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Personal data Christina Nicholson Burgess 

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Notes about Christina Nicholson Burgess

1. Christina was living with her Father when he commited suicide, she was the informant of his death. 2 August 1886.
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Cause of death: Suicide
Show Details Note: Death record entry:

Parish / District Name - Number - Entry / Frame
Markinch / Fife - 447 - 65

Surname BURGESS Sex M/F M
Given names Alexander
Age 78 yrs
Occupation Teacher of Dancing
Date and time 2 Aug 1886 - body found on Fourth at 5:30 PM at Whin’s Quarry Markinch
Place Markinch
Residence
?(if different from above)?
Marital status Widower
name of spouse Catherine Storrar
Father’s name Alexander Burgess
if deceased Y/N Y
Father’s occupation Feuar
Mother’s name Jane Burgess
if deceased Y/N Y
Mother maiden name & occupation ms Dalrymple
Cause of death Drowning
Medical attendant
Informant’s name C.N. Burgess
relationship to deceased
Residence of informant
Registration place Markinch
Date 7 Aug 1886
Registrar’s name WF Haxton
RCE / other information See Reg. of Corrected Entries, Vol I, page 88 Aug 17th 1886
Show Details Note: Reg. of Corrected Entries, Vol I, page 88 Aug 22nd 1886

Name: Alexander Burgess, 78 years, Male, Widowed, Teacher of Music & Dancing
When & Where Died: 2 or 3 of August 1886, Pond known as Whin’s Quarry,
Newtown of Markinch
Residence: Baintown, Kennoway
Cause: Drowning, Suicidal
Procurator Fiscal’s office, Cupar

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Christina Nicholson Burgess

Alexander Burgess
????-
Jean Dalrymple
????-1843
Catherine Storrar
± 1805-< 1881

Christina Nicholson Burgess
1859-????


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    1. 1871 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Alexander Burgess Parish: Kennoway; ED: 4; Page: 18; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1871_75 1871 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1871 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
      Record for Alexander Burgess
      Name: Alexander Burgess
      Age: 62
      Estimated birth year: abt 1809
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name: Catherine Burgess
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Kennoway, Fife
      Registration Number: 434
      Registration district: Kennoway
      Civil Parish: Kennoway
      County: Fife
      Address: Coupmyhorn
      Occupation: Musician
      ED: 4
      Household schedule number: 125
      Line: 11
      Roll: CSSCT1871_75
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Alexander Burgess 62
      Catherine Burgess 63
      Christina Burgess 11
    2. 1861 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Alexander Burgess Parish: Kennoway; ED: 4; Page: 18; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1861_57 1861 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1861 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 7/8 April 1861. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
      Record for Alexander Burgess
      Name: Alexander Burgess
      Age: 52
      Estimated birth year: abt 1809
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name: Catherine Burgess
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Kennoway, Fife
      Registration Number: 434
      Registration district: Kennoway
      Civil Parish: Kennoway
      County: Fife
      Address: Bonnybank
      Occupation: Musician & Teacher of Dancing
      ED: 4
      Household schedule number: 116
      Line: 1
      Roll: CSSCT1861_57
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Alexander Burgess 52
      Catherine Burgess 46
      Jane W Burgess 12
      Catherine Burgess 10
      Isabella Burgess 8
      Christina Nicolson Burgess 1
    3. 1881 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Alexander Burgess Parish: Kennoway; ED: 4; Page: 17; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1881_121 1881 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1881 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 3/4 April 1881. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
      Record for Alexander Burgess
      Name: Alexander Burgess
      Age: 72
      Estimated birth year: abt 1809
      Relationship: Head
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Kennoway, Fife
      Registration Number: 434
      Registration district: Kennoway
      Civil Parish: Kennoway
      County: Fife
      Address: Coupmyhorn
      Occupation: Teacher of Departments
      ED: 4
      Household schedule number: 102
      Line: 10
      Roll: CSSCT1881_121
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Alexander Burgess 72
      Christina N Burgess 81
    4. Newspaper Article, 1933 BURGESS, CHRISTINA NICHOLSON The Courier and Advertiser Monday November 13, 1933
      The Courier and Advertiser
      Monday November 13, 1933
      A COUNTRY DANCE PIONEER
      Miss Burgess,
      The Scottish Country Dance Society has added to its list, of dances one called "Lady Lindsay of Balcarres." which was created by Mr Alexandor Burgess, whose daughter, Miss C. Burgess, lives in Windygates.
      Miss Burgess. who is now nearly an octogenarian. has been a teacher of dancing all her life. and many of the dances which were demonstrated at the recent Scottish Country Dance Conference were frorn
      the collection which came to her
      from her father.
      "Lady Lindsay of Balcarres" was produced bv Mr Burgess in compliment to Lady Lindsay while he was teaching at Balcarres.
      Miss Burgess recalls that it was a difficult dance, but she remembers all the steps.

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