Brief Life History of Emma
When Emma Burns was born on 24 May 1871, in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Tom Burns, was 22 and her mother, Sarah Rawson, was 23. She married William Bramham in 1891, in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years and Bramley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Emma Burns in household of Sarah Burns, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Emma Burns, 1871, Upper Wortley; West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 - Ancestry.com
- William Thornton & Emma Burns, 1891, Leeds; West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935 - Ancestry.com
Spouse and Children
1868–1938 Male
1871– Female
Children (5)
1892–1949 Male
1895–1896 Female
1896– Male
1900– Male
1902– Female
Parents and Siblings
1848–1883 Male
1848– Female
Siblings (8)
1869–1907 Male
1871– Female
1874– Female
1876– Female
1877–1937 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 9
1884
Age 13
1908
Age 37
Name Meaning
Scottish (central Scotland and northern England): habitational name from any of various places called formerly Burnis, Burnes, or Burnhouse (named with burn- ‘stream’), especially those in Kincardineshire, Renfrewshire, Dunbartonshire, and possibly Argyll.
English and Scottish: variant either of Burn , with post-medieval excrescent -s, or of Barnes .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Broin (see Byrne ), with excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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