Burness Genealogy and Family History

Mary Helen Wallace Ledingham¹

#18981, b. 10 April 1868, d. 30 March 1952

Mary Helen Wallace Ledingham was born on 10 April 1868 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.^2,1 She was the daughter of William Ledingham and Helen Reid.^2,3 She married David Alexander Burness, son of David Burness and Johanna Glencross, on 4 June 1897 in 42 Inverleith Road, Edinburgh, Scotland.^2,3 She died on 30 March 1952 in 13 Smithfield Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, at age 83.³

Charts: Descendants of John Burness

Children of Mary Helen Wallace Ledingham and David Alexander Burness

David Alexander Burness^4,5,6 b. 22 Aug 1897, d. 7 May 1917
Albert Burness^4,2,7,5,6 b. 13 Nov 1899, d. 21 Oct 1974
Mary Helen Burness^4,8,7,6 b. 9 Sep 1902, d. 1 Dec 1969
Elizabeth Forsyth Burness+^4,8,7,6 b. 17 Jun 1905, d. 3 Jan 1990
Mabel Burness^4,8,3,6 b. 8 Nov 1907, d. 24 Jan 1997

Citations

IGI.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
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.

Ann Stewart¹

#18982, b. circa 1876, d. 17 March 1961

Pedigree

Ann Stewart was born circa 1876 in Logiealmond, Perthshire, Scotland.^1,2 She was the daughter of Donald Stewart and Ann McLaren.^1,3 She married John Burness, son of George Burness and Jessie Neilson, on 29 July 1898 in Laidlaw's Hotel, Leonard Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.^1,4,3 She died on 17 March 1961 in Strathmore Hospital, Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland.³

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Children of Ann Stewart and John Burness

Jessie Ann Burness^5,3,2,6 b. 17 May 1899, d. 8 Apr 1995
Elizabeth Mary Burness+^5,7,3,2,6 b. 17 Mar 1901, d. 26 Jun 1991
Donnella Catherine Burness+^8,7,4,6 b. 14 Mar 1903, d. 4 Jun 1997
Georgina Lillian Burness^5,4 b. 12 Feb 1906, d. 4 Feb 1909
John Stewart Burness^5,1,4,6 b. 7 Oct 1909, d. 16 Aug 1997
Stewart McLaren Burness^5,1,3 b. 7 Jul 1914, d. 3 Feb 1994

Citations

Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1901 Scottish Census, Perthshire.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1911 Scottish Census, Perthshire.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.

Margaret Taggart¹

#18983, b. circa 1878, d. 5 December 1926

Pedigree

Margaret Taggart was born circa 1878 in Glasgow, Scotland.^2,1 She was the daughter of Hugh Hill Taggart and Ann Cochran.^1,3 She married George Largie Burness, son of William Burness and Agnes Kynoch, on 24 March 1899 in 92 Bishop Street, Glasgow, Scotland.^3,1 She died on 5 December 1926 in Western Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland.³

Charts: Descendants of David Burness

Children of Margaret Taggart and George Largie Burness

Margaret Kynoch Burness^4,5,6,2 b. 23 May 1899, d. 21 Apr 1962
Annie Agnes Burness^4,5,6,2 b. 5 Aug 1900, d. 4 Jun 1979
George Burness^4,3 b. 1 Nov 1901, d. 12 Jun 1903
William Burness+^4,1,5,2 b. 4 Oct 1903, d. 31 Jul 1979
Jane Carr Burness+^4,7,5,2 b. 6 May 1905, d. 27 Mar 1982
Agnes Burness^4,3,2 b. 18 Jul 1906, d. 29 Sep 1925
Henry Burness+^4,1,5,2 b. 18 Dec 1907, d. 3 Mar 1975
George Burness^4,3,2 b. 20 Dec 1909, d. 4 May 1913

Child of Margaret Taggart

David Burness+^4,1,3 b. 21 Dec 1914, d. 15 Jul 2007

Citations

Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1911 Scottish Census, Lanarkshire.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
1901 Scottish Census, Lanarkshire.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.

Barbara Smart¹

#18984, b. circa 1879, d. 1948

Pedigree

Barbara Smart was born circa 1879 in Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland.^1,2 She was the daughter of Robert Smart and Jessie Sherriff.^1,3 She married John Burness, son of John Burness and Elizabeth Cushnie, on 31 May 1901 in Gelebog, Maryton, Angus, Scotland.¹ She died in 1948 in Canada.⁴

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Children of Barbara Smart and John Burness

Jessie Sherriff Burness+^5,6 b. 12 Sep 1900, d. 1924
Andrewina Christina Hadden Burness^5,6 b. 5 Sep 1902, d. 17 Nov 1977
Alexander John Burness^6,4 b. 1909

Citations

Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. 1881 British Census and National Index.
1901 Scottish Census, Angus.
Canada's Local Histories Online.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1911 Canadian Census, Saskatchewan.

Kathleen Clark¹

#18986, b. circa 1875, d. 1948

Pedigree

Kathleen Clark was born circa 1875 in Ireland.² She was the daughter of Joseph Clark.³ She married George Burness, son of George Burness and Catherine Williamina Martin, on 6 March 1895 in Catholic Chapel of Dalkey, Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland.^3,4 She died in 1948 in South Australia, Australia.⁵

Charts: Descendants of Alexander Burness
Descendants of George Burness

Children of Kathleen Clark and George Burness

William C. W. Burness+^6,2 b. 1 Dec 1894, d. 11 Apr 1918
Joseph Burness^1,6,2,7 b. 23 Sep 1896
Elizabeth Burness+^4,8,2,7 b. 24 Jun 1898
Georgina Burness^1,9,2 b. 4 Feb 1900, d. 5 Aug 1901
Catherine Burness^1,9 b. 4 Feb 1900, d. 9 Feb 1900
George Burness+^1,7 b. 7 Mar 1906, d. 20 Jul 1975
Herbert Burness^1,9 b. 7 Mar 1906, d. 9 May 1906
Patrick Downs Burness^1,9 b. 28 Aug 1909, d. 29 Oct 1909
James Burness¹ b. 27 Apr 1911, d. 1991
Douglas Burness¹ b. 6 Jul 1914, d. 2 Nov 1930

Citations

Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1901 Scottish Census, Lanarkshire.
Marriage Registration, Irishgenealogy.ie.
Birth Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society, South Australia Index.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1911 Scottish Census, Aberdeenshire.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.

Helen Christie Andrews¹

#18987, b. 7 April 1871, d. 30 May 1935

Pedigree

Helen Christie Andrews was born on 7 April 1871 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland.^2,1 She was the daughter of Robert Andrews and Elizabeth Boath.^2,3 She married George Grubb Burness, son of Archibald Burness and Mary Coutts Grubb, on 15 April 1911 in 27 Windsor Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.^3,2 She died on 30 May 1935 in Royal Infirmary, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, at age 64.³

Charts: Descendants of Robert Burness

Children of Helen Christie Andrews and George Grubb Burness

Alexina Slimmings Burness+^4,5,6 b. 20 Mar 1897, d. 12 Jul 1960
George Burness^7,3 b. 19 Feb 1901, d. 21 Feb 1901
Thomas McCluskey Burness+^2,7,3 b. 20 Aug 1902, d. 4 Feb 1952
George Grubb Burness^7,5 b. 13 Mar 1912, d. 30 Aug 1972
Robina Gordon Andrews Burness^7,8,5 b. 9 Jun 1913, d. 5 Oct 1973

Citations

IGI.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
1901 Scottish Census, Angus.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.

Louisa Ann Ogg Gibb¹

#18988, b. 12 June 1874

Pedigree

Louisa Ann Ogg Gibb was born on 12 June 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^2,1 She was the daughter of William Gibb and Mary Donald.^2,1 She married George Burness, son of George Burness and Catherine Williamina Martin, on 19 November 1892 in 1 Wellington Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.²

Charts: Descendants of Alexander Burness
Descendants of George Burness

Child of Louisa Ann Ogg Gibb and George Burness

Georgina Burness+^3,4,5 b. 15 Aug 1892, d. 13 Nov 1972

Citations

IGI.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
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.

Bridget Clarke¹

#18989, b. circa 1875, d. 21 December 1911

Pedigree

Bridget Clarke was born circa 1875 in Glasgow, Scotland.^1,2 She was the daughter of Mary Clarke.^1,3 She married David Burness, son of Archibald Burness and Mary Coutts Grubb, on 1 January 1900 in St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.^1,3 She died on 21 December 1911 in 18 Hospital Wynd, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.³

Charts: Descendants of Robert Burness

Children of Bridget Clarke and David Burness

David Burness^4,3,2 b. 20 May 1901, d. 17 Jun 1914
Jessie Burness^4,3 b. 6 Jun 1906, d. 7 Jul 1907

Citations

Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1911 Scottish Census, Angus.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.

Rachel Johnston¹

#18990, b. circa 1878, d. 28 January 1940

Pedigree

Rachel Johnston was born circa 1878 in Ireland.² She was the daughter of James Johnston and Elizabeth Armstrong.^1,3 She married George Burness, son of Henry McEwan and Jane Burness, on 23 April 1903 in St Paul's Church, Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.^1,3 She died on 28 January 1940 in 133 Balornock Road, Glasgow, Scotland.³

Charts: Descendants of William Burness

Children of Rachel Johnston and George Burness

Jane Burness^4,5,6,2 b. 24 May 1903, d. 23 Mar 1987
Helen Burness^4,7,2 b. 9 Feb 1905
Mabel Burness^4,3,2 b. 31 Jan 1907, d. 30 Sep 1955
George Burness^4,1,5,6,2 b. 21 Oct 1908, d. 27 Mar 1981

Citations

Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1911 Scottish Census, Lanarkshire.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.