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David Burgess 1874 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 JUL 1874

Birth Location: Upswell, Quarff, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Death Date: 16 DEC 1946

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Adam Burgess

Mother: Janet Anderson

Spouse(s): Mary Fraser

Children(s): David Burgess, Jessie Burgess, Williamina Burgess, Jemima Burgess, Georgina Burgess

David Burgess was born in Upswell, Quarff, Shetland Islands, Scotland in 1874, to Adam Burgess and Janet Anderson. Later in life, David Burgess married Mary Fraser; among their children were David Burgess, Jessie Catherine Burgess, Williamina Burgess, Jemima Burgess and Georgina Burgess. David Burgess died in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, 1946.

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Parents

Adam Burgess
1826 – 1917
Birth Location: Dunrossness, Upswell, Quarff, Shetland Island, Scotland
AB
Janet Anderson
1842 – 1907
Birth Location: Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
JA

Spouses(s)

Mary Fraser
1878 – 1970
Birth Location: Aith, Aithsting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
MF

Children(s)

David Burgess
1901 – 1970
Birth Location: Aith, Aithsting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
DB
Jessie Burgess
1905 – 1990
Birth Location: Aith, Aithsting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
JB
Williamina Burgess
1906 – 2006
Birth Location: 12 Church Lane, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
WB
Jemima Burgess
1906 – 2006
Birth Location: (Scotland)
JB
Georgina Burgess
1911 – 2011
Birth Location: 12 Church Lane, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
GB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 JUL 1874
    Event Place: Upswell, Quarff, Shetland Islands, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 DEC 1946
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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