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Alexander Burnet 1791–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 march 1791

Birth Location: Crosslee, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 5 Aug 1868

Death Location: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: Andrew Burnet

Mother: Isabel Nichol

Spouse(s): elizabeth (Betsy), Elizabeth Cranston

Children(s): James Burnet, Annie Burnet, betsy burnet, william burnet, margaret burnet, Jane Burnet, Helen Burnet, Andrew Burnet, Thomas Burnet

Alexander Burnet was born in 1791 in Crosslee, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Andrew Burnet And Isabel Nichol. Alexander Burnet married Elizabeth Cranston, Elizabeth Scott Betsy, and had children including Andrew Burnet, Annie Scott Burnet, Betsy Burnet, Helen Burnet, James Burnet, Jane Burnet, Margaret Burnet, Thomas Burnet, William Burnet. Alexander Burnet passed away in 1868 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Burnet was born in 1791 in Crosslee, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Andrew Burnet And Isabel Nichol.
  • Alexander Burnet married Elizabeth Cranston, Elizabeth Scott Betsy, and had children including Andrew Burnet, Annie Scott Burnet, Betsy Burnet, Helen Burnet, James Burnet, Jane Burnet, Margaret Burnet, Thomas Burnet, William Burnet.
  • Alexander Burnet passed away in 1868 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Burnet's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Burnet
1791–1868
Birth Place: Crosslee, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Burnet
1761–1823
Ettrick Parish, Selkirkshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabel Nichol
1766–1831
Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Burnet) Sr
1729–1793
Crosslee, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Margaret Murray
1734–1826
Selkirk, Selkirk Parish, Selkirkshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Thomas Nichol
1730–
poss Peebleshire, Scotland
poss (Jane or Janet) Nichol
1730–
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Burnet
1683–1768
Isobel Scot
1709–1796
Robert Murray
1706–1797
Margaret McDowall
1703–1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Burnett
1651–1764
Marion Spotswood
1651–
Andrew Scott
1675–1746
Margaret Bigger
1680–1750
John Murray
1682–
Helen Murray
1684–

Alexander Burnet's Descendants

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Alexander Burnet (20 march 1791–5 Aug 1868) m. elizabeth (scott) (Betsy) (abt 1819–1901) m. Elizabeth Cranston (17 May 1795–11 Jan 1824)
  1. 1. James Burnet 1855–1936 m. Barbara Bain 1844–1917
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Henrietta) Burnet 1882–1950 m. Jon (H) Bailey 1879–1951
      1. 1. Barbara (Elizabeth Mary) Bailey 1898–1975 m. Philip (Charles) Palmer 1890–1928
        1. 1. Ronald (Charles) Palmer 1921–1994 m. Beryl (M) Coles 1934–2022
        2. 2. Philip (Reginald) Palmer 1924–1978
        3. 3. Percy (James) Palmer 1922–1997
        4. 4. Derek (Wilfred) Palmer 1927–1986
      2. 2. Lucy Bailey 1911–
      3. 3. Stanley (John) Bailey 1918–1977
      4. 4. Lennard (James) Bailey 1921–2004
      5. 5. Gladys (Victoria) Bailey 1913–1978
    2. 2. Alexander (Frank) Burnet 1872–1952 m. Mary (Elisa Gee) Rogers 1876–
    3. 3. John Burnett 1882–1955
    4. 4. James Burnett 1879–1929
  2. 2. Annie (Scott) Burnet 1862–1920
  3. 3. betsy burnet 1858–
  4. 4. william burnet 1851–
  5. 5. margaret burnet 1850–1881
  6. 6. Jane Burnet 1824–1870
  7. 7. Helen Burnet 1817–1841
  8. 8. Andrew Burnet 1815–1900
  9. 9. Thomas Burnet 1824–1887

Alexander Burnet's Timeline

6 Records

1791
20 Mar 1791
Birth of Alexander Burnet in Crosslee, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Crosslee, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1791
20 Mar 1791
Birth of Alexander Burnet in Crosslee, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Crosslee, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1791
20 march 1791
Birth of Alexander Burnet in Crosslee, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Crosslee, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1868
5 Aug 1868
Age 77
Death of Alexander Burnet in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1868
5 Aug 1868
Age 77
Death of Alexander Burnet in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1868
5 Aug 1868
Age 77
Death of Alexander Burnet in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1791
    Event Place: Crosslee, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1791
    Event Place: Crosslee, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 march 1791
    Event Place: Crosslee, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1868
    Event Place: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1868
    Event Place: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1868
    Event Place: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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