Burness Genealogy and Family History

Amy Gertrude Lewis^1,2

#16951, b. 14 October 1889, d. 17 December 1954

Amy Gertrude Lewis was born on 14 October 1889 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.² She married Percy Burness, son of Alfred Burness and Sarah Jane White, on 31 January 1914 in St Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.³ She died on 17 December 1954 in Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia, at age 65.⁴

Charts: Descendants of Thomas Burness

Children of Amy Gertrude Lewis and Percy Burness

Amy Gwendoline Burness+^2,5 b. 4 Dec 1914, d. 25 Jul 1983
Alfred Charles Burness+³ b. 5 Mar 1917, d. 11 Dec 1998
Tom Martyn Burness^2,5 b. 16 Feb 1919, d. 17 Dec 1954
Marjorie Isabell Burness+^2,5 b. 6 Nov 1922, d. 1 Aug 1942
Dorothy Rose Burness^2,5
Lillian Joyce Burness^2,5

Citations

Deaths and Marriages NSW Registry of Births, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Loretta Woodford, e-mail to John George Burness.
Birth Registration, New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Ryerson Index Inc, The Ryerson Index.
Lawrence Ruxton Burness, Burness Family Tree.

Rachel Mary Campbell¹

#16952, b. 1879, d. 1953

Pedigree

Rachel Mary Campbell was born in 1879 in New South Wales, Australia.² She married Richard James Burness, son of Walter Thomas Burness and Mary Hill, on 9 July 1913 in Presbyterian Church, Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia.^1,3 She died in 1953 in New South Wales, Australia.³

Child of Rachel Mary Campbell and Richard James Burness

May Matilda Burness+⁴ b. 27 Dec 1913

Citations

Eric James Bailey, e-mail to John George Burness, 25 March 2008.
Ancestry.com, Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922.
Deaths and Marriages NSW Registry of Births, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Death Registration, Queensland Australia Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths.

Samuel Johnson¹

#16953, b. circa 1880

Pedigree

Samuel Johnson is estimated to have been born circa 1880. He married Agnes Valentine Burness, daughter of William Burness and Amelia Jane Fletcher, in 1910 in New South Wales, Australia.¹

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Citations

Deaths and Marriages NSW Registry of Births, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Harry Herbert Lloyd^1,2

#16954, b. 1884, d. 1935

Pedigree

Harry Herbert Lloyd was born in 1884 in Brighton, Sussex, England.¹ He married Gertrude Alice Burness, daughter of William Burness and Amelia Jane Fletcher, in 1913 in New South Wales, Australia.² He died in 1935 in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia.³

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Citations

General Register Office, England Birth Index 1837-1915.
Deaths and Marriages NSW Registry of Births, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Ancestry.com, Australia Death Index, 1787-1985.

Ivy Dell Ward¹

#16955, b. 1891, d. 8 July 1973

Pedigree

Ivy Dell Ward was born in 1891 in Devine's Flat, New South Wales, Australia.^2,1 She married Walter Thomas Burness, son of Walter Thomas Burness and Mary Hill, on 16 June 1915 in St Paul's Church, Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia.¹ She died on 8 July 1973 in Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia.³

Children of Ivy Dell Ward and Walter Thomas Burness

Mary Burness¹ b. c 1917
Tydfyl Burness¹ b. 24 Mar 1918
William Thomas Burness+⁴

Citations

Birth Registration, New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Ancestry.com, Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922.
Ryerson Index Inc, The Ryerson Index.
Marriage Registration, General Register Office for Scotland, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.

Arthur L. Turpin¹

#16956, b. 1886, d. 1943

Pedigree

Arthur L. Turpin was born in 1886 in New South Wales, Australia.² He married Margaret Anderson Burness, daughter of William Burness and Amelia Jane Fletcher, in 1911 in New South Wales, Australia.¹ He died in 1943 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.³

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Citations

Deaths and Marriages NSW Registry of Births, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Ancestry.com, Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922.
Ancestry.com, Australia Death Index, 1787-1985.

Pearl Violet Pearce¹

#16957, b. circa 1892, d. 14 January 1934

Pedigree

Pearl Violet Pearce was born circa 1892 in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia.² She married Ernest James Burness, son of William Burness and Margaret Adam Doyle, in 1914 in New South Wales, Australia.³ She and Ernest James Burness were divorced in 1927. She died on 14 January 1934 in Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia.²

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Children of Pearl Violet Pearce and Ernest James Burness

Thelma Maud Burness⁴ b. 1914, d. 25 Dec 2012
Ernest James Burness⁴ b. 1916, d. 9 May 1986
William Arthur Burness+⁴ b. 19 Jan 1919, d. 22 Nov 1980
Louise Agnes Burness³ b. 12 Jul 1921, d. 22 Dec 1998

Citations

Death Registration, New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Death Registration, New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Deaths and Marriages NSW Registry of Births, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Marriage Registration, New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

James E. Proctor¹

#16958, b. circa 1895

Pedigree

James E. Proctor is estimated to have been born circa 1895. He married Irene Grace Burness, daughter of William Burness and Margaret Adam Doyle, in 1922 in New South Wales, Australia.¹

Charts: Descendants of James Burness

Citations

Deaths and Marriages NSW Registry of Births, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Dorothy Isabel Plowman¹

#16959, b. 1898, d. 31 October 1989

Pedigree

Dorothy Isabel Plowman was born in 1898 in New South Wales, Australia.² She married William Hilson Burness, son of William Burness and Mary Jane Knight, in 1919 in New South Wales, Australia.^3,1 She died on 31 October 1989 in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia.^4,5

Charts: Descendants of Alexander Burness

Children of Dorothy Isabel Plowman and William Hilson Burness

John Wellesley Burness b. 24 Feb 1920, d. 16 Apr 2001
Kenneth Burness¹

Citations

Death Registration, New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, transcribed by: Lawrence Ruxton Burness.
Ancestry.com, Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922.
Deaths and Marriages NSW Registry of Births, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Ryerson Index Inc, The Ryerson Index.
Reg McDonell, Australian Cemeteries Index.

Stephen Emmett Gandy^1,2

#16960, b. 16 November 1887, d. 1 January 1939

Pedigree

Stephen Emmett Gandy was born on 16 November 1887 in Brentford, Middlesex, England.² He married Violet Regina Burness, daughter of William Burness and Mary Jane Knight, in 1921 in New South Wales, Australia.³ He died on 1 January 1939 in Australia at age 51.⁴

Charts: Descendants of Alexander Burness

Child of Stephen Emmett Gandy and Violet Regina Burness

Neville Emmett Gandy+⁴

Citations

General Register Office, England Birth Index 1837-1915.
Angelina Gandy, e-mail to John George Burness.
Deaths and Marriages NSW Registry of Births, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Kathryn Hammond, e-mail to John George Burness.