Burgess, Bala, Ontario 1901 onwards - Completed but still ongoing

[Gadget]

As far as I can gather, the Burgess clan were Liberals 

That site is fun - I just put in Burgess and I've found a James Burgess Miller. Now Esther (James's wife)'s father was a Bryce Burgess Miller and I think that James and Esther were cousins. I think I'll check out this James as well.

Thanks


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[dollylee]

I think I saw that as well....or something to that effect.  Sorry, just up on a middle of the night binge and don't have the reference handy.

But I did find this interesting:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/05fl/

That is if it is the right Thomas.

goodnight,
dollylee

[Gadget]

Hi all 

I've just had some more wonderful stuff from Lynwen - Thank you so much, yet again 

With some of the info, we might well be getting into living people so I can't put it up in my summary but it does look as if some relatives are still out in B.C. 

Dolly - Thanks for the link - not sure about whether the Thomas is one of my Thomases. Hope you wake up refreshed 


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[J.J.]

#123 James Burgess Miller married Mary Agnes Sexton in St. Cyprian’s on October 22, 1887; the first wedding celebrated in the old building
http://www.crowsnest-highway.ca/cgi-bin/citypage.pl?city=Brocket
He's considered a pioneer...( the west populated a lot slower than the east )
http://www.pioneersalberta.org/profiles/m.html#miller_j   lists Esther & 7 other siblings
  Silly me James was a brother to Esther...( Can't I read? )
http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census/ViewFrame.jsp?id=67658&highlight=10

[Gadget]

Hi J.J

Thanks for those links.

I've found him on the 1881 census Wiarton, Bruce Co. (indexed as James R!). He's the son of Bryce Burgess Miller (Esther's father) so he's one of ours 

I think that I also see him on the 1911 as a lodger in Strathcona.


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[Gadget]

Oh dear, I think these Burgess of mine really did spread out.

 A bit of background to Bryce Burgess Miller (father of Esther and James):

1841 Census,  Scotland

Pluckmain, Kells. Kirkcudbrightshire

Euphemia Burgess, 45
John, 20
Jane Kennedy, 13
Brice Miller, 6
(plus lodgers)

all b.Kirkcudbrightshire

Euphemia was Thomas Burgess, snr's Mother. Euphemia's husband, Samuel  Spalding Burgess,  had either deserted the family or died (conflicting info from records and letters). On Bryce Burgess Miller's marriage entry  to Elizabeth Ewing( 21 Jan 1863, Bruce County) , his mother is shown as Agnes Burgess  (a daughter of Euphemia and Thomas of Bala's sister) and  his father was  a William (no surname given - most likely a Miller) . He gives his birth place as Kirkcudbrightshire, circa 1836. The family went to Canada in the early 1850s.


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[dollylee]

  <---- is me..........now that I have finally found something for you Gadget.

Who knew that small town newspapers reported so much gossip??  After plowing through, with no benefit of an index; The Camrose Canadian I finally found something 

http://www.rootschat.com/links/05ft/

after reading just click on the "next page" button, top of the page, until you hit page 4 where it continues.

dollylee

[J.J.]

  DL ..Holy mackerel, that's an obit and a half ( literally) ...Great find, Dolly, I know what it's like to troll through the dailies as the more prominent citizens often get their own space in the snews papers...hehe

[Gadget]

 

He was quite something


 

Thank you Dolly