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Robert Douglas BURR 1893–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 NOV 1893

Birth Location: Hackney, London

Death Date: 14 FEB 1969

Death Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Frederick BURR

Mother: Jane SHIELS

Spouse(s): Beatrice ELLIS

Children(s): Brenda BURR, Eric BURR, Madeleine BURR

The story of Robert Douglas BURR began in 1893 in Hackney, London. In 1901, Robert Douglas BURR was recorded in the census in 32 S Clerk Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Robert Douglas BURR married Beatrice Alice Ellis, and had children including Brenda Agnes Winifred Burr, Eric Douglas Burr, Madeleine Ellis Burr. Robert Douglas BURR passed away in 1969 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Douglas BURR began in 1893 in Hackney, London.
  • In 1901, Robert Douglas BURR was recorded in the census in 32 S Clerk Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Robert Douglas BURR married Beatrice Alice Ellis, and had children including Brenda Agnes Winifred Burr, Eric Douglas Burr, Madeleine Ellis Burr.
  • Robert Douglas BURR passed away in 1969 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Robert BURR's Ancestors

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Robert BURR
1893–1969
Birth Place: Hackney, London
Parents
Frederick John BURR
1850–1895
Jane SHIELS
1864–1895
Edinburgh, Scotland
Grandparents
James Shiels
1828–1901
Headshaw, Berwicksh
Ann Thorburn
1826–1914
Lander Burn Mill, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Shiels
1787–1835
Jean\Jane RANKIN\RANKIN
1797–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew SHIELS
1760–1820
Elizabeth CLEUGH
1761–1817
William RANKEN\RANKIN
1749–
Janet SPEARS\SPIERS
1764–

Robert BURR's Descendants

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Robert (Douglas) BURR (1 NOV 1893–14 FEB 1969) m. Beatrice (Alice) ELLIS (1892–)
  1. 1. Brenda (Agnes Winifred) BURR 1919–
  2. 2. Eric (Douglas) BURR 1921–
  3. 3. Madeleine (Ellis) BURR 1926–

Robert BURR's Timeline

3 Records

1893
1 NOV 1893
Birth of Robert Douglas BURR in Hackney, London
Hackney, London
1901
31 MAR 1901
Age 8
Robert Douglas BURR appeared in census in 32 S Clerk Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Newington Parish)
32 S Clerk Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Newington Parish)
1969
14 FEB 1969
Age 76
Death of Robert Douglas BURR in Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 NOV 1893
    Event Place: Hackney, London

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 31 MAR 1901
    Event Place: 32 S Clerk Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Newington Parish)
    Record Source: Robert is left orphaned after his parents died when he was four. He is living with his elderly grandparents who are retired. He is looked after by a servant girl from Sunderland called Margaret Kerr. Both parents died suddenly in 1895 after only four years of marriage.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 FEB 1969
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Scotland

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