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Thomas Burns 1885–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1885

Birth Location: Aikton, Cumberland, England

Death Date: Jul 1962

Death Location: Wigton, Cumberland, England

Father: Thomas Burns

Mother: Rebecca Thompson

Spouse(s): Maria Lowther

Children(s): Mary Burns, Margaret Burns

In 1885, Thomas Burns entered the world in Aikton, Cumberland, England, born to Thomas Stephenson Burns And Rebecca Thompson. In 1891, Thomas Burns resided in Wampool and Laythes, St Andrews, Aikton, Cumberlan. In 1901, Thomas Burns resided in Burgh by Sands, Cumberland, England. Thomas Burns married Maria Lowther, and had children including Joseph L Burns, Margaret A Burns, Mary Elizabeth Burns. Thomas Burns passed away in 1962 in Wigton, Cumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Thomas Burns entered the world in Aikton, Cumberland, England, born to Thomas Stephenson Burns And Rebecca Thompson.
  • In 1891, Thomas Burns resided in Wampool and Laythes, St Andrews, Aikton, Cumberlan.
  • In 1901, Thomas Burns resided in Burgh by Sands, Cumberland, England.
  • Thomas Burns married Maria Lowther, and had children including Joseph L Burns, Margaret A Burns, Mary Elizabeth Burns.
  • Thomas Burns passed away in 1962 in Wigton, Cumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Burns
1849–1901
Birth Location: Biglands, Cumberland, England
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Rebecca Thompson
1850–1928
Birth Location: Aikton, Cumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Maria Lowther
1898–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Mary Burns
1920–2008
Birth Location: Wigton, Cumberland, England
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Margaret Burns
1922–
Birth Location: Wigton, Cumberland, England
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Thomas Burns's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Burns
1885–1962
Birth Place: Aikton, Cumberland, England
Parents
Thomas Stephenson Burns
1849–1901
Biglands, Cumberland, England
Rebecca Thompson
1850–1928
Aikton, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
John Thompson
1810–1872
Wigton, Cumberland, England
Elizabeth Cowen
1816–1883
Aikton, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
John Cowen
1781–1861
Mary Ferguson
1785–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Ferguson
1753–1785
Ruth Brown
1752–1789

Thomas Burns's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Burns (16 Jul 1885–Jul 1962) m. Maria Lowther (20 Mar 1898–)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Burns 1920–2008
  2. 2. Margaret (A) Burns 1922–

Thomas Burns's Timeline

8 Records

1885
16 Jul 1885
Birth of Thomas Burns in Aikton, Cumberland, England
Aikton, Cumberland, England
1891
1891
Age 6
Thomas Burns resided here in Wampool and Laythes, St Andrews, Aikton, Cumberland, England
Wampool and Laythes, St Andrews, Aikton, Cumberland, England
1901
1901
Age 16
Thomas Burns resided here in Burgh by Sands, Cumberland, England
Burgh by Sands, Cumberland, England
1906
1906
Age 21
Thomas Burns resided here in Cumberland, England
Cumberland, England
1911
1911
Age 26
Thomas Burns resided here in Kirkbampton, Cumberland, England
Kirkbampton, Cumberland, England
1915
1915
Age 30
Thomas Burns resided here in Hensington, Whitehaven, Cumberland
Hensington, Whitehaven, Cumberland
1939
1939
Age 54
Thomas Burns resided here in Cumberland, England
Cumberland, England
1962
Jul 1962
Age 77
Death of Thomas Burns in Wigton, Cumberland, England
Wigton, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1885
    Event Place: Aikton, Cumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1013093f

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Wampool and Laythes, St Andrews, Aikton, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4296; Folio: 69; Page: 7; GSU roll: 6099406

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Burgh by Sands, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4871; Folio: 24; Page: 5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Cumberland, England
    Record Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, 1906 Kelly's Directory of Cumberland; Publisher: Kelly's Directories Ltd

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Kirkbampton, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Hensington, Whitehaven, Cumberland
    Record Source: UK, British Army World War i Pension Records, WO364; Piece: 537

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Cleator Moor, England
    Record Source: Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924, Library and Archives Canada; Form 30A Ocean Arrivals (Individual Manifests), 1919-1924; Rolls: T-14939 - T-15248

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: May 1924
    Event Place: Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924, Library and Archives Canada; Form 30A Ocean Arrivals (Individual Manifests), 1919-1924; Rolls: T-14939 - T-15248

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1013093f

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1962
    Event Place: Wigton, Cumberland, England
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