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William Burns 1857 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1857

Birth Location: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 25 Dec 1917

Death Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Father: James Burns

Mother: Mary Higgins

Spouse(s): Ann Mason

Children(s): William Burns, Edward Burns, Ellen Burns, George browne, Mary Burns, James -Mcnamara, Bella Burns

In 1857, William Burns entered the world in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, born to James McNulty Burns and Mary Higgins. William Burns married Ann Mason, and had children including William Joseph Burns, Edward John Burns, Ellen Victoria Burns, George Charles browne, Mary Elizabeth Burns, James Henry Burns -Mcnamara, Bella Burns. William Burns passed away in 1917 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1857, William Burns entered the world in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, born to James McNulty Burns and Mary Higgins.
  • William Burns married Ann Mason, and had children including William Joseph Burns, Edward John Burns, Ellen Victoria Burns, George Charles browne, Mary Elizabeth Burns, James Henry Burns -Mcnamara, Bella Burns.
  • William Burns passed away in 1917 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Burns
1838 – 1894
Birth Location: Restrevor, Down, Ireland
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Mary Higgins
1835 – 1901
Birth Location: Eglish, Armagh, , Ireland,
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Spouses(s)

Ann Mason
1858 – 1946
Birth Location: Reynella, South Australia, Australia
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Children(s)

William Burns
1881 – 1954
Birth Location: Talbot, Victoria, Australia
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Edward Burns
1885 – 1963
Birth Location: Talbot, Victoria, Australia
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Ellen Burns
1887 – 1967
Birth Location: Talbot
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George browne
1889 – 1959
Birth Location: Homebush Victoria Australia
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Mary Burns
1891 – 1953
Birth Location: Maryborough, Victoria, Australia
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James -Mcnamara
1894 – 1967
Birth Location: Maryborough, Victoria, Australia
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Bella Burns
1901 – 1991
Birth Location: Clunes, Victoria, Australia
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William Burns's Ancestors

Self
William Burns
1857 – 1917
Birth Place: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
Parents
James McNulty Burns
1838 – 1894
Restrevor, Down, Ireland
Mary Higgins
1835 – 1901
Eglish, Armagh, , Ireland,
Grandparents
Timothy (Patrick) Higgins
1806 – 1875
Bruff, Limerick, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Burns's Descendants

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William Burns (11 Jul 1857 – 25 Dec 1917) m. Ann Mason (24 Apr 1858 – Sep 1946)
  1. 1. William (Joseph) Burns (03 SEP 1881 – 6 Oct 1954)
  2. 2. Edward (John) Burns (22 May 1885 – 12 May 1963)
  3. 3. Ellen (Victoria) Burns (1887 – 1967)
  4. 4. George (Charles) browne (13 Oct 1889 – 1959)
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Burns (07 Jun 1891 – 25 Oct 1953) m. Christopher (Ernest) Pollard (1885 – 26 March 1947) m. Sydney ((Sidney Knight) Clulow or) Knight (abt 1883 – 19 Apr 1944)
    1. 1. Ernest (Christopher) Pollard (1 January 1909 – AUG 1979) m. Elsie (Lillian May) Whatman (09 FEB 1909 – 28 JUN 1986)
      1. 1. Meryl (Ruby) Pollard (12 AUG 1929 – 22 MAR 2015)
      2. 2. Lorna (Jessie Kathleen) Pollard (06 JUL 1932 – 21 OCT 2000)
      3. 3. Desma (Evelyn) Pollard (1937 – 1937)
    2. 2. Kathleen Pollard (1910 – 1910)
    3. 3. Phillip (Vincent) Pollard (1911 – 21 Sep 1972)
    4. 4. George (Frederick) Pollard (11 October 1913 – 11 May 1987)
    5. 5. Sidney (( Sydney ) James) Clulow (03 May 1908 – 23 Nov 1975) m. Hilda Admiral (abt 1904 – 18 Oct 1988) m. Ivy (Ira Ida Tipping ( Baitkin) ) (27 Oct 1907 – 1969) m. Lilian (Florence) Blandford (16 Mar 1909 – 2 Sep 1939) m. Kathleen (Hilda) Kelly (14 Sep 1908 – 27 Jan 1933)
      1. 1. Robert (Valentine) Tipping (1924 – 14 Dec 2014)
      2. 2. Edwin (Raymond James) Kelly (28 May 1927 – 15 Sep 1994)
    6. 6. Viviane (Olive) Knight (Abt. 1910 – )
    7. 7. Sydney (Joseph) Knight (1921 – )
    8. 8. Ethel (May) Knight (19 Sep 1924 – 24 Sep 2014) m. Leonard (William) Webster (13 Aug 1922 – 23 Dec 1999)
      1. 1. Dale (Margaret) Webster (16 June 1946 – 16 June 1946)
      2. 2. Warwick (Leonard) Webster (1950 – 2 Oct 1982)
      3. 3. Joanne Webster (abt 1952 – ) m. Neville (John) Hill (Abt. 1964 – 9 December 2003)
        1. 1. Gabriel (John) Hill (1991 – )
        2. 2. Jasmine Hill (1994 – )
      4. 4. Premature Webster (16 Sep 1961 – 16 Sep 1961)
    9. 9. Rita (Elizabeth) Knight (31 Jul 1930 – 2003)
    10. 10. Winsome (Averill) Knight (20 Dec 1933 – 10 Nov 1974) m. Stanley (Peter) Fisher (01 Dec 1931 – 2016)
  6. 6. James (Henry Burns) -Mcnamara (1894 – 22/07/1967)
  7. 7. Bella Burns (17 Apr 1901 – 9 Feb 1991)

William Burns's Timeline

2 Records

1857
11 Jul 1857
Birth of William Burns in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
1917
25 Dec 1917
Age 60
Death of William Burns in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1857
    Event Place: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1917
    Event Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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