Jean Ann Keith

#9531, b. 20 April 1829
     Jean Ann Keith was born on 20 April 1829 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of Alexander Keith and Jean Strachan.1

Citations

  1. OPR Montrose.

Alexander Keith

#9532, b. 13 July 1832
     Alexander Keith was born on 13 July 1832 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.1 He was the son of Alexander Keith and Jean Strachan.1

Citations

  1. OPR Montrose.

George Keith

#9533, b. 4 October 1834, d. 1 February 1909
     George Keith was born on 4 October 1834 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.1 He was the son of Alexander Keith and Jean Strachan.1 He was baptized on 20 November 1834 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.1 He married Margaret Stevenson.2 He died on 1 February 1909 at age 74.2 He was buried in Craig, Angus, Scotland.2
     George Keith (brother, age 16) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1851 in High Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, in the household of Catherine Keith. He was a clerk.3

Citations

  1. OPR Montrose.
  2. Angus Monumental Inscriptions (Pre-1855).
  3. 1851 Scottish Census, Angus.

Helen Keith

#9534, b. 25 June 1825
     Helen Keith was born on 25 June 1825 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of Alexander Keith and Jean Strachan.1 She was baptized on 20 July 1825 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.1 She married Thomas Mackintosh on 19 April 1855 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.2,3

Children of Helen Keith and Thomas Mackintosh

Citations

  1. OPR Montrose.
  2. Angus Monumental Inscriptions (Pre-1855).
  3. IGI.

William Burness1

#9535, b. circa 1858
     William Burness was born circa 1858 in Hamilton, Canada West.2 He was the son of William Burness and Agnes Smith.1
     William Burness (age 2) was enumerated in the census on 14 January 1861 in Sarnia, Lambton County, Canada West, in the household of William Burness.1
     William Burnes was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in Morgan Hospital, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, as a scholar age 12.2

Citations

  1. 1861 Canadian Census, Canada West.
  2. 1871 Scottish Census, Angus.

Henry Burness1,2

#9537, b. 20 May 1888, d. 11 January 1958
     Henry Burness was born on 20 May 1888 in 1 Drum Terrace, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.1,3,2 He was the son of William Kynoch Burness and Margaret Hutcheon.2,1,4,5 He married Lillie E. Thornton on 7 October 1916 in Goderich, Ontario, Canada.1 He died on 11 January 1958 in St Thomas, Ontario, Canada, at age 69.6,3 He was buried in Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham, Ontario, Canada.3
     Henry Burness (son, age 2) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 6 Robertson Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, in the household of William K. Burness.4 Harry Burness (son, age 12) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 3 Montgomery Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, in the household of William K. Burness.5
     Harry Burness was enumerated in the census on 1 June 1921 in 1404 Gerrard Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as a confectioner, age 33 with Lily Burness and Margaret Burness in his household.7
     Harry Burness (miner, age 22) was listed as a passenger aboard SS Furnessia which departed on 24 September 1910 from Glasgow bound for New York City, New York, USA.8

Children of Henry Burness and Lillie E. Thornton

Citations

  1. Marriage Registration, Archives of Ontario.
  2. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  3. Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham, Ontario.
  4. 1891 Scottish Census, Midlothian.
  5. 1901 Scottish Census, Midlothian.
  6. Windsor Star, Windsor, Ontario.
  7. 1921 Canadian Census, Ontario.
  8. British Out-Going Passengers 1890-1960.
  9. Birth Registration, Archives of Ontario.
  10. Jodie Mackenzie, e-mail to John George Burness, 2 January 2005.
  11. The Simcoe Reformer, Simcoe, Ontario.

William Kynoch Burness1

#9538, b. 5 April 1890, d. 15 March 1902
     William Kynoch Burness was born on 5 April 1890 in 6 Robertson Place, Edinburgh, Scotland.1 He was the son of William Kynoch Burness and Margaret Hutcheon.1,2,3,4 He died on 15 March 1902 in Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland, at age 11.2
     William Burness (son, age 11 months) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 6 Robertson Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, in the household of William K. Burness.3 William Burness (son, age 10) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 3 Montgomery Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, in the household of William K. Burness.4

Citations

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

George Hutcheon Burness1

#9539, b. 25 January 1885, d. 6 July 1915
     George Hutcheon Burness was born on 25 January 1885 in 34 East London Street, Edinburgh, Scotland.1 He was the son of William Kynoch Burness and Margaret Hutcheon.1,2,3,4,5 He died on 6 July 1915 in 173 Columbia Street, Detroit, Michigan, USA, at age 30.2
     George Burness (son, age 6) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 6 Robertson Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, in the household of William K. Burness.3 George Burness (son, age 16) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 3 Montgomery Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, in the household of William K. Burness. He was an apprentice.4 George Burness (son, age 26) was enumerated in the census on 2 April 1911 in 6 Haddington Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, in the household of William Kynoch Burness. He was a stationer's packer.5
     George Burness (warehouseman, age 27) was listed as a passenger aboard SS Columbia which departed on 14 September 1912 from Glasgow bound for New York City, New York, USA.6

Citations

  1. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  2. Death Certificate, Michigan Department of Health.
  3. 1891 Scottish Census, Midlothian.
  4. 1901 Scottish Census, Midlothian.
  5. 1911 Scottish Census, Midlothian.
  6. British Out-Going Passengers 1890-1960.

Lillie E. Thornton1

#9540, b. 4 January 1895, d. 1975
     Lillie E. Thornton was born on 4 January 1895 in Seaforth, Ontario, Canada.1,2,3 She married Henry Burness, son of William Kynoch Burness and Margaret Hutcheon, on 7 October 1916 in Goderich, Ontario, Canada.1 She died in 1975.3 She was buried in Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham, Ontario, Canada.3
     Lily Burness (wife, age 26) was enumerated in the census on 1 June 1921 in 1404 Gerrard Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the household of Harry Burness.4

Children of Lillie E. Thornton and Henry Burness

Citations

  1. Marriage Registration, Archives of Ontario.
  2. Birth Registration, Archives of Ontario.
  3. Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham, Ontario.
  4. 1921 Canadian Census, Ontario.
  5. Jodie Mackenzie, e-mail to John George Burness, 2 January 2005.
  6. The Simcoe Reformer, Simcoe, Ontario.