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William Alexander BURNS (1827 - 1906)
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Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Ann BURNS (1863 - 1874)
Marion BURNS (1865 - )
Hugh Frazier BURNS (1867 - 1931)
Elizabeth BURNS (1868 - 1944)
Helen BURNS (1871 - 1958)
Mary Robina BURNS (1873 - 1939)
John Lindsay BURNS (1876 - 1923)
Beatrice WINN (1892 - )
Hannah BURNS (1894 - )
Ethel Rebecca BURNS (1896 - )
William Alexander BURNS (1898 - )
George Harold BURNS (1902 - )
Ada BURNS (1904 - )
Olive BURNS (1907 - )
William Alexander BURNS (1827 - 1906)

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Ann JOHNSTONE (1841 - 1879)

Isabel Ann PRESSICK (1825 - 1893)

Ada WINN (1875 - )
Hugh Frazer BURNS (1795 - 1872) Peter BURNS



Elizabeth TRAIL



Marion NICHOL












b. 12 Mar 1827 at Haddington, Scotland
m. (1) 01 Nov 1861 Ann JOHNSTONE (1841 - 1879) at Newbattle, Scotland
m. (2) abt Jun 1883 Isabel Ann PRESSICK (1825 - 1893) at Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
m. (3) abt Mar 1894 Ada WINN (1875 - ) at Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
d. abt Mar 1906 at York, Yorkshire, England aged 79
Near Relatives of William Alexander BURNS (1827 - 1906)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Peter BURNS
Grandmother Elizabeth TRAIL

Father Hugh Frazer BURNS 26 Nov 1795 Gladsmuir, Haddington, Scotland 15 Dec 1872 Haddington, Scotland 77
Mother Marion NICHOL

Self William Alexander BURNS 12 Mar 1827 Haddington, Scotland abt Mar 1906 York, Yorkshire, England 79

Wife Ann JOHNSTONE 1841 Newbattle, Scotland 28 Jan 1879 38
Wife Isabel Ann PRESSICK 1825 1893 68
Wife Ada WINN abt 1875 Gatenby, Yorkshire, England

Daughter Ann BURNS 1863 Cockpen 1874 11
Daughter Marion BURNS 1865 Temple, Scotland
Son Hugh Frazier BURNS 22 Mar 1867 Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland 1931 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 64
Daughter Elizabeth BURNS 13 Nov 1868 09 Jun 1944 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 75
Daughter Helen BURNS 09 Apr 1871 Gorebridge, Scotland 17 Jan 1958 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 86
Daughter Mary Robina BURNS 24 Mar 1873 Skelton, Yorkshire, England 1939 Durham, England 66
Son John Lindsay BURNS 03 Nov 1876 Skelton, Yorkshire, England 03 May 1923 Reid River, Queensland, Australia 46
Daughter Beatrice WINN abt Sep 1892 Stockton, Durham, England
Daughter Hannah BURNS abt Jun 1894 Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
Daughter Ethel Rebecca BURNS abt Sep 1896 Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
Son William Alexander BURNS abt Dec 1898 Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
Son George Harold BURNS abt Mar 1902 Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
Daughter Ada BURNS abt Sep 1904 Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
Daughter Olive BURNS abt Mar 1907 Guisborough, Yorkshire, England

Sister Margaret Grahame BURNS 09 May 1818 Haddington, Scotland
Sister Marion BURNS 19 Jan 1820 Haddington, Scotland
Brother Peter BURNS 16 Mar 1822 Aberlady, Scotland
Sister Isabella BURNS 1831
Brother David BURNS 05 May 1832

Son in Law William PURDY
Daughter in Law Mary Jane FORSYTH
Son in Law Herbert Edmund PASSMORE abt 1871 30 May 1941 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 70
Son in Law George (Dainty) STANGER 1870 Faceby, Yorkshire, England 22 Sep 1943 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 73
Son in Law John FOX 1868 Bradford, Yorkshire, England 1904 Easington, Durham, England 36
Son in Law Edward READ 1876 1967 91
Daughter in Law Frances Louisa COOK 19 Jan 1883 Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire, England 27 Mar 1955 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 72

Granddaughter Annie PURDY Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Binnie PURDY Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Grandson William PURDY Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Elizabeth Ellen PURDY 13 Sep 1893 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Grandson Hugh Fraser BURNS 1892 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Grandson William John BURNS 1894 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Lottie Winifred Harriet PASSMORE 1901 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Grandson William Edmund Herbert PASSMORE 1903 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Grace Elizabeth Marion PASSMORE 1905 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Ferrol STANGER 15 May 1892 East Harlsey, Yorkshire, England 1970 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 78
Grandson Robert William STANGER abt 1896 East Harlsey, Yorkshire, England 23 Jul 1956 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 60
Grandson George Henry STANGER 14 Jan 1897 East Harlsey, Yorkshire, England 12 Nov 1969 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 72
Grandson John Burns STANGER abt 1902 East Harlsey, Yorkshire, England
Grandson James Edward STANGER abt 1904 East Harlsey, Yorkshire, England 07 Sep 1974 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 70
Granddaughter Olive Jane STANGER abt 1904 23 Aug 1995 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 91
Granddaughter Lily STANGER 1908 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 28 Oct 1996 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 88
Granddaughter Jessie Hilda STANGER 1910 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia
Grandson Thomas STANGER 02 Dec 1911 Queensland, Australia 27 Dec 1979 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 68
Grandson Frank STANGER 14 Nov 1913 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 24 Jun 1976 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 62
Granddaughter Eliza Ann FOX 1892 Stokesley, Yorkshire, England
Grandson John Linsay FOX 1893 Guisborough, Yorkshire, England 1968 75
Granddaughter Esther Hannah FOX 13 Apr 1896 Bedale, Yorkshire, England 1973 77
Grandson Charles Alfred FOX 1898 Stokesley, Yorkshire, England 1967 69
Granddaughter Mary Robina FOX 1900 Durham, England
Grandson George Holland FOX 1903 Easington, Durham, England 1978 75
Granddaughter Edith READ FOX abt Mar 1908 Easington, Durham, England
Grandson William Edward READ abt Sep 1909 Easington, Durham, England 1996 87
Grandson Maurice Buchan READ 1913 Easington, Durham, England 1973 60
Granddaughter Margaret Annie READ 1915 Easington, Durham, England 2001 86
Granddaughter Marjory Mary BURNS 29 Nov 1908 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1983 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 75
Granddaughter Joyce Ann BURNS 30 Dec 1909 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1981 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 72
Granddaughter Jean Frances BURNS 22 Jul 1922 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Grandson Living or Recently Deceased

Aunt Elizabeth BURNS 20 Feb 1788
Uncle John BURNS 08 Aug 1790 Gladsmuir, Haddington, Scotland
Aunt Isabel Fraser BURNS 10 Feb 1800 Gladsmuir, Haddington, Scotland

Events in William Alexander BURNS (1827 - 1906)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
12 Mar 1827 William Alexander BURNS was born Haddington, Scotland
01 Nov 1861 34 Married Ann JOHNSTONE (aged 20) Newbattle, Scotland Ancestry
1863 36 Birth of daughter Ann BURNS Cockpen
1865 38 Birth of daughter Marion BURNS Temple, Scotland Ancestry
22 Mar 1867 40 Birth of son Hugh Frazier BURNS Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland Ancestry, family notes
13 Nov 1868 41 Birth of daughter Elizabeth BURNS Ancestry
09 Apr 1871 44 Birth of daughter Helen BURNS Gorebridge, Scotland Ancestry
15 Dec 1872 45 Death of father Hugh Frazer BURNS (aged 77) Haddington, Scotland Note 1
24 Mar 1873 46 Birth of daughter Mary Robina BURNS Skelton, Yorkshire, England FreeBMD Jun 1873 9d 455
1874 47 Death of daughter Ann BURNS (aged 11)
03 Nov 1876 49 Birth of son John Lindsay BURNS Skelton, Yorkshire, England Note 2
28 Jan 1879 51 Death of wife Ann JOHNSTONE (aged 38)
abt Jun 1883 56 Married Isabel Ann PRESSICK (aged 58) Guisborough, Yorkshire, England FreeBMD Jun 1883 9d 722
abt Sep 1892 65 Birth of daughter Beatrice WINN Stockton, Durham, England FreeBMD Sep 1892 10a 54
1893 66 Death of wife Isabel Ann PRESSICK (aged 68)
abt Mar 1894 67 Married Ada WINN (aged 19) Guisborough, Yorkshire, England FreeBMD 9d 725
abt Jun 1894 67 Birth of daughter Hannah BURNS Guisborough, Yorkshire, England FreeBMD Jun 1894 9d 499
abt Sep 1896 69 Birth of daughter Ethel Rebecca BURNS Guisborough, Yorkshire, England FreeBMD Sep 1896 9d 498
abt Dec 1898 71 Birth of son William Alexander BURNS Guisborough, Yorkshire, England FreeBMD Dec 1898 9d 488
1901 74 Census Skelton in Clevland, Yorkshire, England
abt Mar 1902 75 Birth of son George Harold BURNS Guisborough, Yorkshire, England FreeBMD Mar 1902 9d 483
abt Sep 1904 77 Birth of daughter Ada BURNS Guisborough, Yorkshire, England FreeBMD Sep 1904 9d 512
abt Mar 1906 79 William Alexander BURNS died York, Yorkshire, England FreeBMD Mar 1906 9d 4
Note 1: Ancestry
Died widower and pauper
Note 2: 25 Harker St, Skelton Green, Yorkshire

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