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Robert James Burns 1880–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1880

Birth Location: Carlton, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 30 Oct 1965

Death Location: Warrugal, Victoria, Australia

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Spouse(s): Ruby Leach

Children(s): Colin Burns, Arthur Burns, David Burns, Dennis Burns, Gwendoline Burns, Ruby Burns

Robert James Burns was born in 1880 in Carlton, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia, the child of James Burns And Sarah Anne Brett. In 1912, Robert James Burns resided in Warburton, Mernda, Victoria, Australia. Robert James Burns married Ruby Louise Louisa Leach, and had children including Arthur James Burns, Colin Robert Burns, David Walter Burns, Dennis Joseph Burns, Gwendoline Florence Frances Dot Burns, Ruby Louisa Peggy Burns. Robert James Burns passed away in 1965 in Warrugal, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Robert James Burns was born in 1880 in Carlton, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia, the child of James Burns And Sarah Anne Brett.
  • In 1912, Robert James Burns resided in Warburton, Mernda, Victoria, Australia.
  • Robert James Burns married Ruby Louise Louisa Leach, and had children including Arthur James Burns, Colin Robert Burns, David Walter Burns, Dennis Joseph Burns, Gwendoline Florence Frances Dot Burns, Ruby Louisa Peggy Burns.
  • Robert James Burns passed away in 1965 in Warrugal, Victoria, Australia.

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Robert Burns
1880–1965
Birth Place: Carlton, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
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Robert Burns's Descendants

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Robert (James) Burns (8 Sep 1880–30 Oct 1965) m. Ruby (Louise 'Louisa') Leach (18th October 1886–2nd December 1939)
  1. 1. Colin (Robert) Burns 1910–1984 m. Daphne (Winifred) Beard 1916–1996
  2. 2. Arthur (James) Burns 1912–2005 m. Joyce (Thelma) Glossop 1917–2014
    1. 1. Gwendoline (Frances) Burns 1942–1979 m. David (Cameron) Wale 1938–1998
  3. 3. David (Walter) Burns 1913–1976
  4. 4. Dennis (Joseph) Burns 1918–1991
  5. 5. Gwendoline (Florence \ Frances "Dot") Burns 1922–2012 m. Edwin (Charles) Toms 1921–1980
  6. 6. Ruby (Louisa (Peggy)) Burns 1923–2011 m. Colin (James Leighton) Taylor 1921–1979 m. John (Oswald) Clayton 1921–1981

Robert Burns's Timeline

10 Records

1880
8 Sep 1880
Birth of Robert James Burns in Carlton, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
Carlton, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
1885
01 Feb 1885
Age 5
Robert James Burns was baptized in St John, Lilydale, Victoria, Australia
St John, Lilydale, Victoria, Australia
1912
1912
Age 32
Robert James Burns resided here in Warburton, Mernda, Victoria, Australia
Warburton, Mernda, Victoria, Australia
1913
1913
Age 33
Robert James Burns resided here in Warburton, Flinders, Victoria, Australia
Warburton, Flinders, Victoria, Australia
1914
1914
Age 34
Robert James Burns resided here in Warburton, Flinders, Victoria, Australia
Warburton, Flinders, Victoria, Australia
1919
1919
Age 39
Robert James Burns resided here in Warburton, Flinders, Victoria, Australia
Warburton, Flinders, Victoria, Australia
1925
1925
Age 45
Robert James Burns resided here in Warburton, Indi, Victoria, Australia
Warburton, Indi, Victoria, Australia
1926
1926
Age 46
Robert James Burns resided here in Warburton, Indi, Victoria, Australia
Warburton, Indi, Victoria, Australia
1928
1928
Age 48
Robert James Burns resided here in Warburton, Indi, Victoria, Australia
Warburton, Indi, Victoria, Australia
1965
30 Oct 1965
Age 85
Death of Robert James Burns in Warrugal, Victoria, Australia
Warrugal, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1880
    Event Place: Carlton, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Death Index Victoria 1921-1985
    [2] Australia, Births and Baptisms
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 01 Feb 1885
    Event Place: St John, Lilydale, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1912
    Event Place: Warburton, Mernda, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Warburton, Flinders, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Warburton, Flinders, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Warburton, Flinders, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Warburton, Indi, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Warburton, Indi, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Warburton, Indi, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1965
    Event Place: Warrugal, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Death Index Victoria 1921-1985
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Death Index, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records

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