Harrower Family Tree » Isobel Burgess (1797-1875)

Personal data Isobel Burgess 

Sources 1, 2, 3

Household of Isobel Burgess

She has/had a relationship with James Mercer.


Child(ren):

  1. Andrew Mercer  1824-1878 
  2. James Mercer  ± 1834-????
  3. Alexander Mercer  1827-????
  4. William Mercer  1830-???? 

Event (Proclamation of Marriage) on January 8, 1825 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland .Source 6


Notes about Isobel Burgess


Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Isobel Burgess?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Isobel Burgess

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Isobel Burgess

Isobel Burgess
1797-1875


James Mercer
1802-1844

Andrew Mercer
1824-1878
James Mercer
± 1834-????
Alexander Mercer
1827-????
William Mercer
1830-????

With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


Visualize another relationship

Sources

  1. 1871 Scotland Census Scotlands people, 1871 MERCER, ALEXANDER (Census 434/ 3/ 20) Parish: Kennoway 1871 Scotland Census [Scotlands People] 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.
    1871 MERCER, ALEXANDER (Census 434/ 3/ 20)
    Isabella Mercer Head W 72 F Fife, Kennoway
    Alexander Mercer Son S 43 M Labourer Fife, Kennoway
    Isobella Mercer Grandaughter S 25 F Fife, Kennoway
    Isabella Burgess McCallum Great Grandaughter S 2 F Fife, Kennoway
    Agnes Bennet Great Grandaughter S 4 months F Fife, Kennoway
  2. 1851 Scotland Census Scotlands People, 1851 MERCER, ISABELLA (Census 434/ 2/ 6) Parish: Kennoway 1851 Scotland Census [Scotlandspeople.com] The 1851 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. 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.
    Name: Isabella Mercer
    Age: 52
    Estimated birth year: abt 1799
    Relationship: Head
    Gender: Female
    Where born: Kennoway, Fife
    Parish Number: 434
    Civil Parish: Kennoway
    Town: Kennoway
    County: Fife
    Address: Easter Kennoway
    Occupation: Hand Loom Weaver (Linen)
    ED: 2
    Page: 6
    Household schedule number: 26
    Line: 3
    Roll: CSSCT1851_90
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Isabella Mercer 52
    Isabella Mercer 6
    James Mercer 17
  3. 1861 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Isabella Mercer Parish: Kennoway; ED: 3; Page: 21; Line: 10; 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 Isabella Mercer
    Name: Isabella Mercer
    Age: 61
    Estimated birth year: abt 1800
    Relationship: Head
    Gender: Female
    Where born: Kennoway, Fife
    Registration Number: 434
    Registration district: Kennoway
    Civil Parish: Kennoway
    County: Fife
    Address: Easter Kennoway
    Occupation: Linen Weaver
    ED: 3
    Household schedule number: 132
    Line:10
    Roll: CSSCT1861_57
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Isabella Mercer 61
    Alexander Mercer 33
  4. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1797 BURGESS, ISOBEL (Old Parish Registers Births 434/ 30 110 Kennoway) Page 110 of 350
    21/05/1797 BURGESS, ISOBEL (Old Parish Registers Births 434/ 30 110 Kennoway) Page 110 of 350
    Kennoway 1797
    21 May 1797. Alex'r Burgess & Jean Dalrymple had a Daughter baptized Isabel
  5. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1875 BURGES, ISABELLA (Statutory registers Deaths 434/ 1)
    1875 BURGES, ISABELLA (Statutory registers Deaths 434/ 1)
    Deaths in the Parish of Kennoway in the County of Fife 1875.
    Isabella Mercer
    Widow of James Mercer
    (Sawyer)
    1875 January Tenth 10hs. P.M.
    Easter Kennoway F 77 Years
    Parents: Alexander Burgess
    Feuar (dec'd)
    Jane Burgess M.S. Dalrymple (dec'd)
    COD: Bronchitis 11/2 Months
    Certified by Thomas Morris L.R.C.P.E
    Inf. Alex Mercer, Son
    Registered
    1875 January 18th, Kennoway
    James A Forrester
    Registrar
  6. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Banns and Marriages, 1825 MERCER, JAMES (Old Parish Registers Marriages 434/ 40 211 Kennoway)
    Kennoway
    1825 Jan'y 8, James Mercer and Isobel Burgess, both in this Parish, were Proclaimed

Historical events

Christening day May 21, 1797

  • The temperature on May 21, 1797 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: winderig omtrent betrokken. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1797: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 4 » The Riobamba earthquake strikes Ecuador, causing up to 40,000 casualties.
    • February 14 » French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St. Vincent: John Jervis, (later 1st Earl of St Vincent) and Horatio Nelson (later 1st Viscount Nelson) lead the British Royal Navy to victory over a Spanish fleet in action near Gibraltar.
    • February 18 » French Revolutionary Wars: Sir Ralph Abercromby and a fleet of 18 British warships invade Trinidad.
    • March 4 » John Adams is inaugurated as the 2nd President of the United States of America, becoming the first President to begin his presidency on March 4.
    • April 17 » Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico, in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in the Americas.
    • October 18 » Treaty of Campo Formio is signed between France and Austria

Day of death January 10, 1875

  • The temperature on January 10, 1875 was about 2.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. 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 August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
    • May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
    • August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
    • September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
    • September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
    • December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Burgess

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Burgess.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about Burgess.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Burgess.

The Harrower Family Tree publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Colin Harrower, "Harrower Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/harrower-family-tree/I89.php : accessed May 10, 2025), "Isobel Burgess (1797-1875)".