Elizabeth Lindsay Burness

#6611, b. 23 August 1865, d. 9 February 1924
     Elizabeth Lindsay Burness was born on 23 August 1865 in 24 Dublin Street, Edinburgh, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of William Burness and Marguerite Dickson.1,2,3 She married Bradford Colt De Wolf on 14 December 1893 in Register Office, Pancras, London, England.2,4 She died on 9 February 1924 in Rhode Island, USA, at age 58.5
     Elizabeth L. Burness (daughter, age 5) was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 16 East Claremont Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, in the household of William Burness.3
     Elizabeth L. Burness was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in The Beehive, Osborne Road, Windsor, Berkshire, England, as a scholar, age 15.6

Children of Elizabeth Lindsay Burness and Bradford Colt De Wolf

Citations

  1. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  2. Marriage Registration, General Register Office.
  3. 1871 Scottish Census, Midlothian.
  4. New England Families: Genealogical and Memorial.
  5. Ancestry.com, Rhode Island Deaths 1630-1930.
  6. 1881 English Census, Berkshire.
  7. Ancestry.com, United States Passport Applications 1795-1925.
  8. Ancestry.com, Rhode Island Births 1636-1930.

Marguerite Dickson1

#6612, b. circa 1843, d. 19 August 1897
     Marguerite Dickson was born circa 1843 in Dunkirk, France.2,3 She married William Burness, son of Robert Burness and Isabella Burnet, on 5 October 1864 in Clocksbriggs, Forfar, Angus, Scotland.2,4,5,1 She died on 19 August 1897 in 40 Rue Blanche, Brussels, Belgium.1
     Marguerite Burness (wife, age 27) was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 16 East Claremont Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, in the household of William Burness.3 Marguerite D. Burness (wife, age 37) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in 28 Douglas Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, in the household of William Burness.6

Children of Marguerite Dickson and William Burness

Citations

  1. Lawrence Ruxton Burness, Burness BMD Database.
  2. Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  3. 1871 Scottish Census, Midlothian.
  4. Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  5. Ancestry.com, England & Wales National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations).
  6. 1881 Scottish Census, Midlothian.
  7. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.

William Dickson Burness1

#6613, b. 12 January 1869, d. 22 May 1923
     William Dickson Burness was born on 12 January 1869 in 16 East Claremont Street, Edinburgh, Scotland.2 He was the son of William Burness and Marguerite Dickson.2,3 He died on 22 May 1923 in at sea at age 54.4,5
     Wiliam Burness (son, age 2) was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 16 East Claremont Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, in the household of William Burness.3
     William D. Burness was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in Independent School, Cambridge Park, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, as a scholar, age 12.6
     Wiliam Burness was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 15 Cambrian Street, Chester, Cheshire, England, as a bank clerk, age 22.7
     W. D. Burness was listed as a passenger aboard SS City of Bombay which departed on 10 April 1891 from Liverpool bound for Calcutta, Bengal, India.8 W. D. Burness was listed as a passenger aboard SS Arabia which departed on 12 October 1899 from London bound for Bombay, India.8 W. D. Burness (gentleman) was listed as a passenger aboard SS Rohila which departed on 13 February 1908 from Dover bound for Calcutta, India.8

Citations

  1. 1881 English Census Index.
  2. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  3. 1871 Scottish Census, Midlothian.
  4. Ancestry.com, England & Wales National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations).
  5. Lawrence Ruxton Burness Correspondence.
  6. 1881 English Census, Gloucestershire.
  7. 1891 English Census, Cheshire.
  8. British Out-Going Passengers 1890-1960.

Marguerite Isabelle Burness1

#6614, b. 10 June 1874, d. 21 April 1926
     Marguerite Isabelle Burness was born on 10 June 1874 in 16 East Claremont Street, Edinburgh, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of William Burness and Marguerite Dickson.1,2 She married Wallace Newton Gill on 14 March 1902 in Dibrugarh, Assam, India.3 She died on 21 April 1926 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, at age 51.4,5
     Marguerite Burness (daughter, age 6) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in 28 Douglas Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, in the household of William Burness.2

Child of Marguerite Isabelle Burness and Wallace Newton Gill

Citations

  1. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  2. 1881 Scottish Census, Midlothian.
  3. Marriage Registration, unknown repository.
  4. Angus Monumental Inscriptions (Pre-1855).
  5. General Register Office, England Death Index 1837-1915.
  6. Timothy Gill, e-mail to John George Burness.

Catherine Burness

#6619, b. 31 August 1803, d. 20 December 1871
     Catherine Burness was born on 31 August 1803 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of William Burness and Elizabeth Duncan.1,2 She was baptized on 5 September 1803 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland.1 She married Alexander Farquhar on 18 February 1831 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland.3,4 She died on 20 December 1871 in 61 High Street, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, at age 68.2
     Catherine Farquhar (age 35) was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in HIgh Street, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, in the household of Alexander Farquhar.5 Catherine Farquhar (wife, age 48) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1851 in High Street, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, in the household of Alexander Farquhar.6

Children of Catherine Burness and Alexander Farquhar

Citations

  1. OPR Arbroath.
  2. Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  3. IGI.
  4. Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  5. 1841 Scottish Census, Angus.
  6. 1851 Scottish Census, Angus.
  7. Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.

Elizabeth Duncan1

#6620, b. circa 1780
     Elizabeth Duncan is estimated to have been born circa 1780. She married William Burness, son of Robert Burness and Margaret Alexander, on 26 November 1802 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland.1

Children of Elizabeth Duncan and William Burness

Citations

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