Alexander Horatio Burnes1

#1181, b. 19 October 1834, d. 13 July 1906
     Alexander Horatio Burnes was born on 19 October 1834 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.2 He was the son of Adam Burnes and Horatia Gordon.2,1,3,4 He married Mary Jane Farquhar Benzie on 29 September 1870 in Limburne, New Zealand.5,1 He died on 13 July 1906 in Hawera, New Zealand, at age 71.1
     Alexander Burnes (age 6) was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in Union Place, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, in the household of Adam Burnes.3 Alexander Horatio Burness (son, age 16) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1851 in 59 High Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, in the household of Adam Burness. He was a clerk to solicitor.4
     He immigrated to New Zealand.6

Child of Alexander Horatio Burnes and Mary Jane Farquhar Benzie

Citations

  1. Death Registration, New Zealand Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  2. OPR Montrose.
  3. 1841 Scottish Census, Angus.
  4. 1851 Scottish Census, Angus.
  5. Lawrence Ruxton Burness, Burness Family Tree.
  6. Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.

Mary Jane Farquhar Benzie1

#1182, b. circa 1825, d. 6 March 1910
     Mary Jane Farquhar Benzie was born circa 1825.2 She married Alexander Horatio Burnes, son of Adam Burnes and Horatia Gordon, on 29 September 1870 in Limburne, New Zealand.1,2 She died on 6 March 1910 in Hawera, New Zealand.2

Child of Mary Jane Farquhar Benzie and Alexander Horatio Burnes

Citations

  1. Lawrence Ruxton Burness, Burness Family Tree.
  2. Death Registration, New Zealand Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.

Georgina Adamina Horatia Burnes1

#1183, b. circa 1868, d. 4 February 1910
     Georgina Adamina Horatia Burnes was born circa 1868 in New Zealand.2 She was the daughter of Alexander Horatio Burnes and Mary Jane Farquhar Benzie.1 She died on 4 February 1910 in Hawera, New Zealand.1

Citations

  1. Death Registration, New Zealand Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  2. Find A Grave.

Adam Burnes

#1184, b. 12 June 1832, d. 9 June 1876
     Adam Burnes was born on 12 June 1832 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.1 He was the son of Adam Burnes and Horatia Gordon.1,2,3 He married Mary Jane Hatton on 14 January 1858 in Wellington, New Zealand.4,5 He died on 9 June 1876 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, at age 43.6,7,8 His estate was probated on 10 October 1877.8
     Adam Burnes (age 8) was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in Union Place, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, in the household of Adam Burnes.2 Adam Burnes (nephew, age 18) was enumerated in the census on 30 March 1851 in 9 Charlotte Street, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England, in the household of James Burnes. He was a clerk at the Oriental Bnak.9 Adam Burnes (son, age 38) was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 67 High Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, in the household of Adam Burnes. He was a banker and Justice of the Peace in Victoria.3

Children of Adam Burnes and Mary Jane Hatton

Citations

  1. OPR Montrose.
  2. 1841 Scottish Census, Angus.
  3. 1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
  4. Death Registration, New Zealand Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  5. IGI.
  6. Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.
  7. Unknown compiler. Australian Vital Records Index.
  8. Ancestry.com, England & Wales National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations).
  9. 1851 English Census, Middlesex.
  10. Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
  11. Marriage Registration, General Register Office.

Adam William Grey Burnes1

#1185, b. 18 September 1859, d. 2 December 1915
     Adam William Grey Burnes was born on 18 September 1859 in Wellington, New Zealand.1,2 He was the son of Adam Burnes and Mary Jane Hatton.1,3 He married Florence Susette Tilley on 25 April 1903 in New Zealand.2,4 He died on 2 December 1915 in Stafford Street, Seatoun, Wellington, New Zealand, at age 56.1
     Adam W. G. Burnes (grandson, age 11) was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 67 High Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, in the household of Adam Burnes.3

Citations

  1. Death Registration, New Zealand Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  2. Lawrence Ruxton Burness, Burness Family Tree.
  3. 1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
  4. New Zealand Government, New Zealand Historical Records Index.

James Henry Napier Anderson Burnes1

#1186, b. 4 May 1861, d. 19 May 1914
     James Henry Napier Anderson Burnes was born on 4 May 1861 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.1,2 He was the son of Adam Burnes and Mary Jane Hatton.1,3 He married Margaret Jessie Jane McNeil on 29 April 1891 in St Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin, New Zealand.4,5,1 He died on 19 May 1914 in Wellington Club, Wellington, New Zealand, at age 53.1
     James H. Burnes (grandson, age 9) was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 67 High Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, in the household of Adam Burnes.3

Children of James Henry Napier Anderson Burnes and Margaret Jessie Jane McNeil

Citations

  1. Death Registration, New Zealand Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  2. Unknown compiler. Australian Vital Records Index.
  3. 1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
  4. Birth Registration, New Zealand Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  5. New Zealand Government, New Zealand Historical Records Index.
  6. Marriage Registration, General Register Office.

Agnes Craig1

#1187, b. circa 1740, d. October 1786
     Agnes Craig is estimated to have been born circa 1740. She married Robert Burness, son of Robert Burness and Isabella Keith, on 7 November 1766 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland.1 She died in October 1786 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.2 She was buried in October 1786 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.2

Children of Agnes Craig and Robert Burness

Citations

  1. OPR Dreghorn.
  2. OPR Stewarton.
  3. OPR Irvine.

Alexander Plunkett Burnes1

#1188, b. 8 October 1862, d. 8 May 1944
     Alexander Plunkett Burnes was born on 8 October 1862 in Glenbervie, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.2 He was the son of Adam Burnes and Mary Jane Hatton.1,3 He married Laura Mary Stephenson on 1 June 1893 in Dunedin, New Zealand.4,1 He married Frances Menlove on 2 June 1920 in Christchurch, New Zealand.5,1 He died on 8 May 1944 in Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand, at age 81.1
     Alexander P. Burnes (grandson, age 8) was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 67 High Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, in the household of Adam Burnes.3

Children of Alexander Plunkett Burnes and Laura Mary Stephenson

Citations

  1. Death Registration, New Zealand Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  2. IGI.
  3. 1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
  4. Birth Registration, New Zealand Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  5. Lawrence Ruxton Burness, Burness Family Tree.

Ernest Loughnan Burnes1

#1189, b. 30 August 1864, d. 23 March 1930
     Ernest Loughnan Burnes was born on 30 August 1864 in St. Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.2,1 He was the son of Adam Burnes and Mary Jane Hatton.3,2,4 He married Martha Calvert McKerrow on 2 April 1902 in Wellington, New Zealand.5,6 He died on 23 March 1930 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, at age 65.1
     Ernest L. Burnes (grandson, age 6) was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 67 High Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, in the household of Adam Burnes.4

Children of Ernest Loughnan Burnes and Martha Calvert McKerrow

Citations

  1. Lawrence Ruxton Burness, Burness Family Tree.
  2. Unknown compiler. Australian Vital Records Index.
  3. Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.
  4. 1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
  5. Birth Registration, New Zealand Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  6. New Zealand Government, New Zealand Historical Records Index.

George Gordon Burnes1

#1190, b. 11 July 1866, d. 9 February 1949
     George Gordon Burnes was born on 11 July 1866 in St. Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.2,1 He was the son of Adam Burnes and Mary Jane Hatton.3,2,4 He married Anna Mary McCulloch on 6 April 1904 in South Riverton, New Zealand.5,6 He died on 9 February 1949 in Christchurch, New Zealand, at age 82.1,6
     George G. Burnes (grandson, age 4) was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 67 High Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, in the household of Adam Burnes.4

Child of George Gordon Burnes and Anna Mary McCulloch

Citations

  1. Lawrence Ruxton Burness, Burness Family Tree.
  2. Unknown compiler. Australian Vital Records Index.
  3. Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.
  4. 1871 Scottish Census, Angus.
  5. Birth Registration, New Zealand Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  6. New Zealand Government, New Zealand Historical Records Index.
  7. Death Registration, New Zealand Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.