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Betsy BURNS 1866–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 JUN 1866

Birth Location: Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 5 JAN 1949

Death Location: Sandgate, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Benjamin BURNS

Mother: Margaret STEWART

Spouse(s): James SWIFT, William LAWRENCE

Children(s): Eleanor SWIFT, Lillian SWIFT, Thomas SWIFT, Donald SWIFT, Oliver SWIFT, Ernest SWIFT, Dorothy SWIFT

The story of Betsy BURNS began in 1866 in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia. Betsy BURNS married James Thomas Swift, William Sadlier Lawrence, and had children including Donald Swift, Dorothy May Swift, Eleanor Margaret Matilda Swift, Ernest Carl Swift, Lillian Maud Swift, Oliver James Burns Swift, Thomas Benjamin Swift. Betsy BURNS passed away in 1949 in Sandgate, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Betsy BURNS began in 1866 in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Betsy BURNS married James Thomas Swift, William Sadlier Lawrence, and had children including Donald Swift, Dorothy May Swift, Eleanor Margaret Matilda Swift, Ernest Carl Swift, Lillian Maud Swift, Oliver James Burns Swift, Thomas Benjamin Swift.
  • Betsy BURNS passed away in 1949 in Sandgate, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin BURNS
1826–1869
Birth Location: Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Margaret STEWART
1826–1884
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

James SWIFT
1865–1932
Birth Location: Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia
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William LAWRENCE
1858–1945
Birth Location: Patricks Plain, New South Wales, Australia
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Children(s)

Eleanor SWIFT
1897–1973
Birth Location: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
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Lillian SWIFT
1899–1992
Birth Location: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
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Thomas SWIFT
1890–1961
Birth Location: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
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Donald SWIFT
1902–1939
Birth Location: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
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Oliver SWIFT
1888–1961
Birth Location: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
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Ernest SWIFT
1893–1961
Birth Location: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
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Dorothy SWIFT
1903–1996
Birth Location: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
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Betsy BURNS's Ancestors

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Betsy BURNS
1866–1949
Birth Place: Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
Benjamin BURNS
1826–1869
Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Edith) STEWART
1826–1884
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James BURNS
1801–1884
Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary CLARKSON
1797–1874
Rigside, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Peter STEWART
–1863
Jean PENMAN
1803–1863
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John BURNS
1775–
Betsy MILLER
1775–
Benjamin CLARKSON
1768–1841
Ann STARK
1767–
William PENMAN
1775–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James CLARKSON
1717–
Grizal WILLIAMSON
1735–
John STARK
1714–

Betsy BURNS's Descendants

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Betsy BURNS (23 JUN 1866–5 JAN 1949) m. James (Thomas) SWIFT (ABT 1865–02 Nov 1932) m. William (Sadlier) LAWRENCE (20 Sep 1858–07 Jan 1945)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Margaret Matilda) SWIFT 1897–1973 m. Frederick (John) PERCIVAL 1881–1952
    1. 1. Allen (Leslie) PERCIVAL 1919–1977
    2. 2. Joan (Mavis) PERCIVAL 1924–2000 m. Arthur (James) Keyes 1918–
      1. 1. Stephen (Percival) Keyes 1948–1959
    3. 3. Neil PERCIVAL 1928–1998
  2. 2. Lillian (Maud) SWIFT 1899–1992 m. Albert (Stephen) TURNBULL 1897–1948
    1. 1. Maxwell (Albert) TURNBULL 1923–1999
    2. 2. Warren (James) TURNBULL 1925–
  3. 3. Thomas (Benjamin) SWIFT 1890–1961 m. Ethel (Mary) MCGRATH 1885–1946
    1. 1. Eileen SWIFT –1956
    2. 2. Arthur SWIFT 1924–1970
      1. 1. David (Arthur) SWIFT 1945–1975
      2. 2. Carmol SWIFT 1946–2007
  4. 4. Donald SWIFT 1902–1939
  5. 5. Oliver (James Burns) SWIFT 1888–1961 m. Edith (Ann) ROWLAND 1898–1977
    1. 1. Olive SWIFT 1926–2016 m. Terence (Norman) WEST 1925–2016
    2. 2. Robert (Burnell) SWIFT 1937–1992
    3. 3. William (Raymond) SWIFT 1921–
    4. 4. Betty SWIFT 1922–
    5. 5. Edith (Madge) SWIFT 1930–1973
    6. 6. John (James) SWIFT 1931–1975
  6. 6. Ernest (Carl) SWIFT 1893–1961 m. Emily 1895–
  7. 7. Dorothy (May) SWIFT 1903–1996 m. Stanley HILL –1988
    1. 1. Jean HILL 1926–

Betsy BURNS's Timeline

3 Records

1866
23 JUN 1866
Birth of Betsy BURNS in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
1949
03 Jan 1949
Age 83
Death of Betsy BURNS
None
1949
5 JAN 1949
Age 83
Burial of Betsy BURNS in Sandgate, New South Wales, Australia
Sandgate, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 JUN 1866
    Event Place: Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Personal Knowledge, personal knowledge of Wilfred Steen Lawrence

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Jan 1949
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates
    [2] Personal Knowledge, personal knowledge of Wilfred Steen Lawrence

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 JAN 1949
    Event Place: Sandgate, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Personal Knowledge, personal knowledge of Wilfred Steen Lawrence
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