Burness Genealogy and Family History

Sarah Wood¹

#18991, b. circa 1878, d. 5 May 1943

Sarah Wood was born circa 1878 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland.^1,2 She was the daughter of Joseph Wood and Elizabeth Little.^1,3 She married James Burness, son of Charles Burness and Helen Anderson, on 7 October 1904 in 23 Princes, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.^1,3 She died on 5 May 1943 in Royal Infirmary, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.³

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Children of Sarah Wood and James Burness

Joseph Wood Burness+^4,2 b. 11 May 1905, d. 15 Jun 2002
Helen Anderson Burness+^4,5,2 b. 15 Oct 1906
Sarah Wood Burness^4,3 b. 28 May 1909, d. 21 Jun 1909
Agnes Burness+^4,6,3 b. 7 Feb 1913, d. 26 Feb 2001

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.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.

Annie Wemyss Waddell¹

#18992, b. circa 1877, d. 23 April 1910

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Annie Wemyss Waddell was born circa 1877 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.^2,1,3 She was the daughter of George Waddell and Elizabeth Abercrombie.^1,4 She married Charles Burness, son of Alexander Burness and Mary Ann Harrison, on 7 August 1903 in 52 West Mill Street, Glasgow, Scotland.^1,4 She died on 23 April 1910 in 79 Wellshot Road, Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland.⁴

Charts: Descendants of William Burness

Children of Annie Wemyss Waddell and Charles Burness

Mary Elizabeth Burness^5,6 b. 26 Jul 1905, d. 21 Apr 1977
Georgina Waddell Burness^5,7,6 b. 16 Sep 1907, d. 24 Dec 1994
Alexander Burness+⁵ b. 11 Apr 1910, d. 29 Nov 1970

Citations

Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. 1881 British Census and National Index.
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.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.

Agnes Morrison Duncan¹

#18993, b. circa 1875, d. 27 October 1932

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Agnes Morrison Duncan was born circa 1875 in Edinburgh, Scotland.² She was the daughter of Henry Duncan and Elizabeth Stephen.^1,3,2 She married William Burness, son of John Anderson Burness and Mary Stuart Coupar, on 3 June 1904 in 14 Bruntsfield Avenue, Edinburgh, Scotland.^1,3,4 She died on 27 October 1932 in St Raphael's Home, Blackford Avenue, Edinburgh, Scotland.³

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Child of Agnes Morrison Duncan and William Burness

Elizabeth Valentine Burness^5,4,2 b. 15 Feb 1907, d. 19 Feb 1986

Citations

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

Susan Ann McGregor Murray¹

#18994, b. circa 1884, d. 13 February 1964

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Susan Ann McGregor Murray was born circa 1884 in Logiealmond, Perthshire, Scotland.² She was the daughter of William Murray and Margaret McLaren.^1,3 She married George Burness, son of George Burness and Jessie Neilson, on 5 June 1908 in Chapelhill, Logiealmond, Perthshire, Scotland.^1,4,3 She died on 13 February 1964 in Royal Infirmary, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.³

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Children of Susan Ann McGregor Murray and George Burness

Margaret McLaren Burness^5,6,4,2 b. 18 Aug 1908, d. 16 Apr 2004
George Murray Burness+^5,1,4,2 b. 4 Jun 1910, d. 14 Dec 1997
William Murray Burness+^5,1,3 b. 31 Mar 1916, d. 27 Dec 1979

Citations

Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1911 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.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.

Jane Logan MacCallum¹

#18995, b. 20 July 1881, d. 19 January 1958

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Jane Logan MacCallum was born on 20 July 1881 in Dowally, Perthshire, Scotland.² She was the daughter of Malcolm MacCallum and Jessie Forbes.^2,1,3 She married Alexander Burness, son of Alexander Burness and Helen Gordon, on 5 June 1908 in Laidlaw's Temperance Hotel, Leonard Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.^1,3 She died on 19 January 1958 in 16 Cannongate, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, at age 76.³

Charts: Descendants of John Burness

Children of Jane Logan MacCallum and Alexander Burness

Helen Gordon Burness^2,3 b. 30 May 1909, d. 15 Mar 1910
Jessie Forbes Burness+^2,3,4 b. 2 Jan 1911, d. 22 Dec 1964
David Burness+^2,5,3 b. 27 Mar 1914, d. 6 Feb 2004
Eliza Gordon Burness+^6,5,3 b. 5 Dec 1915, d. 12 Sep 1964
Alexander Burness+^6,5,3
Jean MacCallum Burness+^6,5,3
Malcolm MacCallum Burness+^6,5,3

Citations

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

Janet Sellar¹

#18996, b. circa 1861

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Janet Sellar was born circa 1861 in Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland.^2,1 She was the daughter of John Sellar and Margaret Smith.¹ She married Alexander Milne on 2 December 1887 in Queen Street, Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland.¹

Charts: Descendants of David Burness
Descendants of John Burness

Child of Janet Sellar and John Alexander Burness

John Alexander Burness+^3,4,2 b. 28 Sep 1884, d. 20 Dec 1949

Citations

Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1891 Scottish Census, Banffshire.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.

John Alexander Burness¹

#18997, b. 28 September 1884, d. 20 December 1949

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John Alexander Burness was born on 28 September 1884 in Queen Street, Dufftown, Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland.² He was the son of John Alexander Burness and Janet Sellar.^1,2,3 He married Bessie Murphy, daughter of Patrick Murphy and Catherine Thomkins, on 26 March 1909 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland.¹ He died on 20 December 1949 in 1a Finchley Lane, Hendon, Middlesex, England, at age 65.⁴

Charts: Descendants of David Burness
Descendants of John Burness

Children of John Alexander Burness and Bessie Murphy

Alexander Hodge Burness^5,6 b. 27 Jan 1910, d. 1 Feb 1910
Arthur John Burness^5,7 b. 3 Jan 1911, d. 9 Jan 1972
John Alexander Burness^5,6 b. 6 May 1914, d. 28 Apr 1926
Mary Murphy Burness⁵ b. 18 Mar 1917
Bessie Burness⁵ b. 21 Nov 1918

Citations

Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1891 Scottish Census, Banffshire.
Death Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
1911 Scottish Census, Ayrshire.

Bessie Murphy¹

#18998, b. 27 May 1889, d. 5 December 1978

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Bessie Murphy was born on 27 May 1889 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.^2,3 She was the daughter of Patrick Murphy and Catherine Thomkins.⁴ She married John Alexander Burness, son of John Alexander Burness and Janet Sellar, on 26 March 1909 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland.¹ She died on 5 December 1978 in Hendon District Hospital, Hendon, London, England, at age 89.²

Charts: Descendants of David Burness
Descendants of John Burness

Children of Bessie Murphy and John Alexander Burness

Alexander Hodge Burness^5,6 b. 27 Jan 1910, d. 1 Feb 1910
Arthur John Burness^5,3 b. 3 Jan 1911, d. 9 Jan 1972
John Alexander Burness^5,6 b. 6 May 1914, d. 28 Apr 1926
Mary Murphy Burness⁵ b. 18 Mar 1917
Bessie Burness⁵ b. 21 Nov 1918

Citations

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

Isabella Melbourne Maddock¹

#19000, b. 30 December 1887, d. 13 March 1963

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Isabella Melbourne Maddock was born on 30 December 1887 in 16 Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel Maddock and Mary Fraser.^1,2,3 She married William Burness, son of Helen Gordon, on 30 December 1910 in St Mary's Manse, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.^2,4 She died on 13 March 1963 in Law Hospital, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland, at age 75.⁴

Children of Isabella Melbourne Maddock and William Burness

Mary Fraser Burness^1,5,4 b. 20 Apr 1911, d. 27 Jun 2007
Helen Gordon Burness+^1,2,3 b. 31 May 1914, d. 29 Aug 1993
Jeanie Fraser Burness^6,5 b. 10 Apr 1916, d. 2008
William Burness+^6,7
Isabella Maddock Burness^6,5,3

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