Descendants of Thomas BURNETT of Bishop Monkton

Notes


39. William BURNETT

William emigrated to Vermont in America with his uncle, Thomas METCALF, when he was a young man and married there. Many years later his brother John also emigrated. William obviously returned to his home country in later life - he lived in Yorkshire at the time of his death in 1902.

All of the information about William's descendants came from Rose Barnes, a great-granddaughter of William's brother John, who provided a detailed family tree showing the descendants of the two brothers in America. This information has since been confirmed in the original source - the book by Charles Henning HENDRICKS published in 1996 under the title: "William Burnett and Edna Mead of Underhill, Vermont : their descendants and their ancestry ", available on microfilm through the LDS Family History Library.


40. George BURNETT

1841 census: HO107/1351, folio 16, p1
Probably the George BURNETT, age 10, male servant, born Yks. who was recorded with Thomas & Elizabeth BURNETT [his supposed aunt & uncle] at Wind Hill House, Bishop Thornton - see notes for uncle Thomas BURNETT.

George married Ellen COLLIER in 1847

1851 census: HO107/2281, folio 123, p7
Littlethorpe
George BURNETT, head, 24, ag. lab., Littlethorpe
Ellen          do           wife, 27, Burton Leonard
Sarah Ann COLLIER, dtr/lw, 7, Burton Leonard
William BURNETT         son, 1, Littlethorpe
//
[Sarah Ann COLLIER was George BURNETT's step-daughter - wife Ellen's child from a previous relationship]

1861 census: RG9/3197, folio 70, p5
Littlethorpe, Whitcliffe with Thorpe
George BURNETT, head, 34, raiway labourer, Littlethorpe
Ellen         do            wife, 38, Burton
William     do             son, 11, scholar, Littlethorpe
Jane          do              dau, 8,   do           do
George      do              son, 6,   do           do
John          do               son, 3,  do           do
Ellen         do               dau, 1,  do           do
//

GRO Index of Deaths: BURNETT, George, Jun 1867, Ripon, 9a 56, age 39.


Ellen COLLIER

Ellen had a 7yr old daughter named Sarah Ann COLLIER living with her and husband George BURNETT at the time of the 1851 census [see notes for husband George BURNETT]. It is not known whether Sarah was her illegitimate daughter or her daughter from a previous marriage. If she was a widow when she married George BURNETT her maiden name will be shown on the marriage certificate.

1871 census: RG10/4277, ED16, p6
Littlethorpe, Whitcliffe with Thorpe
Ellen BURNETT, head, wid, 48, Burton Leonard
William    do         son, 21, unm, railway platelayer, Whitcliffe with Thorpe
Edward   do          son, 9, scholar, Whitcliffe with Thorpe
Mary        do         dau, 7,   do             do
//


69. Mary Ann BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Mary Ann, Sep 1848, Ripon, xxiii 561

GRO Index of Deaths: BURNETT, Mary Ann, Mar 1849, Ripon, xxiii 421


70. William BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, William, Dec 1849, Ripon, xxiii 524

1851 census: HO107/2281, folio 123, p7
With his parents in Littlethorpe - see notes for father George BURNETT

1861 census: RG9/3197, folio 70, p5
With his parents in Littlethorpe - see notes for father George BURNETT

1871 census: RG10/4277, ED.16, p6
Living with his widowed mother in Littlethorpe - see notes for mother Ellen COLLIER
//

1881 census: RG11/5030, folio 147, p59
Wellington St., Heworth, Durham
William BURNET, head, 31, signal man [railway], Littlethorpe, York
Jane           do          wife, 31, Kirklington, York
//
[William's younger brother George was living at Ferryhill, Durham, at the time of this census. He was also a railway signal man].

1891 census: RG12/4128, folio 32, p55
11 Offerton St, Bishopswearmouth, Durham
William BURNET, head, 41, railway signal man, Littlethorpe, York
Jane           do          wife, 41, Holme, York
//

1901 census: RG13/4044, folio 8, p7
Melmerby Station, Wath
William BURNETT, head, 51, railway station master, Littlethorpe
Jane BURNETT, wife, 51, Holme
//


Jane

1881 census:
living with husband William in Wellington St. Heworth, Durham. Age 31yrs, birthplace Kirklington, Yorkshire.


71. Jane BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Jane, Sep 1852, Ripon, 9a 73

1861 census: RG9/3197, folio 70, p5
With her parents at Littlethorpe - see notes for father George BURNETT

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


73. John BURNETT

It is known that there were two John BURNETTs born in 1857 in the Ripon District, however, there is only one GRO reference:

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, John, Sep 1857, Ripon, 9a (###)? may be for *this* John but needs confirmation.

1861 census: RG9/3197, folio 70, p5
Living with parents in Littlethorpe - see notes for father George BURNETT

1871 census: RG10/4280, folio 44, p10
Leckby Villa, Cundall with Leckby
Rebecca KILVINGTON, head, 35, wid, farmer 84 acres, Knayton
[plus five children under 10yrs]
John BURNETT, serv, 13, farm servant, Littlethorpe
[one of three servants]
//

1881 census: RG11/4325, folio 80, p4
Cayton Grange, South Stainley with Cayton
John BURNETT, serv, 23, unm, farm labourer, Littlethorpe
[One of four 'servants' with farmer William COLDBECK and his family]
//

1891 census: RG12/3518, folio 154, p2.
John BURNETT, serv, 32, unm, general farm servant, Littlethorpe
[living and working at "the farm near the church" in South Stainley].
//

1901 census: RG13/4042, folio 81, p1
Recorded as a "visitor" at the home of his younger brother Edward - see notes for brother Edward BURNETT
//


74. Ellen BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Ellen, Mar 1860, Ripon, 9a 68

1861 census: RG9/3197, folio 70, p5
Living with parents in Littlethorpe - see notes for father George BURNETT

1871 census: RG10/4307, folio 4, p2
Town Street, Hawksworth
Samuel NICHOLSON, head, 43, gardner, Harewood
Isabella            do          wife, 49, Knaresborough
Ellen BURNETT          niece, 11, scholar, Ripon
//


75. Edward BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Edward, Dec 1861, Ripon, 9a 71

1871 census: RG10/4277, ED16, p6
Living with his widowed mother in Littlethorpe - see notes for mother Ellen COLLIER
//

1881 census: RG11/4320, folio 78, p7
Myre Barf, East Tanfield
Ann FALL, head, 41, unm, farmer 228 acres, Mire Barf
Jane GREAVES, sis, 37, wid, Mire Barf
Jane MASON, aunt, 74, unm, annuitant, Cundall
[four 'servants' including -
Edmund BURNETT, serv, 19, unm, farm servant (indoors), Littlethorpe--**probably this Edward BURNETT
//

Edward married Jane WALTERS in 1889

1891 census: ? [not found]

1901 census: RG13/4042, folio 81, p1
31 Industrial Terrace, Ripon (City)
Edward BURNETT , head, 39, drayman railway porter, Ripon
Jane            do          , wife, 41, Leeds
John           do          , visit, 44, unm, farm servant, Ripon  **Edward's older brother
//
[Living two dwellings away in Industrial Tce. was George BURNETT, another older brother]


76. Mary BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Mary, Mar 1864, Ripon, 9a 78

1871 census: RG10/4277, ED16, p6
Living with widowed mother in Littlethorpe - see notes for mother Ellen COLLIER

1881 census: RG11/4317, folio 10, p13
4 The Crescent, Ripon
Lucy SMALLPAGE, head, wid, 54, annuitant, Macclesfield, Cheshire
Mary Ann WILKINSON, sis, mar, 63, annuitant, Bradwell, Derbyshire
Emily KEELING, sis, unm, 61, annuitant, Stockport, Cheshire
Mary BURNETT, serv, unm, 18, domestic servant, Littlethorpe, York --**probably this Mary BURNETT
//


41. Thomas BURNETT

1841 census: HO107/1352/15, folio 6, p5
With parents & siblings in Littlethorpe - see notes for father William BURNETT
//

1851 census: HO107/2281, folio 125, p11
With his parents at Littlethorpe - see notes for father William BURNETT
//
[Thomas married shortly after the census on 17 May 1851]

1861 census: RG9/3196, folio 88, p4
St. Mary's Gate, Ripon
Thomas BURNETT, head, 30, ag. labourer, Littlethorpe
Elizabeth       do        wife, 35, Hutton Conyers
Sarah             do           dau, 5, scholar, Littlethorpe
John               do           son, 3,    do         do
Mary              do           dau, 2,   Littlethorpe
Thomas          do            son, 1,     do
//

1871 census: RG10/4277, folio not numbered, p2
Littlethorpe
Thomas BURNETT , head, 40, ag. lab. Whitcliffe with Thorpe
Elizabeth     do            wife, 45, Hutton
Sarah A.      do            dau, 16, Bedale
William        do             son, 8, scholar, Whitcliffe with Thorpe
Christopher do              son, 7, Whitcliffe with Thorpe
Elizabeth     do              dau, 2,      do
Eliza            do              dau, 1m,   do
//

1881 census: RG11/4318, folio 112, p3
No 6 Foxtons Cottages, Whitcliffe Cum Thorpe
Thomas BURNETT, head, 52, general labourer, Littlethorpe
Elizabeth    do           wife, 58, Hutton
John           do             son, 23, unm, general labourer, Littlethorpe
//
[Surname wrongly transcribed and indexed as BENNETT.]

1891 census: RG12/3511, folio 82, page 1
Whitcliffe with Thorpe
Thomas BURNETT, head, 61, ag. lab., Littlethorpe
Elizabeth     do          wife, 68, Hutton
//

1901 census: rg13/4041, folio 21, p3
Littlethorpe
Thomas BURNETT, head, 75, wid, roadman labourer, Littlethorpe
//
[Living alone]

GRO Index of Deaths: BURNETT, Thomas, Dec 1906, Ripon, 9a 60 Age 76.


77. Sarah Ann BURNETT

Sarah Ann's birth certificate shows that she was born at Littlethorpe Pottery, Ripon, on 9 Jan 1856 and confirms that her parents were Thomas BURNETT and Elizabeth BURNETT nee WARRINER.
[Information provided by Jeannine Labelle from a copy birth certificate in her possession.]

1871 census: RG10/4277, folio not numbered, p2
With parents in Littlethorpe, given birthplace *Bedale* - see notes for father Thomas BURNETT
//

Sarah Ann married John William MUSCROFT shortly after her 20th birthday in 1876

1881 census: RG11/4317, folio 69, p7
26 Stammergate, Ripon
John W. MUSCROFT, head, 26, house painter, Ripon
Sarah           do              wife, 25, Ripon
Lillie           do                  dau, 4, scholar, Ripon
Arthur         do                  son, 1, Ripon
//

1891 census: RG12/3510, folio 59, p7
With husband and five children in Ripon
//

1901 census: RG13/4041, folio 21, p4
With husband and six children in Littlethorpe
//

Both Sarah Ann and her husband John William died in 1921. Their deaths were registered in the Bradford district, Sarah's during the March quarter and William's during the December quarter.


79. Mary BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Mary, Dec 1858, Ripon, 9a 66

1861 census: RG9/3196, folio 88, p4
Living with parents and siblings in St. Mary's Gate, Ripon - see notes for father Thomas BURNETT

Mary married Isaac LEE in 1883

1891 census: RG12/3520, folio 15, p23
With husband and four children in Epworth Tce., Harrogate


81. William BURNETT

GRO Birth: BURNETT, William, Oct-Dec 1863, Ripon, 9a  63

William married Elizabeth Ann JOHNSON at Bedale in 1889

1891 census: RG12/3521, folio 104, p22
26 Albert Place, Starbeck, Knaresborough
William BURNETT, head, 27, railway platelayer, Ripon
Elizabeth    do       wife, 23, Bedale
//

1901 census: RG13/4056, folio 44, p2
Quarry Hill, Wetherby
William BURNETT, head, 37, railway platelayer, Littlethorpe
Elizabeth Ann   do    wife, 33, Crakehall
Mary Elizabeth do     dau, 8, Starbeck
Lillian                 do     dau, 6,      do
Dorothy May     do     dau, 3, Wetherby
Ernest JOHNSON    nephew, 2, Crakehall
//

1911 census: RG14/2592/0071/30780573
6 Station Cottages, Collingham, Yorks
William BURNETT, head, 47, platelayer, Littlethorpe
Elizabeth Ann  do     wife, 43, Crakehall
Mary Lizzie      do     dau, 16, post girl, Starbeck
Lilian                do     dau, 16, day girl         do
Dorothy May    do     dau, 10, school, Wetherby
Elsie                 do     dau,  7, Collingham
William Herbert do   son,  5,       do
Edna                  do    dau, 3,        do
George William CHAMBERS. boarfer, 30 single, porter, Pilmoor
//     

1939 Register of England & Wales: Wetherby, KSVL, 490-1
Schedule No.16, Church Lane, Collingham
Burnett, William, M, [dob] 11 Dec 63, M[arried], retired platelayer ganger railway
Burnett, Elizabeth A, F, 19 Mar 68, M, unpaid domestic duties
Burnett, Edna, F, 29 Mar 08, S[ingle], domestic duties
[Edna's surname Burnett crossed through Johnson substituted]    

William BURNETT died at Collingham in 1949 aged 86 years.


43. Edward BURNETT

1851 census: HO107/2282, folio 62, p15
Minskip
Edward BURNETT, lab, 17, farm labourer, Littlethorpe - [one of five men employed as farm labourers by farmer Christopher CLARKE.]

Edward married Ann HELMSLEY in 1855 and they had two known children before 1861, however, the family have not been found in 1861 census returns for England & Wales. Edward was a railway worker and could have been in Scotland at the time of the census.

1861 census: ? [not found]

1871 census: RG10/4275, folio 72, p18 - folio 73, p19
Stammergate, Ripon
Edward BURNETT, head, 35, platelayer, Littlethorpe
Ann                 do       wife, 36, Bedale
Mary Jane       do        dau, 14, scholar, Littlethorpe
William Robt. do         son, 13, scholar, Littlethorpe
Harry               do        son, 6, scholar, Ripon
//

There was a gap of 6yrs between births of Edward's second and third chidren then a very unusual gap of 14yrs before the birth of a fourth child, Abraham**, in 1878.

1881 census: RG11/4317, folio 73, p16
7 Garbutts Court, Ripon
Edward BURNETT, head, 44, railway labourer, Littlethorpe
Ann              do          wife, 43, Bedale
Harry           do           son, 16, general lab., Ripon
Abraham**  do           son, 3, Ripon
//
[** though identified as his son it is possible that Abraham was the illegitimate son of Edward BURNETT's daughter Mary Jane. 1891 census returns found Abraham BURNETT, age 13, born Ripon with a "widow" named Jane BURNETT, age 40, born Bradford. He was identified as her son - see notes for this Abraham BURNETT]

GRO Index of Deaths: BURNETT, Edward, Mar 1891, Ripon, 9a 57, age 56


83. Mary Jane BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Mary Jane, Sep 1856, Ripon, 9a 65

1861 census:

1871 census: RG10/4275, folio 72, p18 - folio 73, p19
With parents & siblings in Ripon - see notes for father Edward BURNETT
//

Mary Jane married William NICHOLSON in 1876

1881 census: RG11/4395, folio 80, p69
19 Bongate Road, Brighouse
Wm NICHOLSON, head, 26, engine fitter, Ripon
Mary Jane        do wife, 24, Littlethorpe
Margaret         do dau, 4, Brighouse
Annie Ada      do dau, 2, Rastrick
John Edmund do son, 2m, Ripon
//


86. Abraham BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Abraham, Mar 1878, Ripon, 9a 71

1881 census: RG11/4317, folio 73, p16
With parents & siblings in Ripon - see notes for father Edward BURNETT.

1891 census: RG12/3510, folio 61, p11
8 Ingramm's Place, Ripon
Jane BURNETT, head, wid, 44, Bradford---**
Abraham   do       , son, 13, errand boy, Ripon
//
This Abraham was without doubt the son of the recently deceased Edward BURNETT of Ripon but his mother was Ann BURNETT, nee HELMSLEY, who would have been 54 yrs old at the time of this census and who was born in Bedale. So who was the 'mother' Jane BURNETT in this census return? **Possibly** Mary Jane, daughter of Edward & Ann BURNETT of Ripon, with her supposed illegitimate son. If this was the case she was almost certainly NOT a widow, she had added 8yrs to her age and she had given a false birthplace. There was an unusually long gap of 14yrs between the birth of Edward & Ann's son Harry and the birth of Abraham, and Ann would have been 41yrs old when Abraham was born whereas her daughter Mary Jane would have been just 22yrs old. The jury is still out.

1901 census: RG13/4042, folio 10, p12
Abraham was living with his brother William Robert BURNETT & his family in Ripon - see notes for William Robert BURNETT.


44. John BURNETT

1841 census: HO107/1352/15, folio 6, p5
With parents & siblings in Littlethorpe - see notes for father William BURNETT

1851 census: HO107/2281, folio 58, p9
John BURNITT, 14, farm labourer, Littlethorpe recorded with farmer John WETHEREL and family at Morker, Markington, Ripon
//

1861 census: RG9/3197, folio 69, p4
Littlethorpe
John BURNETT, head, 24, Ag. Lab., Littlethorpe
Sarah      do          wife, 27, Hutton Con' [sic]
/Henry WARRINER, head, 29, unm, almsman, Hutton Con' [born deaf & dumb]
//
Henry WARRINER was John's brother-in-law - his wife Sarah's maiden surname was WARRINER. Elizabeth WARRINER, sister of Henry and Sarah, married John's brother Thomas BURNETT.

John's wife Sarah died in 1864 and he married the widow Martha HUTTON, nee PLACE at Ripon Cathedral on 1 Jun 1870. [see marriage source notes]

1871 census: RG10/4280, folio 5, p6
Main Street, Dishforth
John BURNETT, head, 33, ag. lab., Littlethorpe
Martha  do           wife, 31, Swinton Masham
Jane A. do             dau, 9, scholar, Littlethorpe-** daughter Jane Ann from John's first marriage
Rose     do            dau, 1m, Dishforth
//

1881 census: RG11/4320, folio 3, p1
The Green, Dishforth
John BURNETT, head, 43, foreman of farm (baillif), Littlethorpe
Martha     do         wife, 42, North Stainley
Rose        do          dau, 10, scholar, Dishforth
William    do            son, 8,   do          do
Edward    do            son, 6,  do          do
John         do             son, 5, do           do
Eliza A.   do            dau, 1, Dishforth
//

1891 census: RG12/3514, folio 7, p8
Dishforth
John BURNETT, head, mar, 53, agricultural labourer, born Littlethorpe
Martha    do        , wife, mar, 52, born Swinton
Alice       do         , dau, unm, 11, scholar, born Dishforth
//

John emigrated to America sometime after the 1891 census. Rose Barnes, a great-granddaughter of John, has provided a detailed family tree showing the descendants in America of John, and his brother William, who also emigrated.


87. Christopher BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Christopher, Sep 1862, Ripon, 9a 70

Christopher's mother died when he was just 2yrs old and his father John BURNETT married again. After having six more children with his second wife, John emigrated with his family to America. Christopher was thought to have accompanied them. According to information provided by Rose Barnes in America, a descendant of John BURNETT, Christopher died on 14 Jul 1962 - she did not say where. If correct, Christopher was 100yrs old at the time of his death. This could not be confirmed in primary sources, indeed Christopher was not recorded with his father & half-siblings in 1871 census returns [his sister Jane Ann was] and the GRO Index of Deaths contains the following entry: BURNETT, Christopher, Sep 1862, Ripon, 9a 45.
It would appear that Christopher died as an infant. The date of death was *probably* 14 Jul 1862.


88. Jane Ann BURNETT

Information from Rose Barnes, a descendant of Jane Ann's father John BURNETT who lives in America, gives date of birth 20 May 1863. This is NOT consistent with ages in census returns and birth registration. The date of birth was *probably* 20 May 1861.

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Jane Ann, Jun 1861, Ripon, 9a 81

1871 census: RG10/4280, folio 5, p6
With her father and step-mother in Dishforth, age 9yrs, birthplace Littlethorpe - see notes for father John BURNETT.

Jane Ann married John SMITH in 1878 - though she was only c18yrs old at the time.

1881 census: RG11/4318, folio 156, p30
Bridge Hewick
John SMITH, head, 30, farm labourer [Ag], Hawnby
Jane do , wife, 21, Littlethorpe
John do , son, 2, Bridge Hewick
//

Jane Ann's husband John and their son John both died before the 1891 census was taken.

1891 census: RG12/3511, folio 117, p21
Copt Hewick
Jane SMITH, head, wid, 30, laundress, Littlethorpe
Sidney do , son, 8, scholar, North Stainley
Margaret do, dau, 6, scholar, Kepwick Limekilns
//

It is interesting to note that Jane Ann's grandfather William BURNETT died at Copt Hewick in 1889, according to a monumental inscription in Bishop Monkton churchyard. He may have been staying with his granddaughter, being looked after by her in his old age.

Jane Ann married again in 1892 - her second husband was Thomas INGLEBY.

1901 census: RG13/4054, folio 44, p48
10 Frome? Park Lane, Harrogate
Thomas INGLEBY,   head, 51, general labourer, Ripon
Jane Ann     do           wife, 40, Ripon
Sydney SMITH          son, 18, railway porter, Ripon
Margaret   do              dau, 16, dressmaker's ..?.., Thirsk
Myra INGLEBY         dau, 5, Ripon
Herbert COATES        bord, 20, unm, blacksmith, Leeds
Henry LOCKWOOD  bord, 20, unm, plasterer, Scarborough
//
SYdney and Margaret SMITH were of course Thomas INGLEBY's step-children, not his son & daughter.


89. Arthur BURNETT

1871 census: RG10/4280, folio 3, p1
Arthur aged 4 months was living with his grandparents William & Jane BURNETT


90. Rose BURNETT

Rose Burnett was the grandmother of Rose BARNES who has provided a detailed family tree showing the American descendants of William Burnett and Jane Metcalf.

Rose Burnett was also the great-grandmother of Debbie HERNDON who is also researching this branch of the BURNETT family.


92. Edward BURNETT

Dishforth parish register has the baptism of Edward on the same day, probably at the same time, as that of his brother John. However, they were not twins - Edward was born in 1874 and was thus two years old at the time of the baptism.


48. William BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, William, Mar 1841, Ripon, xxiii 310
Born at Wind Hill Farm, Bishop Thornton, where his father farmed.

1851 census: with parents at Wind Hill, Bishop Thornton - see notes for father Thomas BURNETT

1871 census: living with his parents at Burton Leonard - see notes for father Thomas BURNETT

1881 census: RG11/4325, folio 89, p7
Burton Leonard
William BURNETT, head, 41, farm labourer, Bishop Thornton
Mary       do              wife, 43, Bishop Monkton
William WALKER    son, 18, farm labourer, South Stainley
//
[William WALKER, though recorded as William's son, was his step-son. Wife Mary had been married before - her first husband's surname being WALKER - and young William was her son from that marriage.]

1891 census: RG12/3509, folio 54, p9
Bog Farm, Bishop Thornton
William BURNETT, head, widr, 51, farmer, Bishop Thorton
Hannah CUTHBERTSON, housekeeper, wid, 50, Topcliffe
//

William married his housekeeper Hannah CUTHBERTSON shortly after the census in 1891

1901 census: RG13/4038, folio 22, p7
Turner Ing, Menwith with Darley
William BURNETT, head, 63, farmer, Thornton
Hannah          do        wife, 65, Dalton
John Ellis SKAIFE, serv, single, 49, carter on farm, Darley
//


Mary (LIGHT) WALKER

Mary was a widow when she married William BURNETT. Her first husband had obviously had the surname WALKER but her maiden surname was LIGHT. [see notes for second husband William BURNETT]


95. William WALKER

1881 census: living with his mother and step-father William BURNETT at Burton Leonard [See notes for step-father William BURNETT].

1891 census: RG12/3518, folio 162, p3
No.5 Station Road, Burton Leonard.
William WALKER, nephew, unm, 28, Well Sinker, born South Stainley, was living with head of household Joseph LIGHT, next door but one to the widower William BURNETT. William's mother Mary must therefore have been Joseph's sister - from which we can deduce that William BURNETT's wife, Mary WALKER, was the former Mary LIGHT.


51. Robert BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: birth registration not found

1851 census: living with parents at Hind Hill, Bishop Thornton - see notes for father Thomas BURNETT

1871 census: living with his parents at Burton Leonard - see notes for father Thomas BURNETT

1881 census: RG11/4325, folio 90, p10.
Farming 106 acres at Burton Leonard with his widowed mother. Robert's wife, Sarah, and their two children were also living on the farm. [see notes for Robert's mother Elizabeth BURNETT (nee SMITH)]

1891 census: RG12/3518, folio 162, p4.
Danson Farm, Burton Leonard
Robert BURNETT, Head, mar, 44, Farmer, Bishop Thornton
Sarah            do         wife, mar, 46, South Stainley
John E.         do          son, 14, Burton Leonard
George         do           son, 11,      do
Ada              do           dau, 6,      do
George DAVIDSON serv, unm, 18, Farm Servant, born Killinghall

1901 census: RG13/4049, folio 58, p10
Burton Leonard
Robert BURNETT, head, 52, farmer, Bishop Thornton
Sarah BURNETT, wife, 54, South Stanley [sic]
John BURNETT, son, unm, 24, Burton Leonard
George BURNETT, son, unm, 21, Burton Leonard
Ada BURNETT, dau, 16, Burton Leonard
//

Letters of Administration of Robert's estate were granted to his widow, Sarah, on 20 Sep 1909 in London.


Sarah LUPTON

1881 census: living with husband Robert and two children at Burton Leonard. [see notes for mother-in-law Elizabeth BURNETT]


96. John Edward BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, John, Jun 1876, Ripon, 9a87

1881 census: RG11/4325, folio 90, p10
Living with parents and grandmother at Burton Leonard. Age 4, birthplace Burton Leonard. [see notes for grandmother Elizabeth BURNETT nee SMITH]

1891 census: RG12/3518, folio 162, p4
Living with parents at Danson Farm, Burton Leonard. Age 14, birthplace Burton leonard. [see notes for father Robert BURNETT]

1901 census: living with parents at Burton Leonard - see notes for father Robert BURNETT.


97. George BURNETT

1881 census: RG11/4325, folio 90, p10
Living with parents and grandmother at Burton Leonard. Age 1, birthplace Burton Leonard. [see notes for grandmother Elizabeth BURNETT nee SMITH]

1891 census: RG12/3518, folio 162, p4
Living with parents at Danson Farm, Burton Leonard. Age 11, birthplace Burton leonard. [see notes for father Robert BURNETT]

1901 census: living with parents at Burton Leonard - see notes for father Robert BURNETT.


98. Ada BURNETT

1891 census: RG12/3518, folio 162, p4
Living with parents at Danson Farm, Burton Leonard. Age 6, birthplace Burton leonard. [see notes for father Robert BURNETT]

1901 census: living with parents at Burton Leonard - see notes for father Robert BURNETT.


58. John BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, John, Sep 1847, Ripon, xxiii 516

Father's residence given in parish register as Low Demains, Monkton at time of John's baptism - John was probably born there.

1851 census: HO107/2281, folio 79, p3
With parents at Demains Cottage, Bishop Monkton - see notes for father George BURNETT.

1861 census: RG9/3197, folio 30, p16
With parents & siblings in Bishop monkton - see notes for father george BURNETT.

1871 census: [not found]
John was not at home with the rest of the family in Bishop Monkton.

John married a Lancashire lass, Jane PEDDER, in 1880

1881 census: RG11/4263, folio 13, p20
Cross Street, Skerton, Lancashire
Wm. PEDDER , head, 57, wid, malster [sic], Aldcliffe, Lancashire
John BURNETT, bord, 34, plate layer (railway), Ripon, Yorks
Jane       do         , bord, 35 , Skerton, Lancashire
John P.  do        , grson, 2 m, Skerton, Lancashire
//
[From the above census extract we can deduce that John was in fact the son-in-law of Wm. PEDDER, Jane BURNETT was John's wife and daughter of Wm. PEDDER, and John P. BURNETT was the son of John and Jane. The initial letter P. for William's second Christian name stands for Pedder - birth registered at Lancaster Jun 1881]


99. John Pedder BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, John Pedder, Jun 1881, Lancaster, 8e 730

1881 census: RG11/4263, Folio 13, Page 20
Living with parents and grandparents at Skerton, Lancashire. [see notes for father William BURNETT]


59. Thomas BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Thomas, Sep 1850, Ripon, xxiii 593

1851 census: HO107/2281, folio 79, p3
With his parents at Demains Cottage, Bishop Monkton - see notes for father George BURNETT

1861 census: RG9/3197, folio 30, p161851 census:
With his parents in Bishop Monkton - see notes for father George BURNETT

1871 census: RG10/4277, folio ?, p7
With his parents at Low Demains, Bishop Monkton - see notes for father George BURNETT

1881 census: RG11/4309, folio 5, p4
8 Low Spring Gardens, Skipton
Thomas BURNETT, head, 31, quarry man, Bishop Monkton
Mary Ann     do        wife, 29, Skipton
Margret         do         dau, 5, scholar, Skipton
Mary             do         dau, 1, Skipton
//

1891 census: RG12/3502, folio 83, p19
16 Queen Street, Skipton
ThomasBURNETT, head, mar, 40, general labourer, Bishop Monkton
Mary Ann   do        , wife, mar, 38, cotton weaver, Skipton
Maggie        do        , dau, 15, cotton weaver, Skipton
Mary           do         , dau, 11, scholar, Skipton
Clara           do           , dau, 9, scholar, Skipton
//

1901 census: RG13/4032, folio 23, p10
16 Queen Street, Skipton
Thomas BURNETT,head, 50, road scavenger, Monkton [sic]
Mary           do         wife, 48, Skipton
Maggie       do           dau, 25, unm, cotton weaver, Skipton
Mary          do           dau, 21, unm, cotton weaver, Skipton
Clara          do           dau, 19, unm, dressmaker, Skipton
//


100. Margaret BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Margaret, Mar 1876, Skipton, 9a 51

1881 census: living with her parents at 8 Low Spring Gdns, Skipton [See notes for father Thomas BURNETT.]

1891 census: living with her parents at 16 Queen Street, Skipton. [See notes for father Thomas BURNETT]


101. Mary BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Mary, Jun 1879, Skipton, 9a 52

1881 census: living with her parents at 8 Low Spring Gdns, Skipton. [See notes for father Thomas BURNETT]

1891 census: living with her parents at 16 Queen Street, Skipton. [See notes for father Thomas BURNETT]


102. Clara BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Clara, Sep 1881, Skipton, 9a 50

1891 census: living with her parents at 16 Queen Street, Skipton. [See notes for father Thomas BURNETT]


61. Mary Jane BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Mary Jane, Sep 1856, Ripon, 9a 65

1861 census: RG9/3197, folio 30, p16
With parents & siblings in Bishop Monkton [see notes for father George BURNETT]

1871 census: RG10/4277, page: 8;, GSU roll: 846969
Polly BURNETT, age 15, born Bishop Monkton, was recorded as a nurse in the household of farmer Charles WALL at Park Green, Bishop Monkton [next dwelling to Low Demains where her parents George & Margaret BURNETT were living at this time]. Also recorded in this household was domestic servant Mary SUFFILL, age 19, born Sutton - almost certainly a close relative of Polly's mother Margaret, nee SUFFILL.

1881 census: RG11/4300, folio 4, p8
Malham
John BENSON, head, 46, innkeeper, Malham
Keren Happuch BENSON, wife, 39, Skipton
Annie SUMNER, niece, 16, barmaid, Eaton, Lancashire
William G. BENSON, neph, 8, scholar, Malham
Mary BURNETT, serv, 23, unm, waiting maid (inn), Ripon<---------**
Amelia BENT, serv, 15, general servant, Wellington, Shropshire
Alexander COATES, serv, 14, boots (inn), Burton Lonsdale, Yorks
John MC KINNELL, serv, 43, unm, ostler (inn), Cracoe [sic], Yorks
John MYERS, serv, 39, unm, horse keeper, Skipton
//
** Mary's illegitimate son George Herbert, age 6yrs, was with her parents in Bishop Monkton. His birthplace was given as Malham.

Mary's second illegitimate child, daughter Ada, was born and baptised at Bishop Monkton in 1882.

Some time before 1891 Mary ‘married’ Joseph BAINS as witnessed by the following census extract:

1891 census: RG12/3047, folio 58, p3
9 Butcherfield Row, Aspnel, Lancashire
Joseph BAINS, head, 33, carter for brewery, Hebden, Yks
Polly         do   , wife, 34, Bishop Monkton, Yks
George H. BURNETT, stepson, 16, post office boy, Malham, Yks
Ada                do         , stepdau, 9, scholar, Bishop Monkton, Yks.
//

No record of Polly's marriage to Joseph BAINS has yet been found.


103. George Herbert BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, George Herbert, Mar 1875, Settle, 9a 21

The entry for George Herbert's baptism, in the Bishop Monkton parish register, indicates that he was the [illegitimate] son of Mary BURNETT, "single woman" of Manchester. It would appear that Mary, having become pregnant while working away from home in Manchester, had come home for the birth and to have the child baptised. Mary's brother Thomas had recently married and moved to the Skipton area and it is possible that Mary stayed with him and his wife.

George Herbert may have been brought up by his grandparents, George and Margaret BURNETT. At the time of the 1881 census he was staying with George & Margaret in Bishop Monkton. Given age 6yrs, birthplace Malham [see notes for grandfather George BURNETT].

1891 census: RG12/3047, folio 58, p3
With his mother & step-father in Aspnel, Lancashire - see notes for mother Mary Jane BURNETT.
//


104. Ada BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Ada, Jun 1882, Ripon, 9a 76

The entry for Ada's baptism in the Bishop Monkton parish register indicates that she was the daughter of Mary BURNETT, "single woman" of Bishop Monkton.

1891 census: RG12/3047, folio 58, p3
With her mother & step-father in Aspnel, Lancashire - see notes for mother Mary Jane BURNETT.
//

1901 census: RG13/4070, folio 134, p23
3 Queen’s Street, Bingley
Ada BURNETT, 18, born Bishop Monkton, working as a baker, was recorded as a boarder in the household of grocer & confectioner Wright WAGSTAFF.
//


62. George BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, George, Dec 1858, Ripon, 9a 66]

1861 census: RG9/3197, folio 30, p16
With parents & siblings in Bishop Monkton - see notes for father George BURNETT

1871 census: RG10/4277, folio ?, p7
With parents & siblings in Bishop Monkton - see notes for father George BURNETT.

1881 census: RG11/4318, folio 65, p1
With parents & siblings in Bishop Monkton - see notes for father George BURNETT.

George married Mary Agnes HOPWOOD in 1887 [GRO: Sep 1887, Skipton]

1891 census: RG12/3534, Folio 102, Page 11
New Street, Micklethwaite, Bingley
George BURNETT, head, 32, labourer in brick yard, Ripon
Mary A.      do          wife, 31, Manchester Lancs.
Arthur         do             son, 2, Gargrave
//

1901 census: RG13/4071, folio 61, p21
16 John Street, Crossflatts, Bingley
George BURNETT, head, 42, domestic gardener & cowman, Bishop Monkton
Mary A.   do             wife, 41, Manchester, Lancashire
Arthur      do              son, 12, worsted doffer [sic], Coniston Cold, Yks
Margt A.  do                dau, 8, Micklethwaite, Bingley
Ivy           do                dau, 3, Crosflatts, Bingley
Fred          do                son, 2, do
//


105. Arthur BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Arthur, Sep 1888, Skipton, 9a 25

1891 census: RG12/3534, folio 102, p11
Living with parents at Micklethwaite, Bingley. Age 2yrs birthplace Gargrave. [see notes for father George BURNETT]


106. Margaret Annie BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Margaret Annie, Sep 1892, Keighley, 9c 181


107. Ivy BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Ivy, Sep 1897, Keighley, 9a 173


108. Fred BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Fred, Mar 1899, Keighley, 9a 168


67. William BURNETT

GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, William, Sep 1865, Ripon, 9a  63

 

A copy birth certificate provided by a descendant, Peter BURNETT, in California, USA, gives date of birth 21 Jun 1865 and place of birth Bishop Monkton.  The mother Margaret BURNETT, nee SUFFELL (sic) registered the birth, the father, George BURNETT, was described as a 'railway worker'. 

 

1871 & 1881 census: living with parents at Low Demains, Bishop Monkton - see notes for father George BURNETT.

 

1891 census: RG12/3511, folio 41, p1

Moor End, Bishop Monkton

William BURNETT, head, 25, N.E.R*. labourer, Bishop Monkton

Annie        do            wife, 28, Ripon

Fred          do              son, 3, Ripon

Mable       do              dau, 1, Bishop Monkton

Edward FULLER       stson, 9, scholar, Ripon

Edith         do              stdau, 6, scholar, Ripon

William REYNARD   lodg, 45, unm, gen labourer, Otley

//

*[North-Eastern Railways]

 

William was living next door to his father George BURNETT.  Wife Annie was a widow when she married William, her first husband having been named FULLER and the two children of that name being from that relationship.  Peter BURNETT in America, a descendant of William and Annie provided the information that her maiden surname was REYNARD. The lodger William REYNARD was probably a close relative - possibly her brother.

 

Wife Annie died in 1896 shortly after son William jnr was born.   William snr wasted no time in marrying again - he married second wife Sarah in 1897 [GRO: Mar 1897, Ripon].

 

1901 census: RG13/4641, folio 78, p41

39 Keswick St, West Hartlepool, Durham

William BURNETT, head, 35, railway platelayer, Ripon

Sarah        do            wife, 27, Scotland

Fred         do              son, 13, draper's errand boy, Ripon

Annie      do              dau, 9, Ripon

Florence   do              dau, 7, Ripon

William    do               son, 4, Ripon

James H.  do               son, 7m, Ripon **

//

**James Henry BURNETT, the first child of William's second marriage.

 

Information provided by Peter BURNETT in America shows that William died in c1922 in Lagos, Nigeria. Kay Gifford and Linda Donald, two others with research interests in William Burnett, have found shipping records that showed he had voyaged to and from Africa on several occasions from the early 1900’s to 1920. It is possible that William might have been 'trapped' in Lagos for the duration of the First World War 1914-18.


Annie (REYNARD) FULLER

Annie's maiden name was REYNARD. Her marriage to William BURNETT was her second. Her first marriage was to a man named FULLER with whom she had two children, Edward b:1881, and Edith b:1884. These children were listed as William BURNETT's step-children in 1881 census returns. [see notes for husband William BURNETT]


110. Mable BURNETT

1891 census: living with her parents and brother Fred at "Moor End", Bishop Monkton.
[see notes for father William BURNETT]

Age given as 3yrs 11mths at burial on 24 Dec 1893 - hence born c Jan 1889. Mabel was about 9 months old at her baptism in Oct 1890.

Information provided by Peter BURNETT in America, a descendant of Mabel's brother Fred, suggests that she died in a tragic fire accident.


111. Annie BURNETT

            1901 census: RG13/4641, folio 78, p41
            With parents & siblings in West Hartlepool, Durham - see notes for father William BURNETT
            //

[Following notes provided by Kay GIFFORD]
There is some evidence to suggest that his Annie BURNETT had a (possibly) illegitimate male child, prior to marrying Benjamin R. AITCHISON in 1914, in Darlington, Co Durham. He died 1949 in Durham. They had a child Agnes AITCHISON, b: 28 Aug 1915, Co Durham (d: 8 Nov 2008 Bishop Auckland, Durham).

Agnes was brought up by her father Benjamin Aitchison and his sister, as Annie left the marriage whilst husband was serving in France. He asked his mother had she seen Annie as he had not received replies to his letters. It appears that Annie left behind Agnes and took off with her son never to be heard of or found at a later date. It is possible that she met up with an American or Canadian and left with him for the America's in c1918.


113. William BURNETT

            GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, William, Dec 1896, Ripon, 9a (68)?


114. James Henry BURNETT

            GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, James Henry, Sep 1900, Ripon, 9a 77

            GRO Index of Deaths: BURNETT, James Henry, Sep 1901, Hatlepool, 10a 96  Age 0