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Henry Burgess 1871–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1871

Birth Location: Roberts Bridge, Sussex, England

Death Date: Oct 1954

Death Location: Worthing, Sussex, England

Father: Robert Burgess

Mother: Agnes Bourne

Spouse(s): Nellie Swoffer

Children(s): Henry Burgess, Frederick Burgess, Mary Burgess, Gwendoline Burgess

In 1871, Henry Burgess entered the world in Roberts Bridge, Sussex, England, born to Robert Henry Burgess And Agnes Bourne. In 1881, Henry Burgess resided in Tonbridge, Kent, England. Henry Burgess married Nellie Dennett Swoffer, and had children including Frederick Gordon Burgess, Gwendoline Agnes Burgess, Henry Reginald Burgess, Mary Eileen Burgess. Henry Burgess passed away in 1954 in Worthing, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1871, Henry Burgess entered the world in Roberts Bridge, Sussex, England, born to Robert Henry Burgess And Agnes Bourne.
  • In 1881, Henry Burgess resided in Tonbridge, Kent, England.
  • Henry Burgess married Nellie Dennett Swoffer, and had children including Frederick Gordon Burgess, Gwendoline Agnes Burgess, Henry Reginald Burgess, Mary Eileen Burgess.
  • Henry Burgess passed away in 1954 in Worthing, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Burgess
1847–1903
Birth Location: Ewhurst, Sussex, England
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Agnes Bourne
1846–1916
Birth Location: Guestling, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Nellie Swoffer
1882–1968
Birth Location: Billericay, Essex, England
NS

Children(s)

Henry Burgess
1905–1997
Birth Location: Brede, Sussex
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Frederick Burgess
1908–
Birth Location: Brede, Sussex
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Mary Burgess
1920–2012
Birth Location: Steyning, Sussex
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Gwendoline Burgess
1916–1992
Birth Location: Lewes, Sussex
GB

Henry Burgess's Ancestors

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Henry Burgess
1871–1954
Birth Place: Roberts Bridge, Sussex, England
Parents
Robert Henry Burgess
1847–1903
Ewhurst, Sussex, England
Agnes Bourne
1846–1916
Guestling, Sussex, England
Grandparents
John Bourne
1804–1884
Brede Sussex England
Mary Holcroft
1808–1876
Brede, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bourne
1785–1857
Elizabeth Richardson
1786–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Richardson
1727–1797
Sarah Basby
1735–1792

Henry Burgess's Descendants

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Henry Burgess (23 Dec 1871–Oct 1954) m. Nellie (Dennett) Swoffer (4 Oct 1882–21 Sep 1968)
  1. 1. Henry (Reginald) Burgess 1905–1997 m. Vera (Ivy May) Wicker 1909–1996
  2. 2. Frederick (Gordon) Burgess 1908– m. Mabel (Violet) Cooney 1908–1982
  3. 3. Mary (Eileen) Burgess 1920–2012 m. Lawrence (F) Emery 1905–1997
  4. 4. Gwendoline (Agnes) Burgess 1916–1992 m. Basil (J) Wilkinson 1922–1989 m. Robert (H) Burrage 1921–1975

Henry Burgess's Timeline

7 Records

1871
23 Dec 1871
Birth of Henry Burgess in Roberts Bridge, Sussex, England
Roberts Bridge, Sussex, England
1872
28 Jan 1872
Age 1
Henry Burgess was baptized in Salehurst, Sussex, England
Salehurst, Sussex, England
1881
1881
Age 10
Henry Burgess resided here in Tonbridge, Kent, England
Tonbridge, Kent, England
1904
January 1904
Age 33
Henry Burgess was married in Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom
Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom
1911
1911
Age 40
Henry Burgess resided here in Brede, Sussex, England
Brede, Sussex, England
1939
1939
Age 68
Henry Burgess resided here in Sussex, England
Sussex, England
1954
Oct 1954
Age 83
Death of Henry Burgess in Worthing, Sussex, England
Worthing, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1871
    Event Place: Roberts Bridge, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 914; Folio: 91; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1341218
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5h; Page: 650
    [3] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012541G
    [4] East Sussex, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: PAR 365131

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1872
    Event Place: Salehurst, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [3] East Sussex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR 477124

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1904
    Event Place: Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Tonbridge, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 914; Folio: 91; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1341218

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Brede, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012541G

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1954
    Event Place: Worthing, Sussex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5h; Page: 650
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