Descendants of Thomas BURNETT of Bishop Monkton

Notes


8. Thomas BURNETT

Thomas was described as a "farmer of Broadfields" on the marriage bond for his marriage to Jane WEBSTER in 1801. Jane was a spinster "of Hood Hall [sic]". Thomas' brother William Burnett gave his abode as "Hood Hole" at the baptisms of all of his children - the first being in 1792. The same brother, William Burnett, was the bondsman for Thomas' marriage licence but was described as a farmer of "Broadfields".

Thomas BURNETT, "late of Broadfields in the Parish of Ripon", left a will, dated 5 Oct 1805, proved 25 Jan 1806 at York, which named his brother John BURNETT and Thomas THEAKSTON as joint executors. Wife Jane and children John and Ellen were the only named beneficiaries of the will. Thomas' estate was valued at under £300.

Thomas' children were unnamed beneficiaries of the will of his uncle Thomas BURNETT of Bishop Monkton, in 1814 - " ... the two children of my late nephew Thomas Burnett deceased ..."


9. William BURNETT

In 1791 William's sister Ann married William MAWSON; almost certainly a brother of William's wife Dorothy MAWSON. William Burnett was bondsman for the marriage licence and made an oath that William Mawson's guardian had consented to the marriage (William Mawson was a minor at the time of the marriage). William Burnett was also bondsman for the marriage licence when his brother Thomas married Jane WEBSTER in 1801. On both these marriage bonds William was described as being "... of Broadfields in the parish of Ripon", however, Ripon Parish register records his residence as "Hood Hole" in the baptism entries for all of his children between 1792 and 1806.

William was described as "my nephew...deceased..." in his uncle Thomas' will in 1814. The burial in 1807 would therefore appear to be the correct one. The Ripon burial register gives William's residence at time of death as "Low Maines, Monkton" but he is known to have lived at "Hood Hole". He was probably staying with a relative at "Low Mains" at the time of his death but it is not clear which relative this might have been. There was obviously some kind of family connection with "Low Mains" because, years later, a nephew, George BURNETT (son of William's brother John), gave his residence as "Low Demaines", Bishop Monkton, when he had his son John baptised at Ripon. George was still living at "Low Demaines" at the time of the 1881 census.


Dorothy MAWSON

1841 census: HO107/1352/15, folio6, p6
Littlethorpe
William PICKERING, 30, M.S. to maister gen., born Yks
Dorothy BURNETT, 70, F.S., born Yks
Dorothy        do       , 30, F.S., do
//

GRO Index of Deaths: BURNETT, Dorothy, Sep 1848, Ripon, xxiii 358


17. John Pollard BURNETT

1851 census: HO107/2371, folio 14, p2
John BURNETT, unmarried, 55, farm servant, born Ripon was living with farm labourer Walter TAYLOR, his wife and children at Sessay.


20. Edward BURNETT

1841 census: HO107/1288/12, folio 7, p7
Ripley
Edward BURNETT, 40, farmer, born Yks
Mary BURNETT, 50, born Yks
William BURNETT, 10, born Yks *identified as a nephew in 1851 - see below
//

1851 census: HO107/2282, folio 119, p4
Ripley
Edward BURNETT, head, 48*, farmer of 116 acres employing 6 labourers, Hood Hall [sic] --- *given age three years short of real age
Mary          do            wife, 61, farmer's wife, Beckwithshaw
William      do            neph, unm, 19, farm servant, Ripon
John DEARLOVE, sev, 15, farm servant, Ripon
Mary Ann MORLAND, serv, 15, house servant, Ferrensby
Mathew YOUNG, serv, mar, 67, farm labourer, Blubberhouses
Michial LIDEN, serv, mar, 44, farm labourer, Ireland
//

Nephew William BURNETT was the eldest of three children of Edward BURNETT's late brother George BURNETT, who died in 1839.

Edward left a will, dated 20 Apr 1855, proved 14 Jul 1855, which does not name any of the beneficiaries. They are simply described as "my wife" and "all my brothers and sisters" etc. The will bequeathed all of Edward's real and personal estate, upon trust, to two friends; named as George SMAILES and Thomas INGLE, both of Ripley. These 'trustees' were instructed to "sell and dispose of the same" and to make appropriate investments with all of the proceeds; the interest arising from these investments to be paid to his wife during her lifetime. After his wife's death the principal money was to be withdrawn from the various investments and divided equally "amongst my own brothers and sisters and the brothers and sisters of my wife" The will mentions children of these brothers and sisters but does not mention any children of Edward's own marriage to wife Mary - it seems reasonable to assume that there were none.

Monumental Inscription - Bishop Monkton Churchyard:
"In Memory of Edward BURNETT late of Ripley who died April 27th 1855, aged 54 years."


Mary MORRELL

1841 census: HO107/1288/12, folio 7, p7
with husband at Ripley [see notes for husband Edward BURNETT]

1851 census: HO107/2282, folio 119, p4
with husband at Ripley [see notes for husband Edward BURNETT]

Mary outlived her husband - she was mentioned, though not named, in his will dated 20 Apr 1855


22. Peter BURNETT

1841 census: HO107/1352/15, folio 7, p7
Littlethorpe
Peter BURNETT, 30, Ag. Lab., born Yks.
// [Living alone]

1851 census: living with brother William and his family at Littlethorpe - see notes for brother William BURNETT.

1861 census: ? [not found]

1871 census: RG10/4275, folio 83, p40
Union Workhouse, Allhallowgate, Ripon
Amongst the "inmates" was
Peter BURNETT, 66, wid**, formerly coachman, Aismunderby
//
[**Peter was recorded as unmarried in 1851 census returns and there is no record of him having married before 1871]

GRO Index of Deaths: BURNETT, Peter, Sep 1880, Ripon, 9a 50, age 76


23. Dorothy BURNETT

Dorothy's mother was 52yrs old when she gave birth to Dorothy jnr. having had six sons in succession after her first child, daughter Eleanor.

1841 census: Dorothy was living with her widowed mother in Littlethorpe - see notes for mother Dorothy MAWSON.

GRO Index of Deaths: BURNETT, Dorothy, Dec 1845, Ripon, xxiii 413


13. John BURNETT

John was joint executor of his brother Thomas' will in 1806 - he was described then as "farmer of Azerley...Kirkby Malzeard". After his first marriage John's residence was given as "Straw House" - which still exists, just off the road between Kirkby Malzeard and Ripon, near Clotherholme. The only child of this marriage, William, and John's first wife Phyllis both died at "Straw House" but were buried at Bishop Monkton, according to the burial entries in the Ripon parish register. John was consistently described as "farmer of Straw House" in the Ripon parish register from his second marriage in 1811, until the baptism of his daughter Jane in 1817; when he was described as "innkeeper of Ripon". John moved his family from Ripon to Topcliffe - his next child, daughter Elizabeth, was baptised there. Rainton in the parish of Topcliffe was the original home of his second wife Jane RAINFORTH - this was the residence she gave on their marriage bond. The rest of John's children were baptised in Topcliffe and both he and his wife Jane were buried there.

Monumental Inscription, St. Columb, Topcliffe:
"In memory of John BURNETT of Topcliffe Parks who died 7 Jul 1839 aged 65yrs. Also Jane BURNETT wife of the above who died 24 Nov 1863 aged 72yrs."


Phyllis INGLEBY

A Ripon parish register transcript shows that Phillis wife of John BURNETT of "Sloan House" was buried at Bishop Monkton. The given place of death is thought to be a wrongly transcribed "Shaw/Straw House"
which was husband John's residence.


Jane RAINFORTH

1851 census: HO107/2281, folio 619, p15
Rainton
Jane BURNETT, head, 65, wid, former farmer's wife, Rainton
//
[Living alone]

1861 census: RG9/3196, folio 97, p22
Skellgarth, Ripon
Jane BURNETT, head, 76, wid, landed proprieter, Topcliffe
Jane       do          dau, 42, unm, retired housekeeper, Ripon
Eliza      do          dau, 40, house servant, Topcliffe
Alice GREEN  grdau, 12, scholar, Bradford
//

"Leeds Mercury" newspaper, 3 Dec 1863: Deaths - November 24th at Ripon, aged 78, Jane, relict of Mr John Burnett formerly of Topcliffe Park, Thirsk, farmer.

Monumental inscription in St. Columb churchyard, Topcliffe gives age at death in 1863 as 72yrs - hence born c1791. This is at odds with the age given in a newspaper death announcement [above] and with the age Jane gave for the 1851 and 1861 census returns [above] all of which suggest birth c1785.

GRO Index of Deaths: BURNETT, Jane, Dec 1863, Ripon, 9a 52

National Probate Index:
1864
Jane BURNETT formerly of Rainton, late of Ripon, widow, died 24 Nov 1863 at Ripon. Admons granted at Wakefield, 27 Jan 1864, to Jane DUNNINGTON of Ripon (wife of James DUNNINGTON, gentleman), daughter. Under £100.


26. William BURNETT

*Possibly* the individual listed in the following 1851 census return:
HO107/2306, folio 179, p7
31 East Street, Bradford.
William BUSSFIELD, head, 35,
Delahenea [sic] do , wife, 34
five children under 14yrs
/William BURNETT, lodgr, wid, 37, coachman, born Ripon*William's given age suggests birth c1813
William CARTER, lodgr, unm, 27, coachman, born Leeds
Margaret OVEREND, lodgr, unm, 24, worsted weaver, born Bradford.
//


29. Jane BURNETT

1851 census: HO107/2304, folio 335, p23
Bierley Hall, Low Moor
Jane BURNETT, age 33, born Ripon, was employed as housekeeper at the home of magistrate Thomas Greenwood CLAYTON and his son Henry. Also employed there were her younger sisters Eliza, who was cook, and Elizabeth, who was a housemaid.

1861 census: Jane BURNETT, age 42, unmarried, was living with her widowed mother in Ripon - see notes for mother Jane RAINFORTH

Jane married James DUNNINGTON in 1862.

"Leeds Mercury" newspaper, 1 Aug 1862: Marriages - July 31st at Ripon Cathedral, Mr. James Dunnington to Miss Burnett, both of that city.
[GRO Index of Marriages: DUNNINGTON, James, Sep 1862, Ripon, 9a 95. "Free BMD" web site confirms spouse Jane BURNETT]

National Probate Index:
1864
Jane BURNETT formerly of Rainton, late of Ripon, widow, died 24 Nov 1863 at Ripon. Admons granted at Wakefield, 27 Jan 1864, to Jane DUNNINGTON of Ripon (wife of James DUNNINGTON, gentleman), daughter. Under £100

1871 census: RG10/4275, folio 53, p16
Finkle Street, Ripon
James DUNNINGTON, head, 53, annuitant & City Councillor, Ripon
Jane            do               , wife, 53, Ripon
Eliza BURNETT        ,sis/law, 51, unm, Topcliffe Parks
/Elizabeth SIMPSON, serv, 17, general servant, Pickhill
//


30. Eliza BURNETT

1851 census: HO107/2304, folio 335, p23
Bierley Hall, Low Moor
Eliza BURNETT, age 31, born Topcliffe by Thirsk, was employed as a cook at the home of magistrate Thomas Greenwood CLAYTON and his son Henry. Also employed there were her elder sister Jane, who was housekeeper, and younger sister Elizabeth, who was a housemaid.

1861 census: Eliza, age 40, unmarried, was living with her widowed mother in Ripon - see notes for mother Jane RAINFORTH.

1871 census: Eliza, still unmarried, was living with her brother-in-law James DUNNINGTON and her sister Jane - see notes for sister Jane.

1881 census:
Eliza BURNETT, an "annuitant", was living alone at 13 High St. Agnesgate, Ripon. Age 61yrs, unmarried, born Topcliffe.


33. Maria BURNETT

Possibly the Maria BURNETT age 24, born Topcliffe, who was living with Robert BURNETT and his wife Mary Ann [nee WRIGHTSON] at Norton-le-Clay at the time of the 1851 census.


34. Sampson BURNETT

1851 census: HO107/2281, folio 616, p8
Rainton
William RAINFORTH, head, 29?, unm, farmer of 8 acres, Rainton
Elizabeth     do             , sister, 15, Rainton
Sampson BURNETT, serv, 23, unm, farmer's servant, Thirsk
//
[It is highly likely that William RAINFORTH was a relative of Sampson whose mother's maiden name was RAINFORTH]


35. Elizabeth BURNETT

1851 census: HO107/2304, folio 335, p23
Bierley Hall, Low Moor
Elizabeth BURNETT, age 18, born Sowerby by Thirsk, was employed as a housemaid at the home of magistrate Thomas Greenwood CLAYTON and his son Henry. Also employed there were her elder sisters Jane, who was housekeeper, and Eliza, who was cook.

Elizabeth may have married a man named GREEN and remained living in the Bradford area. 1861 census returns for Ripon show her mother Jane BURNETT and two of her unmarried sisters living at Skellgarth, Ripon - living with them was Jane's 12yr old granddaughter named Alice GREEN born in Bradford [see notes for mother Jane RAINFORTH]


[Information provided by Joe Lane has her birthplace as Topcliffe - needs to be confirmed in a primary source.]