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Mary Elizabeth Burns 1891 – 1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Jun 1891

Birth Location: Maryborough, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 25 Oct 1953

Death Location: Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: William Burns

Mother: Ann Mason

Spouse(s): Christopher Pollard, Sydney Knight

Children(s): Ernest Pollard, Kathleen Pollard, Phillip Pollard, George Pollard, Sidney Clulow, Viviane Knight, Sydney Knight, Ethel Knight, Rita Knight, Winsome Knight

It was in 1891 that Mary Elizabeth Burns was born in Maryborough, Victoria, Australia, a child of William Burns and Ann Mason. Mary Elizabeth Burns went on to marry Christopher Ernest Pollard and Sydney (Sidney Knight) Clulow or Knight and had children such as Ernest Christopher Pollard, Kathleen Pollard, Phillip Vincent Pollard, George Frederick Pollard, Sidney ( Sydney ) James Clulow, Viviane Olive Knight, Sydney Joseph Knight, Ethel May Knight, Rita Elizabeth Knight and Winsome Averill Knight. Mary Elizabeth Burns was deceased by 1953 in Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Parents

William Burns
1857 – 1917
Birth Location: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
WB
Ann Mason
1858 – 1946
Birth Location: Reynella, South Australia, Australia
AM

Spouses(s)

Christopher Pollard
1885 – 1947
Birth Location: Creswick, Victoria, Australia
CP
Sydney Knight
1883 – 1944
Birth Location: Longeaton, Nottinghamshire, England
SK

Children(s)

Ernest Pollard
1909 – 1979
Birth Location: Smeaton, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
EP
Kathleen Pollard
1910 – 1910
Birth Location: Clunes, Victoria, Australia
KP
Phillip Pollard
1911 – 1972
Birth Location: Clunes, Victoria, Australia
PP
George Pollard
1913 – 1987
Birth Location: Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
GP
Sidney Clulow
1908 – 1975
Birth Location: Toton, Nottinghamshire, England
SC
Viviane Knight
1910 –
Birth Location: –
VK
Sydney Knight
1921 –
Birth Location: –
SK
Ethel Knight
1924 – 2014
Birth Location: –
EK
Rita Knight
1930 – 2003
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
RK
Winsome Knight
1933 – 1974
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
WK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 07 Jun 1891
    Event Place: Maryborough, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Federation Index. Victoria 1889-1901

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 29 Sep 1867
    Event Place: Levens, Westmorland, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1938
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Oct 1953
    Event Place: Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

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