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Margaret Napier BURNS 1850–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 APR 1850

Birth Location: Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Feb 1929

Death Location: Davis Creek, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Benjamin BURNS

Mother: Margaret STEWART

Spouse(s): Alexander CUMMING

Children(s): Hugh CUMMING, Jessie CUMMING, Annie CUMMING, Isabella CUMMING, Alexander CUMMING, Margaret CUMMING, Marian CUMMING, Benjamin CUMMING, Samuel CUMMING, Donald CUMMING, Vinie CUMMING

In 1850, Margaret Napier BURNS entered the world in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Benjamin Burns And Margaret Edith Stewart. In 1851, Margaret Napier BURNS resided in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1861, Margaret Napier BURNS resided in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Margaret Napier BURNS married Alexander Cumming, and had children including Alexander William Cumming, Annie J Cumming, Benjamin Cumming, Donald Leslie Cumming, Hugh Benjamin Cumming, Isabella Cumming, Jessie Stewart Cumming, Margaret Cumming, Marian Alma Cumming, Samuel Cumming, Vinie Olive Cumming. Margaret Napier BURNS passed away in 1929 in Davis Creek, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1850, Margaret Napier BURNS entered the world in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Benjamin Burns And Margaret Edith Stewart.
  • In 1851, Margaret Napier BURNS resided in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • In 1861, Margaret Napier BURNS resided in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Margaret Napier BURNS married Alexander Cumming, and had children including Alexander William Cumming, Annie J Cumming, Benjamin Cumming, Donald Leslie Cumming, Hugh Benjamin Cumming, Isabella Cumming, Jessie Stewart Cumming, Margaret Cumming, Marian Alma Cumming, Samuel Cumming, Vinie Olive Cumming.
  • Margaret Napier BURNS passed away in 1929 in Davis Creek, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin BURNS
1826–1869
Birth Location: Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
BB
Margaret STEWART
1826–1884
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MS

Spouses(s)

Alexander CUMMING
1831–1920
Birth Location: Urquhart, Inverness, Scotland
AC

Children(s)

Hugh CUMMING
1870–1946
Birth Location: Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
HC
Jessie CUMMING
1890–1949
Birth Location: Scone, New South Wales, Australia
JC
Annie CUMMING
1868–1902
Birth Location: Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
AC
Isabella CUMMING
1878–1943
Birth Location: Scone, New South Wales, Australia
IC
Alexander CUMMING
1881–1967
Birth Location: Aberdeen, New South Wales, Australia
AC
Margaret CUMMING
1875–1953
Birth Location: Rouchel, New South Wales, Australia
MC
Marian CUMMING
1892–1951
Birth Location: Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
MC
Benjamin CUMMING
1872–1943
Birth Location: Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
BC
Samuel CUMMING
1875–1875
Birth Location: –
SC
Donald CUMMING
1884–1976
Birth Location: Aberdeen, New South Wales, Australia
DC
Vinie CUMMING
1887–1928
Birth Location: Rouchel, New South Wales, Australia
VC

Margaret BURNS's Ancestors

Self
Margaret BURNS
1850–1929
Birth Place: Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Benjamin BURNS
1826–1869
Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Edith) STEWART
1826–1884
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James BURNS
1801–1884
Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary CLARKSON
1797–1874
Rigside, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Peter STEWART
–1863
Jean PENMAN
1803–1863
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John BURNS
1775–
Betsy MILLER
1775–
Benjamin CLARKSON
1768–1841
Ann STARK
1767–
William PENMAN
1775–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James CLARKSON
1717–
Grizal WILLIAMSON
1735–
John STARK
1714–

Margaret BURNS's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Napier) BURNS (28 APR 1850–21 Feb 1929) m. Alexander CUMMING (31 Dec 1831–14 May 1920)
  1. 1. Hugh (Benjamin) CUMMING 1870–1946 m. Lucy (Cameron) MCPHEE 1867–1942
    1. 1. Hugh (Vincent) CUMMING 1899–1948 m. Jemima TULLOCH 1902–1936
      1. 1. William (John) CUMMING 1931–1995
      2. 2. Dorothy (Jean) CUMMING 1924–2001 m. John FITZGERALD 1921–
      3. 3. Vincent (James) CUMMING 1922–1978
    2. 2. Jane (Victoria) CUMMING 1908– m. David (W) GILTROW 1899–
      1. 1. Hazel (Elaine) GILTROW 1931–1937
    3. 3. Lucy (Cameron) CUMMING 1896–1976 m. Alexander MONRO 1892–1956
      1. 1. Margaret (McPhee) MONRO 1926–
      2. 2. Agnes (Cameron) MONRO 1920–
      3. 3. Roma (Lucy) MONRO 1924–
    4. 4. Donald (Ernest) CUMMING 1904–1961 m. Thelma GRIFFITHS 1905–
  2. 2. Jessie (Stewart) CUMMING 1890–1949 m. Clive JAMES –1991
    1. 1. Lorraine (Cumming) JAMES –1949
  3. 3. Annie (J) CUMMING 1868–1902 m. George (Henry) MADDEN 1855–1920
    1. 1. Alexander (Cumming) MADDEN 1901–1976 m. Ruby (Mary Martha) HARDY –1977
      1. 1. Rodney MADDEN 1936–1978
      2. 2. Daphne MADDEN 1931–1969
      3. 3. Sheila MADDEN 1936–1978
    2. 2. Dorothy MADDEN 1899–
    3. 3. Rowley (Benjamin) MADDEN 1898–1971 m. Veronica (M) FARLEY 1901–
      1. 1. Anne (Marie) MADDEN 1934–1934
  4. 4. Isabella CUMMING 1878–1943 m. Frederick (Alfred) LONSDALE 1874–1965
    1. 1. Margaret (Mavis) LONSDALE 1917–1992
    2. 2. Clarence (Cumming) LONSDALE 1911–
    3. 3. Anne (Lurline) LONSDALE 1914– m. Francis (Cyril) GILL 1910–1991
    4. 4. Lindsay (Carlyle) LONSDALE 1909–1980 m. Edith (Caroline) JAMES 1910–
  5. 5. Alexander (William) CUMMING 1881–1967 m. Hilda (Margaret) JAMES 1891–1978
    1. 1. Hunter CUMMING 1924–1950 m. Joyce (Margaret) CARTER 1925–
    2. 2. Elsie (Mary) CUMMING 1925–2001 m. Hunter (Stanley) MCPHEE 1920–
    3. 3. Marian (Alma) CUMMING 1921–1983 m. Leslie (Austin) COLLISON 1919–1992
  6. 6. Margaret CUMMING 1875–1953 m. Samuel (Norman Hurst) MCDONALD 1869–1936
    1. 1. Isabella MCDONALD 1905–
    2. 2. Flora MCDONALD 1916–
    3. 3. Alma (Stuart) MCDONALD 1913– m. George DENGATE 1910–
    4. 4. Lucy (Jane) MCDONALD 1920–
    5. 5. Annie MCDONALD 1903–1958
    6. 6. Olive (Margaret) MCDONALD 1909– m. Mervyn (James) BUDDEN 1907–
      1. 1. Joan BUDDEN 1937–1937
    7. 7. Elsie MCDONALD 1911– m. Victor FITZSIMMONS 1904–
    8. 8. Norman (Clive) McDonald 1907–1976 m. Esmond (Grace) Leslie 1913–1984
      1. 1. Daphne MCDONALD 1937–2019 m. Wallace (John) Ward 1935–2019
    9. 9. Murdoch (Alexander) MCDONALD 1902–1985 m. Martha (Alexandra) BUDDEN 1903–1985
      1. 1. Flora (Alexandra) MCDONALD 1926–
  7. 7. Marian (Alma) CUMMING 1892–1951
  8. 8. Benjamin CUMMING 1872–1943 m. Maud (Elizabeth) CHAPMAN 1873–1959
    1. 1. Maude (Burns) CUMMING 1912–1994 m. Andrew NOBLE 1908–
    2. 2. Molly (Chapman) CUMMING 1910–1999 m. Alexander (Hamilton) GILLIES –1989
    3. 3. Annie (Isabell) CUMMING 1915–
    4. 4. Gertrude (Malaby) CUMMING 1914–
  9. 9. Samuel CUMMING 1875–1875
  10. 10. Donald (Leslie) CUMMING 1884–1976 m. Flora (Nora) MCDONALD 1893–
    1. 1. Douglas (Alexander) CUMMING 1916–1976 m. Gwenda (Norma) WYLLIE 1917–1991
      1. 1. Susan (Lynn) CUMMING 1949–1949
    2. 2. Mary (Margaret) CUMMING 1919–1986
    3. 3. Keith (MacDonald) CUMMING 1917–2001
  11. 11. Vinie (Olive) CUMMING 1887–1928 m. David CANN 1872–1929
    1. 1. Daphne (Joan) CANN 1920– m. Ronald (George) PUXTY 1920–
    2. 2. Rowley (Cumming) CANN 1917– m. Leonie (Edna) PALAZZI 1921–
    3. 3. Heather (Joy) CANN 1926–
    4. 4. Margaret (Anne) CANN 1922–
    5. 5. Malcolm (Bruce) CANN 1913–
    6. 6. Jessie (Marrion) CANN 1915–

Margaret BURNS's Timeline

5 Records

1850
28 APR 1850
Birth of Margaret Napier BURNS in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 1
Margaret Napier BURNS resided here in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 11
Margaret Napier BURNS resided here in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1929
20 Feb 1929
Age 79
Death of Margaret Napier BURNS in Davis Creek, New South Wales, Australia
Davis Creek, New South Wales, Australia
1929
21 Feb 1929
Age 79
Burial of Margaret Napier BURNS
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 APR 1850
    Event Place: Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Stonehouse; ED: 1; Page: 30; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1861_119
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5316; Reel: 2139
    [3] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Lesmahagow; ED: 19; Page: 17; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1851_169; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Lesmahagow; ED: 19; Page: 17; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1851_169; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Stonehouse; ED: 1; Page: 30; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1861_119

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 SEP 1863
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5316; Reel: 2139

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1929
    Event Place: Davis Creek, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1929
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