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James Burns 1862 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1862

Birth Location: Lakeside, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 10 Jan 1916

Death Location: Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Barron-Burns

Mother: Isabella McPhail

Spouse(s): Ellen Gowman

Children(s): Albert Burns, James Burns, William Burns, Emily Burns, Gladys Burns

The story of James Burns began in 1862 in Lakeside, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, with parents James Alvin Barron-Burns and Isabella McPhail. As an adult, James Burns wed Ellen Nellie Gowman. Their household included Albert Richard Burns, James Hartley Burns, William Roy Burns, Emily Grace Burns and Gladys Isabella Burns. James Burns's life came to an end in 1916 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

James Barron-Burns
1819 – 1892
Birth Location: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
JB
Isabella McPhail
1829 – 1916
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Gowman
1864 – 1938
Birth Location: Holsworthy, Devon, England
EG

Children(s)

Albert Burns
1885 – 1918
Birth Location: Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
AB
James Burns
1887 – 1918
Birth Location: Oxford, Ontario, Canada
JB
William Burns
1888 – 1892
Birth Location: Oxford, Ontario, Canada
WB
Emily Burns
1890 – 1980
Birth Location: East Nissouri, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
EB
Gladys Burns
1894 – 1980
Birth Location: Brant, Ontario, Canada
GB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 Aug 1862
    Event Place: Lakeside, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, 1901 Census of Canada, 1911 Census of Canada, Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Deaths, 1916; Series: 218

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Nissouri East, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: , Brantford, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Jan 1916
    Event Place: Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Deaths, 1916; Series: 218

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brantford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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