20 December 1885 in San Francisco, California, USA.2,1 He was the son of John Elder Burness and Mary Jean Andrews.2,3 He married Olive Marie Ellsworth, daughter of Henry Lee Ellsworth and Aletha Shattuck.4 He died on 29 October 1918 in San Francisco, California, USA, at age 32.4
Charts
Descendants of Alexander Burness

Children of John William Burness and Olive Marie Ellsworth

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards 1917-18.
  2. 1900 US Census, California.
  3. 1910 US Census, California.
  4. Family Tree of John Young Burness.
  5. FamilySearch, California County Marriages, 1850-1952.