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Colin Robert Burns 1910–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1910

Birth Location: Wesburn, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 19 Dec 1984

Death Location: Drouin, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia

Father: Robert Burns

Mother: Ruby Leach

Spouse(s): Daphne Beard

Children(s):

In 1910, Colin Robert Burns entered the world in Wesburn, Victoria, Australia, born to Robert James Burns And Ruby Louise Louisa Leach. Colin Robert Burns married Daphne Winifred Beard. Colin Robert Burns passed away in 1984 in Drouin, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1910, Colin Robert Burns entered the world in Wesburn, Victoria, Australia, born to Robert James Burns And Ruby Louise Louisa Leach.
  • Colin Robert Burns married Daphne Winifred Beard.
  • Colin Robert Burns passed away in 1984 in Drouin, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Colin Burns's Ancestors

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Colin Burns
1910–1984
Birth Place: Wesburn, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Robert James Burns
1880–1965
Carlton, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
Ruby (Louise 'Louisa') Leach
1886–1939
Cobden, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
Thomas Leach
1861–1924
Spencer St, West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Sarah (Ann 'Louisa') Boucher
1855–1932
Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
Great-Grandparents
John Leach
1820–1862
Sarah Shaw
1825–1903
Joseph Boucher
1831–1923
Eliza Marsh
1839–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Leach
1794–1864
Sarah Francis
1796–1831
John Shaw
1796–1844
Mary Williamson
1803–1867
James Boucher
1793–1862
Elizabeth Tanner
1798–1856
William (convict)
1807–1888
Sarah (convict)
1815–1843

Colin Burns's Timeline

3 Records

1910
17 Dec 1910
Birth of Colin Robert Burns in Wesburn, Victoria, Australia
Wesburn, Victoria, Australia
1984
19 Dec 1984
Age 74
Death of Colin Robert Burns in Bunyip, Victoria
Bunyip, Victoria
1985
17 Jul 1985
Age 75
Colin Robert Burns - Probate
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1910
    Event Place: Wesburn, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia, World War II Military Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; Series: B883
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1984
    Event Place: Bunyip, Victoria
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Drouin, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1985
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

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