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Alfred Adam James (Alf) Burgess 1881–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1881

Birth Location: Gowrie, Little Plain, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: May 1952

Death Location: Crows Nest Cemetery, Crows Nest, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Father: James Burgess

Mother: Helen Gillis

Spouse(s): Catherine Bailey

Children(s): Mervyn Burgess

Alfred Adam James (Alf) Burgess was born in 1881 in Gowrie, Little Plain, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia, the child of James Burgess And Helen Ellen Gillis. Alfred Adam James (Alf) Burgess married Catherine Janet Bailey, and had children including Mervyn Alfred Burgess. Alfred Adam James (Alf) Burgess passed away in 1952 in Crows Nest Cemetery, Crows Nest, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • Alfred Adam James (Alf) Burgess was born in 1881 in Gowrie, Little Plain, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia, the child of James Burgess And Helen Ellen Gillis.
  • Alfred Adam James (Alf) Burgess married Catherine Janet Bailey, and had children including Mervyn Alfred Burgess.
  • Alfred Adam James (Alf) Burgess passed away in 1952 in Crows Nest Cemetery, Crows Nest, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

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Alfred Burgess's Ancestors

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Alfred Burgess
1881–1952
Birth Place: Gowrie, Little Plain, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
Parents
James Burgess
1842–1932
Clavering, Essex, England
Helen ((Ellen)) Gillis
1852–1922
McIntyre Brook, Queensland, Australia
Grandparents
William (Patrick) Gillis
1821–1882
Limerick, County Cork, Ireland
Jane Eyles
1823–1891
Lasham, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Walter Eyles
1790–1870
Jane Primmer
1797–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Eyles
1757–1822
Hannah Eyles
1764–1849
Benjamin Primmer
1768–1833
Martha Newland
1776–1851

Alfred Burgess's Descendants

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Alfred (Adam James (Alf)) Burgess (26 Oct 1881–May 1952) m. Catherine (Janet) Bailey (19 Jul 1885–Feb 1913)
  1. 1. Mervyn (Alfred) Burgess 1919–2001 m. Nancy (Lyndall) Patch 1924–2010
    1. 1. Helen (Elizabeth) Burgess 1948–2019

Alfred Burgess's Timeline

3 Records

1881
26 Oct 1881
Birth of Alfred Adam James (Alf) Burgess in Gowrie, Little Plain, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
Gowrie, Little Plain, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
1952
9 May 1952
Age 71
Death of Alfred Adam James (Alf) Burgess in Crows Nest, Queensland, Austalia.
Crows Nest, Queensland, Austalia.
1952
May 1952
Age 71
Burial of Alfred Adam James (Alf) Burgess in Crows Nest Cemetery, Crows Nest, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Crows Nest Cemetery, Crows Nest, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1881
    Event Place: Gowrie, Little Plain, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1952
    Event Place: Crows Nest, Queensland, Austalia.
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1952
    Event Place: Crows Nest Cemetery, Crows Nest, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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