John Burness1

#951, b. 23 May 1771, d. 12 January 1826
     John Burness was born on 23 May 1771 in Bogjorgan, Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.2 He was the son of William Burness and Helen Thomson.1,3 He married Margaret Davidson on 28 November 1801 in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland.4,1 He died on 12 January 1826 at age 54.1,3

Child of John Burness and Margaret Davidson

Citations

  1. James Burnes, Notes on his Name and Family.
  2. Research of Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
  3. Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.
  4. OPR Dunnottar.

James Burness

#952, b. 24 December 1750, d. 12 June 1837
     James Burness was born on 24 December 1750 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.1,2 He was the son of James Burness and Margaret Grub.3 He was baptized on 26 December 1750 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.3 He married Anne Greig on 6 January 1777 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.1,3 He died on 12 June 1837 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland, at age 86.1,2,3 He was buried on 15 June 1837 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.3

Children of James Burness and Anne Greig

Citations

  1. Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.
  2. James Burnes, Notes on his Name and Family.
  3. OPR Montrose.
  4. Caledonian Mercury, Edinburgh.

William Burness1

#953, b. circa 1719, d. 1784
     William Burness was born circa 1719 in Bogjorgan, Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1,2 He was the son of William Burness and Elspet Taylor.1,2 He married Helen Thomson.1,2 He died in 1784 in Bogjorgan, Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1,2

Children of William Burness and Helen Thomson

Citations

  1. James Burnes, Notes on his Name and Family.
  2. Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.
  3. OPR Glenbervie.

Margaret Falconer1

#954, b. 1659, d. 28 December 1749
     Margaret Falconer was born in 1659 in Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 She married James Burness, son of Walter Burness, circa 1685 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1,2 She died on 28 December 1749 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 She was buried in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1

Children of Margaret Falconer and James Burness

Citations

  1. Alison Mitchell, editor, Pre-1855 Gravestone Inscriptions: An Index for Kincardineshire (The Mearns).
  2. James Burnes, Notes on his Name and Family.
  3. Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.
  4. Rev. Charles Rogers, The Book of Robert Burns.

William Burness1

#955, b. circa 1680, d. 1748
     William Burness is estimated to have been born circa 1680 in Bogjorgan, Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland. He was the son of William Burness and Christian Fotheringham.1,2 He married Elspet Taylor circa 1715.1,2 He died in 1748 in Bogjorgan, Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1

Children of William Burness and Elspet Taylor

Citations

  1. James Burnes, Notes on his Name and Family.
  2. Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.

James Burness1

#956, b. circa 1675
     James Burness is estimated to have been born circa 1675 in Bogjorgan, Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland. He was the son of William Burness and Christian Fotheringham.1,2

Child of James Burness

Citations

  1. James Burnes, Notes on his Name and Family.
  2. Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.

William Burness1

#957, b. September 1645, d. 1715
     William Burness was born in September 1645 in Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland.2 He was the son of Walter Burness.2,1 He was baptized on 3 September 1645 in Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland.2 He married Christian Fotheringham.3,1 He died in 1715 in Bogjorgan, Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.3 He was buried in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.3

Children of William Burness and Christian Fotheringham

Citations

  1. James Burnes, Notes on his Name and Family.
  2. OPR Arbuthnott.
  3. Alison Mitchell, editor, Pre-1855 Gravestone Inscriptions: An Index for Kincardineshire (The Mearns).
  4. Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.

Walter Burness1

#958, b. circa 1615, d. 1670
     Walter Burness is estimated to have been born circa 1615 in Scotland.2 He married Isobel Greig.3 He died in 1670 in Bogjorgan, Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.4,3,5 His estate was probated on 22 November 1671 in Brechin Commissary Court.4
     He made a will on 7 November 1670 in Bogjorgan, Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, leaving bequests to wife Isobel son David daughter Jean.4

Children of Walter Burness and Isobel Greig

Children of Walter Burness

Citations

  1. James Burnes, Notes on his Name and Family.
  2. Assumptions by John George Burness.
  3. Rev. Charles Rogers, The Book of Robert Burns.
  4. ScotlandsPeople, Wills and Testaments.
  5. James Mackay, A Biography of Robert Burns.
  6. OPR Arbuthnott.
  7. William Alexander Macnaughton. "Notes Concerning the Burns Family in Kincardineshire", The Aberdeen University Review Volume V (1918).

Thomas Burness

#959, b. circa 1705, d. 8 June 1734
     Thomas Burness was born circa 1705 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 He was the son of James Burness and Margaret Falconer.1 He died on 8 June 1734 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1,2 He was buried in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.2

Child of Thomas Burness

Citations

  1. Rev. Charles Rogers, Genealogical Memoirs of the Family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish House of Burnes.
  2. Alison Mitchell, editor, Pre-1855 Gravestone Inscriptions: An Index for Kincardineshire (The Mearns).

Margaret Burness1,2

#960, b. circa 1700
     Margaret Burness is estimated to have been born circa 1700 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland. She was the daughter of James Burness and Margaret Falconer.1,3,2 She married James Gavin.1,2

Children of Margaret Burness and James Gavin

Citations

  1. Will of James Burnes.
  2. Rev. Charles Rogers, The Book of Robert Burns.
  3. James Burnes, Notes on his Name and Family.