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William Burnet1

M, #17395, b. 1854
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 28 Mar 2021

Parents:

Father*: William Burnet Mason1 b. 25 Sep 1826, d. 7 Jul 1863
Mother*: Margaret Smith1 b. c 1833, d. 3 Jul 1909
Relationship:
1st cousin 3 times removed of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • (Witness) Birth: William Burnet witnessed the birth of Jess Mackie Burnet 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.2,3
  • (Informant) Death: William Burnet registered the death of Margaret Smith on 3 July 1909 at 24 View Terrace, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, ; Margaret Burnet widow of William Burnet builder mason, 1909 July Third 9h 30m pm 24 View Terrace Aberdeen, female age 76yrs, parents John Smith heckler (dec) & Agnes Smith ms Deuchar (dec), cause senility & cardiac disease as cert by J Ellis Milne MD, signed William Burnet son and occupier present, registered 1909 July 5th at Aberdeen signed James Weston registrar.4,5

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.6

Citations

  1. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Record Transcription:
    1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    South Street, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Mar 2021].
  2. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950 [Mar 2021].
  3. [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].
  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. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, Statutory Death 1909 Aberdeen 168/2 659, image held [Mar 2021].
  6. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    South Street, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Mar 2021].
Charts:
Burnet, Alexander c1768 descendants
Mackie, Janet c1804 descendants
Strang, Agnes c1768 descendants
Strang, Agnes c1768 descendants