John Burgess

1878 - 1954  (76 years)

• Name	John Burgess
  Birth	9 May 1878	Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Dec 1954	Kateri Pavillion Lasalle, Quebec
  Burial	18 Dec 1954	Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec
  Notes	Mount Royal Cemetery burial Record: G-2278-T John Burgess Widower of Annie Harris Born: England (9 May 1878) Died: 18 December 1954 Aged:76 years Late residence: 5842A St. Lawrence Blvd., Montreal, Quebec Place of Death: Kateri pavillion, Ville LaSalle, Quebec
  Person ID	I19	Bakewell Burgess | Confirmed relationship between Graham and Eric
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	John Burgess,   b. 22 Mar 1841, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England d. 27 Sep 1919, Watts, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Hibbert,   b. 1 Mar 1839, 169 Allen Street, North Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England d. 1910 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	21 Mar 1863	Edensor, Derbyshire, England   [2]
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Virtue Ann Harris,   b. 5 Nov 1872, Seal Cove, Trinity South, Newfoundland, Canada d. 22 Dec 1945, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	31 Mar 1900	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  Children	1. Robert John Burgess,   b. 14 Sep 1900, Montreal, Quebec, Canada d. 25 May 1919, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Age 18 years)   2. Hannah Elizabeth Burgess,   b. 10 Jul 1902, Montreal, Quebec, Canada d. 25 Jul 1903, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Age 1 year) + 3. Peter Hamilton Newman Burgess,   b. 14 Jun 1904, Montreal, Quebec, Canada d. 10 Oct 1978, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Age 74 years) + 4. William Thomas Burgess,   b. 7 Jul 1906, Montreal, Quebec, Canada d. 23 Jan 1981, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Age 74 years)   5. James Gordon Burgess,   b. 10 Aug 1909, Montreal, Quebec, Canada d. 2 May 1975, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Age 65 years) + 6. Edward George Burgess,   b. 25 Aug 1911, Montreal, Quebec, Canada d. 15 Sep 1965, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Jimima Agnes Stuart
  Marriage	13 Nov 1951	Powassan, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 May 1878 - Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England Marriage - 31 Mar 1900 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada Marriage - 13 Nov 1951 - Powassan, Ontario, Canada Death - 18 Dec 1954 - Kateri Pavillion Lasalle, Quebec Burial - 18 Dec 1954 - Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		John Burgess and Annie Harris
  		John Burgess Sailor
  		John Burgess, Virtue Anne Harris and sons Bank on Beaubien street, cross street, apartment was on other side.
  		Hamilton, Gary, John, and Peter Picture likely taken in 1953 in front of family home on 9th avenue. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		GRO cert John Burgess birth
  		Marriage Burgess, John and Virtue Anne Harris Superior Court Montreal
  		Marriage Burgess, John and Anne Harris
  		Marriage Burgess, John second marriage
  		1881 census Matlock Bath
  		1891 census Matlock Bath
  		1901 Census Montreal This is an entry for John Burgess, Annie Harris, and Robert Burgess. When John jumped ship he took on an alias "Charlie Wilson" for fear of being caught for desertion.
  		1911 Census Montreal Burgess(Wilson) family Burgess family under Alias Charlie Wilson in the 1911 census Montreal
  		1921 census Montreal John Burgess and Annie Harris 25 Grant street Laurier ward
  		John Burgess Tax card
  		Navy Service Record John Burgess Naval Service Record
  		Letter Burgess, Peter to John pt1 Second Part of letter transcribed by Peter to John "This is the letter which the Captain of the Talbot sent to Mr. Baker Thursday April 13 1899 Dear sir John Burgess deserted from the Talbot last October when the ship was at Montreal Canada. He was a unsatisfactory man but I am surprised he has not written to his mother "
  		Letter Burgess, Peter 1899 pt2 Letter transcribed by Peter from one sent to Mr. Baker by the Captain of the Talbot. " I tried to improve him for good in every possible manner but he did not correspond with my efforts I asked him to come to my choir practices and be present at celebrations and be a total abstainer but I notice that he was often being punished for infractions of discipline and at last he deserted perhaps life in Canada and being compelled to work may do him good Believe me yours very sincerely Wilson ? sponsor I copied this from the one he sent to Mr Baker he gave it to mother and she let me have it P Burgess Oct 21 1899"

  
  

  Headstones

  Alice Louisa Payne, William Thomas Burgess, John Burgess Burials in Section G 2278-T (registered in the name of William Thomas Burgess) Alice Louisa Burgess nee Payne Died: 8 Oct 1948 John Burgess Died: 18 Dec 1954 William Thomas Burgess Died: 23 January 1981 Plot: G 2278

  
  

  Histories

  Burgess arrival in Montreal How our Burgesses came to Montreal

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] General Regisater Office, Somerset House, Certified copy of an entry of birth, (January 10th 1944), B 49878 (Reliability: 3). [S5] Edensor Parish.