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James Hartley Burns 1887 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Apr 1887

Birth Location: Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 11 Nov 1918

Death Location: Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Burns

Mother: Ellen Gowman

Spouse(s): Ethel Dunn

Children(s): Ralph Burns, Ellen Burns

The birth of James Hartley Burns took place in 1887 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada, to James Burns and Ellen Nellie Gowman. James Hartley Burns married Ethel May Dunn, and together they had Ralph Edward (Red) Burns and Ellen Patricia Burns. James Hartley Burns's death occurred in 1918 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

James Burns
1862 – 1916
Birth Location: Lakeside, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
JB
Ellen Gowman
1864 – 1938
Birth Location: Holsworthy, Devon, England
EG

Spouses(s)

Ethel Dunn
1888 – 1927
Birth Location: Brantford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
ED

Children(s)

Ralph Burns
1913 – 1972
Birth Location: Brantford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
RB
Ellen Burns
1916 – 1978
Birth Location: Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada
EB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 Apr 1887
    Event Place: Oxford, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, 1901 Census of Canada, 1911 Census of Canada, Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Canada, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1917, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1940, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Marriage License Books, 1907-1910; Reel: 9, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Reel: 83; Record Group: Rg 80-2, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Deaths, 1918; Series: 241, Year: 1911; Census Place: 22 - Ward 3, Brantford, Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 69, The Brantford Expositor; Publication Date: 12 Nov 1918; Publication Place: Brantford, Ontario, Canada; ,0.55659944,0.56410193,0.69765395&x

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Brant
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Nissouri East, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: , Brantford, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 22 - Ward 3, Brantford, Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 69

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brantford
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Brantford Expositor; Publication Date: 12 Nov 1918; Publication Place: Brantford, Ontario, Canada; ,0.55659944,0.56410193,0.69765395&x

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 Nov 1918
    Event Place: Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Canada, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Deaths, 1918; Series: 241, The Brantford Expositor; Publication Date: 12 Nov 1918; Publication Place: Brantford, Ontario, Canada; ,0.55659944,0.56410193,0.69765395&x

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brantford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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