Ancestral Trails 2016 » George William BURR (1868-1919)

Personal data George William BURR 

  • He was born on August 1, 1868 in Offley, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
  • He was baptized on October 18, 1868 in Offley, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1881 Agricultural Labourer.
    • in the year 1891 Agricultural Labourer.
    • in the year 1901 Yardman on farm - Cattle.
  • He died on July 5, 1919 in Offley, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, he was 50 years old.
  • He is buried July 1919 in Holwell Churchyard, Holwell, Hertfordshire.
  • A child of James Burr and Emma Burroughs

Household of George William BURR

He is married to Sarah Ann BUNYAN.

They got married on November 3, 1888 at St Peter's Holwell, Hertfordshire, he was 20 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  1. Alfred BURR  1900-
  2. Hedley BURR  1897-????
  3. Alice F BURR  1891-????
  4. Sidney BURR  1894-????
  5. Stanley BURR  1896-????
  6. Arthur BURR  1892-????
  7. Herbert BURR  1890-????


Notes about George William BURR

1871 aged 2, living at Fakeswell, Holwell with parents, James and Emma Burr, and family.

1881 aged 12, living at Holwell Village with parents, James and Emma Burr, and siblings Walter, Charles, Alfred, Harry and Sarah.

1891 aged 22, living at Holwell Hill, Shillington (next door to Kings Farm) with his wife Sarah Ann 22, children Herbert 2, Alice F 1 and boarder (his sister) Sarah Ann Burr 12.

1901 aged 32, living at Holwell with his wife Sarah A 32, and children Herbert 11, Alice 10, Arthur 9, Sidney 7, Stanley 5, Hedley 4 and Albert 1.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of George William BURR

George Burroughs
1805-1843
Charlotte Papworth
1812-1872
James Burr
1840-????

George William BURR
1868-1919

1888

Sarah Ann BUNYAN
1869-????

Alfred BURR
1900-
Hedley BURR
1897-????
Alice F BURR
1891-????
Sidney BURR
1894-????
Stanley BURR
1896-????
Arthur BURR
1892-????
Herbert BURR
1890-????

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Sources

  1. Marriage Certificate
    Witnesses Arthur John BUNYAN and Alice BUNYAN

Historical events

Birthday August 1, 1868

  • The temperature on August 1, 1868 was about 21.7 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 43%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 2 » Pro-Imperial forces captured Osaka Castle from the Tokugawa shogunate and burned it to the ground.
    • March 1 » The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Virginia.
    • April 10 » At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die.
    • November 4 » Camagüey, Cuba, revolts against Spain during the Ten Years' War.
    • November 27 » American Indian Wars: Battle of Washita River: United States Army Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an attack on Cheyenne living on reservation land.
    • December 11 » Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.

Christening day October 18, 1868

  • The temperature on October 18, 1868 was about 9.0 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 8 » Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka.
    • June 10 » Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
    • July 25 » The Wyoming Territory is established.
    • August 18 » French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium.
    • September 23 » Grito de Lares ("Lares Revolt") occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.
    • December 10 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.

Day of marriage November 3, 1888

  • The temperature on November 3, 1888 was about 6.2 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
    • May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
    • May 16 » Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
    • August 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
    • October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
    • December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.

Day of death July 5, 1919

  • The temperature on July 5, 1919 was between 12.7 °C and 25.7 °C and averaged 19.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
    • May 16 » A naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight.
    • July 6 » The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
    • July 13 » The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.
    • July 21 » The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people.
    • September 22 » The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.
    • September 28 » Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska.


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Source: Wikipedia

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