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Jess Mackie Burnet

F, #1051, b. 28 July 1855, d. 8 July 1891
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: William Burnet Mason b. 25 Sep 1826, d. 7 Jul 1863
Mother*: Margaret Smith b. c 1833, d. 3 Jul 1909
Relationship:
1st cousin 3 times removed of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • Birth*: Jess Mackie Burnet was born on 28 July 1855 at Forfar, Angus, Scotland, ; 1855 births in the burgh of Forfar, ref 183, Burnet, Jess Mackie not present, female, born 1855 July twenty-eighth 5h pm, South Street Forfar, father William Burnet mason 28 years b Forfar, married 1851 Forfar 2 boys living, mother Margaret Burnet maiden name Smith her 3rd child aged 23 years b Forfar, signed William Burnet father, registered 1855 August 10 at Forfar signed John Webster registrar.1,2
  • She was the daughter of William Burnet Mason and Margaret Smith.
  • (Deceased) Death*: Jess Mackie Burnet died on 8 July 1891 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, , at age 35.3
  • (Witness) Memorial Inscription: She is commemorated on the headstone erected on 7 July 1863 at Forfar Cemetery #49, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads Wm Burnett accidentally killed at Tain 7.7.1863 36, fa Alex 13.1.1838 36, uncle Geo Burnett 9.6.1856 50, two chn d inf, da Nancy 6.3.1886, 23, da Jessie 8.7.1891 3 5, w Margt Smith 3.7.1909 76.4

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household7 April 1861They was listed as a member of the household of William Burnet Mason and Margaret Smith in the 1861 census at South Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; William     Burnet     Head     Married     Male     34     1827     Stonemason (Master) Employing 10 Men     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Margaret     Burnet     Wife     Married     Female     28     1833     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
James     Burnet     Son     -     Male     8     1853     Scholar     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
William     Burnet     Son     -     Male     6     1855     Scholar     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Janet     Burnet     Daughter     -     Female     5     1856     Scholar     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Alexander     Burnet     Son     -     Male     0     1861     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.5
Member of Household2 April 1871They was listed as a member of the household of Margaret Smith in the 1871 census at 5 South Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Margaret     Burnet     Head     Widow     Female     39     1832     Spirit Dealer     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Jessie     Burnet     Daughter     -     Female     15     1856     Linen Weaver Factory     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Agnes     Burnet     Daughter     -     Female     8     1863     Scholar     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.6
Member of Household3 April 1881She was listed as a member of the household of Margaret Smith in the 1881 census at South Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Margaret     Burnet     Head     Widow     Female     59     1832     Confectioner     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Jessie     Burnet     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     35     1856     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.7

Citations

  1. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950 [Mar 2021].
  2. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Birth 1855 Forfar 288/1 183, image held [Mar 2021].
  3. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Death 1891 Forfar 288/170, no image held [Mar 2021].
  4. [S42] Alison Mitchell ed. Monumental Inscriptions pre-1855 Angus Strathmore vol 1, Scottish Genealogy Society, Edinburgh, first ed (1979, reprint 1993 & 1996) 0 901061 20 4 from MI at Forfar Cemetery (Angus pre-1855 MI ed Mitchell).
  5. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    South Street, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Mar 2021].
  6. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    5, South Street, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Mar 2021].
  7. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    South Street, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Mar 2021].
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