George Burness1
#901, b. December 1784, d. 24 December 1874
George Burness was born in December 1784 in Brawlinmuir, Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 He was the son of David Burness and Katherine Milne.1,2 He was baptized on 4 December 1784 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 He married Nicholas Tait on 26 August 1820 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.3,2 He died on 24 December 1874 in Boghead, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.2 He was buried in Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.4
George Burness was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in Boghead, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, as a farmer, age 55 with Nicolas Burness, David Burness and Elspet Burness in his household.5
George Burness was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1851 in Boghead, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, as a farmer, age 65 with Nicholas Burness and David Burness in his household.6
George Burness was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in Boghead, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, as a farmer of 293 acres, age 76 with Nicholas Burness and David Burness in his household.7
George Burness was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in Boghead, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, as a farmer age 86 with David Burness in his household.8
In David Burness's will dated 6 December 1814 in Boghead, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, George Burness was named as executor.9
George Burness was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in Boghead, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, as a farmer, age 55 with Nicolas Burness, David Burness and Elspet Burness in his household.5
George Burness was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1851 in Boghead, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, as a farmer, age 65 with Nicholas Burness and David Burness in his household.6
George Burness was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in Boghead, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, as a farmer of 293 acres, age 76 with Nicholas Burness and David Burness in his household.7
George Burness was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in Boghead, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, as a farmer age 86 with David Burness in his household.8
In David Burness's will dated 6 December 1814 in Boghead, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, George Burness was named as executor.9
Children of George Burness and Nicholas Tait
- William Burness3,10,2 b. 17 Sep 1821, d. 16 Apr 1901
- David Burness3,2,5,6,7,8 b. 7 Jan 1824, d. 9 Jul 1902
- Elspet Burness+3,2,5 b. 20 Nov 1825, d. 6 Sep 1862
Citations
- OPR Glenbervie.
- Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- OPR Kintore.
- Sheila M. Spiers, The Kirkyard of Keithhall and Kinkell.
- 1841 Scottish Census, Aberdeenshire.
- 1851 Scottish Census, Aberdeenshire.
- 1861 Scottish Census, Aberdeenshire.
- 1871 Scottish Census, Aberdeenshire.
- Last Will and Testament of David Burness, 6 December 1814, 1618, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Murdoch's Lone, Alloway, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.
- Marriage Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
David Burness1
#902, b. August 1786, d. 24 February 1858
David Burness was born in August 1786 in Brawlinmuir, Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 He was the son of David Burness and Katherine Milne.1,2 He was baptized on 11 August 1786 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 He married Agnes Smith on 25 June 1825 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.3,2 He died on 24 February 1858 in Knockquharn, Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at age 71.2 He was buried in Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.2,4
David Burness was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in Milltimber, Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, as a farmer, age 55 with Agnes Burness, William Burness, John Burness and James Burness in his household.5
David Burness was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1851 in Knockquharn, Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, as a farmer, age 65 with Agnes Burness, John Burness and James Burness in his household.6
In David Burness's will dated 6 December 1814 in Boghead, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, David Burness was named as executor.7
David Burness was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in Milltimber, Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, as a farmer, age 55 with Agnes Burness, William Burness, John Burness and James Burness in his household.5
David Burness was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1851 in Knockquharn, Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, as a farmer, age 65 with Agnes Burness, John Burness and James Burness in his household.6
In David Burness's will dated 6 December 1814 in Boghead, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, David Burness was named as executor.7
Children of David Burness and Agnes Smith
- William Burness+8,5 b. 1 May 1826, d. 4 Feb 1873
- John Burness8,2,5,6 b. 14 Sep 1828, d. 26 Aug 1857
- James Burness+8,9,2,5,6 b. 21 Oct 1834, d. 1 Feb 1900
Citations
- OPR Glenbervie.
- Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- OPR Kintore.
- Sheila M. Spiers, The Kirkyard of Keithhall and Kinkell.
- 1841 Scottish Census, Aberdeenshire.
- 1851 Scottish Census, Aberdeenshire.
- Last Will and Testament of David Burness, 6 December 1814, 1618, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Murdoch's Lone, Alloway, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.
- OPR Peterculter.
- Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Isobel Burness1
#903, b. May 1788
Isobel Burness was born in May 1788 in Brawlinmuir, Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of David Burness and Katherine Milne.1 She was baptized on 13 May 1788 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 She married George Brown on 16 August 1817 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.2
Isobel Burness received a bequest in the will of David Burness on 6 December 1814.3
Isobel Burness received a bequest in the will of David Burness on 6 December 1814.3
Children of Isobel Burness and George Brown
- David Brown2 b. 10 Jan 1818
- George Brown2 b. 2 Dec 1819
- Isobel Brown2 b. 29 Oct 1821
- James Brown2 b. 21 May 1823
Citations
- OPR Glenbervie.
- OPR Kintore.
- Last Will and Testament of David Burness, 6 December 1814, 1618, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Murdoch's Lone, Alloway, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.
John Burness1
#904, b. February 1794, d. 31 December 1836
John Burness was born in February 1794 in Brawlinmuir, Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 He was the son of David Burness and Katherine Milne.1 He was baptized on 7 February 1794 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 He died on 31 December 1836 at age 42.2,3
John Burness received a bequest in the will of David Burness on 6 December 1814.4
John Burness received a bequest in the will of David Burness on 6 December 1814.4
Citations
- OPR Glenbervie.
- Gravestone Inscriptions of St Nicholas Kirkyard, Aberdeen.
- Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.
- Last Will and Testament of David Burness, 6 December 1814, 1618, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Murdoch's Lone, Alloway, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Mary Burness1
#905, b. July 1796, d. 1 December 1847
Mary Burness was born in July 1796 in Brawlinmuir, Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of David Burness and Katherine Milne.1 She was baptized on 7 July 1796 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 She married William Urquhart on 5 July 1814 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.2,3,4 She died on 1 December 1847 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at age 51.4
Mary Urquhart (age 45) was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in Woodside, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the household of William Urquhart.5
Mary Urquhart (age 45) was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in Woodside, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the household of William Urquhart.5
Children of Mary Burness and William Urquhart
- William Urquhart6,7,5 b. 30 Sep 1815, d. 13 Dec 1881
- Catharine Urquhart8,6 b. 29 Oct 1817
- James Urquhart+6,7,5 b. 23 Nov 1819, d. 4 May 1903
- David Burness Urquhart+6,5 b. 9 Jul 1822, d. 1 Oct 1877
- George Urquhart6,5 b. 11 Dec 1826, d. Jun 1849
- Alexander Urquhart6,7,5 b. 15 Jan 1829, d. 27 Jun 1888
- John Urquhart6 b. 3 Dec 1831, d. Jun 1837
- Catharine Urquhart6 b. 16 Sep 1834, d. Sep 1837
- John Urquhart6,3,5 b. 11 Oct 1840, d. 19 May 1874
Citations
- OPR Glenbervie.
- OPR Kintore.
- Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- Gravestone, St Nicholas Kirkyard, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
- 1841 Scottish Census, Aberdeenshire.
- OPR Old Machar.
- Death Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
- IGI.
William Nicol Burns
#906, b. 9 April 1791, d. 21 February 1872
William Nicol Burns was born on 9 April 1791 in Ellisland, Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.1 He was the son of Robert Burns and Jean Armour.1 He married Catherine Adelaide Crone on 8 September 1824 in Bangalore, India.2,3,4 He died on 21 February 1872 in 3 Berkeley Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, at age 80.5
William N. Burns was enumerated in the census on 30 March 1851 in 4 Berkeley Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, as a Lieutenant Colonel, HEICS, age 59 with James G. Burns and Annie B. Burns in his household.6 William N. Burns (brother, age 69) was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in 4 Berkeley Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, in the household of James G. Burns. He was a retired Colonel, East Indies Service.7
William Nicol Burns was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 3 Berkeley Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, as Colonel, Indian Army, retired, age 79 with Sarah Hutchinson, Annie Burns, Robert Hutchinson, Violet Hutchinson and Margaret Hutchinson in his household.8
William N. Burns was enumerated in the census on 30 March 1851 in 4 Berkeley Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, as a Lieutenant Colonel, HEICS, age 59 with James G. Burns and Annie B. Burns in his household.6 William N. Burns (brother, age 69) was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in 4 Berkeley Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, in the household of James G. Burns. He was a retired Colonel, East Indies Service.7
William Nicol Burns was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 3 Berkeley Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, as Colonel, Indian Army, retired, age 79 with Sarah Hutchinson, Annie Burns, Robert Hutchinson, Violet Hutchinson and Margaret Hutchinson in his household.8
Citations
- Peter J. Westwood, Robert Burns Who's Who.
- FamilySearch, India, Madras Protestant Church Records, 1743-1990.
- Families in British India Society, Families in British India Society.
- Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.
- Death Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
- 1851 English Census, Gloucestershire.
- 1861 English Census, Gloucestershire.
- 1871 English Census, Gloucestershire.
Jean Isabella Burns
#907, b. 13 January 1819, d. 5 June 1823
Jean Isabella Burns was born on 13 January 1819 in Neemuch, India.1,2,3,4 She was the daughter of James Glencairn Burns and Sarah Robinson.2 She died on 5 June 1823 in at sea at age 4.2
Citations
- Peter J. Westwood, Robert Burns Who's Who.
- Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.
- Thomas S. McCrorie. The Family Tree of Robert Burns.
- Lawrence R. Burness, Genealogical Charts of the Family of Robert Burns.
Sarah Robinson
#908, b. circa 1797, d. 7 November 1821
Sarah Robinson was born circa 1797 in Castle Eden, Durham, England.1,2 She was baptized on 6 August 1797 in Castle Eden, Durham, England.2 She married James Glencairn Burns, son of Robert Burns and Jean Armour, on 28 April 1818 in Meerut, Bengal, India.3,4 She died on 7 November 1821 in Neemuch, India.5,3
Children of Sarah Robinson and James Glencairn Burns
- Jean Isabella Burns3 b. 13 Jan 1819, d. 5 Jun 1823
- Robert Shaw Burns3 b. May 1820, d. 11 Dec 1821
- Sarah Elizabeth Maitland Tombs Burns+ b. 2 Nov 1821, d. 12 Jul 1909
Citations
- Thomas S. McCrorie. The Family Tree of Robert Burns.
- IGI.
- Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.
- Peter J. Westwood, Robert Burns Who's Who.
- Families in British India Society, Families in British India Society.
Mary Beckett
#909, b. 20 June 1792, d. 13 November 1844
Mary Beckett was baptized on 20 June 1792 in Enfield, Middlesex, England.1 She was born in 1792 in Middlesex, England.2,3 She married James Glencairn Burns, son of Robert Burns and Jean Armour, on 21 June 1828 in Nasirabad, Bengal, India.4,5,6 She died on 13 November 1844 in 9 Berkley Crescent, Milton, Kent, England, at age 52.7
Mary Burns (age 45) was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in Enfield, Middlesex, England, in the household of James G. Burns.3
Mary Burns (age 45) was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in Enfield, Middlesex, England, in the household of James G. Burns.3
Child of Mary Beckett and James Glencairn Burns
- Annie Burns Burns5 b. 21 Sep 1830, d. 10 May 1925
Citations
- IGI.
- Thomas S. McCrorie. The Family Tree of Robert Burns.
- 1841 English Census, Middlesex.
- Families in British India Society, Families in British India Society.
- Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.
- Peter J. Westwood, Robert Burns Who's Who.
- Death Registration, General Register Office, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Jean Armour1
#910, b. 25 February 1765, d. 26 March 1834
Jean Armour was born on 25 February 1765 in Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland.1 She was baptized on 3 March 1765 in Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland.1 She married Robert Burns, son of William Burness and Agnes Brown, on 3 May 1788 in Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland.2 She died on 26 March 1834 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, at age 69.2
Children of Jean Armour and Robert Burns
- Robert Burns+1,3 b. 3 Sep 1786, d. 14 May 1857
- Jean Burns1 b. 3 Sep 1786, d. 20 Oct 1787
- Unnamed Burns2,4 b. 3 Mar 1788, d. Mar 1788
- Unnamed Burns2,4 b. 3 Mar 1788, d. Mar 1788
- Francis Wallace Burns2 b. 18 Aug 1789, d. 9 Jul 1803
- William Nicol Burns2 b. 9 Apr 1791, d. 21 Feb 1872
- Elizabeth Riddell Burns2 b. 21 Nov 1792, d. Sep 1795
- James Glencairn Burns+ b. 12 Aug 1794, d. 18 Nov 1865
- Maxwell Burns2 b. 25 Jul 1796, d. 25 Apr 1799
Citations
- OPR Mauchline.
- Peter J. Westwood, Robert Burns Who's Who.
- Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- James Mackay, A Biography of Robert Burns.