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Alexander Burns 1826–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1826

Birth Location: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Feb 1905

Death Location: Belmont, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Burnie*Burns

Mother: Agnes Martin

Spouse(s): Mary Ritchie, Isabella Prentice

Children(s): Andrew Burns, John Burns, William Burns, Agnes Burns, Alexander Burns, James Burns, Elizabeth Burns

Alexander Burns was born in 1826 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland, the child of William Burnie Burns And Agnes Burns Nee Martin. Alexander Burns married Isabella Burns Nee Prentice, Mary Burns Nee Ritchie, and had children including Agnes Burns, Alexander Burns, Andrew Burns, Elizabeth Burns, James Burns, John Burns, William Burns. Alexander Burns passed away in 1905 in Belmont, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Alexander Burns was born in 1826 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland, the child of William Burnie Burns And Agnes Burns Nee Martin.
  • Alexander Burns married Isabella Burns Nee Prentice, Mary Burns Nee Ritchie, and had children including Agnes Burns, Alexander Burns, Andrew Burns, Elizabeth Burns, James Burns, John Burns, William Burns.
  • Alexander Burns passed away in 1905 in Belmont, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

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Alexander Burns's Ancestors

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Alexander Burns
1826–1905
Birth Place: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Parents
William Burnie*Burns
1803–1876
Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Agnes (Burns, nee) Martin
1804–1881
Minnigaff, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
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Alexander Burns's Descendants

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Alexander Burns (1826–16 Feb 1905) m. Mary (Burns, nee) Ritchie (1828–13 Nov 1874) m. Isabella (Burns, nee) Prentice (1843–30 Sep 1909)
  1. 1. Andrew Burns 1860–1936 m. Jane WIisbey 1859–1947 m. Jane (Burns nee) Wisbey 1859–1947
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane Barker, nee) Burns, 1890–1949 m. Francis (Thomas) Barker 1890–1982
    2. 2. George Burns 1883–1929
    3. 3. James Burns 1887–1956
    4. 4. Annie Burns 1892–1987
    5. 5. Andrew Burns 1894–1907
    6. 6. Alexander Burns 1896–1952
    7. 7. Alison (Margaret) Burns 1881–1959
    8. 8. Wiliam Burns 1882–1883
    9. 9. Allan Burns 1898–1985
    10. 10. Janet (Victoria) Burns 1901–1982
    11. 11. George Burns 1883–1929
    12. 12. James Burns 1887–1956
    13. 13. Annie Burns 1892–1987
    14. 14. Andrew Burns 1894–1907
    15. 15. Alexander Burns 1896–1952
    16. 16. Alison (Margaret) Burns 1881–1959
    17. 17. Wiliam Burns 1882–1883
    18. 18. Allan Burns 1898–1985
    19. 19. Janet (Victoria) Burns 1901–1982
  2. 2. John Burns 1858–1897
  3. 3. William Burns 1851–1872
  4. 4. Agnes Burns 1852–1852
  5. 5. Alexander Burns 1856–1934
  6. 6. James Burns 1862–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Burns 1865–1922

Alexander Burns's Timeline

2 Records

1826
1826
Birth of Alexander Burns in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1905
16 Feb 1905
Age 79
Death of Alexander Burns in Belmont, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Belmont, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1905
    Event Place: Belmont, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

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