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Michael Burgess 1789 – 1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1789

Birth Location: Combe Martin, Devon, England

Death Date: Oct 1872

Death Location: Barnstaple, Devon, England

Father: Henry Burgess

Mother: Dorothy Manley

Spouse(s): Margery Smith, Mary George

Children(s): John Burgess, Charles Burgess, William Burgess, Mary Burgess, Sophia Burgess, John Burgess, Mary Burgess, Edwin Burgess

According to available records, Michael Burgess was born in 1789 in Combe Martin, Devon, England, the child of Henry Burgess and Dorothy Manley. Following those early years, Michael Burgess married Margery Hammond Smith and Mary George, and their family grew to include John Hammond Burgess, Charles Burgess, William Burgess, Mary Jane Burgess, Sophia Maria Burgess, John Burgess, Mary Jane Burgess and Edwin Burgess. In the later years of life, Michael Burgess died in 1872 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.

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Parents

Henry Burgess
– 1840
Birth Location: –
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Dorothy Manley
– 1808
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margery Smith
1788 – 1812
Birth Location: Barnstaple, County Devon, England
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Mary George
1791 – 1870
Birth Location: Pilton, Devon, England
MG

Children(s)

John Burgess
1810 –
Birth Location: Barnstaple, County Devon, England
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Charles Burgess
1815 – 1894
Birth Location: Pilton, Devon, England
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William Burgess
1821 – 1855
Birth Location: Pilton, Devon, England
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Mary Burgess
1823 – 1826
Birth Location: Barnstaple, Devon, England
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Sophia Burgess
1826 – 1876
Birth Location: Barnstaple, Devon, England
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John Burgess
1830 – 1901
Birth Location: Barnstaple, Devon, England
JB
Mary Burgess
1833 –
Birth Location: Barnstaple, Devon, England
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Edwin Burgess
1835 – 1916
Birth Location: Barnstaple, Devon, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt. 1789
    Event Place: Combe Martin, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1489; Folio: 72; Page: 10; GSU roll: 542821

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1814
    Event Place: Pilton
    Record Source: Devon, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1920, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1841
    Event Place: Combmartin, Combe Martin, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 204; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Combe Martin; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 5; Page: 5; Line: 20; GSU roll: 241303

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Barnstaple, Barnstaple, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1892; Folio: 267; Page: 2; GSU roll: 221043

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Barnstaple, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1489; Folio: 72; Page: 10; GSU roll: 542821

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Barnstaple, St Mary Magdalene, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2183; Folio: 96; Page: 6; GSU roll: 832049

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Barnstaple Barn, Devonshire
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Oct 1872
    Event Place: Barnstaple, Devon, England

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