89. Timothy BURNETT
At the Court Leet and Court Baron of the Manor of Husthwaite held on 17 Oct 1839, Timothy BURNETT of Husthwaite mortgaged property and land at Husthwaite, for £1000, to Richard TENNANT. This was shortly after Timothy married his wife Mary WARE.
1841 census: HO107/1236/7, folio 9, p12
Husthwaite
Timothy BURNETT, 45, farmer, born Yks.
Marydo25, born Yks.
Hannahdo3,do
Annedo3,do
Janedo18m,do
/Robert WARE25, Ag.Lab. born Yks--*Robert was probably Timothy BURNETT's brother in Law.
William COOPER11, born Yks
Ann FIRBY15, F.S.do
//1851 census: HO107/2370, folio 361, p5 - folio 362, p6
Husthwaite
Timothy BURNETT, H, 59, farmer out of business, born Fawdington
MarydoW, 41, born Helmsley
AnndoD, 12, scholarborn Husthwaite
HannahdoD, 12, scholar do
JanedoD, 10, dodo
Elizado D, 4, do
Mary E.do D, 2, do
//
Timothy had either mis-managed his farm or he had fallen on hard times. He probably defaulted on the mortgage of £1000 raised in 1839; which may have been 'called in' by Richard TENNANT.1861 census: RG9/3633, folio 10, p12 - folio 11, p13.
Pickhill with Roxby
Timothy BURNETT, head, 70, Ag. Lab. Hemsley Blakemoor [sic]
Marydowife, 48, Fawington [sic]
Hannah W dodau, 22, unm, Husthwaite
Janedodau, 21, unm, dressmaker, Husthwaite
Elizadodau, 14, Husthwaite
Mary Edodau, 12, do
Julia Mdodau, 6, Pickhill
//1871 census: |RG10/4832, folio 8, p9
Pickhill Village
Timothy BURNITT, head, 81, Ag. Lab. Fawdington, Cundall
Marydowife, 61, Helmsley
//National Probate Index: Timothy Burnett of Pickhill, died 5 Dec 1875 at Pickhill. Admons, will annexed, granted at York, 17 Nov 1885, to Jane Burnett of Pickhill, spinster, daughter and one of the Universal Legatees .....
GRO Index of Deaths: BURNETT, Timothy, Mar 1875, Thirsk, 9d 313, age 83
[The date of death given in the National Probate Index is not consistent with the death registration. However, bearing in mind that probate was not granted until 10yrs after Timothy's death, it is quite conceivable that his daughter Jane had forgotten the actual date of her father's death]
1881 census: RG11/4819, folio 8, p8
Village of Pickhill
Mary Jane BURNETT, head, widow, age 70, born Helmsley, York.
Mary E. BURNETT, daur, unm, age 26, born Husthwaite, York.
//
123. Ann BURNETT\WARE
Ann was a twin to sister Hannah. The twins' birth pre-empted their mother's marriage to Timothy BURNETT by about 1yr.
Ann WARE, daughter of Mary WARE, was baptised at Husthwaite on 3 Jul 1838. There is no record of Hannah's baptism in the IGI1841 census: HO107/1236/7, folio 9, p12
With parents & siblings in Husthwaite - see notes for father Timothy BURNETT
//1851 census: HO107/2370, folio 361-2
With parents & siblings at Husthwaite - see notes for father Timothy BURNETT
//1861 census: not found
//GRO Index of Deaths: BURNETT, Ann, Sep 1852, Easingwold, 9d 261 - *may* refer to this individual.
124. Hannah BURNETT\WARE
Hannah was a twin to sister Ann. The twins birth pre-empted their parents marriage by about 1yr.
Ann WARE, daughter of Mary WARE, was baptised at Husthwaite on 3 Jul 1838. There is no record of Hannah's baptism in the IGI1841 census: HO107/1236/7, folio 9, p12
With parents & siblings in Husthwaite - see notes for father Timothy BURNETT
//1851 census: HO107/2370, folio 361-2
With parents & siblings at Husthwaite - see notes for father Timothy BURNETT
//1861 census: RG9/3633, folio 10, p12 - folio 11, p13.
With parents & siblings at Pickhill - see notes for father Timothy BURNETT
//1871 census: not found
//
125. Jane BURNETT
GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Jane, Dec 1839, Easingwold, xxiv 329
1851 census: HO107/2370, folio 361-2
With parents & siblings at Husthwaite - see notes for father Timothy BURNETT
//1861 census: RG9/3633, folio 10, p12 - folio 11, p13.
With parents & siblings at Pickhill - see notes for father Timothy BURNETT
//1871 census:
1881 census: RG11/4754, folio 117, p21
Jane was living with her married sister Eliza BALL and her family in Southcoates - see notes for sister Elizabeth (Eliza) BURNETT. Her given age was ten years short of what it should have been and, like her sister, she gave her birthplace as Hull - in reality both were born at Husthwaite.
//Jane was granted letters of administration after her mother Mary Jane BURNETT died in 1885. Two weeks later she was also granted letters of administration of her father's estate. Her father Timothy BURNETT had died ten years earlier and had left a will - annexed to the letters of administration.
1891 census: RG12/3925, folio 90, p4
17 Buckingham Crescent, Southcoates, Hull
Jane BURNETT, age 40, single, dressmaker, was living alone in Southcoates.
//Her married sister Eliza BALL died in 1892 and by the time of the 1901 census Jane had moved back in with widowed brother-in-law Joseph BALL..
1901 census: RG13/4503, folio 124, p2
4 Norton Grove, Hull (Holy Trinity)
Joseph BALL, head, widr, 53, painter, Hull
Annie R. do dau, singl, 22, Hull
Herbert B. do son, singl, 20, rully driver (sic), Hull
Jane BURNETT, s in law, singl, 50, housekeeper, Thirsk
Leonard B. BALL, g.son, 3, Hull
//
[Jane still shaving ten years off her real age but her given birthplace is a little closer to 'home'.]
126. Timothy BURNETT
GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Timothy, Dec 1841, Easingwold, xxiv 341
127. Elizabeth (Eliza) BURNETT
GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Elizabeth, Mar 1847, Easingwold, xxiv 376
Birth registered with name Elizabeth but baptised Eliza and consistently recorded with that name in census returns.
1851 census: HO107/2370, folio 361-2
With parents & siblings at Husthwaite - see notes for father Timothy BURNETT
//1861 census: RG9/3633, folio 10, p12 - folio 11, p13.
With parents & siblings at Pickhill - see notes for father Timothy BURNETT
//1871 census: RG11/4277, ED15, p14
New Slenningford, North Stainley
Eliza BURNETT, age 24, unmarried, born Hustwaite (sic), was recorded as one of ten servants in the household of magistrate Alfred HARRIS and his family.
//1881 census: RG11/4754, folio 117, p21
1 Derby Avenue, Southcoates, Hull
Joseph BALL, head, 36, painter, Hull
Eliza do wife, 34, Hull -** incorrect birthplace.
Julia R.M do dau, 3, do
Annie L. do dau, 17m, do
Jane BURNETT, boarder, 30, unm, Hull
//1891 census: RG12/3925, folio 71, p9
13 Emma's Tce., Barnsley St., Southcoates, Hull
Joseph BALL, head, 45, painter, Hull
Eliza do wife, 43, Hustwaite (sic)
Julia do dau, 13, scholar, Sutton
Louise do dau, 11, do do
Burnett do son, 9, do do
//
The correct birthplace given for Eliza.Eliza died in 1892
[GRO Index of Deaths: BALL, Eliza, Sep 1892, Hull, 9d 154 Age 42.]
GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Mary Elizabeth, Mar 1849, Easingwold, xxiv 429
1851 census: HO107/2370, folio 361-2
With parents & siblings at Husthwaite - see notes for father Timothy BURNETT
//1861 census: RG9/3633, folio 10, p12 - folio 11, p13.
With parents & siblings at Pickhill - see notes for father Timothy BURNETT
//1871 census: RG10/4276, p3
Mary E. BURNETT, unmarried, age 22, born Husthwaite was working as a domestic servant/housemaid to a wool merchant in Ripon.
//1881 census: RG11/4819, folio 8, p8
Living at Pickhill with her widowed mother, still unmarried - see notes for mother Mary Jane WARE
//
129. Julia Maria BURNETT
GRO Index of Births: BURNETT Julia Maria, Dec 1854, Thirsk, 9d 311
1861 census: RG9/3633, folio 10, p12 - folio 11, p13.
Living with her parents and siblings at Pickhill with Roxby - see notes for Timothy BURNETT
//
94. William BURNETT
1841 census: HO107/1287/25, folio 4, p2
Sicklinghall
William BURNETT, 56, farmer, born Yks.
Sarahdo56, born Yks.
Janedo29, do
Williamdo27,do
Robertdo15,do
Sarah FAWCETT10, F.S.do
//1851 census: HO107/2383, folio 599, p6
Skerry Grange, Sicklinghall
William BURNETT, head, 67, farmer of 180 acres, Helperby
Sarahdowife, 66, Green Hammerton
Samuel doson, 26, unm, Sicklinghall.
Robertdoson, 24, unm, do
Joseph BURNETTserv, 60, farm servant, Helperby
Sarah FAWCETT, serv, 20, unm, house servant, Sicklinghall
//
[Joseph BURNETT, although described as a "farm servant", was in fact the elder brother of William BURNETT. William was baptised on 12 Oct 1784 and his brother Joseph on 19 Sep 1790, both at Brafferton, near Helperby. They were sons of Thomas BURNETT and Martha ABBAY.]William's wife Sarah died in 1853 and he married again.
1861 census: RG9/3209, folio 5, p4
Skerry Grange, Sicklinghall
William BURNETT, head, 76, farmer, Helperby
Harrietdowife, 17 [sic], Sicklinghall
William BURNETT, son, unm, 46, farmer's son, Green Hammerton
James FAWCETgrson, 10, scholar, Ogleforth
plus two 'servants'
//
The given age of second wife Harriet is apparently correct - she was recorded as a 27yr old in 1871 census returns [see below]. No marriage can be found for William and Harriet - perhaps because of the great age difference they didn't want to go public?1871 census: RG10/4294, folio 63, p7
Rock Cottage, Sicklinghall
John GARFORTH, head, 27, unm, accounts clerk, Sicklinghall
Margaret dovisit, 25, mar, groom's wife, Thirkleby nr Thirsk
John Wm G. BURNETT, neph, 9, scholar, Sicklinghall
Mary Jane GARFORTH, niece, 1, Stockeld Lodge, Spofforth
//
William BURNETT, head, 85, [no occupation given], Helperby
Harrietdowife, 27 [sic], shopkeeper, Sicklinghall
Harrietdodau, 7, scholar, Sicklinghall
Jane GARFORTHvisit, 64, wid, housekeeper, East Keswick
//
Next door neighbours in Sicklinghall - these two households reveal the relationships between the GARFORTH and BURNETT families. John Wm G. BURNETT was the son of William and second wife Harriet whose maiden name was GARFORTH. The widow Jane GARFORTH was almost certainly Harriet's mother.The GRO Index of Deaths for the June quarter 1877 lists a William BURNETT, age 95, who died in the Wetherby District. Though the given age at death is not quite consistent with his birth in 1784 this was undoubtedly the death of William BURNETT of Sicklinghall.
The National Probate Index contains the following entry:
William BURNETT of Sicklinghall, farmer, died 3 Jun 1877. Will proved at London, 27 Jun 1877. Without doubt the man listed in the GRO Index of Deaths. The will was proved by William GARFORTH of Bramley, labourer, sole executor - obviously a close relative of William BURNETT's second wife Harriet.
131. Sarah BURNETT
Sarah's parents lived at Green Hammerton - according to the entry for her baptism in the Whixley parish register. Her older brother Thomas (b:1806] and younger brother William [b:1813] both gave their birthplace as Green Hammerton for future census returns. It is reasonable to assume that Sarah was born at Green Hammerton.
Sarah married William ELSWORTH in 1830 - William was the brother-in-law of Sarah's brother Thomas [who married Sarah ELSWORTH]
William & Sarah ELSWORTH had six children. They were the ancestors of Robert WELBOURNE - contact made via the YORKSGEN Internet mailing list March 2006.
133. Jane BURNETT
1841 census: living with her parents at Sicklinghall, given age 29, born Yks. [see notes for father William BURNETT]
134. William BURNETT
1841 census: living with his parents at Sicklinghall, given age 27, born Yks. - see notes for father William BURNETT.
Although marital status was not given in 1841 census returns William is known to have been single at that time.
1851 census: ? not found
1861 census: RG9/3209, folio 5, p4
With his parents at Skerry Grange, Sicklinghall. Age 45 and unmarried - see notes for father William BURNETT.William married Mary DOWNING in 1865.
1871 census: RG10/4294, folio 66, p3
High Road, Sicklinghall
William BURNETT, head, 57, ag. lab., Green Hammerton
Marydowife, 60, Fishlake
//
Newly married William living next door-but-one to his brother Thomas BURNETT.William's wife Mary died in 1880 It appears there were no children of her marriage to William BURNETT - not surprising given their ages.
1881 census: RG11/4329, folio 65, p27
William BURNETT, *unmarried*, age 66, retired farmer, born Green Hammerton, York, was living at Quarry Hill Top, Wetherby, with Samuel BURNETT and his family and was identified as Samuel's brother. The given age [56] and birthplace [Sicklinghall] for Samuel identify him as the son of William and Sarah BURNETT, baptised at Kirkby Overblow on 23 May 1824.
[see notes for brother Samuel BURNETT]1891 census: RG12/3522, folio 34, p14
Recorded as a widower and boarder living with his brother Samuel at 14 Grafton Square, Wetherby; age 76, birthplace Green Hammerton.
[see notes for brother Samuel BURNETT]1901 census: RG13/4455, folio 81, p11
Bielby, Pocklington
William BURNETT, 87, widower, born Hammerton, living on own means, was recorded as a boarder with farmer Atkinson BRAITHWAITE and his wife Mary.William died at Pocklington in 1902.
Mary was born in 1809 at Fishlake, the eldest daughter of James DOWNING and his wife Sarah FOSTER. She was baptised at Fishlake on 18 Jun 1809 - the baptism entry in the parish register gives her date of birth 25 May 1809.
135. Isabella BURNETT
IGI lists the baptism of Isabella BURNETT, at Aldborough, on 28 May 1816, and names her parents as William and Sarah BURNETT. A search of the original parish register for Aldborough did not find this baptism. However, much of the IGI was compiled from Bishop's Transcripts [BT] and it is likely that Isabella's baptism was ommitted, in error, from the original register, but was included in the BT.
According to census returns Harriet, wife of William BURNETT of Sicklinghall, was born c1843 at Sicklinghall.
GRO Index of Births: GARFORTH, Harriet, Jun 1843, Knaresborough, 23 308
1851 census: HO107/2283, folio 604, p16
Sicklinghall
John GARFORTH, head, 45, gardener, Sicklinghall
Jane do wife, 44, East Keswick
John do son, 12, scholar, Sicklinghall
William do son, 10, do do
Harriet do dau, 7, do do
Thomas do son, 5, do do
//1861 census returns show Harriet as the 17yr old wife of William BURNETT, age 76yrs. The vast age difference is confirmed in 1871 census returns which show Harriet age 27yrs and husband William age 85yrs [see notes for husband William BURNETT] It would have been understandable, because of the great age difference, if the couple hadn't wanted to go public. Their marriage was registered, during the December quarter of 1860 at Wetherby, but the ceremony may have been at the register office rather than in a church.
1871 census returns show William and Harriet BURNETT living next door to a John GARFORTH, unmarried, who had "nephew" John Wm. G. BURNETT age 9yrs living with him. John Wm G. BURNETT was the son of William & Harriet BURNETT - which confirms that Harriet's maiden name was GARFORTH; John GARFORTH being her brother. Living with William & Harriet at this time was a 'visitor' named Jane GARFORTH, a widow age 64yrs, born East Keswick, who was their "housekeeper". Jane GARFORTH was without doubt Harriet's mother.
William BURNETT died in 1877 age 93yrs, leaving Harriet as a 34yr old widow with two teenage children; son John Wm. G. and daughter Harriet jnr.
Harriet then appears to have moved to the Malton area - she registered the birth of son Tom William there during the June quarter 1881 and both her son John Wilmot G. and her daughter Harriet married in the Malton District in the period between 1881 and 1891 censuses.
There is no doubt that the following census return features Harriet, her surname incorrectly recorded as BENNETT, with her new-born son Tom William, but who was her supposed "husband" George BENNETT?:
1881 census: RG11/4811, folio 86, p14
Jockey Row, Old malton
George BENNETT, head, 40, Ag. labourer, Spofforth
Harriett do wife, 35, Sickling Hall
----------- BENNETT, son, Und 1 mo, (This child has not been baptised), Old Malton
//
Is it possible that 'husband' George BENNETT was in fact the grandson of Harriet's late husband William BURNETT? William's son Thomas by his first wife Sarah HOLDGATE, had a son named George born in 1844 at Sicklinghall. George was about the same age as Harriet, who was born c1843. It's an intruiging possiblity.1891 census: RG12/3518, folio 105, p5
The Rookery, Knaresborough
Harriet BURNETT, head, 51, wid, Sicklinghall
Thomas W. doson, 10, scholar, Old Malton
//
Harriet with her supposed illegitimate son Thomas who was born more than three years after her husband William BURNETT died. At the time of the 1901 census Thomas was living with his half-brother Wilmot BURNETT in Spofforth [see notes for John Wilmot G. BURNETT]Harriet died shortly after the 1891 census was taken -
GRO Index of Deaths: BURNETT, Harriet, Jun 1891, Knaresbro, 9a 97, age 50.A copy death certificate shows the following:
Where & When: June 6, 1891, Briggate, Knaresbro USD.
Name: Harriet Burnett.
Sex: Female.
Age: 50 years.
Occupation: Widow of William Burnett, a Farmer.
Cause of Death: Chronic Phthisis. Certified by Wm. Renton, L.R.C.P.E.
Signature: Description & Residence of Informant; X The Mark of
Christiana Harper, Present at the Death, Hope Street, Knaresbroough.
When Registered: 9 June, 1891.
Registrar. William Parr.
[Information provided by Royalene ANDERSON in Australia]
139. John Wilmot Garforth BURNETT
1871 census: RG10/4294, folio 63, p7
Rock Cottage, Sicklinghall
John GARFORTH, head, 27, unm, accounts clerk, Sicklinghall
Margaret dovisit, 25, mar, groom's wife, Thirkleby nr Thirsk
John Wm G. BURNETT, neph, 9, scholar, Sicklinghall
Mary Jane GARFORTH, niece, 1, Stockeld Lodge, Spofforth
//
William BURNETT, head, 85, [no occupation given], Helperby
Harrietdowife, 27 [sic], shopkeeper, Sicklinghall
Harrietdodau, 7, scholar, Sicklinghall
Jane GARFORTHvisit, 64, wid, housekeeper, East Keswick
//
Next door neighbours in Sicklinghall - these two households reveal the relationships between the GARFORTH and BURNETT families. John GARFORTH was a brother of Harriet BURNETT - the mother of John Wm G. BURNETT - the widow Jane GARFORTH was almost certainly their mother.1881 census: RG11/4329, folio 27, p14
Spofforth Parks, Stockeld, Spofforth
Wilmot BURNETT, 20, unm, was one of three agricultural servants for widowed farmer Ellen SIMPSON and her son John.
//1891 census: RG12/3521, folio 62, p23
20 Chatsworth Place, Bilton with Harrogate
Wilmot BURNETT, head, 29, general labourer, Sicklinghall
Fannydowife, 23, Spofforth
//1901 census: RG13/4051, folio 55, p8
Aketon Lodge, Follifoot, Spofforth
Willmott BURNETT, head, 38, laundry proprieter, Sicklinghall
Fanny dowife, 32, Spofforth
Thomasdohalf bro, 20, sing, labourer in laundry, Norton [Yks]
Annie TEMPLEMAN, serv, 26, sing, gen. dom. servant, Norwell, Notts.
Eliza FRANKLAND, serv, 29, sing, laundry maid, Glaisdale
Elizabeth VAST, serv, 24, sing, laundry maid, Redcar
//
140. Harriet BURNETT
GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Harriet, Jun 1864, Wetherby, 9a 111
1871 census: with parents at Sicklinghall - see notes for father William BURNETT
1881 census: RG11/4500, folio 26, p19
8 Broad Lane, Bramley, Leeds
Harriet BURNETT, serv, 18, unm, general domestic servant, Kirkby Overblow; one of three servants to retired grocer Peter CURTIS & familyHarriet married James BOYES in 1885 in the Malton District.
1891 census: RG12/3974, folio 66, p1
South Parade, Norton by Malton
James BOYES, head, 30, railway labourer (plate), Old Malton
Harrietdowife, 28, Wetherby
Annie Elizabeth dodau, 5, Norton
//1901 census: RG13/4193, folio 26, p43
16 Playfair Street, Hunslet, Leeds
James BOYES head, 40, labourer in electric works, Old Malton
Harrietdowife, 38, Sicklinghall
Anniedodau, 15, Norton
William STOCKDALE, bord, 25, sing, labourer, Old Malton
George WEBSTER,bord, 23, sing, labourer, Malton
Richard dobord, 21, sing,dodo
//
GRO Index of Births: BURNETT, Tom William, Jun 1881, Malton, 9d 401
Thomas was the illegitimate son of his mother Harriet BURNETT, nee GARFORTH - her very much older husband William BURNETT having died in 1877. At the time of the 1891 census he was living with his mother in Knaresborough [see notes for mother Harriet GARFORTH]. At the time of the 1901 census he was living with his half-brother Wilmot BURNETT and working for him in his laundry business at Spofforth [see notes for brother John Wilmot Garforth BURNETT].
95. Timothy BURNETT
"Baine's Directory" of 1823 lists Timothy BURNETT at Husthwaite under the heading "farmers and yeomen".
1841 census: HO107/1241/10, folio 7, p6
Marygate, City of York [parish of St. Olave]
Timothy BURNETT, 54, labourer, born Yks.
Hannahdo55, do
Robertdo20, labourer,do
//1851 census: HO107/2353, folio 161, p4
42 Bootham, City of York
Timothy BURNETT, head, 64, agricultural labourer, born Helperby
Hannahdowife, 67, born Kilvington
Robertdoson, 30, unm, coal porter, born York
[Living at the same address was Sarah FEARNLEY, wid, 34, dressmaker, born Newton upon Ouse and her 13yr old son Charles, born York]
//1861 census: RG9/3545, folio 25, p44
25 Bootham Square, City of York [St. Giles]
Timothy BURNETT, head, 74, wid, general labourer, Helperby
Martha HORNERdau, 42, wid, housekeeper, York
Charlesdogrson, 10, scholar, Newby Wisk
Thomasdogrson, 8, scholar, York
//GRO Index of Deaths: BURNETT, Timothy, Jun 1866, York, 9d 13, age 80.
143. Martha BURNETT
Parish register of St. Olave's, City of York:
Baptisms 1819, Feby 25th, Martha daughter of Timothy & Hannah Burnett of Bootham, farmer.1841 census: HO107/1355/15, folio 4, p2
Sendal [sic], City of York [St. Wilfred]
James PRITCHETT, 50, architect, not born Yks
Carolinedo39, born Yks
seven children under 15yrs plus five 'servants' including:
Martha BURNETT, 20, F.S., born Yks
//British Isles VRI:
Marriage - 24 Nov 1849, York (St. Olave's), Yorkshire
Charles HORNER, age 36, widow, father Edward HORNER, and Martha BURNETT, age 30, spinster, father Timothy BURNETT.1851 census: HO107/2371, folio 124, p4
Newby Wiske
Charles HORNER, head, 42, stonemason, Burton Leonard
Marthadowife, 32, housewife, York
Charlesdoson, 1m, Newby Wiske
//Martha had at least two children with husband Charles HORNER before he died prematurely. She was listed as a widow in 1861 census returns [see below]
1861 census: RG9//3545, folio 25, p44
Martha and her two sons were living with her widowed father in Bootham, York - see notes for father Timothy BURNETT1871 census: RG10/4744, folio 56, p53
32 Bootham Street, City of York [St. Giles]
Martha HORNER, head, wid, 52, charwoman, York
Thomasdoson, unm, 18, boiler smith, York
//1881 census: RG11/4862, folio 20, p32
41 Bridge Street, Thornaby, Yorks
Martha HORNER, head, wid, 62, York
Henry BURDY, lodger, unm, 25, railway clerk, Gainford, Durham
//1891 census: RG12/3888, folio 72, p3
St. Thomas' Hospital, Micklegate, City of York [St. Mary Bishophill Jnr]
Martha HORNER, 72, widow, inmate of charity hospital, York
[One of ten inmates listed]GRO Index of Deaths: HORNER, Martha, Mar 1893, York, 9d 19. Age 73
96. John BURNETT
John was the great-great-grandfather of Brian DAVIES [contact made 1996] - Details in "Contacts" file.
1841 census: HO107/1286/1, folio 7, p6
Great Ouseburn
Ann BURNETT, 50, schoolmistress, born Yks.
Anndo , 14, born Yks.
//1851 census: HO107/2283, folio 368, p13
Great Ouseburn.
Ann BURNETT, head, widow, 60, schoolmistress, born Asenby
Emma do , grdau, 1, born Great Ouseburn.
George DALE, lodg, mar, 30, traveller with books, born Shadwell, London.
//
Living next door was William COATS, born Littlethorpe, with his wife Martha, born Great Ouseburn, both 29, and three children under 7yrs old, all born Great Ouseburn. Martha COATES was Ann BURNETT's daughter - her given age and birthplace fit with the baptism of Martha, daughter of John and Ann BURNETT, at Great Ouseburn, on 18 May 1822.Granddaughter Emma BURNETT in the 1851 census extract is thought to have been the illegitimate daughter of Ann BURNETT jnr. [see 1841 census extract above] whose whereabouts at the time of the 1851 census have not been found.
1861 census: ?
1871 census: still at Great Ouseburn. Widow age 80yrs, former schoolmistress, birthplace Asenby. Edward COUTES [sic], widower, age 54yrs, William COUTES [sic], his wife Martha and their three children, were also living with Ann as "lodgers".
GRO Index of Deaths:
BURNETT, Ann, Mar 1872, Great Ouseburn, 9a 80, age 81.
146. Martha BURNETT
1841 census: HO107/1288/3, folio 5, p3
Graf Gills, Marton-cum-Grafton
Martha BURNETT, 20, F.S, born Yks one of six 'servants' to farmer William RIX? and his wife Catherine.
147. Ann BURNETT
1841 census: living with mother Ann BURNETT at Great Ouseburn - see notes for mother Ann SPENCE.
Ann is thought to have had an illegitimate child, a daughter named Emma, in c1850. Emma BURNETT, age 1yr, was living with Ann's widowed mother Ann BURNETT in Great Ouseburn at the time of the 1851 census.
104. John BURNETT
A named beneficiary of the will of his brother William BURNETT of Crayke in 1852.
John BURNETT's marriage to Jane BICKERDIKE at Kirby Hill near Boroughbridge in 1795 was by licence. Unfortunately the licence bond appears not to have survived - this would have given some indication of John's age at the time and might have helped to 'confirm' that he was the son of Robert BURNETT and his wife Mary, nee TEMPLE. However, the entry for the marriage in the Kirby Hill parish register describes John as "bachelor of Houthwaite [sic]" and the marriage was witnessed by Robert BURNETT and Thomas BURNETT - who could well have been John's brothers.
There were no baptisms of children of this marriage recorded in the Kirby Hill register but there were a number of baptisms of children of John & Jane BURNETT entered in Roman Catholic registers at Leeds between 1800 and 1813. One of these children, son John, married in 1825 and named his only known child Thomas Bickerdike BURNETT.
148. Jane BURNETT
1841 census: HO107/1349/7, folio 51, p26
Florist Street, Leeds
William GRAY, 40, stuff singer, born Yks
Janedo 40, born Yks
/Thomas BURNETT, 9, born Yks.
//1851 census: HO107/2321, folio 102, p29
6 Gratten Street, Leeds
William GRAY, head, 50, stuff singer, Leeds
Janedo wife, 51, Leeds
Thomas BURNETT, neph, 18, unm, hairdresser, Leeds
//
154. Helen BURNETT
Baptised as Helen but obviously known as Ellen. She married John DOBSON at Rothwell in 1829 and had ? children, including a daughter named Jane Bickerdike DOBSON [the middle name being her maternal grandmother's maiden name].
155. Stephen BURNETT
Stephen BURNETT fell foul of the law in 1827, when he would have been just 14yrs old. At Leeds Borough Sessions, on 15 Oct 1827, he was indicted, along with two other boys, for stealing thirty pieces of silver, the property of a Mr. William BENSON, of Leeds. The "Leeds Mercury" newspaper of 20 Oct 1827 carried a report of the proceedings and stated that the three "... were pronounced guilty, and as they had all been previously convicted at the Sessions, the Court expressed no hope of their future amendment, and transported them for seven years."
Stephen must have spent eight months on one of the prison 'hulks' in the Thames - he was one of 178 prisoners who sailed from London on 30 Jun 1828 aboard the ship "Marquis of Hastings". The journey to New South Wales in Australia took 104 days - the ship arrived in Sydney on 12 Oct 1828.
[Information from "Convicts to Australia" web site http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/shipNSW2.html ]An index to records held by the New South Wales Government shows that Stephen served out his sentence in Australia and was issued with his 'certificate of freedom' on 10 Jan 1835. It is not known if he remained in Australia or returned home to England.
[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/certificates_of_freedom_340.asp ]
105. Hannah BURNETT
Hannah was without doubt a 'cousin' of her husband Robert BURNETT but exactly what degree of kinship they shared is not known with any degree of certainty. She is most likely to have been Robert's first cousin once removed, the daughter of his cousin Robert BURNETT and his wife Mary TEMPLE. However this Hannah was not baptised until 1767 and if she was born during that year would have been just 16yrs old at marriage in 1782. Hannah daughter of Robert & Mary BURNETT would of course have kept her surname if she married Robert BURNETT and the Husthwaite parish register does include the burial record for a Hannah BURNETT age 68 in 1864. The age at death is consistent with birth in 1766 and this Hannah was not described as a spinster [though she wasn't described as a widow either].
"Robert BURNETT the younger, of Burley Ing in the parish of Cundall", was the 'purchaser' in a conveyance of property in Easingwold Market Place from Robert WALLER, mercer & grocer, on 14 Oct 1769, and was "admitted as tenant to the said premises" at a Court Leet of the Manor of Easingwold later that same year. The same property, now divided into two dwellings, was conyeyed to Thomas SMITH, grocer, of the City of York, at a similar Court Leet on 25 Apr 1776.
Robert left a will, dated 27 Feb 1813, proved 26 Mar 1813, which named his son Robert as sole executor and main beneficiary. Also named as beneficiaries were sons Timothy and William and daughters Ann, Hannah Mary and Elizabeth. The will stipulated that sons William and Timothy were each to pay an annual sum to their mother - who was not named - for the rest of her life.
Robert was owner/tenant of a substantial amount of property and land. His will mentions a farm and crops at Fawdington; a freehold house and land at "Allthorpe" in the parish of Alne; a house known as "Tindal House" and land known as "Burnett's Land" at Husthwaite; and a 'recently built' house and land known as "High Marsh", also at Husthwaite.
Robert's wife Hannah BURNETT was almost certainly a fairly close relative, a member of the same branch of BURNETT to which Robert belonged. Her parentage remains unconfirmed but it appears most likely that she was the daughter of Robert BURNETT and his wife Mary, nee TEMPLE. [See notes for wife Hannah BURNETT]
Robert was Churchwarden at Cundall in 1812 and signed the Bishop's Transcript of the Cundall Parish register for that year.
108. Thomas BURNETT
Thomas married Eleanor at Eston, which was her home parish, eighteen months after Eleanor had an illegitimate daughter baptised there. It is not certain that Thomas was the father of the child - a girl named Elizabeth. Thomas was a butcher and would have made regular visits to the markets at Eston, Stokesley etc. It is quite likely that he met Eleanor during one such visit.
Administration of Thomas' estate was granted to his widow Eleanor on 20 Apr 1814. William WALKER of Thirsk, gentleman, and Joseph BURNETT of Husthwaite, farmer, were guarantors/bondsmen. Eleanor married Joseph BURNETT sixteen months later. Joseph was Thomas' brother - a case of 'keeping it in the family' and at the time legally questionable! The other bondsman, William WALKER, was probably a close relative, perhaps the father of, Marmaduke WALKER who married Thomas' niece, Ann BURNETT [daughter of his brother Robert BURNETT of Norton le Clay] in 1839.
Eleanor had an illegitimate daughter, Elizabeth, born and baptised in Eston, Yorkshire, in 1800. It is by no means certain that Thomas BURNETT, whom she married in 1801 at Eston, was the father of Elizabeth - but it is likely. Thomas died in Oct 1813 and Eleanor was granted administration of his 'estate' in Apr 1814 - Joseph BURNETT, farmer of Husthwaite, and William WALKER of Thirsk, were guarantors/bondsmen.
Shortly after the death of her husband Thomas, Eleanor married her brother-in-law, the above mentioned Joseph BURNETT. It is probable that there was one child of the marriage before Eleanor died in 1818. Eleanor was living at Balk, Yorkshire, at the time of her death and 1871 census returns for Westminster, London, include a Joseph BURNETT, age 54, born Balk, Yorkshire. It seems very likely that Joseph, born c1816, was a son of Joseph and Eleanor BURNETT - though his baptism has not been found.
Shortly after Eleanor's death the Court Leet of the Manor of Husthwaite held on 23 Apr 1818 transferred tenancy of land known as "Gawber Gills" to Eleanor's son Thomas BURNETT, aged 14yrs. Joseph BURNETT "his next friend and guardian", assumed to have been Eleanor's second husband, appeared on behalf of Thomas.
162. Elizabeth APPLETON
Elizabeth was described as the "natural born" daughter of Eleanor APPLETON in the Eston baptism register. Her father was not named. Date of birth was given as 9 June Elizabeth's mother married Thomas BURNETT, of Husthwaite, in Dec 1801. It is possible that the Elizabeth BURNETT, daughter of Thomas and Eleanor BURNETT, baptised at Husthwaite in 1813, was this same Elizabeth APPLETON. The second baptism may have been a formal recognition of her 'adoption' by Thomas BURNETT.
165. Jane BURNETT
Jane married William DEE at Billingham on Tees in County Durham in 1839. William was a publican and 1851 census returns show that he was 'landlord' at the "Half Moon" inn on the Village Green at Billingham.[HO107/2384, folio 14, p20]
166. Timothy BURNETT
1851 census: HO107/2391, folio 5, p2
3 South Bailey, Castle Precincts, City of Durham
Anne Hole FOX, head, wid, 70, landed proprieter, born South Shields Dur.
George Townsend FOX, son, unm, 40, curate of St. Oswald's, born Westoe Dur.
with two grandchildren under 10yrs old and a governess named Hariett WILKINSON.
Also living-in and working as a "butler" was Timothy BURNETT, mar, 41, born Husthwaite Yorks, together with six other "servants".
[Why was Timothy working so far away from home as a butler? Was he really married and if so who was his wife and where was she at the time of this census?]GRO Index of Deaths: BURNETT, Timothy, Sep 1875, Durham, 10a 263, age 66
[Timothy was probably still in the City of Durham, almost 25yrs later, at the time of his death. Given age at death is consistent with birth in c1809]
109. Robert BURNETT
1829
A list of "freeholders" in Yorkshire [thus elligible to vote] includes Robert BURNETT of Norton-le-Clay with 'qualifying' freehold at Tollerton.1851 census: HO107/2281, folio 691, p12
Norton-le-Clay
Robert BURNETT, head, 73, farmer of 122 acres, Rascelf [sic]
Mary Ann dowife, 54, Youlton
/Maria doserv, 24, unm, house servant, Topcliffe
Thomas GRAHAMserv, 13, farm servant, Ripon
//Harrogate Advertiser - 7th October 1854
"On Saturday last, at the cathedral, Ripon, by the Rev R Poole, MA, Mr Richard Lumley, maltster and brewer, Bondgate, to Isabella Burnett, only surviving daughter of R Burnett, Esq., Ripon, and formerly of Norton-le-Clay." [Tony CHEAL's 'harrogatepeopleandplaces' web site]Robert and Mary Ann obviously moved to Ripon sometime between 1851 and 1854. Robert died there in December 1857. He left a will, proved at Wakefield on 20 Apr 1858. Mary Ann died at Ripon in August 1875. She also left a will, proved at Wakefield on 30 Aug 1875.
GRO Index of Deaths: BURNETT, Robert, Dec 1857, Ripon, 9a 63
National Probate Index:
Robert BURNETT formerly of Norton-le-Clay, late of Ripon, gentleman, died 14 Dec 1857 at Ripon. Will proved at Wakefield, 20 Apr 1858, by Mary Ann BURNETT of Ripon, widow, relict, and William SQUIRE of Sowerby, gentleman, two of the executors. Under £1,500
GRO Index of Deaths: BURNETT, Mary Ann, Sep 1875, Ripon, 9a 54, age 81
National Probate Index:
Mary Ann Burnett of Ripon, widow, died 13 Aug 1875 at Ripon. Will with codicil, proved at Wakefield 30 Aug 1875 by Stephen Burnett Walker of Addington Lodge, Croydon, Surrey, farmer, grandson and William Squire of Sowerby by Thirsk, gentleman, the executors. Under £1,500
169. Ann BURNETT
As well as three daughters Ann had at least one son with her husband Marmaduke WALKER. When her mother Mary Ann BURNETT died, on 13 Aug 1875, she left a will which named Stephen Burnett WALKER of Addington Lodge, Croydon, Surrey, farmer, grandson, as a co-executor.
Ann died before 7th October 1854 - a marriage notice printed in the 'Harrogate Advertiser' on that date described Ann's sister Isabella as "the only surviving daughter of" their father Robert BURNETT. Ann's premature death is confirmed by the fact that her husband Marmaduke WALKER was recorded as a widower in 1861 census returns [see below].
1861 census: RG9/447, folio 8, p12
Addington Lodge Farm House, Addington, Surrey
Marmaduke WALKER, head, 55, widr, farmer 990 acres*, Leathley Yks.
Julia WALKER, dau, 25, unm, Acaster Yks.
Adado , dau, 20, unm, Myton Yks.
Mariondo , dau, 17, Bossall Yks
John J. HAYLOCK, bord, 26, unm, Captn in Militia, Ballshaw Cambs.
//
* a considerable land holding
[Stephen B WALKER, 15, born Bossall Yks, was recorded as a boarder with farmer John WALKER and his family at Hundleby in Lincolnshire at the time of this census. This was undoubtedly the brother of Marion in the census return above and the co-executor of the will of his grandmother Mary Ann BURNETT in 1875 - see top of notes].From the ages given for her children in 1861 census returns it is possible to deduce that Ann WALKER, nee BURNETT, died after 1845.
170. Isabella BURNETT
Isabella was born 15yrs after her sister Ann, the only other known child of Robert and Mary Ann BURNETT.
Harrogate Advertiser - 7th October 1854
"On Saturday last, at the cathedral, Ripon, by the Rev R Poole, MA, Mr Richard Lumley, maltster and brewer, Bondgate, to Isabella Burnett, only surviving daughter of R Burnett, Esq., Ripon, and formerly of Norton-le-Clay." [Tony CHEAL's 'harrogatepeopleandplaces' web site]
An 'historical' calendar shows that 7 Oct 1854 was a Saturday so this marriage took place on 30 Sep 1854.1861 census: ? no sign of Isabella or husband Richard in national index.
1871 census: RG10/4277, folio ? [schedule 17], p1
Bondgate, Ripon
Richard LUMLEY, head, 43, brewer employing 18 men, Bondgate
Isabella dowife, 37, Norton le Clay
Maria TAYLORserv, 15, general domestic servant, Marton le Moor
//1881 census: RG11/4317, folio 42, p31
37 Kirkgate, Ripon
Richard LUMLEY, head, 53, mar, Mayor of Ripon, gentleman, (munic offcr retired brewer & maltster), Ripon
Isabella LUMLEY, housekeeper, 69, wid, housekeeper [dom], Bedale
Jane FRYER, serv, 40, unm, general servant, Markington
//
[The original census return confirms that Richard was *not* described as a widower but where was wife Isabella? There is no record of her anywhere else in a national index to 1881 census returns. The housekeeper Isabella was probably a relative of Richard's]
113. Joseph BURNETT
Joseph married Eleanor BURNETT, the widow of his deceased brother Thomas, ie. his sister-in-law, in 1815. The marriage was perhaps frowned upon but was nevertheless legal - though it only lasted two years before Eleanor died in 1817. Joseph later married again - he married Ann NICHOLSON in 1822.
At a court leet of the manor of Husthwaite in 1818 Joseph was described as the "next friend and guardian" of Thomas BURNETT, son of Thomas and Eleanor BURNETT, when tenancy of land was transfered to young Thomas.
Eleanor had an illegitimate daughter, Elizabeth, born and baptised in Eston, Yorkshire, in 1800. It is by no means certain that Thomas BURNETT, whom she married in 1801 at Eston, was the father of Elizabeth - but it is likely. Thomas died in Oct 1813 and Eleanor was granted administration of his 'estate' in Apr 1814 - Joseph BURNETT, farmer of Husthwaite, and William WALKER of Thirsk, were guarantors/bondsmen.
Shortly after the death of her husband Thomas, Eleanor married her brother-in-law, the above mentioned Joseph BURNETT. It is probable that there was one child of the marriage before Eleanor died in 1818. Eleanor was living at Balk, Yorkshire, at the time of her death and 1871 census returns for Westminster, London, include a Joseph BURNETT, age 54, born Balk, Yorkshire. It seems very likely that Joseph, born c1816, was a son of Joseph and Eleanor BURNETT - though his baptism has not been found.
Shortly after Eleanor's death the Court Leet of the Manor of Husthwaite held on 23 Apr 1818 transferred tenancy of land known as "Gawber Gills" to Eleanor's son Thomas BURNETT, aged 14yrs. Joseph BURNETT "his next friend and guardian", assumed to have been Eleanor's second husband, appeared on behalf of Thomas.
172. Ann BURNETT
1851 census: HO107/2284, folio 131, p21
Ann BURNETT, unm, 28, born Husthwaite, was recorded as a lady's maid in the household of George LEWTHWAITE, Rector of Addle, at Addle Rectory.
1861 census: recorded as a "visitor" with schoolmaster Thomas BURNETT and his family in Stockton-on-Tees, Durham. Ann's father, Joseph BURNETT, became Thomas' step-father [he was also his uncle!!] - Ann was Thomas' half-sister.
1891 census: RG12/4052, folio 132, p21
14 The Square, Stockton on Tees
Annie DAVISON, head, wid, 68, Husthwaite, Yorks
Eliza BURNETT, sister, unm, 63, Husthwaite, Yorks
Robert B. DAVISON, son, unm, 26, ship's plater, Stockton, Durham
//
174. Eliza BURNETT
1861 census: RG9/1797, folio 111, p30
Eliza BURNETT, unm, 34, born Husthwaite, Yorkshire, was recorded as a lady's maid in the household of land owner Ellen LEYSON in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
//1871 census: RG10/4904, folio 75, p23
1 Farrer Street, Stockton on Tees, Durham
Elizabeth BURNETT, head, unm, 40, Husthwaite, Yorks
[Living alone]1881 census: RG11/4895, folio 88, p25
1 Herbert Street, Stockton on Tees, Durham
Elizabeth BURNETT, head, unm, 54, retired farmer's daughter, Husthwaite, Yorks
//
[Living alone, next door to her widowed sister Ann DAVISON and nephew Robert DAVISON]1891 census: RG12/4052, folio 132, p21
Living with her widowed sister Ann DAVISON and nephew Robert DAVISON in Stockton on Tees [see notes for sister Ann BURNETT]
//1901 census: RG13/4627, folio 162, p34
14 The Square, Stockton on Tees, Durham
Robert DAVISON, head, single, 36, ship's plater, Stockton
Eliza BURNETT, aunt, single, 74, housekeeper, Husthwaite, Yorks
Jane HODGSON, visit, single, 34, dressmaker, Middlesbrough, Yorks
//GRO Index of Deaths: BURNETT, Eliza, Jun 1903, Stockton, 10a 28age 76