THE NATIONAL PROBATE INDEX

BURNETT in Yorkshire

Wills and Administrations 1858 - 1900

Date given in italics indicates that grant of probate or administration was more than one year after death. Entries marked with ** indicate an 'out of county' event where the individual had known origins in Yorkshire.

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1858

George Burnett of South Kirkby. Will proved at Wakefield, 23 Apr 1858.

Mary Burnett of Kingston upon Hull, spinster. Admons granted at York, 17 Nov 1858.

Robert Burnett formerly of Norton-le-Clay, late of Ripon, gentleman. Will proved at Wakefield, 20 Apr 1858.

Robert Burnett of Scarborough, grocer. Admons [will annexed] granted at York, 3 Dec 1858.

William Burnett of Ripon, verger. Will proved at Wakefield, 28 Jul 1858.

1859

Robert Burnett of Weaverthorpe, carpenter. Admons granted at York, 14 Feb 1859.

1860

Henry Burnett formerly of Liverpool, Lancs, late of Headingley, Leeds, currier. Will proved at Wakefield, 7 Jul 1860.

1861 None

1862 None

1863

Charles Burnett of Leeds, innkeeper. Will proved at Wakefield, 25 Apr 1863.

Joseph Burnett of Otley Road, Bradford, beerseller. Will proved at Wakefield, 23 Sep 1863.

William Burnett the elder of Goathland, Pickering, yeoman. Will proved at York, 13 Jan 1863.

1864

Ann Burnett, of the City of York, spinster. Will proved at York, 26 Mar 1864.

Jane Burnett formerly of Rainton, late of Ripon, widow. Admons granted at Wakefield, 27 Jan 1864.

Joseph Burnett of Belgrave Street, Bradford, gentleman. Will proved at Wakefield, 24 Mar 1864.

1865 None

1866 None

1867

Anthony Burnett of Bishop Monkton, yeoman. Will proved at Wakefield, 4 Jan 1867.

1868

John Burnett of Snainton, farmer and cattle dealer. Will proved at York, 16 Dec 1868.

Sarah Burnett of Leeds, widow. Will proved at Wakefield, 6 Feb 1868

1869

Jane Burnett of Ripon, widow. Will proved at Wakefield, 5 Oct 1869.

John Burnett of Langton, farmer. Will proved at York, 10 Dec 1869.

William Burnett of Wetherby, auctioneer. Will proved at Wakefield, 22 Nov 1869.

1870

Ann Burnett of Ryhill, Wragby, widow. Will proved at Wakefield, 25 Oct 1870.

Rev. John Burnett, clerk, vicar of Bradford. Will proved at Wakefield, 11 Apr 1870.

William Burnett of Woodlesford, Rothwell, waterman. Will proved at Wakefield, 8 Jun 1870.

1871 None

1872

Alice Burnett of Norwood Street, Scarborough. Will proved at York, 22 Aug 1872.

Edward Burnett of Frickley Lodge, Frickley with Clayton, yeoman. Will proved at Wakefield 1872.

Thomas Burnett of Burton Leonard, Ripon, farmer. Will proved at Wakefield, 17 Jan 1872.

1873

Rev. John Eccleston Burnett formerly of Park Hill, Bolton, Lancs. late of Low Moor, Bradford, clerk. Will proved at Wakefield, 28 Nov 1873.

1874

William Burnitt (otherwise Burnett) of Little Barugh, Kirby Misperton, blacksmith. Will proved at York, 28 Jan 1874.

1875

Mary Ann Burnett of Ripon, widow. Will, with codicil, proved at Wakefield, 30 Aug 1875.

1876 None

1877

Eleanor Burnett of Whitby, widow. Will proved at York, 27 Jun 1877.

**George Burnett of Hartlepool, Durham, yeoman, widower. Admons granted at Durham, 7 Mar 1877.

James Burnett of Langton, farmer. Admons granted at York, 8 Jan 1877.

John Burnett of Low Moor, North Bierley, Bradford, loom twister. Will proved at Wakefield, 5 Apr 1877.

William Burnett of Monkgate, the City of York, gardener. Will proved at York, 31 May 1877.

William Burnett of Sicklinghall, farmer. Will proved at London, 27 Jun 1877.

William Burnett formerly of Harehills, Leeds, late of Fox Bridge Road, Normanton, labourer, bachelor. Admons granted at Wakefield, 11 Oct 1877.

1878

Isabella Amelia Burnett of 1 College Street, Kingston upon Hull, spinster. Will proved at York.

1879

Thomas Burnitt of Doncaster, potatoe merchant. Will proved at Wakefield, 13 Aug 1879.

1880

William Burnett of Bingley, woolwasher. Admons granted at Wakefield, 15 Mar 1880.

William Burnett of 4 Prospect Tce., Leeds, coal agent. Admons granted at Wakefield, 4 Oct 1880.

1881

Christopher Burnett of Tanner Row, City of York, lodging house keeper. Will proved at York, 7 Jan 1881.

Joseph Burnett of Richmond nr. Sheffield. Will proved at Wakefield, 5 Aug 1881.

Robert Burnett of Whitby, joiner. Will proved at York, 31 Oct 1881.

1882 None

1883

John Burnett of Thorpe, Fylingdales, retired farmer. Will proved at York, 2 Jan 1883.

Maria Burnett of Clifton, City of York, spinster. Admons granted at York, 23 May 1883.

1884

Ann Burnett of the City of York, widow. Will proved at York, 6 Sep 1884.

Fred Burnett of 105 Beckett Street, Leeds, clerk at Gas Office. Admons granted at Wakefield, 18 Jun 1884.

John Burnett of Langham Street, New Wortley, Leeds, joiner. Will proved at Wakefield, 5 Sep 1884.

1885

Mary Jane Burnett of Pickhill, widow. Admons granted at York, 5 Nov 1885.

Timothy Burnett of Pickhill. Admons (will annexed) granted at York, 17 Nov 1885.

1886 None

1887

Eliza Burnett of 13 St. Agnesgate, Ripon, spinster. Will proved at Wakefield, 27 May 1887.

George Burnett of Market Place, Wetherby, shoemaker. Will proved at Wakefield, 4 Apr 1887.

1888

Joseph Burnett of 222 Bolton Rd, Bradford, stoker. Will proved at Wakefield, 13 Jul 1888.

1889

John Burnett of Shadwell, builder. Will proved at Wakefield, 17 Jun 1889.

Thomas Burnett of 43 Bismark Street, Leeds, collector. Proved at Wakefield 19 Dec 1889.

William Burnett of Harrogate, butcher, bachelor. Admons granted at Wakefield, 10 Sep 1889.

1890

Ann Burnitt of Doncaster, widow. Will proved at Wakefield, 12 Jun 1890.

Joseph Burnitt of Knottingley, master mariner. Admons granted at Principal Registry, London, 9 Dec 1890.

1891

Elizabeth Burnett of 71 North Marine Road, Scarborough, spinster. Will proved at York, 13 Feb 1891.

John Burnett of Cullingworth , Bingley, farmer's man. Admons granted at Wakefield, 9 Sep 1891.

Thomas Burnett formerly of West End, Wetherby, late of the Union Workhouse, Wetherby. Will proved at Wakefield, 16 Sep 1891.

1892

Walter Burnett of Kippax Mount, Pontefract Street, Leeds, blacksmith. Admons granted at Wakefield, 6 Dec 1892.

1893

Ann Burnett of Weaverthorpe, wife of John Burnett. Admons granted at York, 25 May 1893.

Elizabeth Ann Burnett of Whitby, wife of Francis Burnett. Will proved at Principal Registry, London, 14 Mar 1893.

Frances Ann Burnett of Grafton Square, Wetherby, wife of Samuel Burnett. Admons granted at Wakefield, 19 Dec 1893.

Martha Beswick (formerly Burnett) of 1 Norwood Street, Scarborough, wife of Charles Beswick. Admons granted at York, 7 Jan 1893.

1894 None

1895 None

1896

Alfred Burnett of 59 North Street, Ripon, butcher. Will proved at Wakefield, 1 Jan 1896.

Elizabeth Burnett of Pickering, widow. Admons granted at York, 9 Jun 1896.

William Burnett of Alexandra Arcade, Kingston upon Hull, chemist. Will proved at Pricipal Registry, London.

William Burnitt of Knottingley, ship-owner. Will proved at Wakefield, 27 Jan 1896.

1897 None

1898

John Burnett of 23 Church Street, Barnsley, joiner. Admons granted at Wakefield, 12 May 1898.

William Burnett of Wood House, Thornton Steward, farmer. Will proved at York, 25 May 1898.

1899

Israel Burnett of Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse, gentleman. Will proved at Wakefield, 8 Dec 1899.

John Burnett of Bank Top Farm, Constable Burton, farmer. Will proved at York, 16 Aug 1899.

1900

Francis Burnett of 17 Park Terrace, Ruswarp,Whitby, gentleman. Will proved at York, 21 Mar 1900.

George Burnett of Low Demains, Bishop Monkton, Ripon. Will proved at Wakefield, 17 Dec 1900.

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