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John Alexander BURNETT 1817 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1817

Birth Location: St Knapdale, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 25 May 1853

Death Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Burnett

Mother: Marjorie Brown

Spouse(s): Margaret McDonnell

Children(s): William Burnett

In 1817, John Alexander BURNETT entered the world in St Knapdale, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to William Burnett and Marjorie Chalmers Brown. John Alexander BURNETT married Margaret McDonnell, and had children including William Charles Burnett. John Alexander BURNETT passed away in 1853 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1817, John Alexander BURNETT entered the world in St Knapdale, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to William Burnett and Marjorie Chalmers Brown.
  • John Alexander BURNETT married Margaret McDonnell, and had children including William Charles Burnett.
  • John Alexander BURNETT passed away in 1853 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Burnett
1788 – 1858
Birth Location: Barns, Manor, Peeblesshire, Scotland
WB
Marjorie Brown
1784 – 1837
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
MB

Spouses(s)

Margaret McDonnell
1820 –
Birth Location: Manor, Peeblesshire, Scotland
MM

Children(s)

William Burnett
1843 – 1924
Birth Location: Paramatta, New South Wales, Australia
WB

John BURNETT's Ancestors

Self
John BURNETT
1817 – 1853
Birth Place: St Knapdale, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
William Burnett
1788 – 1858
Barns, Manor, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Marjorie (Chalmers) Brown
1784 – 1837
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James Burnett
1737 – 1820
Barns, Manor, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Janet Moir
1753 – 1820
of Barns,,,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Moir
1730 – 1802
Clemintina Gellatly
1725 – 1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John BURNETT's Descendants

1.
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John (Alexander) BURNETT (3 Jan 1817 – 25 May 1853) m. Margaret McDonnell (About 1820 – )
  1. 1. William (Charles) Burnett (14 Nov 1843 – 28 Aug 1924) m. Eliza (Raiha Keokeo) Alexander (16 Jun 1848 – 31 Jul 1934)
    1. 1. Dorothy (Kathleen Mahinarangi) Burnett (02 Oct 1885 – 20 Apr 1973) m. George (Stewart Henry) Macgregor (24 June 1886 – 17 Mar 1965)
      1. 1. George (Alexander (Sandy)) MacGregor (21 Jan 1917 – 1 Apr 1985) m. Margaret (Reeves) Paki (3 Feb 1918 – 7 Jul 2002)
        1. 1. Kathleen (Margaret Mahinerangi (Kate)) McGregor (1 Sep 1936 – 8 Jun 2018) m. Karewa (Riwai Turangaapeke) Mokena (19 October 1929 – 11 September 2004) m. Manihera (Porourangi Te Aorere (Moss)) BROOKING (25 Jan 1931 – 8 Aug 1988)
        2. 2. Michael (Allistair) Macgregor (16 Dec 1937 – 18 Nov 2024)
        3. 3. Neil (Hetariki) McGREGOR (18 Feb 1943 – 2 Oct 2018)
        4. 4. RobRoy ((Robbie)) McGREGOR (14 Aug 1944 – 2015)
        5. 5. Lachlan (Burnett) McGREGOR (2 May 1947 – 6 May 2016)

John BURNETT's Timeline

2 Records

1817
3 Jan 1817
Birth of John Alexander BURNETT in St Knapdale, Stirlingshire, Scotland
St Knapdale, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1853
25 May 1853
Age 36
Death of John Alexander BURNETT in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1817
    Event Place: St Knapdale, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1853
    Event Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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