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William Burnett 1788 – 1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1788

Birth Location: Barns, Manor, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 04 Apr 1858

Death Location: Raymond Terrace, Port Stephens Council, New South Wales, Australia

Father: James Burnett

Mother: Janet Moir

Spouse(s): Marjorie Brown

Children(s): John BURNETT

In 1788, William Burnett entered the world in Barns, Manor, Peeblesshire, Scotland, born to James Burnett and Janet Moir. William Burnett married Marjorie Chalmers Brown, and had children including John Alexander BURNETT. William Burnett passed away in 1858 in Raymond Terrace, Port Stephens Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1788, William Burnett entered the world in Barns, Manor, Peeblesshire, Scotland, born to James Burnett and Janet Moir.
  • William Burnett married Marjorie Chalmers Brown, and had children including John Alexander BURNETT.
  • William Burnett passed away in 1858 in Raymond Terrace, Port Stephens Council, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Burnett
1737 – 1820
Birth Location: Barns, Manor, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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Janet Moir
1753 – 1820
Birth Location: of Barns,,,Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Marjorie Brown
1784 – 1837
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

John BURNETT
1817 – 1853
Birth Location: St Knapdale, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JB

William Burnett's Ancestors

Self
William Burnett
1788 – 1858
Birth Place: Barns, Manor, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Parents
James Burnett
1737 – 1820
Barns, Manor, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Janet Moir
1753 – 1820
of Barns,,,Scotland
Grandparents
John Moir
1730 – 1802
Edinbough, Scot
Clemintina Gellatly
1725 – 1806
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Burnett's Descendants

1.
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William Burnett (28 May 1788 – 04 Apr 1858) m. Marjorie (Chalmers) Brown (15 DEC 1784 – 28 OCT 1837)
  1. 1. John (Alexander) BURNETT (3 Jan 1817 – 25 May 1853) m. Margaret McDonnell (About 1820 – )
    1. 1. William (Charles) Burnett (14 Nov 1843 – 28 Aug 1924) m. Eliza (Raiha Keokeo) Alexander (16 Jun 1848 – 31 Jul 1934)
      1. 1. Dorothy (Kathleen Mahinarangi) Burnett (02 Oct 1885 – 20 Apr 1973) m. George (Stewart Henry) Macgregor (24 June 1886 – 17 Mar 1965)
        1. 1. George (Alexander (Sandy)) MacGregor (21 Jan 1917 – 1 Apr 1985) m. Margaret (Reeves) Paki (3 Feb 1918 – 7 Jul 2002)

William Burnett's Timeline

2 Records

1788
28 May 1788
Birth of William Burnett in Barns, Manor, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Barns, Manor, Peeblesshire, Scotland
1858
04 Apr 1858
Age 70
Death of William Burnett in Raymond Terrace, Port Stephens Council, New South Wales, Australia
Raymond Terrace, Port Stephens Council, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1788
    Event Place: Barns, Manor, Peeblesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Apr 1858
    Event Place: Raymond Terrace, Port Stephens Council, New South Wales, Australia
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