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William Burgess 1881 – 1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 NOV 1881

Birth Location: Upswell, Quarff, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Death Date: 31 JAN 1960

Death Location: Quarff, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Father: Adam Burgess

Mother: Janet Anderson

Spouse(s): Mary Laurenson, Philadelphia Manson

Children(s): Sydney Burgess, Phyllis Burgess

In 1881, William Burgess entered the world in Upswell, Quarff, Shetland Islands, Scotland, born to Adam Burgess and Janet Anderson. William Burgess married Mary Bruce Laurenson, Philadelphia Manson, and had children including Sydney Burgess, Phyllis Margaret Burgess. William Burgess passed away in 1960 in Quarff, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1881, William Burgess entered the world in Upswell, Quarff, Shetland Islands, Scotland, born to Adam Burgess and Janet Anderson.
  • William Burgess married Mary Bruce Laurenson, Philadelphia Manson, and had children including Sydney Burgess, Phyllis Margaret Burgess.
  • William Burgess passed away in 1960 in Quarff, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Burgess
1826 – 1917
Birth Location: Dunrossness, Upswell, Quarff, Shetland Island, Scotland
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Janet Anderson
1842 – 1907
Birth Location: Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Laurenson
1886 – 1917
Birth Location: Quoys, Catfirst, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Philadelphia Manson
1892 – 1952
Birth Location: Roadside Cottage, Quarff, Shetland Islands, Scotland
PM

Children(s)

Sydney Burgess
1911 – 2011
Birth Location: (Scotland)
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Phyllis Burgess
1920 – 1920
Birth Location: Wester Quarff, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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William Burgess's Ancestors

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William Burgess
1881 – 1960
Birth Place: Upswell, Quarff, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Parents
Adam Burgess
1826 – 1917
Dunrossness, Upswell, Quarff, Shetland Island, Scotland
Janet Anderson
1842 – 1907
Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Grandparents
John Anderson
1800 – 1900
Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Janet Sutherland
1800 – 1859
Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Sutherland
1771 – 1856
Mary Nicolson
1776 – 1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Burgess's Descendants

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William Burgess (22 NOV 1881 – 31 JAN 1960) m. Mary (Bruce) Laurenson (9 MAY 1886 – 16 APR 1917) m. Philadelphia Manson (1892 – 25 NOV 1952)
  1. 1. Sydney Burgess (ABT 1911 – BEF 2011)
  2. 2. Phyllis (Margaret) Burgess (7 JUL 1920 – 7 JUL 1920)

William Burgess's Timeline

2 Records

1881
22 NOV 1881
Birth of William Burgess in Upswell, Quarff, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Upswell, Quarff, Shetland Islands, Scotland
1960
31 JAN 1960
Age 79
Death of William Burgess in Quarff, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Quarff, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 NOV 1881
    Event Place: Upswell, Quarff, Shetland Islands, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 JAN 1960
    Event Place: Quarff, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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